make note of subkernel id, and destination at some point

add subkernel calling routine
initial subkernels commit
2024-10-23 17:21:45 +08:00 · 2024-10-23 17:21:08 +08:00 · 2024-10-23 17:19:43 +08:00 · 2024-10-18 14:17:16 +08:00 · 2024-10-18 14:16:42 +08:00 · 2024-10-17 16:25:52 +08:00
66 changed files with 2216 additions and 1277 deletions
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ repos:
    hooks:
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        name: nac3 cargo format
-        entry: cargo
+        entry: nix
        language: system
        types: [file, rust]
        pass_filenames: false
        description: Runs cargo fmt on the codebase.
-        args: [fmt]
+        args: [develop, -c, cargo, fmt, --all]
      - id: nac3-cargo-clippy
        name: nac3 cargo clippy
-        entry: cargo
+        entry: nix
        language: system
        types: [file, rust]
        pass_filenames: false
        description: Runs cargo clippy on the codebase.
-        args: [clippy, --tests]
+        args: [develop, -c, cargo, clippy, --tests]
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+checksum = "8acb788b847c24f28525660c4d7758620a7210875711f79e7f663cc152726811"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags",
 "errno",
@ -1002,9 +1014,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
-version = "1.0.17"
+version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "955d28af4278de8121b7ebeb796b6a45735dc01436d898801014aced2773a3d6"
+checksum = "0e819f2bc632f285be6d7cd36e25940d45b2391dd6d9b939e79de557f7014248"

 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
@ -1035,29 +1047,29 @@ checksum = "61697e0a1c7e512e84a621326239844a24d8207b4669b41bc18b32ea5cbf988b"

 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.208"
+version = "1.0.210"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cff085d2cb684faa248efb494c39b68e522822ac0de72ccf08109abde717cfb2"
+checksum = "c8e3592472072e6e22e0a54d5904d9febf8508f65fb8552499a1abc7d1078c3a"
 dependencies = [
 "serde_derive",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "serde_derive"
-version = "1.0.208"
+version = "1.0.210"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "24008e81ff7613ed8e5ba0cfaf24e2c2f1e5b8a0495711e44fcd4882fca62bcf"
+checksum = "243902eda00fad750862fc144cea25caca5e20d615af0a81bee94ca738f1df1f"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.75",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.125"
+version = "1.0.129"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "83c8e735a073ccf5be70aa8066aa984eaf2fa000db6c8d0100ae605b366d31ed"
+checksum = "6dbcf9b78a125ee667ae19388837dd12294b858d101fdd393cb9d5501ef09eb2"
 dependencies = [
 "itoa",
 "memchr",
@ -1077,6 +1089,16 @@ dependencies = [
 "yaml-rust",
 ]

+[[package]]
+name = "sha3"
+version = "0.10.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75872d278a8f37ef87fa0ddbda7802605cb18344497949862c0d4dcb291eba60"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest",
+ "keccak",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@ -1147,7 +1169,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
 "rustversion",
- "syn 2.0.75",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1163,9 +1185,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.75"
+version = "2.0.79"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f6af063034fc1935ede7be0122941bafa9bacb949334d090b77ca98b5817c7d9"
+checksum = "89132cd0bf050864e1d38dc3bbc07a0eb8e7530af26344d3d2bbbef83499f590"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
@ -1180,9 +1202,9 @@ checksum = "61c41af27dd6d1e27b1b16b489db798443478cef1f06a660c96db617ba5de3b1"

 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.12.0"
+version = "3.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "04cbcdd0c794ebb0d4cf35e88edd2f7d2c4c3e9a5a6dab322839b321c6a87a64"
+checksum = "f0f2c9fc62d0beef6951ccffd757e241266a2c833136efbe35af6cd2567dca5b"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "fastrand",
@ -1193,13 +1215,12 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "term"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c59df8ac95d96ff9bede18eb7300b0fda5e5d8d90960e76f8e14ae765eedbf1f"
+checksum = "4df4175de05129f31b80458c6df371a15e7fc3fd367272e6bf938e5c351c7ea0"
 dependencies = [
- "dirs-next",
- "rustversion",
- "winapi",
+ "home",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1217,32 +1238,29 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.63"
+version = "1.0.64"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0342370b38b6a11b6cc11d6a805569958d54cfa061a29969c3b5ce2ea405724"
+checksum = "d50af8abc119fb8bb6dbabcfa89656f46f84aa0ac7688088608076ad2b459a84"
 dependencies = [
 "thiserror-impl",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "1.0.63"
+version = "1.0.64"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4558b58466b9ad7ca0f102865eccc95938dca1a74a856f2b57b6629050da261"
+checksum = "08904e7672f5eb876eaaf87e0ce17857500934f4981c4a0ab2b4aa98baac7fc3"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.75",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
 ]

 [[package]]
-name = "tiny-keccak"
-version = "2.0.2"
+name = "typenum"
+version = "1.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2c9d3793400a45f954c52e73d068316d76b6f4e36977e3fcebb13a2721e80237"
-dependencies = [
- "crunchy",
-]
+checksum = "42ff0bf0c66b8238c6f3b578df37d0b7848e55df8577b3f74f92a69acceeb825"

 [[package]]
 name = "unic-char-property"
@ -1298,27 +1316,27 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
-version = "1.0.12"
+version = "1.0.13"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3354b9ac3fae1ff6755cb6db53683adb661634f67557942dea4facebec0fee4b"
+checksum = "e91b56cd4cadaeb79bbf1a5645f6b4f8dc5bde8834ad5894a8db35fda9efa1fe"

 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-width"
-version = "0.1.13"
+version = "0.1.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0336d538f7abc86d282a4189614dfaa90810dfc2c6f6427eaf88e16311dd225d"
+checksum = "7dd6e30e90baa6f72411720665d41d89b9a3d039dc45b8faea1ddd07f617f6af"

 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f962df74c8c05a667b5ee8bcf162993134c104e96440b663c8daa176dc772d8c"
+checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"

 [[package]]
 name = "unicode_names2"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "addeebf294df7922a1164f729fb27ebbbcea99cc32b3bf08afab62757f707677"
+checksum = "d1673eca9782c84de5f81b82e4109dcfb3611c8ba0d52930ec4a9478f547b2dd"
 dependencies = [
 "phf",
 "unicode_names2_generator",
@ -1326,9 +1344,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "unicode_names2_generator"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f444b8bba042fe3c1251ffaca35c603f2dc2ccc08d595c65a8c4f76f3e8426c0"
+checksum = "b91e5b84611016120197efd7dc93ef76774f4e084cd73c9fb3ea4a86c570c56e"
 dependencies = [
 "getopts",
 "log",
@ -1370,22 +1388,6 @@ version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"

-[[package]]
-name = "winapi"
-version = "0.3.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
- "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi-util"
 version = "0.1.9"
@ -1395,12 +1397,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]

