fix crash when initializing string variable with a non-string value

compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/AstChecker.kt

@@ -820,13 +820,30 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                     val eltDt = decl.datatype.elementType()
                     if(!(iDt istype eltDt))
                         valueerr("initialisation value has incompatible type ($iDt) for the variable (${decl.datatype})")
-                } else {
+                } else if(!decl.datatype.isString) {
                     if(!(iDt.isBool && decl.datatype.isUnsignedByte || iDt issimpletype BaseDataType.UBYTE && decl.datatype.isBool))
                         valueerr("initialisation value has incompatible type ($iDt) for the variable (${decl.datatype})")
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        if(decl.datatype.isString) {
+            if(decl.value==null) {
+                // complain about uninitialized str, but only if it's a regular variable
+                val parameter = (decl.parent as? Subroutine)?.parameters?.singleOrNull{ it.name==decl.name }
+                if(parameter==null)
+                    err("string var must be initialized with a string literal")
+            }
+
+            if(decl.value !is StringLiteral) {
+                if(decl.type==VarDeclType.MEMORY)
+                    err("strings can't be memory mapped")
+                else
+                    valueerr("string var must be initialized with a string literal")
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
         // array length limits and constant lenghts
         if(decl.isArray) {
 
@@ -883,22 +900,6 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                 err("memory mapped word arrays cannot be split, should have @nosplit")
         }
 
-        if(decl.datatype.isString) {
-            if(decl.value==null) {
-                // complain about uninitialized str, but only if it's a regular variable
-                val parameter = (decl.parent as? Subroutine)?.parameters?.singleOrNull{ it.name==decl.name }
-                if(parameter==null)
-                    err("string var must be initialized with a string literal")
-            }
-
-            if(decl.value !is StringLiteral) {
-                if(decl.type==VarDeclType.MEMORY)
-                    err("strings can't be memory mapped")
-                else
-                    valueerr("string var must be initialized with a string literal")
-            }
-        }
-
         if(decl.datatype.isSplitWordArray) {
             if (!decl.datatype.isWordArray) {
                 errors.err("split can only be used on word arrays", decl.position)

compiler/src/prog8/compiler/astprocessing/VariousCleanups.kt

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ internal class VariousCleanups(val program: Program, val errors: IErrorReporter,
                     if(decl.isArray) {
                         if(decl.datatype.isSplitWordArray)
                             errors.err("value has incompatible type ($valueType) for the variable (${decl.datatype})", decl.value!!.position)
-                    } else {
+                    } else if(!decl.datatype.isString) {
                         if (valueDt.largerSizeThan(decl.datatype)) {
                             val constValue = decl.value?.constValue(program)
                             if (constValue != null)

compiler/test/ast/TestAstChecks.kt

@@ -460,4 +460,25 @@ main {
         errors.errors[0] shouldContain "too few values: expected 3 got 1"
         errors.errors[1] shouldContain "too few values: expected 3 got 1"
     }
+
+    test("correct errors for wrong string initialization value") {
+        val src="""
+main {
+
+    sub start() {
+        str minString1 = 1234
+        str minString2 = func()
+    }
+
+    sub func() -> str {
+        return "zz"
+    }
+}"""
+        val errors = ErrorReporterForTests()
+        compileText(Cx16Target(), optimize=false, src, writeAssembly=false, errors = errors) shouldBe null
+        errors.errors.size shouldBe 3
+        errors.errors[0] shouldContain "type of value uword doesn't match target str"
+        errors.errors[1] shouldContain "string var must be initialized with a string literal"
+        errors.errors[2] shouldContain "string var must be initialized with a string literal"
+    }
 })

docs/source/todo.rst

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 TODO
 ====
 
-- fix string concatenation error
-    uword totalseconds = 3636
-    uword minutes
-    uword seconds
-    divmod(totalseconds, 60 as uword, minutes, seconds)
-    str minString = conv.str_uw(minutes)
-    str secString = conv.str_uw(seconds)
-    txt.print(minString + ":" + secString)
-
 - Make neo and atari targets external via configs? They are very bare bones atm so easier to contribute to if they're configurable externally? What about the pet32 target
 
 - add paypal donation button as well?

examples/test.p8

@@ -1,39 +1,11 @@
-%address  $A000
-%memtop   $C000
-%output   library
-
-%import textio
-
-
 main {
-    ; Create a jump table as first thing in the library.
-;    uword[] @shared @nosplit jumptable = [
-;        ; NOTE: the compiler has inserted a single JMP instruction at the start of the 'main' block, that jumps to the start() routine.
-;        ;       This is convenient because the rest of the jump table simply follows it,
-;        ;       making the first jump neatly be the required initialization routine for the library (initializing variables and BSS region).
-;        ;       btw, $4c = opcode for JMP.
-;        $4c00, &library.func1,
-;        $4c00, &library.func2,
-;    ]
-
-    %jmptable (
-        library.func1,
-        library.func2,
-    )
 
     sub start() {
-        ; has to be here for initialization
-        txt.print("lib initialized\n")
-    }
-}
-
-
-library {
-    sub func1() {
-        txt.print("lib func 1\n")
-    }
-
-    sub func2() {
-        txt.print("lib func 2\n")
+        str minString1 = 1234
+        str minString2 = func()
+    }
+
+    sub func() -> str {
+        return "zz"
     }
 }