nitg: Added signal information when producing a stack trace.
[nit.git] / src / abstract_compiler.nit
index 9786db1..f54857e 100644 (file)
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import literal
 import typing
 import auto_super_init
 import frontend
+import common_ffi
 
 # Add compiling options
 redef class ToolContext
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ redef class ToolContext
        var opt_cc_path: OptionArray = new OptionArray("Set include path for C header files (may be used more than once)", "--cc-path")
        # --make-flags
        var opt_make_flags: OptionString = new OptionString("Additional options to make", "--make-flags")
+       # --compile-dir
+       var opt_compile_dir: OptionString = new OptionString("Directory used to generate temporary files", "--compile-dir")
        # --hardening
        var opt_hardening: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Generate contracts in the C code against bugs in the compiler", "--hardening")
        # --no-shortcut-range
@@ -48,13 +51,19 @@ redef class ToolContext
        var opt_no_check_other: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Disable implicit tests: unset attribute, null receiver (dangerous)", "--no-check-other")
        # --typing-test-metrics
        var opt_typing_test_metrics: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Enable static and dynamic count of all type tests", "--typing-test-metrics")
+       # --no-stacktrace
+       var opt_no_stacktrace: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Disables libunwind and generation of C stack traces (can be problematic when compiling to targets such as Android or NaCl)", "--no-stacktrace")
+       # --stack-trace-C-to-Nit-name-binding
+       var opt_stacktrace: OptionBool = new OptionBool("Enables the use of gperf to bind C to Nit function names when encountering a Stack trace at runtime", "--nit-stacktrace")
 
        redef init
        do
                super
-               self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_output, self.opt_no_cc, self.opt_make_flags, self.opt_hardening, self.opt_no_shortcut_range)
+               self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_output, self.opt_no_cc, self.opt_make_flags, self.opt_compile_dir, self.opt_hardening, self.opt_no_shortcut_range)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_no_check_covariance, self.opt_no_check_initialization, self.opt_no_check_assert, self.opt_no_check_autocast, self.opt_no_check_other)
                self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_typing_test_metrics)
+               self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_stacktrace)
+               self.option_context.add_option(self.opt_no_stacktrace)
        end
 end
 
@@ -85,6 +94,11 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
                        toolcontext.error(null, "Cannot determine the nit clib path. define envvar NIT_DIR.")
                end
 
+               if toolcontext.opt_no_stacktrace.value and toolcontext.opt_stacktrace.value then
+                       print "Cannot use --nit-stacktrace when --no-stacktrace is activated"
+                       exit(1)
+               end
+
                # Add user defined cc_paths
                cc_paths.append(toolcontext.opt_cc_path.value)
 
@@ -93,8 +107,14 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
                        cc_paths.append(path_env.split_with(':'))
                end
 
+               var compile_dir = toolcontext.opt_compile_dir.value
+               if compile_dir == null then compile_dir = ".nit_compile"
+               self.compile_dir = compile_dir
        end
 
+       # The compilation directory
+       var compile_dir: String
+
        protected fun write_and_make(compiler: AbstractCompiler)
        do
                var mainmodule = compiler.mainmodule
@@ -105,15 +125,20 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
                var time0 = get_time
                self.toolcontext.info("*** WRITING C ***", 1)
 
-               ".nit_compile".mkdir
+               compile_dir.mkdir
+
+               if self.toolcontext.opt_stacktrace.value then compiler.build_c_to_nit_bindings
+
+               var orig_dir=".." # FIXME only works if `compile_dir` is a subdirectory of cwd
 
                var outname = self.toolcontext.opt_output.value
                if outname == null then
                        outname = "{mainmodule.name}"
                end
+               var outpath = orig_dir.join_path(outname).simplify_path
 
