diff --git a/compiler/cbuilderbase.nim b/compiler/cbuilderbase.nim
index dcefdf42df15..19f3914d41f5 100644
--- a/compiler/cbuilderbase.nim
+++ b/compiler/cbuilderbase.nim
@@ -27,6 +27,50 @@ import std/formatfloat
 proc addFloatValue(builder: var Builder, val: float) =
   builder.addFloat(val)
 
-proc cFloatValue(val: float): Snippet =
-  result = ""
-  result.addFloat(val)
+template cFloatValue(val: float): Snippet = $val
+
+proc int64Literal(i: BiggestInt; result: var Builder) =
+  if i > low(int64):
+    result.add "IL64($1)" % [rope(i)]
+  else:
+    result.add "(IL64(-9223372036854775807) - IL64(1))"
+
+proc uint64Literal(i: uint64; result: var Builder) =
+  result.add rope($i & "ULL")
+
+proc intLiteral(i: BiggestInt; result: var Builder) =
+  if i > low(int32) and i <= high(int32):
+    result.addIntValue(i)
+  elif i == low(int32):
+    # Nim has the same bug for the same reasons :-)
+    result.add "(-2147483647 -1)"
+  elif i > low(int64):
+    result.add "IL64($1)" % [rope(i)]
+  else:
+    result.add "(IL64(-9223372036854775807) - IL64(1))"
+
+proc intLiteral(i: Int128; result: var Builder) =
+  intLiteral(toInt64(i), result)
+
+proc cInt64Literal(i: BiggestInt): Snippet =
+  if i > low(int64):
+    result = "IL64($1)" % [rope(i)]
+  else:
+    result = "(IL64(-9223372036854775807) - IL64(1))"
+
+proc cUint64Literal(i: uint64): Snippet =
+  result = $i & "ULL"
+
+proc cIntLiteral(i: BiggestInt): Snippet =
+  if i > low(int32) and i <= high(int32):
+    result = rope(i)
+  elif i == low(int32):
+    # Nim has the same bug for the same reasons :-)
+    result = "(-2147483647 -1)"
+  elif i > low(int64):
+    result = "IL64($1)" % [rope(i)]
+  else:
+    result = "(IL64(-9223372036854775807) - IL64(1))"
+
+proc cIntLiteral(i: Int128): Snippet =
+  result = cIntLiteral(toInt64(i))
diff --git a/compiler/cbuilderexprs.nim b/compiler/cbuilderexprs.nim
index 27e133757746..2b0686c1e8e1 100644
--- a/compiler/cbuilderexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/cbuilderexprs.nim
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 # XXX add stuff like NI, NIM_NIL as constants
 
 proc constType(t: Snippet): Snippet =
+  # needs manipulation of `t` in nifc
   "NIM_CONST " & t
 
+proc constPtrType(t: Snippet): Snippet =
+  t & "* NIM_CONST"
+
+proc ptrConstType(t: Snippet): Snippet =
+  "NIM_CONST " & t & "*"
+
 proc ptrType(t: Snippet): Snippet =
   t & "*"
 
@@ -26,6 +33,11 @@ proc wrapPar(value: Snippet): Snippet =
   # used for expression group, no-op on sexp
   "(" & value & ")"
 
+proc removeSinglePar(value: Snippet): Snippet =
+  # removes a single paren layer expected to exist, to silence Wparentheses-equality
+  assert value[0] == '(' and value[^1] == ')'
+  value[1..^2]
+
 template addCast(builder: var Builder, typ: Snippet, valueBody: typed) =
   ## adds a cast to `typ` with value built by `valueBody`
   builder.add "(("
@@ -75,16 +87,26 @@ template addCall(builder: var Builder, call: out CallBuilder, callee: Snippet, b
   body
   finishCallBuilder(builder, call)
 
-proc addNullaryCall(builder: var Builder, callee: Snippet) =
-  builder.add(callee)
-  builder.add("()")
-
-proc addUnaryCall(builder: var Builder, callee: Snippet, arg: Snippet) =
+proc addCall(builder: var Builder, callee: Snippet, args: varargs[Snippet]) =
   builder.add(callee)
   builder.add("(")
-  builder.add(arg)
+  if args.len != 0:
+    builder.add(args[0])
+    for i in 1 ..< args.len:
+      builder.add(", ")
+      builder.add(args[i])
   builder.add(")")
 
+proc cCall(callee: Snippet, args: varargs[Snippet]): Snippet =
+  result = callee
+  result.add("(")
+  if args.len != 0:
+    result.add(args[0])
+    for i in 1 ..< args.len:
+      result.add(", ")
+      result.add(args[i])
+  result.add(")")
+
 proc addSizeof(builder: var Builder, val: Snippet) =
   builder.add("sizeof(")
   builder.add(val)
diff --git a/compiler/cbuilderstmts.nim b/compiler/cbuilderstmts.nim
index 9f0cb5d942d0..aa1a71bb16f0 100644
--- a/compiler/cbuilderstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/cbuilderstmts.nim
@@ -1,28 +1,94 @@
-template addAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, valueBody: typed) =
+template addAssignmentWithValue(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, valueBody: typed) =
   builder.add(lhs)
   builder.add(" = ")
   valueBody
   builder.add(";\n")
 
-template addFieldAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, name: string, valueBody: typed) =
+template addFieldAssignmentWithValue(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, name: string, valueBody: typed) =
   builder.add(lhs)
   builder.add("." & name & " = ")
   valueBody
   builder.add(";\n")
 
-template addDerefFieldAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, name: string, valueBody: typed) =
+template addAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs, rhs: Snippet) =
+  builder.addAssignmentWithValue(lhs):
+    builder.add(rhs)
+
+template addFieldAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, name: string, rhs: Snippet) =
+  builder.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(lhs, name):
+    builder.add(rhs)
+
+template addMutualFieldAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs, rhs: Snippet, name: string) =
+  builder.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(lhs, name):
+    builder.add(rhs)
+    builder.add("." & name)
+
+template addAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, rhs: int | int64 | uint64 | Int128) =
+  builder.addAssignmentWithValue(lhs):
+    builder.addIntValue(rhs)
+
+template addFieldAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, name: string, rhs: int | int64 | uint64 | Int128) =
+  builder.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(lhs, name):
+    builder.addIntValue(rhs)
+
+template addDerefFieldAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, name: string, rhs: Snippet) =
   builder.add(lhs)
   builder.add("->" & name & " = ")
-  valueBody
+  builder.add(rhs)
   builder.add(";\n")
 
