Types
Cfile = object nimname*: string cname*, obj*: AbsoluteFile flags*: set[CfileFlag] customArgs*: string
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CfileFlag {.pure.} = enum Cached, ## no need to recompile this time External ## file was introduced via .compile pragma
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Command = enum cmdNone, cmdUnknown, cmdCompileToC, cmdCompileToCpp, cmdCompileToOC, cmdCompileToJS, cmdCrun, cmdTcc, cmdCheck, cmdM, cmdParse, cmdRod, cmdIdeTools, cmdNimscript, cmdDoc0, cmdDoc, cmdDoc2tex, cmdRst2html, cmdRst2tex, cmdMd2html, cmdMd2tex, cmdJsondoc0, cmdJsondoc, cmdCtags, cmdBuildindex, cmdGendepend, cmdDump, cmdInteractive, cmdNop, cmdJsonscript
- Nim's commands Source Edit
ConfigRef {.acyclic.} = ref object backend*: TBackend target*: Target linesCompiled*: int options*: TOptions globalOptions*: TGlobalOptions macrosToExpand*: StringTableRef arcToExpand*: StringTableRef m*: MsgConfig filenameOption*: FilenameOption unitSep*: string evalTemplateCounter*: int evalMacroCounter*: int exitcode*: int8 cmd*: Command cmdInput*: string projectIsCmd*: bool implicitCmd*: bool selectedGC*: TGCMode exc*: ExceptionSystem hintProcessingDots*: bool verbosity*: int numberOfProcessors*: int lastCmdTime*: float symbolFiles*: SymbolFilesOption spellSuggestMax*: int cppDefines*: HashSet[string] headerFile*: string nimbasePattern*: string features*: set[Feature] legacyFeatures*: set[LegacyFeature] arguments*: string ## the arguments to be passed to the program that ## should be run ideCmd*: IdeCmd cCompiler*: TSystemCC modifiedyNotes*: TNoteKinds cmdlineNotes*: TNoteKinds foreignPackageNotes*: TNoteKinds notes*: TNoteKinds warningAsErrors*: TNoteKinds mainPackageNotes*: TNoteKinds mainPackageId*: int errorCounter*: int hintCounter*: int warnCounter*: int errorMax*: int maxLoopIterationsVM*: int ## VM: max iterations of all loops isVmTrace*: bool configVars*: StringTableRef symbols*: StringTableRef ## We need to use a StringTableRef here as defined ## symbols are always guaranteed to be style ## insensitive. Otherwise hell would break lose. packageCache*: StringTableRef nimblePaths*: seq[AbsoluteDir] searchPaths*: seq[AbsoluteDir] lazyPaths*: seq[AbsoluteDir] outFile*: RelativeFile outDir*: AbsoluteDir jsonBuildFile*: AbsoluteFile prefixDir*, libpath*, nimcacheDir*: AbsoluteDir dllOverrides*, moduleOverrides*, cfileSpecificOptions*: StringTableRef projectName*: string projectPath*: AbsoluteDir projectFull*: AbsoluteFile projectIsStdin*: bool lastMsgWasDot*: set[StdOrrKind] projectMainIdx*: FileIndex projectMainIdx2*: FileIndex command*: string commandArgs*: seq[string] commandLine*: string extraCmds*: seq[string] implicitImports*: seq[string] implicitIncludes*: seq[string] docSeeSrcUrl*: string docRoot*: string ## see nim --fullhelp for --docRoot docCmd*: string ## see nim --fullhelp for --docCmd configFiles*: seq[AbsoluteFile] cIncludes*: seq[AbsoluteDir] cLibs*: seq[AbsoluteDir] cLinkedLibs*: seq[string] externalToLink*: seq[string] linkOptionsCmd*: string compileOptionsCmd*: seq[string] linkOptions*: string compileOptions*: string cCompilerPath*: string toCompile*: CfileList suggestionResultHook*: proc (result: Suggest) {.closure.} suggestVersion*: int suggestMaxResults*: int lastLineInfo*: TLineInfo writelnHook*: proc (output: string) {.closure, ...gcsafe.} structuredErrorHook*: proc (config: ConfigRef; info: TLineInfo; msg: string; severity: Severity) {.closure, ...gcsafe.} cppCustomNamespace*: string nimMainPrefix*: string vmProfileData*: ProfileData expandProgress*: bool expandLevels*: int expandNodeResult*: string expandPosition*: TLineInfo currentConfigDir*: string clientProcessId*: int
- every global configuration fields marked with '*' are subject to the incremental compilation mechanisms (+) means "part of the dependency" Source Edit
ExceptionSystem = enum excNone, excSetjmp, excCpp, excGoto, excQuirky
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Feature = enum dotOperators, callOperator, parallel, destructor, notnil, dynamicBindSym, forLoopMacros, caseStmtMacros, codeReordering, compiletimeFFI, ## This requires building nim with `-d:nimHasLibFFI` ## which itself requires `koch installdeps libffi`, see #10150 ## Note: this feature can't be localized with {.push.} vmopsDanger, strictFuncs, views, strictNotNil, overloadableEnums, strictEffects, unicodeOperators, flexibleOptionalParams, strictDefs, strictCaseObjects, inferGenericTypes, openSym, genericsOpenSym, vtables
- experimental features; DO NOT RENAME THESE! Source Edit
FilenameOption = enum foAbs, foRelProject, foCanonical, foLegacyRelProj, foName, foStacktrace