                var hfilename = compiler.header.file.name + ".h"
-               var hfilepath = ".nit_compile/{hfilename}"
+               var hfilepath = "{compile_dir}/{hfilename}"
                var h = new OFStream.open(hfilepath)
                for l in compiler.header.decl_lines do
                        h.write l
@@ -131,8 +156,9 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
                        var i = 0
                        var hfile: nullable OFStream = null
                        var count = 0
-                       var cfilename = ".nit_compile/{f.name}.0.h"
-                       hfile = new OFStream.open(cfilename)
+                       var cfilename = "{f.name}.0.h"
+                       var cfilepath = "{compile_dir}/{cfilename}"
+                       hfile = new OFStream.open(cfilepath)
                        hfile.write "#include \"{hfilename}\"\n"
                        for key in f.required_declarations do
                                if not compiler.provided_declarations.has_key(key) then
@@ -152,10 +178,11 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
                                if file == null or count > 10000  then
                                        i += 1
                                        if file != null then file.close
-                                       cfilename = ".nit_compile/{f.name}.{i}.c"
-                                       self.toolcontext.info("new C source files to compile: {cfilename}", 3)
+                                       cfilename = "{f.name}.{i}.c"
+                                       cfilepath = "{compile_dir}/{cfilename}"
+                                       self.toolcontext.info("new C source files to compile: {cfilepath}", 3)
                                        cfiles.add(cfilename)
-                                       file = new OFStream.open(cfilename)
+                                       file = new OFStream.open(cfilepath)
                                        file.write "#include \"{f.name}.0.h\"\n"
                                        count = total_lines
                                end
@@ -173,18 +200,38 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
 
                self.toolcontext.info("Total C source files to compile: {cfiles.length}", 2)
 
+               # FFI
+               for m in mainmodule.in_importation.greaters do if mmodule2nmodule.keys.has(m) then
+                       var amodule = mmodule2nmodule[m]
+                       if m.uses_ffi or amodule.uses_legacy_ni then
+                               compiler.finalize_ffi_for_module(amodule)
+                       end
+               end
+
                # Generate the Makefile
 
-               var makename = ".nit_compile/{mainmodule.name}.mk"
-               var makefile = new OFStream.open(makename)
+               var makename = "{mainmodule.name}.mk"
+               var makepath = "{compile_dir}/{makename}"
+               var makefile = new OFStream.open(makepath)
 
                var cc_includes = ""
                for p in cc_paths do
-                       #p = "..".join_path(p)
+                       p = orig_dir.join_path(p).simplify_path
                        cc_includes += " -I \"" + p + "\""
                end
-               makefile.write("CC = ccache cc\nCFLAGS = -g -O2\nCINCL = {cc_includes}\nLDFLAGS ?= \nLDLIBS  ?= -lm -lgc\n\n")
-               makefile.write("all: {outname}\n\n")
+
+               var linker_options = new HashSet[String]
+               for m in mainmodule.in_importation.greaters do if mmodule2nmodule.keys.has(m) then
+                       var amod = mmodule2nmodule[m]
+                       linker_options.add(amod.c_linker_options)
+               end
+
+               if not toolcontext.opt_no_stacktrace.value then
+                       linker_options.add("-lunwind")
+    end
+
+               makefile.write("CC = ccache cc\nCFLAGS = -g -O2\nCINCL = {cc_includes}\nLDFLAGS ?= \nLDLIBS  ?= -lm -lgc {linker_options.join(" ")}\n\n")
+               makefile.write("all: {outpath}\n\n")
 
                var ofiles = new Array[String]
                # Compile each generated file
@@ -200,18 +247,21 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
 
                # Compile each required extern body into a specific .o
                for f in compiler.extern_bodies do
-                       var basename = f.filename.basename(".c")
-                       var o = ".nit_compile/{basename}.extern.o"
-                       makefile.write("{o}: {f.filename}\n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -D NONITCNI {f.cflags} -c -o {o} {f.filename}\n\n")
-                       ofiles.add(o)
+                       if f isa ExternCFile then
+                               var basename = f.filename.basename(".c")
+                               var o = "{basename}.extern.o"
+                               var ff = orig_dir.join_path(f.filename).simplify_path
+                               makefile.write("{o}: {ff}\n\t$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -D NONITCNI {f.cflags} -c -o {o} {ff}\n\n")
+                               ofiles.add(o)
+                       end
                end
 
                # Link edition
-               makefile.write("{outname}: {ofiles.join(" ")}\n\t$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o {outname} {ofiles.join(" ")} $(LDLIBS)\n\n")
+               makefile.write("{outpath}: {ofiles.join(" ")}\n\t$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o {outpath} {ofiles.join(" ")} $(LDLIBS)\n\n")
                # Clean
                makefile.write("clean:\n\trm {ofiles.join(" ")} 2>/dev/null\n\n")
                makefile.close
-               self.toolcontext.info("Generated makefile: {makename}", 2)
+               self.toolcontext.info("Generated makefile: {makepath}", 2)
 