-template addSubscriptAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, index: Snippet, valueBody: typed) =
+template addSubscriptAssignment(builder: var Builder, lhs: Snippet, index: Snippet, rhs: Snippet) =
   builder.add(lhs)
   builder.add("[" & index & "] = ")
-  valueBody
+  builder.add(rhs)
   builder.add(";\n")
 
 template addStmt(builder: var Builder, stmtBody: typed) =
   ## makes an expression built by `stmtBody` into a statement
   stmtBody
   builder.add(";\n")
+
+proc addCallStmt(builder: var Builder, callee: Snippet, args: varargs[Snippet]) =
+  builder.addStmt():
+    builder.addCall(callee, args)
+
+# XXX blocks need indent tracker in `Builder` object
+
+template addSingleIfStmt(builder: var Builder, cond: Snippet, body: typed) =
+  builder.add("if (")
+  builder.add(cond)
+  builder.add(") {\n")
+  body
+  builder.add("}\n")
+
+template addSingleIfStmtWithCond(builder: var Builder, condBody: typed, body: typed) =
+  builder.add("if (")
+  condBody
+  builder.add(") {\n")
+  body
+  builder.add("}\n")
+
+type IfStmt = object
+  needsElse: bool
+
+template addIfStmt(builder: var Builder, stmt: out IfStmt, body: typed) =
+  stmt = IfStmt(needsElse: false)
+  body
+  builder.add("\n")
+
+template addElifBranch(builder: var Builder, stmt: var IfStmt, cond: Snippet, body: typed) =
+  if stmt.needsElse:
+    builder.add(" else ")
+  else:
+    stmt.needsElse = true
+  builder.add("if (")
+  builder.add(cond)
+  builder.add(") {\n")
+  body
+  builder.add("}")
+
+template addElseBranch(builder: var Builder, stmt: var IfStmt, body: typed) =
+  assert stmt.needsElse
+  builder.add(" else {\n")
+  body
+  builder.add("}")
diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index 447be734c732..4b81f9af7220 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -20,29 +20,6 @@ proc getNullValueAuxT(p: BProc; orig, t: PType; obj, constOrNil: PNode,
 
 proc rdSetElemLoc(conf: ConfigRef; a: TLoc, typ: PType; result: var Rope)
 
-proc int64Literal(i: BiggestInt; result: var Builder) =
-  if i > low(int64):
-    result.add "IL64($1)" % [rope(i)]
-  else:
-    result.add "(IL64(-9223372036854775807) - IL64(1))"
-
-proc uint64Literal(i: uint64; result: var Builder) =
-  result.add rope($i & "ULL")
-
-proc intLiteral(i: BiggestInt; result: var Builder) =
-  if i > low(int32) and i <= high(int32):
-    result.add rope(i)
-  elif i == low(int32):
-    # Nim has the same bug for the same reasons :-)
-    result.add "(-2147483647 -1)"
-  elif i > low(int64):
-    result.add "IL64($1)" % [rope(i)]
-  else:
-    result.add "(IL64(-9223372036854775807) - IL64(1))"
-
-proc intLiteral(i: Int128; result: var Builder) =
-  intLiteral(toInt64(i), result)
-
 proc genLiteral(p: BProc, n: PNode, ty: PType; result: var Builder) =
   case n.kind
   of nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit:
@@ -196,15 +173,21 @@ proc canMove(p: BProc, n: PNode; dest: TLoc): bool =
   #  echo n.info, " optimized ", n
   #  result = false
 
+template simpleAsgn(builder: var Builder, dest, src: TLoc) =
+  let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+  let rs = rdLoc(src)
+  builder.addAssignment(rd, rs) 
+
 proc genRefAssign(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc) =
   if (dest.storage == OnStack and p.config.selectedGC != gcGo) or not usesWriteBarrier(p.config):
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
-  elif dest.storage == OnHeap:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#asgnRef((void**) $1, $2);$n",
-            [addrLoc(p.config, dest), rdLoc(src)])
+    simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   else:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#unsureAsgnRef((void**) $1, $2);$n",
-            [addrLoc(p.config, dest), rdLoc(src)])
+    let fnName =
+      if dest.storage == OnHeap: cgsymValue(p.module, "asgnRef")
+      else: cgsymValue(p.module, "unsureAsgnRef")
+    let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+    let rs = rdLoc(src)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(fnName, cCast("void**", rad), rs)
 
 proc asgnComplexity(n: PNode): int =
   if n != nil:
@@ -271,21 +254,31 @@ proc genGenericAsgn(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc, flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
   # here for this flag, where it is reasonably safe to do so
   # (for objects, etc.):
   if optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts,
-        "$1 = $2;$n",
-        [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+    simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   elif needToCopy notin flags or
       tfShallow in skipTypes(dest.t, abstractVarRange).flags:
     if (dest.storage == OnStack and p.config.selectedGC != gcGo) or not usesWriteBarrier(p.config):
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts,
-           "#nimCopyMem((void*)$1, (NIM_CONST void*)$2, sizeof($3));$n",
-           [addrLoc(p.config, dest), addrLoc(p.config, src), rdLoc(dest)])
-    else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#genericShallowAssign((void*)$1, (void*)$2, $3);$n",
-              [addrLoc(p.config, dest), addrLoc(p.config, src), genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
-  else:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#genericAssign((void*)$1, (void*)$2, $3);$n",
-            [addrLoc(p.config, dest), addrLoc(p.config, src), genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
+      let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+      let ras = addrLoc(p.config, src)
+      let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "nimCopyMem"),
+        cCast("void*", rad),
+        cCast(ptrConstType("void"), ras),
+        cSizeof(rd))
+    else:
+      let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+      let ras = addrLoc(p.config, src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericShallowAssign"),
+        cCast("void*", rad),
+        cCast("void*", ras),
+        genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
+  else:
+    let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+    let ras = addrLoc(p.config, src)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericAssign"),
+      cCast("void*", rad),
+      cCast("void*", ras),
+      genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
 
 proc genOpenArrayConv(p: BProc; d: TLoc; a: TLoc; flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
   assert d.k != locNone
@@ -296,29 +289,48 @@ proc genOpenArrayConv(p: BProc; d: TLoc; a: TLoc; flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
     if reifiedOpenArray(a.lode):
       if needTempForOpenArray in flags:
         var tmp: TLoc = getTemp(p, a.t)
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$2 = $1; $n",
-                [a.rdLoc, tmp.rdLoc])
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.Field0 = $2.Field0; $1.Field1 = $2.Field1;$n",
-          [rdLoc(d), tmp.rdLoc])
+        let rtmp = tmp.rdLoc
+        let ra = a.rdLoc
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignment(rtmp, ra)
+        let rd = d.rdLoc
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addMutualFieldAssignment(rd, rtmp, "Field0")
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addMutualFieldAssignment(rd, rtmp, "Field1")
       else:
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.Field0 = $2.Field0; $1.Field1 = $2.Field1;$n",
-          [rdLoc(d), a.rdLoc])
-    else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.Field0 = $2; $1.Field1 = $2Len_0;$n",
-        [rdLoc(d), a.rdLoc])
+        let rd = d.rdLoc
+        let ra = a.rdLoc
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addMutualFieldAssignment(rd, ra, "Field0")
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addMutualFieldAssignment(rd, ra, "Field1")
+    else:
+      let rd = d.rdLoc
+      let ra = a.rdLoc
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field0", ra)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field1", ra & "Len_0")
   of tySequence:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.Field0 = ($5) ? ($2$3) : NIM_NIL; $1.Field1 = $4;$n",
-      [rdLoc(d), a.rdLoc, dataField(p), lenExpr(p, a), dataFieldAccessor(p, a.rdLoc)])
+    let rd = d.rdLoc
+    let ra = a.rdLoc
+    let la = lenExpr(p, a)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field0",
+      cIfExpr(dataFieldAccessor(p, ra), dataField(p, ra), "NIM_NIL"))
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field1", la)
   of tyArray:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.Field0 = $2; $1.Field1 = $3;$n",
-      [rdLoc(d), rdLoc(a), rope(lengthOrd(p.config, a.t))])
+    let rd = d.rdLoc
+    let ra = a.rdLoc
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field0", ra)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field1", lengthOrd(p.config, a.t))
   of tyString:
     let etyp = skipTypes(a.t, abstractInst)
     if etyp.kind in {tyVar} and optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#nimPrepareStrMutationV2($1);$n", [byRefLoc(p, a)])
-
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.Field0 = ($5) ? ($2$3) : NIM_NIL; $1.Field1 = $4;$n",
-      [rdLoc(d), a.rdLoc, dataField(p), lenExpr(p, a), dataFieldAccessor(p, a.rdLoc)])
+      let bra = byRefLoc(p, a)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(
+        cgsymValue(p.module, "nimPrepareStrMutationV2"),
+        bra)
+
+    let rd = d.rdLoc
+    let ra = a.rdLoc
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field0",
+      cIfExpr(dataFieldAccessor(p, ra), dataField(p, ra), "NIM_NIL"))
+    let la = lenExpr(p, a)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(rd, "Field1", la)
   else:
     internalError(p.config, a.lode.info, "cannot handle " & $a.t.kind)
 