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IdeCmd = enum ideNone, ideSug, ideCon, ideDef, ideUse, ideDus, ideChk, ideChkFile, ideMod, ideHighlight, ideOutline, ideKnown, ideMsg, ideProject, ideGlobalSymbols, ideRecompile, ideChanged, ideType, ideDeclaration, ideExpand, ideInlayHints
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LegacyFeature = enum allowSemcheckedAstModification, ## Allows to modify a NimNode where the type has already been ## flagged with nfSem. If you actually do this, it will cause ## bugs. checkUnsignedConversions, ## Historically and especially in version 1.0.0 of the language ## conversions to unsigned numbers were checked. In 1.0.4 they ## are not anymore. laxEffects, ## Lax effects system prior to Nim 2.0. verboseTypeMismatch, emitGenerics, ## generics are emitted in the module that contains them. ## Useful for libraries that rely on local passC jsNoLambdaLifting ## Old transformation for closures in JS backend
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ProfileData = ref object data*: TableRef[TLineInfo, ProfileInfo]
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ProfileInfo = object time*: float count*: int
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StdOrrKind = enum stdOrrStdout, stdOrrStderr
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Suggest = ref object section*: IdeCmd qualifiedPath*: seq[string] name*: ptr string filePath*: string line*: int column*: int doc*: string forth*: string quality*: range[0 .. 100] = 0 isGlobal*: bool contextFits*: bool prefix*: PrefixMatch symkind*: byte scope*, localUsages*, globalUsages*: int tokenLen*: int version*: int endLine*: uint16 endCol*: int inlayHintInfo*: SuggestInlayHint
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SuggestInlayHint = ref object kind*: SuggestInlayHintKind line*: int column*: int label*: string paddingLeft*: bool paddingRight*: bool allowInsert*: bool tooltip*: string
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SuggestInlayHintKind = enum sihkType = "Type", sihkParameter = "Parameter", sihkException = "Exception"
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Suggestions = seq[Suggest]
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SymbolFilesOption = enum disabledSf, writeOnlySf, readOnlySf, v2Sf, stressTest
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TBackend = enum backendInvalid = "", backendC = "c", backendCpp = "cpp", backendJs = "js", backendObjc = "objc"
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TGCMode = enum gcUnselected = "unselected", gcNone = "none", gcBoehm = "boehm", gcRegions = "regions", gcArc = "arc", gcOrc = "orc", gcAtomicArc = "atomicArc", gcMarkAndSweep = "markAndSweep", gcHooks = "hooks", gcRefc = "refc", gcGo = "go"
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TGlobalOption = enum gloptNone, optForceFullMake, optWasNimscript, optListCmd, optCompileOnly, optNoLinking, optCDebug, optGenDynLib, optGenStaticLib, optGenGuiApp, optGenScript, optGenCDeps, optGenMapping, optRun, optUseNimcache, optStyleHint, optStyleError, optStyleUsages, optSkipSystemConfigFile, optSkipProjConfigFile, optSkipUserConfigFile, optSkipParentConfigFiles, optNoMain, optUseColors, optThreads, optStdout, optThreadAnalysis, optTlsEmulation, optGenIndex, optGenIndexOnly, optNoImportdoc, optEmbedOrigSrc, optIdeDebug, optIdeTerse, optIdeExceptionInlayHints, optExcessiveStackTrace, optShowAllMismatches, optWholeProject, optDocInternal, optMixedMode, optDeclaredLocs, optNoNimblePath, optHotCodeReloading, optDynlibOverrideAll, optSeqDestructors, optTinyRtti, optOwnedRefs, optMultiMethods, optBenchmarkVM, optProduceAsm, optPanics, optSourcemap, optProfileVM, optEnableDeepCopy, optShowNonExportedFields, optJsBigInt64
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TGlobalOptions = set[TGlobalOption]
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TOption = enum optNone, optObjCheck, optFieldCheck, optRangeCheck, optBoundsCheck, optOverflowCheck, optRefCheck, optNaNCheck, optInfCheck, optStaticBoundsCheck, optStyleCheck, optAssert, optLineDir, optWarns, optHints, optOptimizeSpeed, optOptimizeSize, optStackTrace, optStackTraceMsgs, optLineTrace, optByRef, optProfiler, optImplicitStatic, optTrMacros, optMemTracker, optSinkInference, optCursorInference, optImportHidden, optQuirky
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TStringSeq = seq[string]
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Consts
ChecksOptions = {optObjCheck, optFieldCheck, optRangeCheck, optOverflowCheck, optBoundsCheck, optAssert, optNaNCheck, optInfCheck, optStyleCheck}