                var time1 = get_time
                self.toolcontext.info("*** END WRITING C: {time1-time0} ***", 2)
@@ -224,13 +274,13 @@ redef class ModelBuilder
                self.toolcontext.info("*** COMPILING C ***", 1)
                var makeflags = self.toolcontext.opt_make_flags.value
                if makeflags == null then makeflags = ""
-               self.toolcontext.info("make -B -f {makename} -j 4 {makeflags}", 2)
+               self.toolcontext.info("make -B -C {compile_dir} -f {makename} -j 4 {makeflags}", 2)
 
                var res
                if self.toolcontext.verbose_level >= 3 then
-                       res = sys.system("make -B -f {makename} -j 4 {makeflags} 2>&1")
+                       res = sys.system("make -B -C {compile_dir} -f {makename} -j 4 {makeflags} 2>&1")
                else
-                       res = sys.system("make -B -f {makename} -j 4 {makeflags} 2>&1 >/dev/null")
+                       res = sys.system("make -B -C {compile_dir} -f {makename} -j 4 {makeflags} 2>&1 >/dev/null")
                end
                if res != 0 then
                        toolcontext.error(null, "make failed! Error code: {res}.")
@@ -245,6 +295,9 @@ end
 abstract class AbstractCompiler
        type VISITOR: AbstractCompilerVisitor
 
+       # Table corresponding c_names to nit names (methods)
+       var names = new HashMap[String, String]
+
        # The main module of the program currently compiled
        # Is assigned during the separate compilation
        var mainmodule: MModule writable
@@ -295,26 +348,67 @@ abstract class AbstractCompiler
 
        private var provided_declarations = new HashMap[String, String]
 
+       # Builds the .c and .h files to be used when generating a Stack Trace
+       # Binds the generated C function names to Nit function names
+       fun build_c_to_nit_bindings
+       do
+               var compile_dir = modelbuilder.compile_dir
+
+               var stream = new OFStream.open("{compile_dir}/C_fun_names")
+               stream.write("%\{\n#include \"c_functions_hash.h\"\n%\}\n")
+               stream.write("%define lookup-function-name get_nit_name\n")
+               stream.write("struct C_Nit_Names;\n")
+               stream.write("%%\n")
+               stream.write("####\n")
+               for i in names.keys do
+                       stream.write(i)
+                       stream.write(",\t\"")
+                       stream.write(names[i])
+                       stream.write("\"\n")
+               end
+               stream.write("####\n")
+               stream.write("%%\n")
+               stream.close
+
+               stream = new OFStream.open("{compile_dir}/c_functions_hash.h")
+               stream.write("typedef struct C_Nit_Names\{char* name; char* nit_name;\}C_Nit_Names;\n")
+               stream.write("const struct C_Nit_Names* get_nit_name(register const char *str, register unsigned int len);\n")
+               stream.close
+
+               var x = new Process("gperf","{compile_dir}/C_fun_names","-t","-7","--output-file={compile_dir}/c_functions_hash.c","-C")
+               x.wait
+
+               extern_bodies.add(new ExternCFile("{compile_dir}/c_functions_hash.c", ""))
+       end
+
        # Compile C headers
        # This method call compile_header_strucs method that has to be refined
        fun compile_header do
                var v = self.header
+               var toolctx = modelbuilder.toolcontext
                self.header.add_decl("#include <stdlib.h>")
                self.header.add_decl("#include <stdio.h>")
                self.header.add_decl("#include <string.h>")
                self.header.add_decl("#include <gc_chooser.h>")
 
                compile_header_structs
+               compile_nitni_structs
 
-               # Global variable used by the legacy native interface
+               # Signal handler function prototype
+               self.header.add_decl("void show_backtrace(int);")
+
+               # Global variable used by intern methods
                self.header.add_decl("extern int glob_argc;")
                self.header.add_decl("extern char **glob_argv;")
                self.header.add_decl("extern val *glob_sys;")
        end
 
-       # Declaration of structures the live Nit types
+       # Declaration of structures for live Nit types
        protected fun compile_header_structs is abstract
 