@@ -327,7 +339,7 @@ proc genAssignment(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc, flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
   # the assignment operation in C.
   if src.t != nil and src.t.kind == tyPtr:
     # little HACK to support the new 'var T' as return type:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+    simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
     return
   let ty = skipTypes(dest.t, abstractRange + tyUserTypeClasses + {tyStatic})
   case ty.kind
@@ -339,9 +351,12 @@ proc genAssignment(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc, flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
     elif (needToCopy notin flags and src.storage != OnStatic) or canMove(p, src.lode, dest):
       genRefAssign(p, dest, src)
     else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#genericSeqAssign($1, $2, $3);$n",
-              [addrLoc(p.config, dest), rdLoc(src),
-              genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
+      let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+      let rs = rdLoc(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericSeqAssign"),
+        rad,
+        rs,
+        genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
   of tyString:
     if optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
       genGenericAsgn(p, dest, src, flags)
@@ -349,35 +364,48 @@ proc genAssignment(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc, flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
       genRefAssign(p, dest, src)
     else:
       if (dest.storage == OnStack and p.config.selectedGC != gcGo) or not usesWriteBarrier(p.config):
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = #copyString($2);$n", [dest.rdLoc, src.rdLoc])
+        let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+        let rs = rdLoc(src)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignmentWithValue(rd):
+          p.s(cpsStmts).addCall(cgsymValue(p.module, "copyString"), rs)
       elif dest.storage == OnHeap:
+        let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+        let rs = rdLoc(src)
         # we use a temporary to care for the dreaded self assignment:
         var tmp: TLoc = getTemp(p, ty)
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$3 = $1; $1 = #copyStringRC1($2);$n",
-                [dest.rdLoc, src.rdLoc, tmp.rdLoc])
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "if ($1) #nimGCunrefNoCycle($1);$n", [tmp.rdLoc])
+        let rtmp = rdLoc(tmp)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignment(rtmp, rd)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignmentWithValue(rd):
+          p.s(cpsStmts).addCall(cgsymValue(p.module, "copyStringRC1"), rs)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmt(rtmp):
+          p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "nimGCunrefNoCycle"), rtmp)
       else:
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#unsureAsgnRef((void**) $1, #copyString($2));$n",
-               [addrLoc(p.config, dest), rdLoc(src)])
+        let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+        let rs = rdLoc(src)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "unsureAsgnRef"),
+          cCast("void**", rad),
+          cCall(cgsymValue(p.module, "copyString"), rs))
   of tyProc:
     if containsGarbageCollectedRef(dest.t):
       # optimize closure assignment:
       let a = optAsgnLoc(dest, dest.t, "ClE_0".rope)
       let b = optAsgnLoc(src, dest.t, "ClE_0".rope)
       genRefAssign(p, a, b)
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1.ClP_0 = $2.ClP_0;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+      let rs = rdLoc(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addMutualFieldAssignment(rd, rs, "ClP_0")
     else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   of tyTuple:
     if containsGarbageCollectedRef(dest.t):
       if dest.t.kidsLen <= 4: genOptAsgnTuple(p, dest, src, flags)
       else: genGenericAsgn(p, dest, src, flags)
     else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   of tyObject:
     # XXX: check for subtyping?
     if ty.isImportedCppType:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
     elif not isObjLackingTypeField(ty):
       genGenericAsgn(p, dest, src, flags)
     elif containsGarbageCollectedRef(ty):
@@ -389,48 +417,60 @@ proc genAssignment(p: BProc, dest, src: TLoc, flags: TAssignmentFlags) =
       else:
         genGenericAsgn(p, dest, src, flags)
     else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   of tyArray:
     if containsGarbageCollectedRef(dest.t) and p.config.selectedGC notin {gcArc, gcAtomicArc, gcOrc, gcHooks}:
       genGenericAsgn(p, dest, src, flags)
     else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts,
-           "#nimCopyMem((void*)$1, (NIM_CONST void*)$2, sizeof($3));$n",
-           [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src), getTypeDesc(p.module, dest.t)])
+      let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+      let rs = rdLoc(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "nimCopyMem"),
+        cCast("void*", rd),
+        cCast(ptrConstType("void"), rs),
+        cSizeof(getTypeDesc(p.module, dest.t)))
   of tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
     # open arrays are always on the stack - really? What if a sequence is
     # passed to an open array?
     if reifiedOpenArray(dest.lode):
       genOpenArrayConv(p, dest, src, flags)
     elif containsGarbageCollectedRef(dest.t):
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts,     # XXX: is this correct for arrays?
-           "#genericAssignOpenArray((void*)$1, (void*)$2, $1Len_0, $3);$n",
-           [addrLoc(p.config, dest), addrLoc(p.config, src),
-           genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
-    else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts,
+      let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+      let ras = addrLoc(p.config, src)
+      # XXX: is this correct for arrays?
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericAssignOpenArray"),
+        cCast("void*", rad),
+        cCast("void*", ras),
+        rad & "Len_0",
+        genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
+    else:
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
+      #linefmt(p, cpsStmts,
            # bug #4799, keep the nimCopyMem for a while
-           #"#nimCopyMem((void*)$1, (NIM_CONST void*)$2, sizeof($1[0])*$1Len_0);\n",
-           "$1 = $2;$n",
-           [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+           #"#nimCopyMem((void*)$1, (NIM_CONST void*)$2, sizeof($1[0])*$1Len_0);\n")
   of tySet:
     if mapSetType(p.config, ty) == ctArray:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#nimCopyMem((void*)$1, (NIM_CONST void*)$2, $3);$n",
-              [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src), getSize(p.config, dest.t)])
-    else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+      let rs = rdLoc(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "nimCopyMem"),
+        cCast("void*", rd),
+        cCast(ptrConstType("void"), rs),
+        cIntValue(getSize(p.config, dest.t)))
+    else:
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   of tyPtr, tyPointer, tyChar, tyBool, tyEnum, tyCstring,
      tyInt..tyUInt64, tyRange, tyVar, tyLent, tyNil:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+    simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   else: internalError(p.config, "genAssignment: " & $ty.kind)
 