-[[package]]
-name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "712e227841d057c1ee1cd2fb22fa7e5a5461ae8e48fa2ca79ec42cfc1931183f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "windows-sys"
 version = "0.52.0"
@ -1510,5 +1506,5 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.75",
+ "syn 2.0.79",
 ]
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
  "nodes": {
    "nixpkgs": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1723637854,
-        "narHash": "sha256-med8+5DSWa2UnOqtdICndjDAEjxr5D7zaIiK4pn0Q7c=",
+        "lastModified": 1727348695,
+        "narHash": "sha256-J+PeFKSDV+pHL7ukkfpVzCOO7mBSrrpJ3svwBFABbhI=",
        "owner": "NixOS",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "c3aa7b8938b17aebd2deecf7be0636000d62a2b9",
+        "rev": "1925c603f17fc89f4c8f6bf6f631a802ad85d784",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
--- a/nac3artiq/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3artiq/Cargo.toml
@ -12,16 +12,10 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 itertools = "0.13"
 pyo3 = { version = "0.21", features = ["extension-module", "gil-refs"] }
 parking_lot = "0.12"
-tempfile = "3.10"
-nac3parser = { path = "../nac3parser" }
+tempfile = "3.13"
 nac3core = { path = "../nac3core" }
 nac3ld = { path = "../nac3ld" }

-[dependencies.inkwell]
-version = "0.4"
-default-features = false
-features = ["llvm14-0", "target-x86", "target-arm", "target-riscv", "no-libffi-linking"]
-
 [features]
 init-llvm-profile = []
 no-escape-analysis = ["nac3core/no-escape-analysis"]
--- a/nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py
+++ b/nac3artiq/demo/min_artiq.py
@ -112,10 +112,15 @@ def extern(function):
    register_function(function)
    return function

-def rpc(function):
-    """Decorates a function declaration defined by the core device runtime."""
-    register_function(function)
-    return function
+
+def rpc(arg=None, flags={}):
+    """Decorates a function or method to be executed on the host interpreter."""
+    if arg is None:
+        def inner_decorator(function):
+            return rpc(function, flags)
+        return inner_decorator
+    register_function(arg)
+    return arg

 def kernel(function_or_method):
    """Decorates a function or method to be executed on the core device."""
--- a/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
@ -1,38 +1,3 @@
-use nac3core::{
-    codegen::{
-        classes::{
-            ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, NDArrayType,
-            NDArrayValue, RangeValue, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
-        },
-        expr::{destructure_range, gen_call},
-        irrt::call_ndarray_calc_size,
-        llvm_intrinsics::{call_int_smax, call_memcpy_generic, call_stackrestore, call_stacksave},
-        stmt::{gen_block, gen_for_callback_incrementing, gen_if_callback, gen_with},
-        CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
-    },
-    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
-    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys, DefinitionId, GenCall},
-    typecheck::typedef::{iter_type_vars, FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, VarMap},
-};
-
-use nac3parser::ast::{Expr, ExprKind, Located, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef};
-
-use inkwell::{
-    context::Context,
-    module::Linkage,
-    types::{BasicType, IntType},
-    values::{BasicValueEnum, PointerValue, StructValue},
-    AddressSpace, IntPredicate,
-};
-
-use pyo3::{
-    types::{PyDict, PyList},
-    PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-};
-
-use crate::{symbol_resolver::InnerResolver, timeline::TimeFns};
-
-use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::{
    collections::{hash_map::DefaultHasher, HashMap},
    hash::{Hash, Hasher},
@ -41,6 +6,39 @@ use std::{
    sync::Arc,
 };

+use itertools::Itertools;
+use pyo3::{
+    types::{PyDict, PyList},
+    PyObject, PyResult, Python,
+};
+
+use nac3core::{
+    codegen::{
+        classes::{
+            ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, NDArrayType,
+            NDArrayValue, ProxyType, ProxyValue, RangeValue, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
+        },
+        expr::{destructure_range, gen_call},
+        irrt::call_ndarray_calc_size,
+        llvm_intrinsics::{call_int_smax, call_memcpy_generic, call_stackrestore, call_stacksave},
+        stmt::{gen_block, gen_for_callback_incrementing, gen_if_callback, gen_with},
+        CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
+    },
+    inkwell::{
+        context::Context,
+        module::Linkage,
+        types::{BasicType, IntType},
+        values::{BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue, StructValue},
+        AddressSpace, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
+    },
+    nac3parser::ast::{Expr, ExprKind, Located, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef},
+    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
+    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys, DefinitionId, GenCall},
+    typecheck::typedef::{iter_type_vars, FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, VarMap},
+};
+
+use super::{symbol_resolver::InnerResolver, timeline::TimeFns};
+
 /// The parallelism mode within a block.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 enum ParallelMode {
@ -460,8 +458,8 @@ fn format_rpc_arg<'ctx>(
            let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);

            let (elem_ty, _) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, arg_ty);
-            let llvm_arg_ty =
-                NDArrayType::new(generator, ctx.ctx, ctx.get_llvm_type(generator, elem_ty));
+            let llvm_elem_ty = ctx.get_llvm_type(generator, elem_ty);
+            let llvm_arg_ty = NDArrayType::new(generator, ctx.ctx, llvm_elem_ty);
            let llvm_arg = NDArrayValue::from_ptr_val(arg.into_pointer_value(), llvm_usize, None);

            let llvm_usize_sizeof = ctx
@ -471,7 +469,7 @@ fn format_rpc_arg<'ctx>(
            let llvm_pdata_sizeof = ctx
                .builder
                .build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(
-                    llvm_arg_ty.element_type().ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).size_of(),
+                    llvm_elem_ty.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).size_of(),
                    llvm_usize,
                    "",
                )
@ -486,13 +484,10 @@ fn format_rpc_arg<'ctx>(
            let buffer = ctx.builder.build_array_alloca(llvm_i8, buffer_size, "rpc.arg").unwrap();
            let buffer = ArraySliceValue::from_ptr_val(buffer, buffer_size, Some("rpc.arg"));

-            let ppdata = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, llvm_arg_ty.element_type(), None).unwrap();
-            ctx.builder.build_store(ppdata, llvm_arg.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator)).unwrap();
-
            call_memcpy_generic(
                ctx,
                buffer.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
-                ppdata,
+                llvm_arg.ptr_to_data(ctx),
                llvm_pdata_sizeof,
                llvm_i1.const_zero(),
            );
@ -517,7 +512,7 @@ fn format_rpc_arg<'ctx>(
            ctx.builder.build_store(arg_slot, arg).unwrap();

            ctx.builder
-                .build_bitcast(arg_slot, llvm_pi8, "rpc.arg")
+                .build_bit_cast(arg_slot, llvm_pi8, "rpc.arg")
                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
                .unwrap()
        }
@ -528,12 +523,305 @@ fn format_rpc_arg<'ctx>(
    arg_slot
 }