+       # Declaration of structures for nitni undelying the FFI
+       protected fun compile_nitni_structs is abstract
+
        # Generate the main C function.
        # This function:
        #       * allocate the Sys object if it exists
@@ -323,6 +417,14 @@ abstract class AbstractCompiler
        fun compile_main_function
        do
                var v = self.new_visitor
+               if modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_stacktrace.value then
+                       v.add_decl("#include \"c_functions_hash.h\"")
+               end
+               v.add_decl("#include <signal.h>")
+               if not modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_no_stacktrace.value then
+                       v.add_decl("#define UNW_LOCAL_ONLY")
+                       v.add_decl("#include <libunwind.h>")
+               end
                v.add_decl("int glob_argc;")
                v.add_decl("char **glob_argv;")
                v.add_decl("val *glob_sys;")
@@ -337,7 +439,54 @@ abstract class AbstractCompiler
                                v.compiler.header.add_decl("extern long count_type_test_skipped_{tag};")
                        end
                end
+
+               v.add_decl("void sig_handler(int signo)\{")
+               v.add_decl("printf(\"Caught signal : %s\\n\", strsignal(signo));")
+               v.add_decl("show_backtrace(signo);")
+               v.add_decl("\}")
+
+               v.add_decl("void show_backtrace (int signo) \{")
+               if not modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_no_stacktrace.value then
+                       v.add_decl("char* opt = getenv(\"NIT_NO_STACK\");")
+                       v.add_decl("unw_cursor_t cursor;")
+                       v.add_decl("if(opt==NULL)\{")
+                       v.add_decl("unw_context_t uc;")
+                       v.add_decl("unw_word_t ip;")
+                       v.add_decl("char* procname = malloc(sizeof(char) * 100);")
+                       v.add_decl("unw_getcontext(&uc);")
+                       v.add_decl("unw_init_local(&cursor, &uc);")
+                       v.add_decl("printf(\"-------------------------------------------------\\n\");")
+                       v.add_decl("printf(\"--   Stack Trace   ------------------------------\\n\");")
+                       v.add_decl("printf(\"-------------------------------------------------\\n\");")
+                       v.add_decl("while (unw_step(&cursor) > 0) \{")
+                       v.add_decl("    unw_get_proc_name(&cursor, procname, 100, &ip);")
+                       if modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_stacktrace.value then
+                       v.add_decl("    const C_Nit_Names* recv = get_nit_name(procname, strlen(procname));")
+                       v.add_decl("    if (recv != 0)\{")
+                       v.add_decl("            printf(\"` %s\\n\", recv->nit_name);")
+                       v.add_decl("    \}else\{")
+                       v.add_decl("            printf(\"` %s\\n\", procname);")
+                       v.add_decl("    \}")
+                       else
+                       v.add_decl("    printf(\"` %s \\n\",procname);")
+                       end
+                       v.add_decl("\}")
+                       v.add_decl("printf(\"-------------------------------------------------\\n\");")
+                       v.add_decl("free(procname);")
+                       v.add_decl("\}")
+               end
+               v.add_decl("exit(signo);")
+               v.add_decl("\}")
+
                v.add_decl("int main(int argc, char** argv) \{")
+
+               v.add("signal(SIGABRT, sig_handler);")
+               v.add("signal(SIGFPE, sig_handler);")
+               v.add("signal(SIGILL, sig_handler);")
+               v.add("signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);")
+               v.add("signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);")
+               v.add("signal(SIGSEGV, sig_handler);")
+
                v.add("glob_argc = argc; glob_argv = argv;")
                v.add("initialize_gc_option();")
                var main_type = mainmodule.sys_type
@@ -380,19 +529,17 @@ abstract class AbstractCompiler
                                v.add("printf(\"\\t%ld (%.2f%%)\\n\", count_type_test_total_{tag}, 100.0*count_type_test_total_{tag}/count_type_test_total_total);")
                        end
                end
+
                v.add("return 0;")
                v.add("\}")
        end
 
-       # List of additional .c files required to compile (native interface)
-       var extern_bodies = new Array[ExternCFile]
+       # List of additional files required to compile (FFI)
+       var extern_bodies = new Array[ExternFile]
 
        # This is used to avoid adding an extern file more than once
        private var seen_extern = new ArraySet[String]
 
-       # Generate code that check if an instance is correctly initialized
-       fun generate_check_init_instance(mtype: MClassType) is abstract
-
        # Generate code that initialize the attributes on a new instance
        fun generate_init_attr(v: VISITOR, recv: RuntimeVariable, mtype: MClassType)
        do
@@ -484,6 +631,16 @@ abstract class AbstractCompiler
                if b == 0 then return "n/a"
                return ((a*10000/b).to_f / 100.0).to_precision(2)
        end
+
+       fun finalize_ffi_for_module(nmodule: AModule)
+       do
+               var visitor = new_visitor
+               nmodule.finalize_ffi(visitor, modelbuilder)
+               nmodule.finalize_nitni(visitor)
+       end
+
+       # Does this compiler support the FFI?
+       fun supports_ffi: Bool do return false
 end
 
 # A file unit (may be more than one file if
@@ -666,6 +823,14 @@ abstract class AbstractCompilerVisitor
                return self.call(propdef, t, args)
        end
 