   if optMemTracker in p.options and dest.storage in {OnHeap, OnUnknown}:
     #writeStackTrace()
     #echo p.currLineInfo, " requesting"
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#memTrackerWrite((void*)$1, $2, $3, $4);$n",
-            [addrLoc(p.config, dest), getSize(p.config, dest.t),
-            makeCString(toFullPath(p.config, p.currLineInfo)),
-            p.currLineInfo.safeLineNm])
+    let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "memTrackerWrite"),
+      cCast("void*", rad),
+      cIntValue(getSize(p.config, dest.t)),
+      makeCString(toFullPath(p.config, p.currLineInfo)),
+      cIntValue(p.currLineInfo.safeLineNm))
 
 proc genDeepCopy(p: BProc; dest, src: TLoc) =
   template addrLocOrTemp(a: TLoc): Rope =
@@ -445,33 +485,48 @@ proc genDeepCopy(p: BProc; dest, src: TLoc) =
   case ty.kind
   of tyPtr, tyRef, tyProc, tyTuple, tyObject, tyArray:
     # XXX optimize this
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#genericDeepCopy((void*)$1, (void*)$2, $3);$n",
-            [addrLoc(p.config, dest), addrLocOrTemp(src),
-            genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
+    let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+    let rats = addrLocOrTemp(src)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericDeepCopy"),
+      cCast("void*", rad),
+      cCast("void*", rats),
+      genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
   of tySequence, tyString:
     if optTinyRtti in p.config.globalOptions:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#genericDeepCopy((void*)$1, (void*)$2, $3);$n",
-              [addrLoc(p.config, dest), addrLocOrTemp(src),
-              genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
-    else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#genericSeqDeepCopy($1, $2, $3);$n",
-              [addrLoc(p.config, dest), rdLoc(src),
-              genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
+      let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+      let rats = addrLocOrTemp(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericDeepCopy"),
+        cCast("void*", rad),
+        cCast("void*", rats),
+        genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
+    else:
+      let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+      let rs = rdLoc(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericSeqDeepCopy"),
+        rad,
+        rs,
+        genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
   of tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
     let source = addrLocOrTemp(src)
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts,
-         "#genericDeepCopyOpenArray((void*)$1, (void*)$2, $2->Field1, $3);$n",
-         [addrLoc(p.config, dest), source,
-         genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info)])
+    let rad = addrLoc(p.config, dest)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "genericDeepCopyOpenArray"),
+      cCast("void*", rad),
+      cCast("void*", source),
+      derefField(source, "Field1"),
+      genTypeInfoV1(p.module, dest.t, dest.lode.info))
   of tySet:
     if mapSetType(p.config, ty) == ctArray:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "#nimCopyMem((void*)$1, (NIM_CONST void*)$2, $3);$n",
-              [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src), getSize(p.config, dest.t)])
-    else:
-      linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+      let rd = rdLoc(dest)
+      let rs = rdLoc(src)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "nimCopyMem"),
+        cCast("void*", rd),
+        cCast(ptrConstType("void"), rs),
+        cIntValue(getSize(p.config, dest.t)))
+    else:
+      simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   of tyPointer, tyChar, tyBool, tyEnum, tyCstring,
      tyInt..tyUInt64, tyRange, tyVar, tyLent:
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "$1 = $2;$n", [rdLoc(dest), rdLoc(src)])
+    simpleAsgn(p.s(cpsStmts), dest, src)
   else: internalError(p.config, "genDeepCopy: " & $ty.kind)
 
 proc putLocIntoDest(p: BProc, d: var TLoc, s: TLoc) =
@@ -519,7 +574,9 @@ proc binaryStmtAddr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, cpname: string) =
   if d.k != locNone: internalError(p.config, e.info, "binaryStmtAddr")
   var a = initLocExpr(p, e[1])
   var b = initLocExpr(p, e[2])
-  lineCg(p, cpsStmts, "#$1($2, $3);$n", [cpname, byRefLoc(p, a), rdLoc(b)])
+  let bra = byRefLoc(p, a)
+  let rb = rdLoc(b)
+  p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, cpname), bra, rb)
 
 template unaryStmt(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, frmt: string) =
   if d.k != locNone: internalError(p.config, e.info, "unaryStmt")
@@ -554,21 +611,28 @@ template binaryArithOverflowRaw(p: BProc, t: PType, a, b: TLoc;
   let storage = if size < p.config.target.intSize: rope("NI")
                 else: getTypeDesc(p.module, t)
   var result = getTempName(p.module)
-  linefmt(p, cpsLocals, "$1 $2;$n", [storage, result])
-  lineCg(p, cpsStmts, "if (#$2($3, $4, &$1)) { #raiseOverflow(); ",
-      [result, cpname, rdCharLoc(a), rdCharLoc(b)])
-  raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
-  linefmt p, cpsStmts, "};$n", []
+  p.s(cpsLocals).addVar(kind = Local, name = result, typ = storage)
+  let rca = rdCharLoc(a)
+  let rcb = rdCharLoc(b)
+  p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmtWithCond():
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCall(cgsymValue(p.module, cpname),
+      rca,
+      rcb,
+      cAddr(result))
+  do:
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "raiseOverflow"))
+    raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
 
   if size < p.config.target.intSize or t.kind in {tyRange, tyEnum}:
-    var first = newRopeAppender()
-    intLiteral(firstOrd(p.config, t), first)
-    var last = newRopeAppender()
-    intLiteral(lastOrd(p.config, t), last)
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "if ($1 < $2 || $1 > $3){ #raiseOverflow(); ",
-            [result, first, last])
-    raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
-    linefmt p, cpsStmts, "}$n", []
+    let first = cIntLiteral(firstOrd(p.config, t))
+    let last = cIntLiteral(lastOrd(p.config, t))
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmtWithCond():
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addOp(Or,
+        cOp(LessThan, result, first),
+        cOp(GreaterThan, result, last))
+    do:
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "raiseOverflow"))
+      raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
 