+/// Formats an RPC return value to conform to the expected format required by NAC3.
+fn format_rpc_ret<'ctx>(
+    generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
+    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+    ret_ty: Type,
+) -> Option<BasicValueEnum<'ctx>> {
+    // -- receive value:
+    // T result = {
+    //   void *ret_ptr = alloca(sizeof(T));
+    //   void *ptr = ret_ptr;
+    //   loop: int size = rpc_recv(ptr);
+    //   // Non-zero: Provide `size` bytes of extra storage for variable-length data.
+    //   if(size) { ptr = alloca(size); goto loop; }
+    //   else *(T*)ret_ptr
+    // }
+
+    let llvm_i8 = ctx.ctx.i8_type();
+    let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+    let llvm_i8_8 = ctx.ctx.struct_type(&[llvm_i8.array_type(8).into()], false);
+    let llvm_pi8 = llvm_i8.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());
+
+    let rpc_recv = ctx.module.get_function("rpc_recv").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        ctx.module.add_function("rpc_recv", llvm_i32.fn_type(&[llvm_pi8.into()], false), None)
+    });
+
+    if ctx.unifier.unioned(ret_ty, ctx.primitives.none) {
+        ctx.build_call_or_invoke(rpc_recv, &[llvm_pi8.const_null().into()], "rpc_recv");
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let prehead_bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+    let current_function = prehead_bb.get_parent().unwrap();
+    let head_bb = ctx.ctx.append_basic_block(current_function, "rpc.head");
+    let alloc_bb = ctx.ctx.append_basic_block(current_function, "rpc.continue");
+    let tail_bb = ctx.ctx.append_basic_block(current_function, "rpc.tail");
+
+    let llvm_ret_ty = ctx.get_llvm_abi_type(generator, ret_ty);
+
+    let result = match &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ret_ty) {
+        TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PrimDef::NDArray.id() => {
+            let llvm_i1 = ctx.ctx.bool_type();
+            let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
+
+            // Round `val` up to its modulo `power_of_two`
+            let round_up = |ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+                            val: IntValue<'ctx>,
+                            power_of_two: IntValue<'ctx>| {
+                debug_assert_eq!(
+                    val.get_type().get_bit_width(),
+                    power_of_two.get_type().get_bit_width()
+                );
+
+                let llvm_val_t = val.get_type();
+
+                let max_rem = ctx
+                    .builder
+                    .build_int_sub(power_of_two, llvm_val_t.const_int(1, false), "")
+                    .unwrap();
+                ctx.builder
+                    .build_and(
+                        ctx.builder.build_int_add(val, max_rem, "").unwrap(),
+                        ctx.builder.build_not(max_rem, "").unwrap(),
+                        "",
+                    )
+                    .unwrap()
+            };
+
+            // Setup types
+            let (elem_ty, ndims) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, ret_ty);
+            let llvm_elem_ty = ctx.get_llvm_type(generator, elem_ty);
+            let llvm_ret_ty = NDArrayType::new(generator, ctx.ctx, llvm_elem_ty);
+
+            // Allocate the resulting ndarray
+            // A condition after format_rpc_ret ensures this will not be popped this off.
+            let ndarray = llvm_ret_ty.new_value(generator, ctx, Some("rpc.result"));
+
+            // Setup ndims
+            let ndims =
+                if let TypeEnum::TLiteral { values, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ndims) {
+                    assert_eq!(values.len(), 1);
+
+                    u64::try_from(values[0].clone()).unwrap()
+                } else {
+                    unreachable!();
+                };
+            // Set `ndarray.ndims`
+            ndarray.store_ndims(ctx, generator, llvm_usize.const_int(ndims, false));
+            // Allocate `ndarray.shape` [size_t; ndims]
+            ndarray.create_dim_sizes(ctx, llvm_usize, ndarray.load_ndims(ctx));
+
+            /*
+                ndarray now:
+                  - .ndims: initialized
+                  - .shape: allocated but uninitialized .shape
+                  - .data: uninitialized
+            */
+
+            let llvm_usize_sizeof = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(llvm_usize.size_of(), llvm_usize, "")
+                .unwrap();
+            let llvm_pdata_sizeof = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(
+                    llvm_elem_ty.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).size_of(),
+                    llvm_usize,
+                    "",
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+            let llvm_elem_sizeof = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(llvm_elem_ty.size_of().unwrap(), llvm_usize, "")
+                .unwrap();
+
+            // Allocates a buffer for the initial RPC'ed object, which is guaranteed to be
+            // (4 + 4 * ndims) bytes with 8-byte alignment
+            let sizeof_dims =
+                ctx.builder.build_int_mul(ndarray.load_ndims(ctx), llvm_usize_sizeof, "").unwrap();
+            let unaligned_buffer_size =
+                ctx.builder.build_int_add(sizeof_dims, llvm_pdata_sizeof, "").unwrap();
+            let buffer_size = round_up(ctx, unaligned_buffer_size, llvm_usize.const_int(8, false));
+
+            let stackptr = call_stacksave(ctx, None);
+            // Just to be absolutely sure, alloca in [i8 x 8] slices to force 8-byte alignment
+            let buffer = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_array_alloca(
+                    llvm_i8_8,
+                    ctx.builder
+                        .build_int_unsigned_div(buffer_size, llvm_usize.const_int(8, false), "")
+                        .unwrap(),
+                    "rpc.buffer",
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+            let buffer = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_bit_cast(buffer, llvm_pi8, "")
+                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
+                .unwrap();
+            let buffer = ArraySliceValue::from_ptr_val(buffer, buffer_size, None);
+
+            // The first call to `rpc_recv` reads the top-level ndarray object: [pdata, shape]
+            //
+            // The returned value is the number of bytes for `ndarray.data`.
+            let ndarray_nbytes = ctx
+                .build_call_or_invoke(
+                    rpc_recv,
+                    &[buffer.base_ptr(ctx, generator).into()], // Reads [usize; ndims]. NOTE: We are allocated [size_t; ndims].
+                    "rpc.size.next",
+                )
+                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_int_value)
+                .unwrap();
+
+            // debug_assert(ndarray_nbytes > 0)
+            if ctx.registry.llvm_options.opt_level == OptimizationLevel::None {
+                ctx.make_assert(
+                    generator,
+                    ctx.builder
+                        .build_int_compare(
+                            IntPredicate::UGT,
+                            ndarray_nbytes,
+                            ndarray_nbytes.get_type().const_zero(),
+                            "",
+                        )
+                        .unwrap(),
+                    "0:AssertionError",
+                    "Unexpected RPC termination for ndarray - Expected data buffer next",
+                    [None, None, None],
+                    ctx.current_loc,
+                );
+            }
+
+            // Copy shape from the buffer to `ndarray.shape`.
+            let pbuffer_dims =
+                unsafe { buffer.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, &llvm_pdata_sizeof, None) };
+
+            call_memcpy_generic(
+                ctx,
+                ndarray.dim_sizes().base_ptr(ctx, generator),
+                pbuffer_dims,
+                sizeof_dims,
+                llvm_i1.const_zero(),
+            );
+            // Restore stack from before allocation of buffer
+            call_stackrestore(ctx, stackptr);
+
+            // Allocate `ndarray.data`.
+            // `ndarray.shape` must be initialized beforehand in this implementation
+            //   (for ndarray.create_data() to know how many elements to allocate)
+            let num_elements =
+                call_ndarray_calc_size(generator, ctx, &ndarray.dim_sizes(), (None, None));
+
+            // debug_assert(nelems * sizeof(T) >= ndarray_nbytes)
+            if ctx.registry.llvm_options.opt_level == OptimizationLevel::None {
+                let sizeof_data =
+                    ctx.builder.build_int_mul(num_elements, llvm_elem_sizeof, "").unwrap();
+
+                ctx.make_assert(
+                    generator,
+                    ctx.builder.build_int_compare(IntPredicate::UGE,
+                        sizeof_data,
+                        ndarray_nbytes,
+                        "",
+                    ).unwrap(),
+                    "0:AssertionError",
+                    "Unexpected allocation size request for ndarray data - Expected up to {0} bytes, got {1} bytes",
+                    [Some(sizeof_data), Some(ndarray_nbytes), None],
+                    ctx.current_loc,
+                );
+            }
+
+            ndarray.create_data(ctx, llvm_elem_ty, num_elements);
+
+            let ndarray_data = ndarray.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator);
+            let ndarray_data_i8 =
+                ctx.builder.build_pointer_cast(ndarray_data, llvm_pi8, "").unwrap();
+
+            // NOTE: Currently on `prehead_bb`
+            ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(head_bb).unwrap();
+
+            // Inserting into `head_bb`. Do `rpc_recv` for `data` recursively.
+            ctx.builder.position_at_end(head_bb);
+
+            let phi = ctx.builder.build_phi(llvm_pi8, "rpc.ptr").unwrap();
+            phi.add_incoming(&[(&ndarray_data_i8, prehead_bb)]);
+
+            let alloc_size = ctx
+                .build_call_or_invoke(rpc_recv, &[phi.as_basic_value()], "rpc.size.next")
+                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_int_value)
+                .unwrap();
+
+            let is_done = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_int_compare(IntPredicate::EQ, llvm_i32.const_zero(), alloc_size, "rpc.done")
+                .unwrap();
+            ctx.builder.build_conditional_branch(is_done, tail_bb, alloc_bb).unwrap();
+
+            ctx.builder.position_at_end(alloc_bb);
+            // Align the allocation to sizeof(T)
+            let alloc_size = round_up(ctx, alloc_size, llvm_elem_sizeof);
+            let alloc_ptr = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_array_alloca(
+                    llvm_elem_ty,
+                    ctx.builder.build_int_unsigned_div(alloc_size, llvm_elem_sizeof, "").unwrap(),
+                    "rpc.alloc",
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+            let alloc_ptr =
+                ctx.builder.build_pointer_cast(alloc_ptr, llvm_pi8, "rpc.alloc.ptr").unwrap();
+            phi.add_incoming(&[(&alloc_ptr, alloc_bb)]);
+            ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(head_bb).unwrap();
+
+            ctx.builder.position_at_end(tail_bb);
+            ndarray.as_base_value().into()
+        }
+
+        _ => {
+            let slot = ctx.builder.build_alloca(llvm_ret_ty, "rpc.ret.slot").unwrap();
+            let slotgen = ctx.builder.build_bit_cast(slot, llvm_pi8, "rpc.ret.ptr").unwrap();
+            ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(head_bb).unwrap();
+            ctx.builder.position_at_end(head_bb);
+
+            let phi = ctx.builder.build_phi(llvm_pi8, "rpc.ptr").unwrap();
+            phi.add_incoming(&[(&slotgen, prehead_bb)]);
+            let alloc_size = ctx
+                .build_call_or_invoke(rpc_recv, &[phi.as_basic_value()], "rpc.size.next")
+                .unwrap()
+                .into_int_value();
+            let is_done = ctx
+                .builder
+                .build_int_compare(IntPredicate::EQ, llvm_i32.const_zero(), alloc_size, "rpc.done")
+                .unwrap();
+
+            ctx.builder.build_conditional_branch(is_done, tail_bb, alloc_bb).unwrap();
+            ctx.builder.position_at_end(alloc_bb);
+
+            let alloc_ptr =
+                ctx.builder.build_array_alloca(llvm_pi8, alloc_size, "rpc.alloc").unwrap();
+            let alloc_ptr =
+                ctx.builder.build_bit_cast(alloc_ptr, llvm_pi8, "rpc.alloc.ptr").unwrap();
+            phi.add_incoming(&[(&alloc_ptr, alloc_bb)]);
+            ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(head_bb).unwrap();
+
+            ctx.builder.position_at_end(tail_bb);
+            ctx.builder.build_load(slot, "rpc.result").unwrap()
+        }
+    };
+
+    Some(result)
+}
+
 fn rpc_codegen_callback_fn<'ctx>(
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
    obj: Option<(Type, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
    fun: (&FunSignature, DefinitionId),
    args: Vec<(Option<StrRef>, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
    generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
+    is_async: bool,
 ) -> Result<Option<BasicValueEnum<'ctx>>, String> {
    let int8 = ctx.ctx.i8_type();
    let int32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
@ -642,84 +930,64 @@ fn rpc_codegen_callback_fn<'ctx>(
    }

