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diff --git a/ast.c b/ast.c
index d7684090887af261cb8869c0c23caa5a3374d8a3..9172a81c98eabc003d72d7eacb01d64f04e1f3e2 100644 (file)
--- a/ast.c
+++ b/ast.c
     ast_node_init((ast_node*)self, ctx, TYPE_##T);                  \
     ( (ast_node*)self )->node.destroy = (ast_node_delete*)destroyfn
 
+/* error handling */
+static void asterror(lex_ctx ctx, const char *msg, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    va_start(ap, msg);
+    cvprintmsg(ctx, LVL_ERROR, "error", msg, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
 /* It must not be possible to get here. */
 static GMQCC_NORETURN void _ast_node_destroy(ast_node *self)
 {
@@ -55,9 +64,12 @@ static void ast_node_init(ast_node *self, lex_ctx ctx, int nodetype)
 static void ast_expression_init(ast_expression *self,
                                 ast_expression_codegen *codegen)
 {
-    self->expression.codegen = codegen;
-    self->expression.vtype   = TYPE_VOID;
-    self->expression.next    = NULL;
+    self->expression.codegen  = codegen;
+    self->expression.vtype    = TYPE_VOID;
+    self->expression.next     = NULL;
+    self->expression.outl     = NULL;
+    self->expression.outr     = NULL;
+    self->expression.variadic = false;
     MEM_VECTOR_INIT(&self->expression, params);
 }
 
@@ -80,9 +92,11 @@ static void ast_expression_delete_full(ast_expression *self)
 
 MEM_VEC_FUNCTIONS(ast_expression_common, ast_value*, params)
 
-static ast_expression* ast_type_copy(lex_ctx ctx, const ast_expression *ex);
-static ast_value* ast_value_copy(const ast_value *self)
+ast_value* ast_value_copy(const ast_value *self)
 {
+    size_t i;
+    const ast_expression_common *fromex;
+    ast_expression_common *selfex;
     ast_value *cp = ast_value_new(self->expression.node.context, self->name, self->expression.vtype);
     if (self->expression.next) {
         cp->expression.next = ast_type_copy(self->expression.node.context, self->expression.next);
@@ -91,10 +105,52 @@ static ast_value* ast_value_copy(const ast_value *self)
             return NULL;
         }
     }
+    fromex   = &self->expression;
+    selfex = &cp->expression;
+    selfex->variadic = fromex->variadic;
+    for (i = 0; i < fromex->params_count; ++i) {
+        ast_value *v = ast_value_copy(fromex->params[i]);
+        if (!v || !ast_expression_common_params_add(selfex, v)) {
+            ast_value_delete(cp);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
     return cp;
 }
 
-static ast_expression* ast_type_copy(lex_ctx ctx, const ast_expression *ex)
+bool ast_type_adopt_impl(ast_expression *self, const ast_expression *other)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    const ast_expression_common *fromex;
+    ast_expression_common *selfex;
+    self->expression.vtype = other->expression.vtype;
+    if (other->expression.next) {
+        self->expression.next = (ast_expression*)ast_type_copy(ast_ctx(self), other->expression.next);
+        if (!self->expression.next)
+            return false;
+    }
+    fromex   = &other->expression;
+    selfex = &self->expression;
+    selfex->variadic = fromex->variadic;
+    for (i = 0; i < fromex->params_count; ++i) {
+        ast_value *v = ast_value_copy(fromex->params[i]);
+        if (!v || !ast_expression_common_params_add(selfex, v))
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+static ast_expression* ast_shallow_type(lex_ctx ctx, int vtype)
+{
+    ast_instantiate(ast_expression, ctx, ast_expression_delete_full);
+    ast_expression_init(self, NULL);
+    self->expression.codegen = NULL;
+    self->expression.next    = NULL;
+    self->expression.vtype   = vtype;
+    return self;
+}
+
+ast_expression* ast_type_copy(lex_ctx ctx, const ast_expression *ex)
 {
     size_t i;
     const ast_expression_common *fromex;
@@ -105,6 +161,7 @@ static ast_expression* ast_type_copy(lex_ctx ctx, const ast_expression *ex)
     else
     {
         ast_instantiate(ast_expression, ctx, ast_expression_delete_full);
+        ast_expression_init(self, NULL);
 
         fromex   = &ex->expression;
         selfex = &self->expression;
@@ -124,6 +181,7 @@ static ast_expression* ast_type_copy(lex_ctx ctx, const ast_expression *ex)
         else
             selfex->next = NULL;
 