   result
 
@@ -584,7 +648,7 @@ proc binaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
       "nimMulInt64", "nimDivInt64", "nimModInt64",
       "nimAddInt64", "nimSubInt64"
     ]
-    opr: array[mAddI..mPred, string] = ["+", "-", "*", "/", "%", "+", "-"]
+    opr: array[mAddI..mPred, TypedBinaryOp] = [Add, Sub, Mul, Div, Mod, Add, Sub]
   assert(e[1].typ != nil)
   assert(e[2].typ != nil)
   var a = initLocExpr(p, e[1])
@@ -593,7 +657,8 @@ proc binaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
   # later via 'chckRange'
   let t = e.typ.skipTypes(abstractRange)
   if optOverflowCheck notin p.options or (m in {mSucc, mPred} and t.kind in {tyUInt..tyUInt64}):
-    let res = "($1)($2 $3 $4)" % [getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ), rdLoc(a), rope(opr[m]), rdLoc(b)]
+    let typ = getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ)
+    let res = cCast(typ, cOp(opr[m], typ, rdLoc(a), rdLoc(b)))
     putIntoDest(p, d, e, res)
   else:
     # we handle div by zero here so that we know that the compilerproc's
@@ -606,15 +671,17 @@ proc binaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
       if e[2].kind in {nkIntLit..nkInt64Lit}:
         needsOverflowCheck = e[2].intVal == -1
       if canBeZero:
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "if ($1 == 0){ #raiseDivByZero(); ", [rdLoc(b)])
-        raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
-        linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "}$n", [])
+        # remove extra paren from `==` op here to avoid Wparentheses-equality: 
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmt(removeSinglePar(cOp(Equal, rdLoc(b), cIntValue(0)))):
+          p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "raiseDivByZero"))
+          raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
     if needsOverflowCheck:
       let res = binaryArithOverflowRaw(p, t, a, b,
         if t.kind == tyInt64: prc64[m] else: prc[m])
-      putIntoDest(p, d, e, "($#)($#)" % [getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ), res])
+      putIntoDest(p, d, e, cCast(getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ), res))
     else:
-      let res = "($1)(($2) $3 ($4))" % [getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ), rdLoc(a), rope(opr[m]), rdLoc(b)]
+      let typ = getTypeDesc(p.module, e.typ)
+      let res = cCast(typ, cOp(opr[m], typ, wrapPar(rdLoc(a)), wrapPar(rdLoc(b))))
       putIntoDest(p, d, e, res)
 
 proc unaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
@@ -622,21 +689,25 @@ proc unaryArithOverflow(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, m: TMagic) =
   assert(e[1].typ != nil)
   var a: TLoc = initLocExpr(p, e[1])
   t = skipTypes(e.typ, abstractRange)
+  let ra = rdLoc(a)
   if optOverflowCheck in p.options:
-    var first = newRopeAppender()
-    intLiteral(firstOrd(p.config, t), first)
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "if ($1 == $2){ #raiseOverflow(); ",
-            [rdLoc(a), first])
-    raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
-    linefmt p, cpsStmts, "}$n", []
+    let first = cIntLiteral(firstOrd(p.config, t))
+    # remove extra paren from `==` op here to avoid Wparentheses-equality: 
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmt(removeSinglePar(cOp(Equal, ra, first))):
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addCallStmt(cgsymValue(p.module, "raiseOverflow"))
+      raiseInstr(p, p.s(cpsStmts))
 
   case m
   of mUnaryMinusI:
-    putIntoDest(p, d, e, "((NI$2)-($1))" % [rdLoc(a), rope(getSize(p.config, t) * 8)])
+    let typ = "NI" & rope(getSize(p.config, t) * 8)
+    putIntoDest(p, d, e, cCast(typ, cOp(Neg, typ, ra)))
   of mUnaryMinusI64:
-    putIntoDest(p, d, e, "-($1)" % [rdLoc(a)])
+    putIntoDest(p, d, e, cOp(Neg, getTypeDesc(p.module, t), ra))
   of mAbsI:
-    putIntoDest(p, d, e, "($1 > 0? ($1) : -($1))" % [rdLoc(a)])
+    putIntoDest(p, d, e,
+      cIfExpr(cOp(GreaterThan, ra, cIntValue(0)),
+        wrapPar(ra),
+        cOp(Neg, getTypeDesc(p.module, t), ra)))
   else:
     assert(false, $m)
 
@@ -770,18 +841,25 @@ proc genEqProc(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   assert(e[2].typ != nil)
   var a = initLocExpr(p, e[1])
   var b = initLocExpr(p, e[2])
+  let ra = rdLoc(a)
+  let rb = rdLoc(b)
   if a.t.skipTypes(abstractInstOwned).callConv == ccClosure:
-    putIntoDest(p, d, e,
-      "($1.ClP_0 == $2.ClP_0 && $1.ClE_0 == $2.ClE_0)" % [rdLoc(a), rdLoc(b)])
+    putIntoDest(p, d, e, cOp(And,
+      cOp(Equal, dotField(ra, "ClP_0"), dotField(rb, "ClP_0")),
+      cOp(Equal, dotField(ra, "ClE_0"), dotField(rb, "ClE_0"))))
   else:
-    putIntoDest(p, d, e, "($1 == $2)" % [rdLoc(a), rdLoc(b)])
+    putIntoDest(p, d, e, cOp(Equal, ra, rb))
 
 proc genIsNil(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
   let t = skipTypes(e[1].typ, abstractRange)
+  var a: TLoc = initLocExpr(p, e[1])
+  let ra = rdLoc(a)
+  var res = ""
   if t.kind == tyProc and t.callConv == ccClosure:
-    unaryExpr(p, e, d, "($1.ClP_0 == 0)")
+    res = cOp(Equal, dotField(ra, "ClP_0"), cIntValue(0))
   else:
-    unaryExpr(p, e, d, "($1 == 0)")
+    res = cOp(Equal, ra, cIntValue(0))
+  putIntoDest(p, d, e, res)
 
 proc unaryArith(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, op: TMagic) =
   var
@@ -867,7 +945,7 @@ proc genDeref(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       # so the '&' and '*' cancel out:
       putIntoDest(p, d, e, rdLoc(a), a.storage)
     else:
-      putIntoDest(p, d, e, "(*$1)" % [rdLoc(a)], a.storage)
+      putIntoDest(p, d, e, cDeref(rdLoc(a)), a.storage)
 