    // call
-    let rpc_send = ctx.module.get_function("rpc_send").unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        ctx.module.add_function(
-            "rpc_send",
-            ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(
-                &[
-                    int32.into(),
-                    tag_ptr_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).into(),
-                    ptr_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).into(),
-                ],
-                false,
-            ),
-            None,
-        )
-    });
-    ctx.builder
-        .build_call(rpc_send, &[service_id.into(), tag_ptr.into(), args_ptr.into()], "rpc.send")
-        .unwrap();
+    if is_async {
+        let rpc_send_async = ctx.module.get_function("rpc_send_async").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "rpc_send_async",
+                ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(
+                    &[
+                        int32.into(),
+                        tag_ptr_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).into(),
+                        ptr_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).into(),
+                    ],
+                    false,
+                ),
+                None,
+            )
+        });
+        ctx.builder
+            .build_call(
+                rpc_send_async,
+                &[service_id.into(), tag_ptr.into(), args_ptr.into()],
+                "rpc.send",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+    } else {
+        let rpc_send = ctx.module.get_function("rpc_send").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "rpc_send",
+                ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(
+                    &[
+                        int32.into(),
+                        tag_ptr_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).into(),
+                        ptr_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()).into(),
+                    ],
+                    false,
+                ),
+                None,
+            )
+        });
+        ctx.builder
+            .build_call(rpc_send, &[service_id.into(), tag_ptr.into(), args_ptr.into()], "rpc.send")
+            .unwrap();
+    }

    // reclaim stack space used by arguments
    call_stackrestore(ctx, stackptr);

-    // -- receive value:
-    // T result = {
-    //   void *ret_ptr = alloca(sizeof(T));
-    //   void *ptr = ret_ptr;
-    //   loop: int size = rpc_recv(ptr);
-    //   // Non-zero: Provide `size` bytes of extra storage for variable-length data.
-    //   if(size) { ptr = alloca(size); goto loop; }
-    //   else *(T*)ret_ptr
-    // }
-    let rpc_recv = ctx.module.get_function("rpc_recv").unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        ctx.module.add_function("rpc_recv", int32.fn_type(&[ptr_type.into()], false), None)
-    });
+    if is_async {
+        // async RPCs do not return any values
+        Ok(None)
+    } else {
+        let result = format_rpc_ret(generator, ctx, fun.0.ret);