+        selfex->variadic = fromex->variadic;
         for (i = 0; i < fromex->params_count; ++i) {
             ast_value *v = ast_value_copy(fromex->params[i]);
             if (!v || !ast_expression_common_params_add(selfex, v)) {
@@ -136,6 +194,110 @@ static ast_expression* ast_type_copy(lex_ctx ctx, const ast_expression *ex)
     }
 }
 
+bool ast_compare_type(ast_expression *a, ast_expression *b)
+{
+    if (a->expression.vtype != b->expression.vtype)
+        return false;
+    if (!a->expression.next != !b->expression.next)
+        return false;
+    if (a->expression.params_count != b->expression.params_count)
+        return false;
+    if (a->expression.variadic != b->expression.variadic)
+        return false;
+    if (a->expression.params_count) {
+        size_t i;
+        for (i = 0; i < a->expression.params_count; ++i) {
+            if (!ast_compare_type((ast_expression*)a->expression.params[i],
+                                  (ast_expression*)b->expression.params[i]))
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+    if (a->expression.next)
+        return ast_compare_type(a->expression.next, b->expression.next);
+    return true;
+}
+
+static size_t ast_type_to_string_impl(ast_expression *e, char *buf, size_t bufsize, size_t pos)
+{
+    const char *typestr;
+    size_t typelen;
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (!e) {
+        if (pos + 6 >= bufsize)
+            goto full;
+        strcpy(buf + pos, "(null)");
+        return pos + 6;
+    }
+
+    if (pos + 1 >= bufsize)
+        goto full;
+
+    switch (e->expression.vtype) {
+        case TYPE_VARIANT:
+            strcpy(buf + pos, "(variant)");
+            return pos + 9;
+
+        case TYPE_FIELD:
+            buf[pos++] = '.';
+            return ast_type_to_string_impl(e->expression.next, buf, bufsize, pos);
+
+        case TYPE_POINTER:
+            if (pos + 3 >= bufsize)
+                goto full;
+            buf[pos++] = '*';
+            buf[pos++] = '(';
+            pos = ast_type_to_string_impl(e->expression.next, buf, bufsize, pos);
+            if (pos + 1 >= bufsize)
+                goto full;
+            buf[pos++] = ')';
+            return pos;
+
+        case TYPE_FUNCTION:
+            pos = ast_type_to_string_impl(e->expression.next, buf, bufsize, pos);
+            if (pos + 2 >= bufsize)
+                goto full;
+            if (e->expression.params_count == 0) {
+                buf[pos++] = '(';
+                buf[pos++] = ')';
+                return pos;
+            }
+            buf[pos++] = '(';
+            pos = ast_type_to_string_impl((ast_expression*)(e->expression.params[0]), buf, bufsize, pos);
+            for (i = 1; i < e->expression.params_count; ++i) {
+                if (pos + 2 >= bufsize)
+                    goto full;
+                buf[pos++] = ',';
+                buf[pos++] = ' ';
+                pos = ast_type_to_string_impl((ast_expression*)(e->expression.params[i]), buf, bufsize, pos);
+            }
+            if (pos + 1 >= bufsize)
+                goto full;
+            buf[pos++] = ')';
+            return pos;
+
+        default:
+            typestr = type_name[e->expression.vtype];
+            typelen = strlen(typestr);
+            if (pos + typelen >= bufsize)
+                goto full;
+            strcpy(buf + pos, typestr);
+            return pos + typelen;
+    }
+
+full:
+    buf[bufsize-3] = '.';
+    buf[bufsize-2] = '.';
+    buf[bufsize-1] = '.';
+    return bufsize;
+}
+
+void ast_type_to_string(ast_expression *e, char *buf, size_t bufsize)
+{
+    size_t pos = ast_type_to_string_impl(e, buf, bufsize-1, 0);
+    buf[pos] = 0;
+}
+
 ast_value* ast_value_new(lex_ctx ctx, const char *name, int t)
 {
     ast_instantiate(ast_value, ctx, ast_value_delete);
@@ -147,6 +309,7 @@ ast_value* ast_value_new(lex_ctx ctx, const char *name, int t)
     self->expression.vtype = t;
     self->expression.next  = NULL;
     self->isconst = false;
+    self->uses    = 0;
     memset(&self->constval, 0, sizeof(self->constval));
 
     self->ir_v    = NULL;
@@ -202,6 +365,18 @@ ast_binary* ast_binary_new(lex_ctx ctx, int op,
     self->left = left;
     self->right = right;
 