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cmdBackends = {cmdCompileToC, cmdCompileToCpp, cmdCompileToOC, cmdCompileToJS, cmdCrun}
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cmdDocLike = {cmdDoc0, cmdDoc, cmdDoc2tex, cmdJsondoc0, cmdJsondoc, cmdCtags, cmdBuildindex}
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copyrightYear = "2024"
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DefaultConfig = r"nim.cfg"
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DefaultConfigNims = r"config.nims"
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DefaultGlobalOptions = {optThreadAnalysis, optExcessiveStackTrace, optJsBigInt64}
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DefaultOptions = {optObjCheck, optFieldCheck, optRangeCheck, optBoundsCheck, optOverflowCheck, optAssert, optWarns, optRefCheck, optHints, optStackTrace, optLineTrace, optTrMacros, optStyleCheck, optCursorInference}
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docRootDefault = "@default"
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DocTexConfig = r"nimdoc.tex.cfg"
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foreignPackageNotesDefault = {hintProcessing, warnUnknownMagic, hintQuitCalled, hintExecuting, hintUser, warnUser}
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harmlessOptions = {optForceFullMake, optNoLinking, optRun, optUseColors, optStdout}
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hasTinyCBackend = false
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htmldocsDir = "htmldocs"
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nimEnableCovariance = false
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oKeepVariableNames = true
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oldExperimentalFeatures = {dotOperators, callOperator, parallel}
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stdlibDirs = ["pure", "core", "arch", "pure/collections", "pure/concurrency", "pure/unidecode", "impure", "wrappers", "wrappers/linenoise", "windows", "posix", "js", "deprecated/pure"]
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useEffectSystem = true
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useWriteTracking = false
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Procs
proc absOutFile(conf: ConfigRef): AbsoluteFile {....raises: [OSError], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc assignIfDefault[T](result: var T; val: T; def = default(T))
- if result was already assigned to a value (that wasn't def), this is a noop. Source Edit
proc canonicalImport(conf: ConfigRef; file: AbsoluteFile): string {. ...raises: [Exception, KeyError, OSError], tags: [RootEffect, ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc canonicalImportAux(conf: ConfigRef; file: AbsoluteFile): string {. ...raises: [Exception, KeyError, OSError], tags: [RootEffect, ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
- Shows the canonical module import, e.g.: system, std/tables, fusion/pointers, system/assertions, std/private/asciitables Source Edit
proc canonicalizePath(conf: ConfigRef; path: AbsoluteFile): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc clearNimblePath(conf: ConfigRef) {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc completeGeneratedFilePath(conf: ConfigRef; f: AbsoluteFile; createSubDir: bool = true): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError, IOError], tags: [ReadEnvEffect, ReadIOEffect, WriteDirEffect, ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
- Return an absolute path of a generated intermediary file. Optionally creates the cache directory if createSubDir is true. Source Edit
proc disableNimblePath(conf: ConfigRef) {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc existsConfigVar(conf: ConfigRef; key: string): bool {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc expandDone(conf: ConfigRef): bool {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc findFile(conf: ConfigRef; f: string; suppressStdlib = false): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError, KeyError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc findModule(conf: ConfigRef; modulename, currentModule: string): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError, KeyError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc findProjectNimFile(conf: ConfigRef; pkg: string): string {. ...raises: [OSError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc floatInt64Align(conf: ConfigRef): int16 {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc getClockStr(): string {....raises: [], tags: [ReadEnvEffect, TimeEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc getConfigVar(conf: ConfigRef; key: string; default = ""): string {. ...raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc getDateStr(): string {....raises: [], tags: [ReadEnvEffect, TimeEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc getNimbleFile(conf: ConfigRef; path: string): string {. ...raises: [KeyError, OSError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