-    if ctx.unifier.unioned(fun.0.ret, ctx.primitives.none) {
-        ctx.build_call_or_invoke(rpc_recv, &[ptr_type.const_null().into()], "rpc_recv");
-        return Ok(None);
+        if !result.is_some_and(|res| res.get_type().is_pointer_type()) {
+            // An RPC returning an NDArray would not touch here.
+            call_stackrestore(ctx, stackptr);
+        }
+
+        Ok(result)
    }
-
-    let prehead_bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
-    let current_function = prehead_bb.get_parent().unwrap();
-    let head_bb = ctx.ctx.append_basic_block(current_function, "rpc.head");
-    let alloc_bb = ctx.ctx.append_basic_block(current_function, "rpc.continue");
-    let tail_bb = ctx.ctx.append_basic_block(current_function, "rpc.tail");
-
-    let ret_ty = ctx.get_llvm_abi_type(generator, fun.0.ret);
-    let need_load = !ret_ty.is_pointer_type();
-    let slot = ctx.builder.build_alloca(ret_ty, "rpc.ret.slot").unwrap();
-    let slotgen = ctx.builder.build_bitcast(slot, ptr_type, "rpc.ret.ptr").unwrap();
-    ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(head_bb).unwrap();
-    ctx.builder.position_at_end(head_bb);
-
-    let phi = ctx.builder.build_phi(ptr_type, "rpc.ptr").unwrap();
-    phi.add_incoming(&[(&slotgen, prehead_bb)]);
-    let alloc_size = ctx
-        .build_call_or_invoke(rpc_recv, &[phi.as_basic_value()], "rpc.size.next")
-        .unwrap()
-        .into_int_value();
-    let is_done = ctx
-        .builder
-        .build_int_compare(inkwell::IntPredicate::EQ, int32.const_zero(), alloc_size, "rpc.done")
-        .unwrap();
-
-    ctx.builder.build_conditional_branch(is_done, tail_bb, alloc_bb).unwrap();
-    ctx.builder.position_at_end(alloc_bb);
-
-    let alloc_ptr = ctx.builder.build_array_alloca(ptr_type, alloc_size, "rpc.alloc").unwrap();
-    let alloc_ptr = ctx.builder.build_bitcast(alloc_ptr, ptr_type, "rpc.alloc.ptr").unwrap();
-    phi.add_incoming(&[(&alloc_ptr, alloc_bb)]);
-    ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(head_bb).unwrap();
-
-    ctx.builder.position_at_end(tail_bb);
-
-    let result = ctx.builder.build_load(slot, "rpc.result").unwrap();
-    if need_load {
-        call_stackrestore(ctx, stackptr);
-    }
-    Ok(Some(result))
 }

 pub fn attributes_writeback(
@ -814,7 +1082,7 @@ pub fn attributes_writeback(
        let args: Vec<_> =
            values.into_iter().map(|(_, val)| (None, ValueEnum::Dynamic(val))).collect();
        if let Err(e) =
-            rpc_codegen_callback_fn(ctx, None, (&fun, PrimDef::Int32.id()), args, generator)
+            rpc_codegen_callback_fn(ctx, None, (&fun, PrimDef::Int32.id()), args, generator, false)
        {
            return Ok(Err(e));
        }
@ -824,9 +1092,9 @@ pub fn attributes_writeback(
    Ok(())
 }

-pub fn rpc_codegen_callback() -> Arc<GenCall> {
-    Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(|ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
-        rpc_codegen_callback_fn(ctx, obj, fun, args, generator)
+pub fn rpc_codegen_callback(is_async: bool) -> Arc<GenCall> {
+    Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(move |ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
+        rpc_codegen_callback_fn(ctx, obj, fun, args, generator, is_async)
    })))
 }

--- a/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/lib.rs
@ -16,64 +16,65 @@
    clippy::wildcard_imports
 )]

-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::fs;
-use std::io::Write;
-use std::process::Command;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
-use inkwell::{
-    context::Context,
-    memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer,
-    module::{Linkage, Module},
-    passes::PassBuilderOptions,
-    support::is_multithreaded,
-    targets::*,
-    OptimizationLevel,
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    fs,
+    io::Write,
+    process::Command,
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::Arc,
 };
+
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use nac3core::codegen::{gen_func_impl, CodeGenLLVMOptions, CodeGenTargetMachineOptions};
-use nac3core::toplevel::builtins::get_exn_constructor;
-use nac3core::typecheck::typedef::{into_var_map, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap};
-use nac3parser::{
-    ast::{ExprKind, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef},
-    parser::parse_program,
-};
-use pyo3::create_exception;
-use pyo3::prelude::*;
-use pyo3::{exceptions, types::PyBytes, types::PyDict, types::PySet};
-
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
+use pyo3::{
+    create_exception, exceptions,
+    prelude::*,
+    types::{PyBytes, PyDict, PySet},
+};
+use tempfile::{self, TempDir};

 use nac3core::{
-    codegen::irrt::load_irrt,
-    codegen::{concrete_type::ConcreteTypeStore, CodeGenTask, WithCall, WorkerRegistry},
+    codegen::{
+        concrete_type::ConcreteTypeStore, gen_func_impl, irrt::load_irrt, CodeGenLLVMOptions,
+        CodeGenTargetMachineOptions, CodeGenTask, WithCall, WorkerRegistry,
+    },
+    inkwell::{
+        context::Context,
+        memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer,
+        module::{Linkage, Module},
+        passes::PassBuilderOptions,
+        support::is_multithreaded,
+        targets::*,
+        OptimizationLevel,
+    },
+    nac3parser::{
+        ast::{Constant, ExprKind, Located, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef},
+        parser::parse_program,
+    },
    symbol_resolver::SymbolResolver,
    toplevel::{
+        builtins::get_exn_constructor,
        composer::{BuiltinFuncCreator, BuiltinFuncSpec, ComposerConfig, TopLevelComposer},
        DefinitionId, GenCall, TopLevelDef,
    },
-    typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, FuncArg},
-    typecheck::{type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore, typedef::Type},
+    typecheck::{
+        type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore,
+        typedef::{into_var_map, FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap},
+    },
 };
-
 use nac3ld::Linker;

-use crate::{
-    codegen::{
-        attributes_writeback, gen_core_log, gen_rtio_log, rpc_codegen_callback, ArtiqCodeGenerator,
-    },
-    symbol_resolver::{DeferredEvaluationStore, InnerResolver, PythonHelper, Resolver},
+use codegen::{
+    attributes_writeback, gen_core_log, gen_rtio_log, rpc_codegen_callback, ArtiqCodeGenerator,
 };
-use tempfile::{self, TempDir};
+use symbol_resolver::{DeferredEvaluationStore, InnerResolver, PythonHelper, Resolver};
+use timeline::TimeFns;

 mod codegen;
 mod symbol_resolver;
 mod timeline;