+    if (op >= INSTR_EQ_F && op <= INSTR_GT)
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FLOAT;
+    else if (op == INSTR_AND || op == INSTR_OR ||
+             op == INSTR_BITAND || op == INSTR_BITOR)
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FLOAT;
+    else if (op == INSTR_MUL_VF || op == INSTR_MUL_FV)
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_VECTOR;
+    else if (op == INSTR_MUL_V)
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FLOAT;
+    else
+        self->expression.vtype = left->expression.vtype;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -213,6 +388,39 @@ void ast_binary_delete(ast_binary *self)
     mem_d(self);
 }
 
+ast_binstore* ast_binstore_new(lex_ctx ctx, int storop, int op,
+                               ast_expression* left, ast_expression* right)
+{
+    ast_instantiate(ast_binstore, ctx, ast_binstore_delete);
+    ast_expression_init((ast_expression*)self, (ast_expression_codegen*)&ast_binstore_codegen);
+
+    self->opstore = storop;
+    self->opbin   = op;
+    self->dest    = left;
+    self->source  = right;
+
+    self->expression.vtype = left->expression.vtype;
+    if (left->expression.next) {
+        self->expression.next = ast_type_copy(ctx, left);
+        if (!self->expression.next) {
+            ast_delete(self);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+        self->expression.next = NULL;
+
+    return self;
+}
+
+void ast_binstore_delete(ast_binstore *self)
+{
+    ast_unref(self->dest);
+    ast_unref(self->source);
+    ast_expression_delete((ast_expression*)self);
+    mem_d(self);
+}
+
 ast_unary* ast_unary_new(lex_ctx ctx, int op,
                          ast_expression *expr)
 {
@@ -222,6 +430,11 @@ ast_unary* ast_unary_new(lex_ctx ctx, int op,
     self->op = op;
     self->operand = expr;
 
+    if (op >= INSTR_NOT_F && op <= INSTR_NOT_FNC) {
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FLOAT;
+    } else
+        asterror(ctx, "cannot determine type of unary operation %s", asm_instr[op].m);
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +457,8 @@ ast_return* ast_return_new(lex_ctx ctx, ast_expression *expr)
 
 void ast_return_delete(ast_return *self)
 {
-    ast_unref(self->operand);
+    if (self->operand)
+        ast_unref(self->operand);
     ast_expression_delete((ast_expression*)self);
     mem_d(self);
 }
@@ -269,12 +483,14 @@ ast_entfield* ast_entfield_new(lex_ctx ctx, ast_expression *entity, ast_expressi
 
     ast_expression_init((ast_expression*)self, (ast_expression_codegen*)&ast_entfield_codegen);
 
-    self->expression.vtype = outtype->expression.vtype;
-    self->expression.next  = ast_type_copy(ctx, outtype->expression.next);
-
     self->entity = entity;
     self->field  = field;
 
+    if (!ast_type_adopt(self, outtype)) {
+        ast_entfield_delete(self);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -294,10 +510,23 @@ ast_member* ast_member_new(lex_ctx ctx, ast_expression *owner, unsigned int fiel
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if (owner->expression.vtype != TYPE_VECTOR &&
+        owner->expression.vtype != TYPE_FIELD) {
+        asterror(ctx, "member-access on an invalid owner of type %s", type_name[owner->expression.vtype]);
+        mem_d(self);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     ast_expression_init((ast_expression*)self, (ast_expression_codegen*)&ast_member_codegen);
+    self->expression.node.keep = true; /* keep */
 