- returns absolute path to nimble file, e.g.: /pathto/cligen.nimble Source Edit
proc getNimcacheDir(conf: ConfigRef): AbsoluteDir {....raises: [OSError], tags: [ReadEnvEffect, ReadIOEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc getOutFile(conf: ConfigRef; filename: RelativeFile; ext: string): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc getPackageName(conf: ConfigRef; path: string): string {. ...raises: [KeyError, OSError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
- returns nimble package name, e.g.: cligen Source Edit
proc getPrefixDir(conf: ConfigRef): AbsoluteDir {....raises: [], tags: [ReadIOEffect], forbids: [].}
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Gets the prefix dir, usually the parent directory where the binary resides.
This is overridden by some tools (namely nimsuggest) via the conf.prefixDir field. This should resolve to root of nim sources, whether running nim from a local clone or using installed nim, so that these exist: result/doc/advopt.txt and result/lib/system.nim
Source Edit proc getRelativePathFromConfigPath(conf: ConfigRef; f: AbsoluteFile; isTitle = false): RelativeFile {. ...raises: [Exception], tags: [RootEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc importantComments(conf: ConfigRef): bool {.inline, ...raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc inclDynlibOverride(conf: ConfigRef; lib: string) {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc isDynlibOverride(conf: ConfigRef; lib: string): bool {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc mainCommandArg(conf: ConfigRef): string {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc newConfigRef(): ConfigRef {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc newPartialConfigRef(): ConfigRef {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
- create a new ConfigRef that is only good enough for error reporting. Source Edit
proc parseIdeCmd(s: string): IdeCmd {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc prepareToWriteOutput(conf: ConfigRef): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError, IOError], tags: [WriteDirEffect, ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
- Create the output directory and returns a full path to the output file Source Edit
proc removeTrailingDirSep(path: string): string {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc setConfigVar(conf: ConfigRef; key, val: string) {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc setDefaultLibpath(conf: ConfigRef) {....raises: [OSError], tags: [ReadIOEffect, ReadDirEffect, ReadEnvEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc setFromProjectName(conf: ConfigRef; projectName: string) {. ...raises: [OSError], tags: [ReadDirEffect], forbids: [].}
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proc setNoteDefaults(conf: ConfigRef; note: TNoteKind; enabled = true) {. ...raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc showNonExportedFields(conf: ConfigRef) {....raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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proc toGeneratedFile(conf: ConfigRef; path: AbsoluteFile; ext: string): AbsoluteFile {. ...raises: [OSError], tags: [ReadEnvEffect, ReadIOEffect], forbids: [].}
- converts "/home/a/mymodule.nim", "rod" to "/home/a/nimcache/mymodule.rod" Source Edit
proc usesWriteBarrier(conf: ConfigRef): bool {.inline, ...raises: [], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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Iterators
iterator nimbleSubs(conf: ConfigRef; p: string): string {....raises: [ValueError], tags: [], forbids: [].}
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Templates
template compilationCachePresent(conf: ConfigRef): untyped
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template newPackageCache(): untyped
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template optPreserveOrigSource(conf: ConfigRef): untyped
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template quitOrRaise(conf: ConfigRef; msg = "")
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template setErrorMaxHighMaybe(conf: ConfigRef)
- do not stop after first error (but honor --errorMax if provided) Source Edit