 proc cowBracket(p: BProc; n: PNode) =
   if n.kind == nkBracketExpr and optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
@@ -1749,8 +1827,7 @@ proc genNewFinalize(p: BProc, e: PNode) =
   var f = initLocExpr(p, e[2])
   b = initLoc(locExpr, a.lode, OnHeap)
   ti = genTypeInfo(p.config, p.module, refType, e.info)
-  p.module.s[cfsTypeInit3].addDerefFieldAssignment(ti, "finalizer"):
-    p.module.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cCast("void*", rdLoc(f)))
+  p.module.s[cfsTypeInit3].addDerefFieldAssignment(ti, "finalizer", cCast("void*", rdLoc(f)))
   b.snippet = ropecg(p.module, "($1) #newObj($2, sizeof($3))", [
       getTypeDesc(p.module, refType),
       ti, getTypeDesc(p.module, skipTypes(refType.elementType, abstractRange))])
@@ -1973,8 +2050,7 @@ proc genArrayLen(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc, op: TMagic) =
     var a = initLocExpr(p, e[1])
     var x = lenExpr(p, a)
     if op == mHigh: x = "($1-1)" % [x]
-    p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignment(tmp.snippet):
-      p.s(cpsStmts).add(x)
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignment(tmp.snippet, x)
     putIntoDest(p, d, e, tmp.snippet)
   of tyArray:
     # YYY: length(sideeffect) is optimized away incorrectly?
@@ -2421,15 +2497,15 @@ proc genMove(p: BProc; n: PNode; d: var TLoc) =
   if n.len == 4:
     # generated by liftdestructors:
     var src: TLoc = initLocExpr(p, n[2])
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "if ($1.p != $2.p) {", [rdLoc(a), rdLoc(src)])
-    genStmts(p, n[3])
-    linefmt(p, cpsStmts, "}$n", [])
     let destVal = rdLoc(a)
     let srcVal = rdLoc(src)
-    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(destVal, "len"):
-      p.s(cpsStmts).add(dotField(srcVal, "len"))
-    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(destVal, "p"):
-      p.s(cpsStmts).add(dotField(srcVal, "p"))
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addSingleIfStmt(
+      cOp(NotEqual,
+        dotField(destVal, "p"),
+        dotField(srcVal, "p"))):
+      genStmts(p, n[3])
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(destVal, "len", dotField(srcVal, "len"))
+    p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(destVal, "p", dotField(srcVal, "p"))
   else:
     if d.k == locNone: d = getTemp(p, n.typ)
     if p.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcAtomicArc, gcOrc}:
@@ -2518,10 +2594,8 @@ proc genSlice(p: BProc; e: PNode; d: var TLoc) =
                          p.config.selectedGC in {gcArc, gcAtomicArc, gcOrc})
   if d.k == locNone: d = getTemp(p, e.typ)
   let dest = rdLoc(d)
-  p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "Field0"):
-    p.s(cpsStmts).add(x)
-  p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "Field1"):
-    p.s(cpsStmts).add(y)
+  p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "Field0", x)
+  p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "Field1", y)
   when false:
     localError(p.config, e.info, "invalid context for 'toOpenArray'; " &
       "'toOpenArray' is only valid within a call expression")
@@ -2764,8 +2838,7 @@ proc genSetConstr(p: BProc, e: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     else:
       # small set
       var ts = "NU" & $(getSize(p.config, e.typ) * 8)
-      p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignment(rdLoc(d)):
-        p.s(cpsStmts).addIntValue(0)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addAssignment(rdLoc(d), cIntValue(0))
       for it in e.sons:
         if it.kind == nkRange:
           idx = getTemp(p, getSysType(p.module.g.graph, unknownLineInfo, tyInt)) # our counter
@@ -2843,17 +2916,13 @@ proc genClosure(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     when false:
       if d.k != locNone:
         let dest = d.rdLoc
-        p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClP_0"):
-          p.s(cpsStmts).add(a.rdLoc)
-        p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClE_0"):
-          p.s(cpsStmts).add(b.rdLoc)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClP_0", a.rdLoc)
+        p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClE_0", b.rdLoc)
     else:
       tmp = getTemp(p, n.typ)
       let dest = tmp.rdLoc
-      p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClP_0"):
-        p.s(cpsStmts).add(a.rdLoc)
-      p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClE_0"):
-        p.s(cpsStmts).add(b.rdLoc)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClP_0", a.rdLoc)
+      p.s(cpsStmts).addFieldAssignment(dest, "ClE_0", b.rdLoc)
       putLocIntoDest(p, d, tmp)
 
 proc genArrayConstr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
@@ -3034,14 +3103,12 @@ proc genConstHeader(m, q: BModule; p: BProc, sym: PSym) =
     m.s[cfsVars].addVar(kind = Global, name = sym.loc.snippet,
       typ = ptrType(getTypeDesc(m, sym.loc.t, dkVar)))
     m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).add('\t')
-    m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addAssignment(sym.loc.snippet):
+    m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addAssignmentWithValue(sym.loc.snippet):
       m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addCast(ptrType(getTypeDesc(m, sym.loc.t, dkVar))):
         var getGlobalCall: CallBuilder
-        m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addCall(getGlobalCall, "hcrGetGlobal"):
-          m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addArgument(getGlobalCall):
-            m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).add(getModuleDllPath(q, sym))
-          m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addArgument(getGlobalCall):
-            m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).add('"' & sym.loc.snippet & '"')
+        m.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addCall("hcrGetGlobal",
+          getModuleDllPath(q, sym),
+          '"' & sym.loc.snippet & '"')
   else:
     var headerDecl = newBuilder("")
     headerDecl.addDeclWithVisibility(Extern):
@@ -3090,7 +3157,7 @@ proc genConstDefinition(q: BModule; p: BProc; sym: PSym) =
         q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addArgument(copyCall):
           q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).add(cCast("void*", sym.loc.snippet))
         q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addArgument(copyCall):
-          q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).add(cCast(constType("void*"), cAddr(actualConstName)))
+          q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).add(cCast(ptrConstType("void"), cAddr(actualConstName)))
         q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addArgument(copyCall):
           q.initProc.procSec(cpsLocals).addSizeof(rdLoc(sym.loc))
 
diff --git a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
index 1c1936db6aed..c64dad9c5ec4 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
@@ -1287,35 +1287,29 @@ proc genTypeInfoAuxBase(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType;
     size = rope"void*"
   else:
     size = getTypeDesc(m, origType, dkVar)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "size"):
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignmentWithValue(nameHcr, "size"):
     m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSizeof(size)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "align"):
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignmentWithValue(nameHcr, "align"):
     m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addAlignof(size)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "kind"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(nimtypeKind)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "base"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(base)
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "kind", nimtypeKind)
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "base", base)
   # compute type flags for GC optimization
   var flags = 0
   if not containsGarbageCollectedRef(typ): flags = flags or 1
   if not canFormAcycle(m.g.graph, typ): flags = flags or 2
   #else echo("can contain a cycle: " & typeToString(typ))
   if flags != 0:
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "flags"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(flags)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "flags", cIntValue(flags))
   cgsym(m, "TNimType")
   if isDefined(m.config, "nimTypeNames"):
     var typename = typeToString(if origType.typeInst != nil: origType.typeInst
                                 else: origType, preferName)
     if typename == "ref object" and origType.skipTypes(skipPtrs).sym != nil:
       typename = "anon ref object from " & m.config$origType.skipTypes(skipPtrs).sym.info
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "name"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(makeCString typename)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "name", makeCString typename)
     cgsym(m, "nimTypeRoot")
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "nextType"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add("nimTypeRoot")
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addAssignment("nimTypeRoot"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(nameHcr))
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(nameHcr, "nextType", "nimTypeRoot")
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addAssignment("nimTypeRoot", cAddr(nameHcr))
 