-    self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FLOAT;
-    self->expression.next  = NULL;
+    if (owner->expression.vtype == TYPE_VECTOR) {
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FLOAT;
+        self->expression.next  = NULL;
+    } else {
+        self->expression.vtype = TYPE_FIELD;
+        self->expression.next = ast_shallow_type(ctx, TYPE_FLOAT);
+    }
 
     self->owner = owner;
     self->field = field;
@@ -307,7 +536,14 @@ ast_member* ast_member_new(lex_ctx ctx, ast_expression *owner, unsigned int fiel
 
 void ast_member_delete(ast_member *self)
 {
+    /* The owner is always an ast_value, which has .keep=true,
+     * also: ast_members are usually deleted after the owner, thus
+     * this will cause invalid access
     ast_unref(self->owner);
+     * once we allow (expression).x to access a vector-member, we need
+     * to change this: preferably by creating an alternate ast node for this
+     * purpose that is not garbage-collected.
+    */
     ast_expression_delete((ast_expression*)self);
     mem_d(self);
 }
@@ -412,6 +648,10 @@ ast_call* ast_call_new(lex_ctx ctx,
 
     self->func = funcexpr;
 
+    self->expression.vtype = funcexpr->expression.next->expression.vtype;
+    if (funcexpr->expression.next->expression.next)
+        self->expression.next = ast_type_copy(ctx, funcexpr->expression.next->expression.next);
+
     return self;
 }
 MEM_VEC_FUNCTIONS(ast_call, ast_expression*, params)
@@ -430,6 +670,26 @@ void ast_call_delete(ast_call *self)
     mem_d(self);
 }
 
+bool ast_call_check_types(ast_call *self)
+{
+    size_t i;
+    bool   retval = true;
+    const  ast_expression *func = self->func;
+    size_t count = self->params_count;
+    if (count > func->expression.params_count)
+        count = func->expression.params_count;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        if (!ast_compare_type(self->params[i], (ast_expression*)(func->expression.params[i]))) {
+            asterror(ast_ctx(self), "invalid type for parameter %u in function call",
+                     (unsigned int)(i+1));
+            /* we don't immediately return */
+            retval = false;
+        }
+    }
+    return retval;
+}
+
 ast_store* ast_store_new(lex_ctx ctx, int op,
                          ast_expression *dest, ast_expression *source)
 {
@@ -440,6 +700,17 @@ ast_store* ast_store_new(lex_ctx ctx, int op,
     self->dest = dest;
     self->source = source;
 
+    self->expression.vtype = dest->expression.vtype;
+    if (dest->expression.next) {
+        self->expression.next = ast_type_copy(ctx, dest);
+        if (!self->expression.next) {
+            ast_delete(self);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+        self->expression.next = NULL;
+
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -459,11 +730,21 @@ ast_block* ast_block_new(lex_ctx ctx)
 
     MEM_VECTOR_INIT(self, locals);
     MEM_VECTOR_INIT(self, exprs);
+    MEM_VECTOR_INIT(self, collect);
 
     return self;
 }
 MEM_VEC_FUNCTIONS(ast_block, ast_value*, locals)
 MEM_VEC_FUNCTIONS(ast_block, ast_expression*, exprs)
+MEM_VEC_FUNCTIONS(ast_block, ast_expression*, collect)
+
+bool ast_block_collect(ast_block *self, ast_expression *expr)
+{
+    if (!ast_block_collect_add(self, expr))
+        return false;
+    expr->expression.node.keep = true;
+    return true;
+}
 
 void ast_block_delete(ast_block *self)
 {
@@ -474,6 +755,9 @@ void ast_block_delete(ast_block *self)
     for (i = 0; i < self->locals_count; ++i)
         ast_delete(self->locals[i]);
     MEM_VECTOR_CLEAR(self, locals);
+    for (i = 0; i < self->collect_count; ++i)
+        ast_delete(self->collect[i]);
+    MEM_VECTOR_CLEAR(self, collect);
     ast_expression_delete((ast_expression*)self);
     mem_d(self);
 }
@@ -488,6 +772,8 @@ bool ast_block_set_type(ast_block *self, ast_expression *from)
         if (!self->expression.next)
             return false;
     }
+    else
+        self->expression.next = NULL;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -544,37 +830,27 @@ void ast_function_delete(ast_function *self)
     mem_d(self);
 }
 
-static void ast_util_hexitoa(char *buf, size_t size, unsigned int num)
+const char* ast_function_label(ast_function *self, const char *prefix)
 {
-    unsigned int base = 10;
-#define checknul() do { if (size == 1) { *buf = 0; return; } } while (0)
-#define addch(x) do { *buf++ = (x); --size; checknul(); } while (0)
-    if (size < 1)
-        return;
-    checknul();
-    if (!num)
-        addch('0');
-    else {
-        while (num)
-        {
-            int digit = num % base;
-            num /= base;
-            addch('0' + digit);
-        }
-    }
+    size_t id;
+    size_t len;
+    char  *from;
 