-use timeline::TimeFns;
-
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 enum Isa {
    Host,
@ -194,11 +195,8 @@ impl Nac3 {
                    body.retain(|stmt| {
                        if let StmtKind::FunctionDef { ref decorator_list, .. } = stmt.node {
                            decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| {
-                                if let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = decorator.node {
-                                    id.to_string() == "kernel"
-                                        || id.to_string() == "subkernel"
-                                        || id.to_string() == "portable"
-                                        || id.to_string() == "rpc"
+                                if let Some(id) = decorator_id_string(decorator) {
+                                    id == "kernel" || id == "portable" || id == "rpc" || id == "subkernel"
                                } else {
                                    false
                                }
@ -211,9 +209,8 @@ impl Nac3 {
                }
                StmtKind::FunctionDef { ref decorator_list, .. } => {
                    decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| {
-                        if let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = decorator.node {
-                            let id = id.to_string();
-                            id == "extern" || id == "portable" || id == "kernel" || id == "subkernel" || id == "rpc"
+                        if let Some(id) = decorator_id_string(decorator) {
+                            id == "extern" || id == "kernel" || id == "portable" || id == "rpc" || id == "subkernel"
                        } else {
                            false
                        }
@ -480,12 +477,32 @@ impl Nac3 {

            match &stmt.node {
                StmtKind::FunctionDef { decorator_list, .. } => {
-                    if decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| matches!(decorator.node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == "rpc".into())) {
+                    if decorator_list
+                        .iter()
+                        .any(|decorator| decorator_id_string(decorator) == Some("rpc".to_string()))
+                    {
+                        store_fun
+                            .call1(
+                                py,
+                                (
+                                    def_id.0.into_py(py),
+                                    module.getattr(py, name.to_string().as_str()).unwrap(),
+                                ),
+                            )
+                            .unwrap();
+                        let is_async = decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| {
+                            decorator_get_flags(decorator)
+                                .iter()
+                                .any(|constant| *constant == Constant::Str("async".into()))
+                        });
+                        rpc_ids.push((None, def_id, is_async));
+                    } 
+                    else if decorator_list
+                        .iter()
+                        .any(|decorator| decorator_id_string(decorator) == Some("subkernel".to_string()))
+                    {
                        store_fun.call1(py, (def_id.0.into_py(py), module.getattr(py, name.to_string().as_str()).unwrap())).unwrap();
-                        rpc_ids.push((None, def_id));
-                    } else if decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| matches!(decorator.node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == "subkernel".into())) {
-                        store_fun.call1(py, (def_id.0.into_py(py), module.getattr(py, name.to_string().as_str()).unwrap())).unwrap();
-                        let dest = decorator_list.SOMETHING
+                        let dest = decorator_list.SOMETHING;
                        subkernel_rpc_ids.push((None, def_id, dest));
                    }
                }
@ -494,14 +511,21 @@ impl Nac3 {
                    let class_obj = module.getattr(py, class_name.as_str()).unwrap();
                    for stmt in body {
                        if let StmtKind::FunctionDef { name, decorator_list, .. } = &stmt.node {
-                            if decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| matches!(decorator.node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == "rpc".into())) {
+                            if decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| {
+                                decorator_id_string(decorator) == Some("rpc".to_string())
+                            }) {
+                                let is_async = decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| {
+                                    decorator_get_flags(decorator)
+                                        .iter()
+                                        .any(|constant| *constant == Constant::Str("async".into()))
+                                });
                                if name == &"__init__".into() {
                                    return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
                                        "compilation failed\n----------\nThe constructor of class {} should not be decorated with rpc decorator (at {})",
                                        class_name, stmt.location
                                    )));
                                }
-                                rpc_ids.push((Some((class_obj.clone(), *name)), def_id));
+                                rpc_ids.push((Some((class_obj.clone(), *name)), def_id, is_async));
                            } else if decorator_list.iter().any(|decorator| matches!(decorator.node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == "subkernel".into())) {
                                if name == &"__init__".into() {
                                    return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
@ -515,7 +539,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
                        }
                    }
                }
-                _ => ()
+                _ => (),
            }

            let id = *name_to_pyid.get(&name).unwrap();
@ -571,7 +595,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
            .unwrap();

        // Process IRRT
-        let context = inkwell::context::Context::create();
+        let context = Context::create();
        let irrt = load_irrt(&context, resolver.as_ref());

        let fun_signature =
@ -611,13 +635,12 @@ impl Nac3 {
        let top_level = Arc::new(composer.make_top_level_context());

        {
-            let rpc_codegen = rpc_codegen_callback();
            let defs = top_level.definitions.read();
-            for (class_data, id) in &rpc_ids {
+            for (class_data, id, is_async) in &rpc_ids {
                let mut def = defs[id.0].write();
                match &mut *def {
                    TopLevelDef::Function { codegen_callback, .. } => {
-                        *codegen_callback = Some(rpc_codegen.clone());
+                        *codegen_callback = Some(rpc_codegen_callback(*is_async));
                    }
                    TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } => {
                        let (class_def, method_name) = class_data.as_ref().unwrap();
@ -628,7 +651,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
                            if let TopLevelDef::Function { codegen_callback, .. } =
                                &mut *defs[id.0].write()
                            {
-                                *codegen_callback = Some(rpc_codegen.clone());
+                                *codegen_callback = Some(rpc_codegen_callback(*is_async));
                                store_fun
                                    .call1(
                                        py,
@ -643,6 +666,11 @@ impl Nac3 {
                            }
                        }
                    }
+                    TopLevelDef::Variable { .. } => {
+                        return Err(CompileError::new_err(String::from(
+                            "Unsupported @rpc annotation on global variable",
+                        )))
+                    }
                }
            }
        }
@ -702,7 +730,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
            let buffer = buffer.as_slice().into();
            membuffer.lock().push(buffer);
        })));
-        let size_t = Context::create()
+        let size_t = context
            .ptr_sized_int_type(&self.get_llvm_target_machine().get_target_data(), None)
            .get_bit_width();
        let num_threads = if is_multithreaded() { 4 } else { 1 };
@ -721,7 +749,7 @@ impl Nac3 {

            let mut generator =
                ArtiqCodeGenerator::new("attributes_writeback".to_string(), size_t, self.time_fns);
-            let context = inkwell::context::Context::create();
+            let context = Context::create();
            let module = context.create_module("attributes_writeback");
            let target_machine = self.llvm_options.create_target_machine().unwrap();
            module.set_data_layout(&target_machine.get_target_data().get_data_layout());
@ -859,6 +887,41 @@ impl Nac3 {
    }
 }