+       # Generate a monomorphic super send from the method `m`, the type `t` and the arguments `args`
+       fun monomorphic_super_send(m: MMethodDef, t: MType, args: Array[RuntimeVariable]): nullable RuntimeVariable
+       do
+               assert t isa MClassType
+               m = m.lookup_next_definition(self.compiler.mainmodule, t)
+               return self.call(m, t, args)
+       end
+
        # Attributes handling
 
        # Generate a polymorphic attribute is_set test
@@ -692,9 +857,6 @@ abstract class AbstractCompilerVisitor
                end
        end
 
-       # Generate a check-init-instance
-       fun check_init_instance(recv: RuntimeVariable, mtype: MClassType) is abstract
-
        # Names handling
 
        private var names: HashSet[String] = new HashSet[String]
@@ -883,12 +1045,29 @@ abstract class AbstractCompilerVisitor
        # used by aborts, asserts, casts, etc.
        fun add_abort(message: String)
        do
+               self.add("fprintf(stderr, \"Runtime error: %s\", \"{message.escape_to_c}\");")
+               add_raw_abort
+       end
+
+       fun add_raw_abort
+       do
                if self.current_node != null and self.current_node.location.file != null then
-                       self.add("fprintf(stderr, \"Runtime error: %s (%s:%d)\\n\", \"{message.escape_to_c}\", \"{self.current_node.location.file.filename.escape_to_c}\", {current_node.location.line_start});")
+                       self.add("fprintf(stderr, \" (%s:%d)\\n\", \"{self.current_node.location.file.filename.escape_to_c}\", {current_node.location.line_start});")
                else
-                       self.add("fprintf(stderr, \"Runtime error: %s\\n\", \"{message.escape_to_c}\");")
+                       self.add("fprintf(stderr, \"\\n\");")
                end
-               self.add("exit(1);")
+               self.add("show_backtrace(1);")
+       end
+
+       # Add a dynamic cast
+       fun add_cast(value: RuntimeVariable, mtype: MType, tag: String)
+       do
+               var res = self.type_test(value, mtype, tag)
+               self.add("if (!{res}) \{")
+               var cn = self.class_name_string(value)
+               self.add("fprintf(stderr, \"Runtime error: Cast failed. Expected `%s`, got `%s`\", \"{mtype.to_s.escape_to_c}\", {cn});")
+               self.add_raw_abort
+               self.add("\}")
        end
 
        # Generate a return with the value `s`
@@ -922,10 +1101,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCompilerVisitor
                res = autoadapt(res, nexpr.mtype.as(not null))
                var implicit_cast_to = nexpr.implicit_cast_to
                if implicit_cast_to != null and not self.compiler.modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_no_check_autocast.value then
-                       var castres = self.type_test(res, implicit_cast_to, "auto")
-                       self.add("if (!{castres}) \{")
-                       self.add_abort("Cast failed")
-                       self.add("\}")
+                       add_cast(res, implicit_cast_to, "auto")
                        res = autoadapt(res, implicit_cast_to)
                end
                self.current_node = old
@@ -1055,14 +1231,6 @@ class Frame
        var returnlabel: nullable String writable = null
 end
 
-# An extern C file to compile
-class ExternCFile
-       # The filename of the file
-       var filename: String
-       # Additionnal specific CC compiler -c flags
-       var cflags: String
-end
-
 redef class MType
        # Return the C type associated to a given Nit static type
        fun ctype: String do return "val*"
@@ -1273,10 +1441,7 @@ redef class MMethodDef
                        # generate the cast
                        # note that v decides if and how to implements the cast
                        v.add("/* Covariant cast for argument {i} ({self.msignature.mparameters[i].name}) {arguments[i+1].inspect} isa {mtype} */")
-                       var cond = v.type_test(arguments[i+1], mtype, "covariance")
-                       v.add("if (!{cond}) \{")
-                       v.add_abort("Cast failed")
-                       v.add("\}")
+                       v.add_cast(arguments[i+1], mtype, "covariance")
                end
        end
 end
@@ -1548,6 +1713,9 @@ redef class AInternMethPropdef
                else if pname == "is_same_type" then
                        v.ret(v.is_same_type_test(arguments[0], arguments[1]))
                        return
+               else if pname == "is_same_instance" then
+                       v.ret(v.equal_test(arguments[0], arguments[1]))
+                       return
                else if pname == "output_class_name" then
                        var nat = v.class_name_string(arguments.first)
                        v.add("printf(\"%s\\n\", {nat});")
@@ -1578,7 +1746,7 @@ redef class AExternMethPropdef
                var nextern = self.n_extern
                if nextern == null then
                        v.add("fprintf(stderr, \"NOT YET IMPLEMENTED nitni for {mpropdef} at {location.to_s}\\n\");")
-                       v.add("exit(1);")
+                       v.add("show_backtrace(1);")
                        return
                end
                externname = nextern.text.substring(1, nextern.text.length-2)
@@ -1610,7 +1778,7 @@ redef class AExternInitPropdef
                var nextern = self.n_extern
                if nextern == null then
                        v.add("printf(\"NOT YET IMPLEMENTED nitni for {mpropdef} at {location.to_s}\\n\");")
-                       v.add("exit(1);")
+                       v.add("show_backtrace(1);")
                        return
                end
                externname = nextern.text.substring(1, nextern.text.length-2)
@@ -1701,7 +1869,11 @@ redef class AClassdef
 end
 