-    *buf = 0;
-#undef addch
-#undef checknul
-}
+    if (!opts_dump)
+        return NULL;
 
-const char* ast_function_label(ast_function *self, const char *prefix)
-{
-    size_t id = (self->labelcount++);
-    size_t len = strlen(prefix);
-    strncpy(self->labelbuf, prefix, sizeof(self->labelbuf));
-    ast_util_hexitoa(self->labelbuf + len, sizeof(self->labelbuf)-len, id);
-    return self->labelbuf;
+    id  = (self->labelcount++);
+    len = strlen(prefix);
+
+    from = self->labelbuf + sizeof(self->labelbuf)-1;
+    *from-- = 0;
+    do {
+        unsigned int digit = id % 10;
+        *from = digit + '0';
+        id /= 10;
+    } while (id);
+    memcpy(from - len, prefix, len);
+    return from - len;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************/
@@ -594,7 +870,7 @@ bool ast_value_codegen(ast_value *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
      * on all the globals.
      */
     if (!self->ir_v) {
-        printf("ast_value used before generated (%s)\n", self->name);
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "ast_value used before generated (%s)", self->name);
         return false;
     }
     *out = self->ir_v;
@@ -609,6 +885,8 @@ bool ast_global_codegen(ast_value *self, ir_builder *ir)
         ir_function *func = ir_builder_create_function(ir, self->name, self->expression.next->expression.vtype);
         if (!func)
             return false;
+        func->context = ast_ctx(self);
+        func->value->context = ast_ctx(self);
 
         self->constval.vfunc->ir_func = func;
         self->ir_v = func->value;
@@ -620,8 +898,9 @@ bool ast_global_codegen(ast_value *self, ir_builder *ir)
         v = ir_builder_create_field(ir, self->name, self->expression.next->expression.vtype);
         if (!v)
             return false;
+        v->context = ast_ctx(self);
         if (self->isconst) {
-            printf("TODO: constant field pointers with value\n");
+            asterror(ast_ctx(self), "TODO: constant field pointers with value");
             goto error;
         }
         self->ir_v = v;
@@ -629,8 +908,11 @@ bool ast_global_codegen(ast_value *self, ir_builder *ir)
     }
 
     v = ir_builder_create_global(ir, self->name, self->expression.vtype);
-    if (!v)
+    if (!v) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "ir_builder_create_global failed");
         return false;
+    }
+    v->context = ast_ctx(self);
 
     if (self->isconst) {
         switch (self->expression.vtype)
@@ -648,13 +930,13 @@ bool ast_global_codegen(ast_value *self, ir_builder *ir)
                     goto error;
                 break;
             case TYPE_FUNCTION:
-                printf("global of type function not properly generated\n");
+                asterror(ast_ctx(self), "global of type function not properly generated");
                 goto error;
                 /* Cannot generate an IR value for a function,
                  * need a pointer pointing to a function rather.
                  */
             default:
-                printf("TODO: global constant type %i\n", self->expression.vtype);
+                asterror(ast_ctx(self), "TODO: global constant type %i", self->expression.vtype);
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -682,6 +964,7 @@ bool ast_local_codegen(ast_value *self, ir_function *func, bool param)
     v = ir_function_create_local(func, self->name, self->expression.vtype, param);
     if (!v)
         return false;
+    v->context = ast_ctx(self);
 
     /* A constant local... hmmm...
      * I suppose the IR will have to deal with this
@@ -702,7 +985,7 @@ bool ast_local_codegen(ast_value *self, ir_function *func, bool param)
                     goto error;
                 break;
             default:
-                printf("TODO: global constant type %i\n", self->expression.vtype);
+                asterror(ast_ctx(self), "TODO: global constant type %i", self->expression.vtype);
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -725,7 +1008,7 @@ bool ast_function_codegen(ast_function *self, ir_builder *ir)
 
     irf = self->ir_func;
     if (!irf) {
-        printf("ast_function's related ast_value was not generated yet\n");
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "ast_function's related ast_value was not generated yet");
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -746,9 +1029,16 @@ bool ast_function_codegen(ast_function *self, ir_builder *ir)
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (!self->blocks_count) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "function `%s` has no body", self->name);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     self->curblock = ir_function_create_block(irf, "entry");
-    if (!self->curblock)
+    if (!self->curblock) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "failed to allocate entry block for `%s`", self->name);
         return false;
+    }
 