   if m.hcrOn:
     m.s[cfsStrData].addVar(kind = Global, name = name, typ = ptrType("TNimType"))
@@ -1400,20 +1394,15 @@ proc genObjectFields(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, n: PNode, expr: Rope;
       genTNimNodeArray(m, tmp, n.len)
       for i in 0..<n.len:
         var tmp2 = getNimNode(m)
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(i)):
-          m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp2))
+        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(i), cAddr(tmp2))
         genObjectFields(m, typ, origType, n[i], tmp2, info)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(n.len)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(2)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "sons"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(subscript(tmp, cIntValue(0))))
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len", n.len)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind", 2)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "sons",
+        cAddr(subscript(tmp, cIntValue(0))))
     else:
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(n.len)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(2)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len", n.len)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind", 2)
   of nkRecCase:
     assert(n[0].kind == nkSym)
     var field = n[0].sym
@@ -1424,18 +1413,13 @@ proc genObjectFields(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, n: PNode, expr: Rope;
     if field.loc.t == nil:
       internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields")
     let fieldTypInfo = genTypeInfoV1(m, field.typ, info)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(3)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "offset"):
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind", 3)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignmentWithValue(expr, "offset"):
       m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addOffsetof(getTypeDesc(m, origType, dkVar), field.loc.snippet)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "typ"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(fieldTypInfo)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "name"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(makeCString(field.name.s))
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "sons"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(subscript(tmp, "0")))
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(L)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "typ", fieldTypInfo)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "name", makeCString(field.name.s))
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "sons", cAddr(subscript(tmp, "0")))
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len", L)
     m.s[cfsData].addArrayVar(kind = Local, name = tmp,
       elementType = ptrType("TNimNode"), len = toInt(L)+1)
     for i in 1..<n.len:
@@ -1451,15 +1435,12 @@ proc genObjectFields(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, n: PNode, expr: Rope;
             var x = toInt(getOrdValue(b[j][0]))
             var y = toInt(getOrdValue(b[j][1]))
             while x <= y:
-              m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(x)):
-                m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp2))
+              m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(x), cAddr(tmp2))
               inc(x)
           else:
-            m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(getOrdValue(b[j]))):
-              m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp2))
+            m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(getOrdValue(b[j])), cAddr(tmp2))
       of nkElse:
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(L)):
-          m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp2))
+        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(L), cAddr(tmp2))
       else: internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields(nkRecCase)")
   of nkSym:
     var field = n.sym
@@ -1470,14 +1451,11 @@ proc genObjectFields(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, n: PNode, expr: Rope;
       if field.loc.t == nil:
         internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields")
       let fieldTypInfo = genTypeInfoV1(m, field.typ, info)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(1)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "offset"):
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind", 1)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignmentWithValue(expr, "offset"):
         m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addOffsetof(getTypeDesc(m, origType, dkVar), field.loc.snippet)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "typ"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(fieldTypInfo)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "name"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(makeCString(field.name.s))
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "typ", fieldTypInfo)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "name", makeCString(field.name.s))
   else: internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields")
 
 proc genObjectInfo(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
@@ -1489,8 +1467,7 @@ proc genObjectInfo(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo
   var tmp = getNimNode(m)
   if (not isImportedType(typ)) or tfCompleteStruct in typ.flags:
     genObjectFields(m, typ, origType, typ.n, tmp, info)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp))
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node", cAddr(tmp))
   var t = typ.baseClass
   while t != nil:
     t = t.skipTypes(skipPtrs)
@@ -1506,29 +1483,20 @@ proc genTupleInfo(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo)
     for i, a in typ.ikids:
       var tmp2 = getNimNode(m)
       let fieldTypInfo = genTypeInfoV1(m, a, info)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(i)):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp2))
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "kind"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(1)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "offset"):
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addSubscriptAssignment(tmp, cIntValue(i), cAddr(tmp2))
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "kind", 1)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignmentWithValue(tmp2, "offset"):
         m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addOffsetof(getTypeDesc(m, origType, dkVar), "Field" & $i)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "typ"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(fieldTypInfo)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "name"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add("\"Field" & $i & "\"")
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(typ.kidsLen)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(2)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "sons"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(subscript(tmp, cIntValue(0))))
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "typ", fieldTypInfo)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp2, "name", "\"Field" & $i & "\"")
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len", typ.kidsLen)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind", 2)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "sons",
+      cAddr(subscript(tmp, cIntValue(0))))
   else:
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(typ.kidsLen)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(2)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(expr))
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "len", typ.kidsLen)
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(expr, "kind", 2)
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node", cAddr(expr))
 
 proc genEnumInfo(m: BModule; typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
   # Type information for enumerations is quite heavy, so we do some
@@ -1555,8 +1523,7 @@ proc genEnumInfo(m: BModule; typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
         else:
           enumNames.add(makeCString(field.ast.strVal))
       if field.position != i or tfEnumHasHoles in typ.flags:
-        specialCases.addFieldAssignment(elemNode, "offset"):
-          specialCases.addIntValue(field.position)
+        specialCases.addFieldAssignment(elemNode, "offset", field.position)
         hasHoles = true
   var enumArray = getTempName(m)
   var counter = getTempName(m)
@@ -1573,14 +1540,11 @@ proc genEnumInfo(m: BModule; typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
       rope(typ.n.len), m.typeNodesName, rope(firstNimNode), enumArray, nodePtrs])
   m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(specialCases)
   let n = getNimNode(m)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(n, "len"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(typ.n.len)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(n, "kind"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(0)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(n, "sons"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(subscript(nodePtrs, cIntValue(0))))
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(n))
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(n, "len", typ.n.len)
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(n, "kind", 0)
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(n, "sons",
+    cAddr(subscript(nodePtrs, cIntValue(0))))
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node", cAddr(n))
   if hasHoles:
     # 1 << 2 is {ntfEnumHole}
     m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addf("$1.flags = 1<<2;$n", [tiNameForHcr(m, name)])
@@ -1589,12 +1553,9 @@ proc genSetInfo(m: BModule; typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
   assert(typ.elementType != nil)
   genTypeInfoAux(m, typ, typ, name, info)
   var tmp = getNimNode(m)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp, "len"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(firstOrd(m.config, typ))
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp, "kind"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addIntValue(0)
-  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node"):
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cAddr(tmp))
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp, "len", firstOrd(m.config, typ))
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tmp, "kind", 0)
+  m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, name), "node", cAddr(tmp))
 
 proc genArrayInfo(m: BModule; typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
   genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, typ, typ, name, genTypeInfoV1(m, typ.elementType, info), info)
@@ -1620,7 +1581,7 @@ proc declareNimType(m: BModule; name: string; str: Rope, module: int) =
   if m.hcrOn:
     m.s[cfsStrData].addVar(kind = Global, name = str, typ = ptrType(nr))
     m.s[cfsTypeInit1].add('\t')
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit1].addAssignment(str):
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit1].addAssignmentWithValue(str):
       m.s[cfsTypeInit1].addCast(typ = ptrType(nr)):
         var hcrGlobal: CallBuilder
         m.s[cfsTypeInit1].addCall(hcrGlobal, "hcrGetGlobal"):
@@ -1771,10 +1732,10 @@ proc genTypeInfoV2OldImpl(m: BModule; t, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLin
   if not canFormAcycle(m.g.graph, t): flags = flags or 1
 
   var typeEntry = newRopeAppender()
-  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "destructor"):
+  typeEntry.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(name, "destructor"):
     typeEntry.addCast("void*"):
       genHook(m, t, info, attachedDestructor, typeEntry)
-  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "traceImpl"):
+  typeEntry.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(name, "traceImpl"):
     typeEntry.addCast("void*"):
       genHook(m, t, info, attachedTrace, typeEntry)
 