+/// Retrieves the Name.id from a decorator, supports decorators with arguments.
+fn decorator_id_string(decorator: &Located<ExprKind>) -> Option<String> {
+    if let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = decorator.node {
+        // Bare decorator
+        return Some(id.to_string());
+    } else if let ExprKind::Call { func, .. } = &decorator.node {
+        // Decorators that are calls (e.g. "@rpc()") have Call for the node,
+        // need to extract the id from within.
+        if let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = func.node {
+            return Some(id.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Retrieves flags from a decorator, if any.
+fn decorator_get_flags(decorator: &Located<ExprKind>) -> Vec<Constant> {
+    let mut flags = vec![];
+    if let ExprKind::Call { keywords, .. } = &decorator.node {
+        for keyword in keywords {
+            if keyword.node.arg != Some("flags".into()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let ExprKind::Set { elts } = &keyword.node.value.node {
+                for elt in elts {
+                    if let ExprKind::Constant { value, .. } = &elt.node {
+                        flags.push(value.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    flags
+}
+
 fn link_with_lld(elf_filename: String, obj_filename: String) -> PyResult<()> {
    let linker_args = vec![
        "-shared".to_string(),
--- a/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
@ -1,16 +1,30 @@
-use crate::PrimitivePythonId;
-use inkwell::{
-    module::Linkage,
-    types::{BasicType, BasicTypeEnum},
-    values::BasicValueEnum,
-    AddressSpace,
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering::Relaxed},
+        Arc,
+    },
 };
+
 use itertools::Itertools;
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use pyo3::{
+    types::{PyDict, PyTuple},
+    PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
+};
+
 use nac3core::{
    codegen::{
        classes::{NDArrayType, ProxyType},
        CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
    },
+    inkwell::{
+        module::Linkage,
+        types::{BasicType, BasicTypeEnum},
+        values::BasicValueEnum,
+        AddressSpace,
+    },
+    nac3parser::ast::{self, StrRef},
    symbol_resolver::{StaticValue, SymbolResolver, SymbolValue, ValueEnum},
    toplevel::{
        helper::PrimDef,
@ -22,19 +36,8 @@ use nac3core::{
        typedef::{into_var_map, iter_type_vars, Type, TypeEnum, TypeVar, Unifier, VarMap},
    },
 };
-use nac3parser::ast::{self, StrRef};
-use parking_lot::RwLock;
-use pyo3::{
-    types::{PyDict, PyTuple},
-    PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-};
-use std::{
-    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-    sync::{
-        atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering::Relaxed},
-        Arc,
-    },
-};
+
+use super::PrimitivePythonId;

 pub enum PrimitiveValue {
    I32(i32),
@ -1467,6 +1470,7 @@ impl SymbolResolver for Resolver {
        &self,
        id: StrRef,
        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
    ) -> Option<ValueEnum<'ctx>> {
        let sym_value = {
            let id_to_val = self.0.id_to_pyval.read();
--- a/nac3artiq/src/timeline.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/timeline.rs
@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-use inkwell::{
-    values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue},
-    AddressSpace, AtomicOrdering,
-};
 use itertools::Either;
-use nac3core::codegen::CodeGenContext;
+
+use nac3core::{
+    codegen::CodeGenContext,
+    inkwell::{
+        values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue},
+        AddressSpace, AtomicOrdering,
+    },
+};

 /// Functions for manipulating the timeline.
 pub trait TimeFns {
@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ impl TimeFns for NowPinningTimeFns64 {
            .unwrap_or_else(|| ctx.module.add_global(i64_type, None, "now"));
        let now_hiptr = ctx
            .builder
-            .build_bitcast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
+            .build_bit_cast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap();

@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ impl TimeFns for NowPinningTimeFns64 {
            .unwrap_or_else(|| ctx.module.add_global(i64_type, None, "now"));
        let now_hiptr = ctx
            .builder
-            .build_bitcast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
+            .build_bit_cast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap();

@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ impl TimeFns for NowPinningTimeFns64 {
            .unwrap_or_else(|| ctx.module.add_global(i64_type, None, "now"));
        let now_hiptr = ctx
            .builder
-            .build_bitcast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
+            .build_bit_cast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap();

@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ impl TimeFns for NowPinningTimeFns {
            .unwrap_or_else(|| ctx.module.add_global(i64_type, None, "now"));
        let now_hiptr = ctx
            .builder
-            .build_bitcast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
+            .build_bit_cast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap();

@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ impl TimeFns for NowPinningTimeFns {
        let time_lo = ctx.builder.build_int_truncate(time, i32_type, "time.lo").unwrap();
        let now_hiptr = ctx
            .builder
-            .build_bitcast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
+            .build_bit_cast(now, i32_type.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default()), "now.hi.addr")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap();

--- a/nac3core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3core/Cargo.toml
@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ no-escape-analysis = []
 [dependencies]
 itertools = "0.13"
 crossbeam = "0.8"
-indexmap = "2.2"
+indexmap = "2.6"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
-rayon = "1.8"
+rayon = "1.10"
 nac3parser = { path = "../nac3parser" }
 strum = "0.26"
 strum_macros = "0.26"

 [dependencies.inkwell]
-version = "0.4"
+version = "0.5"
 default-features = false
-features = ["llvm14-0", "target-x86", "target-arm", "target-riscv", "no-libffi-linking"]
+features = ["llvm14-0-prefer-dynamic", "target-x86", "target-arm", "target-riscv", "no-libffi-linking"]

 [dev-dependencies]
 test-case = "1.2.0"
--- a/nac3core/build.rs
+++ b/nac3core/build.rs
@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use regex::Regex;
 use std::{
    env,
    fs::File,
@ -7,6 +6,8 @@ use std::{
    process::{Command, Stdio},
 };

+use regex::Regex;
+
 fn main() {
    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
    let out_dir = Path::new(&out_dir);
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#include <irrt/exception.hpp>
-#include <irrt/int_types.hpp>
-#include <irrt/list.hpp>
-#include <irrt/math.hpp>
-#include <irrt/ndarray.hpp>
-#include <irrt/slice.hpp>
+#include "irrt/exception.hpp"
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+#include "irrt/list.hpp"
+#include "irrt/math.hpp"
+#include "irrt/ndarray.hpp"
+#include "irrt/slice.hpp"
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/cslice.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/cslice.hpp
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once

-#include <irrt/int_types.hpp>
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"

 template<typename SizeT>
 struct CSlice {
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/exception.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/exception.hpp
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once

-#include <irrt/cslice.hpp>
-#include <irrt/int_types.hpp>
+#include "irrt/cslice.hpp"
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"

 /**
 * @brief The int type of ARTIQ exception IDs.
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/int_types.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/int_types.hpp
@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 #pragma once

+#if __STDC_VERSION__ >= 202000
 using int8_t = _BitInt(8);
 using uint8_t = unsigned _BitInt(8);
 using int32_t = _BitInt(32);
 using uint32_t = unsigned _BitInt(32);
 using int64_t = _BitInt(64);
 using uint64_t = unsigned _BitInt(64);
+#else
+using int8_t = _ExtInt(8);
+using uint8_t = unsigned _ExtInt(8);
+using int32_t = _ExtInt(32);
+using uint32_t = unsigned _ExtInt(32);
+using int64_t = _ExtInt(64);
+using uint64_t = unsigned _ExtInt(64);
+#endif

 // NDArray indices are always `uint32_t`.
 using NDIndex = uint32_t;
 // The type of an index or a value describing the length of a range/slice is always `int32_t`.
-using SliceIndex = int32_t;
+using SliceIndex = int32_t;
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once