     for (i = 0; i < self->blocks_count; ++i) {
         ast_expression_codegen *gen = self->blocks[i]->expression.codegen;
@@ -759,6 +1049,9 @@ bool ast_function_codegen(ast_function *self, ir_builder *ir)
     /* TODO: check return types */
     if (!self->curblock->is_return)
     {
+        return ir_block_create_return(self->curblock, NULL);
+        /* From now on the parser has to handle this situation */
+#if 0
         if (!self->vtype->expression.next ||
             self->vtype->expression.next->expression.vtype == TYPE_VOID)
         {
@@ -767,8 +1060,10 @@ bool ast_function_codegen(ast_function *self, ir_builder *ir)
         else
         {
             /* error("missing return"); */
+            asterror(ast_ctx(self), "function `%s` missing return value", self->name);
             return false;
         }
+#endif
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -787,7 +1082,15 @@ bool ast_block_codegen(ast_block *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
      * Note: an ast-representation using the comma-operator
      * of the form: (a, b, c) = x should not assign to c...
      */
-    (void)lvalue;
+    if (lvalue) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "not an l-value (code-block)");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
 
     /* output is NULL at first, we'll have each expression
      * assign to out output, thus, a comma-operator represention
@@ -800,8 +1103,11 @@ bool ast_block_codegen(ast_block *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
     /* generate locals */
     for (i = 0; i < self->locals_count; ++i)
     {
-        if (!ast_local_codegen(self->locals[i], func->ir_func, false))
+        if (!ast_local_codegen(self->locals[i], func->ir_func, false)) {
+            if (opts_debug)
+                asterror(ast_ctx(self), "failed to generate local `%s`", self->locals[i]->name);
             return false;
+        }
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < self->exprs_count; ++i)
@@ -811,6 +1117,8 @@ bool ast_block_codegen(ast_block *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
             return false;
     }
 
+    self->expression.outr = *out;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -819,10 +1127,21 @@ bool ast_store_codegen(ast_store *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
     ast_expression_codegen *cgen;
     ir_value *left, *right;
 
+    if (lvalue && self->expression.outl) {
+        *out = self->expression.outl;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!lvalue && self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     cgen = self->dest->expression.codegen;
     /* lvalue! */
     if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->dest), func, true, &left))
         return false;
+    self->expression.outl = left;
 
     cgen = self->source->expression.codegen;
     /* rvalue! */
@@ -831,6 +1150,7 @@ bool ast_store_codegen(ast_store *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
 
     if (!ir_block_create_store_op(func->curblock, self->op, left, right))
         return false;
+    self->expression.outr = right;
 
     /* Theoretically, an assinment returns its left side as an
      * lvalue, if we don't need an lvalue though, we return
@@ -849,10 +1169,16 @@ bool ast_binary_codegen(ast_binary *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
     ast_expression_codegen *cgen;
     ir_value *left, *right;
 
-    /* In the context of a binary operation, we can disregard
-     * the lvalue flag.
-     */
-     (void)lvalue;
+    /* A binary operation cannot yield an l-value */
+    if (lvalue) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "not an l-value (binop)");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
 
     cgen = self->left->expression.codegen;
     /* lvalue! */
@@ -868,6 +1194,61 @@ bool ast_binary_codegen(ast_binary *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
                                  self->op, left, right);
     if (!*out)
         return false;
+    self->expression.outr = *out;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool ast_binstore_codegen(ast_binstore *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_value **out)
+{
+    ast_expression_codegen *cgen;
+    ir_value *leftl, *leftr, *right, *bin;
+
+    if (lvalue && self->expression.outl) {
+        *out = self->expression.outl;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!lvalue && self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /* for a binstore we need both an lvalue and an rvalue for the left side */
+    /* rvalue of destination! */
+    cgen = self->dest->expression.codegen;
+    if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->dest), func, false, &leftr))
+        return false;
+
+    /* source as rvalue only */
+    cgen = self->source->expression.codegen;
+    if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->source), func, false, &right))
+        return false;
+
+    /* now the binary */
+    bin = ir_block_create_binop(func->curblock, ast_function_label(func, "binst"),
+                                self->opbin, leftr, right);
+    self->expression.outr = bin;
+
+    /* now store them */
+    cgen = self->dest->expression.codegen;
+    /* lvalue of destination */
+    if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->dest), func, true, &leftl))
+        return false;
+    self->expression.outl = leftl;
+
+    if (!ir_block_create_store_op(func->curblock, self->opstore, leftl, bin))
+        return false;
+    self->expression.outr = bin;
+
+    /* Theoretically, an assinment returns its left side as an
+     * lvalue, if we don't need an lvalue though, we return
+     * the right side as an rvalue, otherwise we have to
+     * somehow know whether or not we need to dereference the pointer
+     * on the left side - that is: OP_LOAD if it was an address.
+     * Also: in original QC we cannot OP_LOADP *anyway*.
+     */
+    *out = (lvalue ? leftl : bin);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -877,10 +1258,16 @@ bool ast_unary_codegen(ast_unary *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
     ast_expression_codegen *cgen;
     ir_value *operand;
 