@@ -1790,18 +1751,15 @@ proc genTypeInfoV2OldImpl(m: BModule; t, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLin
       typeName = genTypeInfo2Name(m, t)
     else:
       typeName = rope("NIM_NIL")
-    typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "name"):
-      typeEntry.add(typeName)
+    typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "name", typeName)
   let sizeTyp = getTypeDesc(m, t)
-  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "size"):
+  typeEntry.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(name, "size"):
     typeEntry.addSizeof(sizeTyp)
-  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "align"):
+  typeEntry.addFieldAssignmentWithValue(name, "align"):
     typeEntry.addCast(typ = "NI16"):
       typeEntry.addAlignof(sizeTyp)
-  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "depth"):
-    typeEntry.addIntValue(objDepth)
-  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "flags"):
-    typeEntry.addIntValue(flags)
+  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "depth", objDepth)
+  typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "flags", flags)
 
   if objDepth >= 0:
     let objDisplay = genDisplay(m, t, objDepth)
@@ -1811,8 +1769,7 @@ proc genTypeInfoV2OldImpl(m: BModule; t, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLin
         elementType = getTypeDesc(m, getSysType(m.g.graph, unknownLineInfo, tyUInt32), dkVar),
         len = objDepth + 1,
         initializer = objDisplay)
-    typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "display"):
-      typeEntry.add(objDisplayStore)
+    typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "display", objDisplayStore)
 
   let dispatchMethods = toSeq(getMethodsPerType(m.g.graph, t))
   if dispatchMethods.len > 0:
@@ -1824,8 +1781,7 @@ proc genTypeInfoV2OldImpl(m: BModule; t, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLin
         initializer = genVTable(dispatchMethods))
     for i in dispatchMethods:
       genProcPrototype(m, i)
-    typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "vTable"):
-      typeEntry.add(vTablePointerName)
+    typeEntry.addFieldAssignment(name, "vTable", vTablePointerName)
 
   m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add typeEntry
 
@@ -2043,14 +1999,12 @@ proc genTypeInfoV1(m: BModule; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): Rope =
     genTypeInfoAux(m, t, t, result, info)
     if m.config.selectedGC in {gcMarkAndSweep, gcRefc, gcGo}:
       let markerProc = genTraverseProc(m, origType, sig)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, result), "marker"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(markerProc)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, result), "marker", markerProc)
   of tyRef:
     genTypeInfoAux(m, t, t, result, info)
     if m.config.selectedGC in {gcMarkAndSweep, gcRefc, gcGo}:
       let markerProc = genTraverseProc(m, origType, sig)
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, result), "marker"):
-        m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(markerProc)
+      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(tiNameForHcr(m, result), "marker", markerProc)
   of tyPtr, tyRange, tyUncheckedArray: genTypeInfoAux(m, t, t, result, info)
   of tyArray: genArrayInfo(m, t, result, info)
   of tySet: genSetInfo(m, t, result, info)
@@ -2076,10 +2030,8 @@ proc genTypeInfoV1(m: BModule; t: PType; info: TLineInfo): Rope =
 
   if optTinyRtti in m.config.globalOptions and t.kind == tyObject and sfImportc notin t.sym.flags:
     let v2info = genTypeInfoV2(m, origType, info)
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addDerefFieldAssignment(v2info, "typeInfoV1"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cCast("void*", cAddr(result)))
-    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(result, "typeInfoV2"):
-      m.s[cfsTypeInit3].add(cCast("void*", v2info))
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addDerefFieldAssignment(v2info, "typeInfoV1", cCast("void*", cAddr(result)))
+    m.s[cfsTypeInit3].addFieldAssignment(result, "typeInfoV2", cCast("void*", v2info))
 
   result = prefixTI.rope & result & ")".rope
 
diff --git a/compiler/cgen.nim b/compiler/cgen.nim
index c4931d7ba74d..20f1b91ec059 100644
--- a/compiler/cgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/cgen.nim
@@ -337,31 +337,43 @@ proc getTempName(m: BModule): Rope =
   result = m.tmpBase & rope(m.labels)
   inc m.labels
 
+include cbuilderbase
+include cbuilderexprs
+include cbuilderdecls
+include cbuilderstmts
+
 proc rdLoc(a: TLoc): Rope =
   # 'read' location (deref if indirect)
   if lfIndirect in a.flags:
-    result = "(*" & a.snippet & ")"
+    result = cDeref(a.snippet)
   else:
     result = a.snippet
 
 proc addRdLoc(a: TLoc; result: var Rope) =
   if lfIndirect in a.flags:
-    result.add "(*" & a.snippet & ")"
+    result.add cDeref(a.snippet)
   else:
     result.add a.snippet
 
 proc lenField(p: BProc): Rope {.inline.} =
   result = rope(if p.module.compileToCpp: "len" else: "Sup.len")
 
+proc lenField(p: BProc, val: Rope): Rope {.inline.} =
+  if p.module.compileToCpp:
+    result = derefField(val, "len")
+  else:
+    result = dotField(derefField(val, "Sup"), "len")
+
 proc lenExpr(p: BProc; a: TLoc): Rope =
   if optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
-    result = rdLoc(a) & ".len"
+    result = dotField(rdLoc(a), "len")
   else:
-    result = "($1 ? $1->$2 : 0)" % [rdLoc(a), lenField(p)]
+    let ra = rdLoc(a)
+    result = cIfExpr(ra, lenField(p, ra), cIntValue(0))
 
 proc dataFieldAccessor(p: BProc, sym: Rope): Rope =
   if optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
-    result = "(" & sym & ").p"
+    result = dotField(wrapPar(sym), "p")
   else:
     result = sym
 
@@ -371,12 +383,11 @@ proc dataField(p: BProc): Rope =
   else:
     result = rope"->data"
 
+proc dataField(p: BProc, val: Rope): Rope {.inline.} =
+  result = derefField(dataFieldAccessor(p, val), "data")
+
 proc genProcPrototype(m: BModule, sym: PSym)
 
-include cbuilderbase
-include cbuilderexprs
-include cbuilderdecls
-include cbuilderstmts
 include ccgliterals
 include ccgtypes
 
@@ -389,20 +400,20 @@ template mapTypeChooser(a: TLoc): TSymKind = mapTypeChooser(a.lode)
 
 proc addAddrLoc(conf: ConfigRef; a: TLoc; result: var Rope) =
   if lfIndirect notin a.flags and mapType(conf, a.t, mapTypeChooser(a) == skParam) != ctArray:
-    result.add "(&" & a.snippet & ")"
+    result.add wrapPar(cAddr(a.snippet))
   else:
     result.add a.snippet
 
 proc addrLoc(conf: ConfigRef; a: TLoc): Rope =
   if lfIndirect notin a.flags and mapType(conf, a.t, mapTypeChooser(a) == skParam) != ctArray:
-    result = "(&" & a.snippet & ")"
+    result = wrapPar(cAddr(a.snippet))
   else:
     result = a.snippet
 
 proc byRefLoc(p: BProc; a: TLoc): Rope =
   if lfIndirect notin a.flags and mapType(p.config, a.t, mapTypeChooser(a) == skParam) != ctArray and not
       p.module.compileToCpp:
-    result = "(&" & a.snippet & ")"
+    result = wrapPar(cAddr(a.snippet))
   else:
     result = a.snippet
 
@@ -410,7 +421,7 @@ proc rdCharLoc(a: TLoc): Rope =
   # read a location that may need a char-cast:
   result = rdLoc(a)
   if skipTypes(a.t, abstractRange).kind == tyChar:
-    result = "((NU8)($1))" % [result]
+    result = cCast("NU8", result)
 
 type
   TAssignmentFlag = enum
@@ -756,7 +767,6 @@ proc genStmts(p: BProc, t: PNode)
 proc expr(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc)
 
 proc putLocIntoDest(p: BProc, d: var TLoc, s: TLoc)
-proc intLiteral(i: BiggestInt; result: var Rope)
 proc genLiteral(p: BProc, n: PNode; result: var Rope)
 proc genOtherArg(p: BProc; ri: PNode; i: int; typ: PType; result: var Rope; argsCounter: var int)
 proc raiseExit(p: BProc)