 redef class ADeferredMethPropdef
-       redef fun compile_to_c(v, mpropdef, arguments) do v.add_abort("Deferred method called")
+       redef fun compile_to_c(v, mpropdef, arguments) do
+               var cn = v.class_name_string(arguments.first)
+               v.add("fprintf(stderr, \"Runtime error: Abstract method `%s` called on `%s`\", \"{mpropdef.mproperty.name.escape_to_c}\", {cn});")
+               v.add_raw_abort
+       end
        redef fun can_inline do return true
 end
 
@@ -2053,15 +2225,6 @@ redef class AOrElseExpr
        end
 end
 
-redef class AEeExpr
-       redef fun expr(v)
-       do
-               var value1 = v.expr(self.n_expr, null)
-               var value2 = v.expr(self.n_expr2, null)
-               return v.equal_test(value1, value2)
-       end
-end
-
 redef class AIntExpr
        redef fun expr(v) do return v.new_expr("{self.value.to_s}", self.mtype.as(not null))
 end
@@ -2114,7 +2277,6 @@ redef class ACrangeExpr
                var mtype = self.mtype.as(MClassType)
                var res = v.init_instance(mtype)
                var it = v.send(v.get_property("init", res.mtype), [res, i1, i2])
-               v.check_init_instance(res, mtype)
                return res
        end
 end
@@ -2127,7 +2289,6 @@ redef class AOrangeExpr
                var mtype = self.mtype.as(MClassType)
                var res = v.init_instance(mtype)
                var it = v.send(v.get_property("without_last", res.mtype), [res, i1, i2])
-               v.check_init_instance(res, mtype)
                return res
        end
 end
@@ -2158,10 +2319,7 @@ redef class AAsCastExpr
                var i = v.expr(self.n_expr, null)
                if v.compiler.modelbuilder.toolcontext.opt_no_check_assert.value then return i
 
-               var cond = v.type_test(i, self.mtype.as(not null), "as")
-               v.add("if (!{cond}) \{")
-               v.add_abort("Cast failed")
-               v.add("\}")
+               v.add_cast(i, self.mtype.as(not null), "as")
                return i
        end
 end
@@ -2249,13 +2407,13 @@ redef class ASuperExpr
                        args = v.frame.arguments
                end
 
-               var mproperty = self.mproperty
-               if mproperty != null then
-                       if mproperty.intro.msignature.arity == 0 then
+               var callsite = self.callsite
+               if callsite != null then
+                       if callsite.mproperty.intro.msignature.arity == 0 then
                                args = [recv]
                        end
                        # Super init call
-                       var res = v.send(mproperty, args)
+                       var res = v.compile_callsite(callsite, args)
                        return res
                end
 
@@ -2287,7 +2445,6 @@ redef class ANewExpr
                        #self.debug("got {res2} from {mproperty}. drop {recv}")
                        return res2
                end
-               v.check_init_instance(recv, mtype)
                return recv
        end
 end
@@ -2374,3 +2531,14 @@ redef class MModule
        end
        private var properties_cache: Map[MClass, Set[MProperty]] = new HashMap[MClass, Set[MProperty]]
 end
+
+redef class AModule
+       # Does this module use the legacy native interface?
+       fun uses_legacy_ni: Bool is abstract
+
+       # Write FFI results to file
+       fun finalize_ffi(v: AbstractCompilerVisitor, modelbuilder: ModelBuilder) is abstract
+
+       # Write nitni results to file
+       fun finalize_nitni(v: AbstractCompilerVisitor) is abstract
+end