-    /* In the context of a unary operation, we can disregard
-     * the lvalue flag.
-     */
-    (void)lvalue;
+    /* An unary operation cannot yield an l-value */
+    if (lvalue) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "not an l-value (binop)");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
 
     cgen = self->operand->expression.codegen;
     /* lvalue! */
@@ -891,6 +1278,7 @@ bool ast_unary_codegen(ast_unary *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_valu
                                  self->op, operand);
     if (!*out)
         return false;
+    self->expression.outr = *out;
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -900,18 +1288,32 @@ bool ast_return_codegen(ast_return *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
     ast_expression_codegen *cgen;
     ir_value *operand;
 
-    /* In the context of a return operation, we can disregard
-     * the lvalue flag.
+    /* In the context of a return operation, we don't actually return
+     * anything...
      */
-    (void)lvalue;
-
-    cgen = self->operand->expression.codegen;
-    /* lvalue! */
-    if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->operand), func, false, &operand))
+    if (lvalue) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "return-expression is not an l-value");
         return false;
+    }
 
-    if (!ir_block_create_return(func->curblock, operand))
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "internal error: ast_return cannot be reused, it bears no result!");
         return false;
+    }
+    self->expression.outr = (ir_value*)1;
+
+    if (self->operand) {
+        cgen = self->operand->expression.codegen;
+        /* lvalue! */
+        if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->operand), func, false, &operand))
+            return false;
+
+        if (!ir_block_create_return(func->curblock, operand))
+            return false;
+    } else {
+        if (!ir_block_create_return(func->curblock, NULL))
+            return false;
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -926,6 +1328,16 @@ bool ast_entfield_codegen(ast_entfield *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, i
      * value in a temp.
      */
 
+    if (lvalue && self->expression.outl) {
+        *out = self->expression.outl;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!lvalue && self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     cgen = self->entity->expression.codegen;
     if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->entity), func, false, &ent))
         return false;
@@ -942,8 +1354,17 @@ bool ast_entfield_codegen(ast_entfield *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, i
         *out = ir_block_create_load_from_ent(func->curblock, ast_function_label(func, "efv"),
                                              ent, field, self->expression.vtype);
     }
-    if (!*out)
+    if (!*out) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "failed to create %s instruction (output type %s)",
+                 (lvalue ? "ADDRESS" : "FIELD"),
+                 type_name[self->expression.vtype]);
         return false;
+    }
+
+    if (lvalue)
+        self->expression.outl = *out;
+    else
+        self->expression.outr = *out;
 
     /* Hm that should be it... */
     return true;
@@ -954,14 +1375,25 @@ bool ast_member_codegen(ast_member *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
     ast_expression_codegen *cgen;
     ir_value *vec;
 
+    /* in QC this is always an lvalue */
+    (void)lvalue;
+    if (self->expression.outl) {
+        *out = self->expression.outl;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     cgen = self->owner->expression.codegen;
     if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->owner), func, true, &vec))
         return false;
 
-    if (vec->vtype != TYPE_VECTOR)
+    if (vec->vtype != TYPE_VECTOR &&
+        !(vec->vtype == TYPE_FIELD && self->owner->expression.next->expression.vtype == TYPE_VECTOR))
+    {
         return false;
+    }
 
     *out = ir_value_vector_member(vec, self->field);
+    self->expression.outl = *out;
 
     return (*out != NULL);
 }
@@ -976,12 +1408,20 @@ bool ast_ifthen_codegen(ast_ifthen *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
     ir_block *cond = func->curblock;
     ir_block *ontrue;
     ir_block *onfalse;
+    ir_block *ontrue_endblock = NULL;
+    ir_block *onfalse_endblock = NULL;
     ir_block *merge;
 
