properly fix nim-lang#12389

.builds/openbsd.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tasks:
     cd Nim
     git clone --depth 1 -q https://github.com/nim-lang/csources.git
     gmake -C csources -j $(sysctl -n hw.ncpuonline)
-    bin/nim c koch
+    bin/nim c --lib:lib koch # see https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/14291
     echo 'export PATH=$HOME/Nim/bin:$PATH' >> $HOME/.buildenv
 - test: |
     cd Nim

build_all.sh

@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ build_nim_csources(){
 [ -f $nim_csources ] || echo_run build_nim_csources $@
 
 # Note: if fails, may need to `cd csources && git pull`
-echo_run bin/nim c --skipUserCfg --skipParentCfg koch
+# --lib:lib needed for bootstrap on some platforms, see https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/14291
+echo_run bin/nim c --skipUserCfg --skipParentCfg --lib:lib koch
 
 echo_run ./koch boot -d:release --skipUserCfg --skipParentCfg
 echo_run ./koch tools --skipUserCfg --skipParentCfg # Compile Nimble and other tools.

compiler/nim.nim

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import
   idents, lineinfos, cmdlinehelper,
   pathutils
 
-from browsers import openDefaultBrowser
+from std/browsers import openDefaultBrowser
 from nodejs import findNodeJs
 
 when hasTinyCBackend:

koch.nim

@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ when defined(amd64) and defined(windows) and defined(vcc):
 when defined(i386) and defined(windows) and defined(vcc):
   {.link: "icons/koch-i386-windows-vcc.res".}
 
-import
-  os, strutils, parseopt, osproc
+import std/[os, strutils, parseopt, osproc]
+  # Using `std/os` instead of `os` to fail early if config isn't set up properly.
+  # If this fails with: `Error: cannot open file: std/os`, see
+  # https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/14291 for explanation + how to fix.
 
 import tools / kochdocs
 import tools / deps
@@ -318,9 +320,13 @@ proc boot(args: string) =
       let ret = execCmdEx(nimStart & " --version")
       doAssert ret.exitCode == 0
       let version = ret.output.splitLines[0]
+      # remove these when csources get updated
+      template addLib() =
+        extraOption.add " --lib:lib" # see https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/pull/14291
       if version.startsWith "Nim Compiler Version 0.19.0":
         extraOption.add " -d:nimBoostrapCsources0_19_0"
-        # remove this when csources get updated
+        addLib()
+      elif version.startsWith "Nim Compiler Version 0.20.0": addLib()
 
     # in order to use less memory, we split the build into two steps:
     # --compileOnly produces a $project.json file and does not run GCC/Clang.

lib/pure/typetraits.nim

@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ since (1, 1):
   type StaticParam*[value: static type] = object
     ## used to wrap a static value in `genericParams`
 
-# NOTE: See https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/13758 - `import std/macros` does not work on OpenBSD
-import macros
+import std/macros
 
 macro genericParamsImpl(T: typedesc): untyped =
   # auxiliary macro needed, can't do it directly in `genericParams`