Template calls with no parentheses have type None if proc has the same name

[metagn]

Even when the proc has parameters.

Example

proc typing(a: int) =
  echo a

template typing =
  echo "foo"

typing

Current Output

/usercode/in.nim(7, 1) Error: expression 'typing' is of type 'None' and has to be discarded

Expected Output

foo

The typing statement is of node kind OpenSymChoice

$ nim -v
Nim Compiler Version 1.0.4

[SolitudeSF]

you still need to call the template with ()
nvm

[metagn]

No

[Araq]

There is no rule in the spec that says "for a choice of symbols, pick the template because templates can be called without ()". And such a rule would be terrible. You overloaded it, you must resolve it, don't make the compiler guess, you might as well might have meant the proc's address.

[metagn]

I was just thinking in a void context with no discard, the template wins. But I can see how annoying that would be to implement. The error message took a while for me to decipher though. This isn't as confusing, but demonstrates the lack of information:

proc foo(a: int) = echo a
proc foo(a: string) = echo a

let y = foo

/usercode/in.nim(4, 5) Error: invalid type: 'None' for let

Do I open a seperate issue for this?

[Araq]

Yes, please.

[metagn]

#6359 reported it already