     /* We don't output any value, thus also don't care about r/lvalue */
     (void)out;
     (void)lvalue;
 
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "internal error: ast_ifthen cannot be reused, it bears no result!");
+        return false;
+    }
+    self->expression.outr = (ir_value*)1;
+
     /* generate the condition */
     func->curblock = cond;
     cgen = self->cond->expression.codegen;
@@ -1003,6 +1443,9 @@ bool ast_ifthen_codegen(ast_ifthen *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
         cgen = self->on_true->expression.codegen;
         if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->on_true), func, false, &dummy))
             return false;
+
+        /* we now need to work from the current endpoint */
+        ontrue_endblock = func->curblock;
     } else
         ontrue = NULL;
 
@@ -1020,6 +1463,9 @@ bool ast_ifthen_codegen(ast_ifthen *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
         cgen = self->on_false->expression.codegen;
         if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->on_false), func, false, &dummy))
             return false;
+
+        /* we now need to work from the current endpoint */
+        onfalse_endblock = func->curblock;
     } else
         onfalse = NULL;
 
@@ -1029,9 +1475,9 @@ bool ast_ifthen_codegen(ast_ifthen *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_va
         return false;
 
     /* add jumps ot the merge block */
-    if (ontrue && !ir_block_create_jump(ontrue, merge))
+    if (ontrue && !ontrue_endblock->final && !ir_block_create_jump(ontrue_endblock, merge))
         return false;
-    if (onfalse && !ir_block_create_jump(onfalse, merge))
+    if (onfalse && !onfalse_endblock->final && !ir_block_create_jump(onfalse_endblock, merge))
         return false;
 
     /* we create the if here, that way all blocks are ordered :)
@@ -1062,6 +1508,10 @@ bool ast_ternary_codegen(ast_ternary *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_
     ir_block *onfalse;
     ir_block *merge;
 
+    /* Ternary can never create an lvalue... */
+    if (lvalue)
+        return false;
+
     /* In theory it shouldn't be possible to pass through a node twice, but
      * in case we add any kind of optimization pass for the AST itself, it
      * may still happen, thus we remember a created ir_value and simply return one
@@ -1072,10 +1522,6 @@ bool ast_ternary_codegen(ast_ternary *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_
         return true;
     }
 
-    /* Ternary can never create an lvalue... */
-    if (lvalue)
-        return false;
-
     /* In the following, contraty to ast_ifthen, we assume both paths exist. */
 
     /* generate the condition */
@@ -1187,6 +1633,12 @@ bool ast_loop_codegen(ast_loop *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_value
     (void)lvalue;
     (void)out;
 
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "internal error: ast_loop cannot be reused, it bears no result!");
+        return false;
+    }
+    self->expression.outr = (ir_value*)1;
+
     /* NOTE:
      * Should we ever need some kind of block ordering, better make this function
      * move blocks around than write a block ordering algorithm later... after all
@@ -1343,7 +1795,7 @@ bool ast_loop_codegen(ast_loop *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_value
         else if (bpostcond)  tmpblock = bpostcond;
         else if (bprecond)   tmpblock = bprecond;
         else                 tmpblock = bout;
-        if (!ir_block_create_jump(end_bbody, tmpblock))
+        if (!end_bbody->final && !ir_block_create_jump(end_bbody, tmpblock))
             return false;
     }
 
@@ -1391,8 +1843,16 @@ bool ast_call_codegen(ast_call *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_value
 
     ir_value *funval = NULL;
 
-    /* return values are never rvalues */
-    (void)lvalue;
+    /* return values are never lvalues */
+    if (lvalue) {
+        asterror(ast_ctx(self), "not an l-value (function call)");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (self->expression.outr) {
+        *out = self->expression.outr;
+        return true;
+    }
 
     cgen = self->func->expression.codegen;
     if (!(*cgen)((ast_expression*)(self->func), func, false, &funval))
@@ -1427,6 +1887,7 @@ bool ast_call_codegen(ast_call *self, ast_function *func, bool lvalue, ir_value
     }
 
     *out = ir_call_value(callinstr);
+    self->expression.outr = *out;
 
     MEM_VECTOR_CLEAR(&params, v);
     return true;