.uint8 : error at compile-time , no error at execution-time

[dreamflow]

Description

this runs fine

block :
    let test_u64 : uint64 = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF03.uint64
    let test_u8  : uint8  = test_u64.uint8
    echo test_u8

and shows the value of the lowest byte : 3

but the same code at compile-time

static :
    let test_u64 : uint64 = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFF03.uint64
    let test_u8  : uint8  = test_u64.uint8
    echo test_u8

breaks with
Error: illegal conversion from '72057594037927683' to '[0..255]'
in the line

let test_u8  : uint8  = test_u64.uint8

Expected Output

to be the same as at execution-time :
3 , the value of the lowest byte

Possible Solution

in the nimvm implementation adding
before the conversion

and 0xFF

to extract the lowest byte and have it in range [0..255] ,
identical to the behaviour at execution-time .

Nim Version

nim -v

Nim Compiler Version 2.1.1 [Windows: amd64]
Compiled at 2023-12-26

Additional Information

compiled with the cmdLine
nim compile test.nim
on the gcc version :
winlibs-x86_64-posix-seh-gcc-13.2.0-mingw-w64ucrt-11.0.1-r3

[ringabout]

Duplicate of #22085 #12700