-#include <irrt/int_types.hpp>
-#include <irrt/math_util.hpp>
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+#include "irrt/math_util.hpp"

 extern "C" {
 // Handle list assignment and dropping part of the list when
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/ndarray.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/ndarray.hpp
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once

-#include <irrt/int_types.hpp>
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"

 namespace {
 template<typename SizeT>
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/slice.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/slice.hpp
@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once

-#include <irrt/int_types.hpp>
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"

 extern "C" {
 SliceIndex __nac3_slice_index_bound(SliceIndex i, const SliceIndex len) {
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/builtin_fns.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/builtin_fns.rs
@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
-use inkwell::types::BasicTypeEnum;
-use inkwell::values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue};
-use inkwell::{FloatPredicate, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel};
+use inkwell::{
+    types::BasicTypeEnum,
+    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue},
+    FloatPredicate, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
+};
 use itertools::Itertools;

-use crate::codegen::classes::{
-    ArrayLikeValue, NDArrayValue, ProxyValue, RangeValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor,
-    UntypedArrayLikeAccessor, UntypedArrayLikeMutator,
+use super::{
+    classes::{
+        ArrayLikeValue, NDArrayValue, ProxyValue, RangeValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor,
+        UntypedArrayLikeAccessor, UntypedArrayLikeMutator,
+    },
+    expr::destructure_range,
+    extern_fns, irrt,
+    irrt::calculate_len_for_slice_range,
+    llvm_intrinsics,
+    macros::codegen_unreachable,
+    numpy,
+    numpy::ndarray_elementwise_unaryop_impl,
+    stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing,
+    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
+};
+use crate::{
+    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys},
+    typecheck::typedef::{Type, TypeEnum},
 };
-use crate::codegen::expr::destructure_range;
-use crate::codegen::irrt::calculate_len_for_slice_range;
-use crate::codegen::macros::codegen_unreachable;
-use crate::codegen::numpy::ndarray_elementwise_unaryop_impl;
-use crate::codegen::stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing;
-use crate::codegen::{extern_fns, irrt, llvm_intrinsics, numpy, CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator};
-use crate::toplevel::helper::PrimDef;
-use crate::toplevel::numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys;
-use crate::typecheck::typedef::{Type, TypeEnum};

 /// Shorthand for [`unreachable!()`] when a type of argument is not supported.
 ///
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/classes.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/classes.rs
@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-use crate::codegen::{
+use inkwell::{
+    context::Context,
+    types::{AnyTypeEnum, ArrayType, BasicType, BasicTypeEnum, IntType, PointerType, StructType},
+    values::{ArrayValue, BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue, StructValue},
+    AddressSpace, IntPredicate,
+};
+
+use super::{
    irrt::{call_ndarray_calc_size, call_ndarray_flatten_index},
    llvm_intrinsics::call_int_umin,
    stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing,
    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
 };
-use inkwell::context::Context;
-use inkwell::types::{ArrayType, BasicType, StructType};
-use inkwell::values::{ArrayValue, BasicValue, StructValue};
-use inkwell::{
-    types::{AnyTypeEnum, BasicTypeEnum, IntType, PointerType},
-    values::{BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue},
-    AddressSpace, IntPredicate,
-};

 /// A LLVM type that is used to represent a non-primitive type in NAC3.
 pub trait ProxyType<'ctx>: Into<Self::Base> {
@ -1250,11 +1249,13 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayType<'ctx> {

    /// Returns the element type of this `ndarray` type.
    #[must_use]
-    pub fn element_type(&self) -> BasicTypeEnum<'ctx> {
+    pub fn element_type(&self) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx> {
        self.as_base_type()
            .get_element_type()
            .into_struct_type()
            .get_field_type_at_index(2)
+            .map(BasicTypeEnum::into_pointer_type)
+            .map(PointerType::get_element_type)
            .unwrap()
    }
 }
@ -1404,7 +1405,7 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayValue<'ctx> {

    /// Returns the double-indirection pointer to the `data` array, as if by calling `getelementptr`
    /// on the field.
-    fn ptr_to_data(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+    pub fn ptr_to_data(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
        let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
        let var_name = self.name.map(|v| format!("{v}.data.addr")).unwrap_or_default();

--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/concrete_type.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/concrete_type.rs
@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
+
+use nac3parser::ast::StrRef;
+
 use crate::{
    symbol_resolver::SymbolValue,
    toplevel::DefinitionId,
@ -9,10 +15,6 @@ use crate::{
    },
 };

-use indexmap::IndexMap;
-use nac3parser::ast::StrRef;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 pub struct ConcreteTypeStore {
    store: Vec<ConcreteTypeEnum>,
 }
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs
@ -1,24 +1,44 @@
-use crate::{
-    codegen::{
-        classes::{
-            ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ListType, ListValue, NDArrayValue, ProxyType,
-            ProxyValue, RangeValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
-        },
-        concrete_type::{ConcreteFuncArg, ConcreteTypeEnum, ConcreteTypeStore},
-        gen_in_range_check, get_llvm_abi_type, get_llvm_type, get_va_count_arg_name,
-        irrt::*,
-        llvm_intrinsics::{
-            call_expect, call_float_floor, call_float_pow, call_float_powi, call_int_smax,
-            call_int_umin, call_memcpy_generic,
-        },
-        macros::codegen_unreachable,
-        need_sret, numpy,
-        stmt::{
-            gen_for_callback_incrementing, gen_if_callback, gen_if_else_expr_callback, gen_raise,
-            gen_var,
-        },
-        CodeGenContext, CodeGenTask, CodeGenerator,
+use std::{
+    cmp::min,
+    collections::HashMap,
+    convert::TryInto,
+    iter::{once, repeat, repeat_with, zip},
+};
+
+use inkwell::{
+    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
+    types::{AnyType, BasicType, BasicTypeEnum},
+    values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FunctionValue, IntValue, PointerValue, StructValue},
+    AddressSpace, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
+};
+use itertools::{chain, izip, Either, Itertools};
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{
+    self, Boolop, Cmpop, Comprehension, Constant, Expr, ExprKind, Location, Operator, StrRef,
+    Unaryop,
+};
+
+use super::{
+    classes::{
+        ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ListType, ListValue, NDArrayValue, ProxyType, ProxyValue,
+        RangeValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
    },
+    concrete_type::{ConcreteFuncArg, ConcreteTypeEnum, ConcreteTypeStore},
+    gen_in_range_check, get_llvm_abi_type, get_llvm_type, get_va_count_arg_name,
+    irrt::*,
+    llvm_intrinsics::{
+        call_expect, call_float_floor, call_float_pow, call_float_powi, call_int_smax,
+        call_int_umin, call_memcpy_generic,
+    },
+    macros::codegen_unreachable,
+    need_sret, numpy,
+    stmt::{
+        gen_for_callback_incrementing, gen_if_callback, gen_if_else_expr_callback, gen_raise,
+        gen_var,
+    },
+    CodeGenContext, CodeGenTask, CodeGenerator,
+};
+use crate::{
    symbol_resolver::{SymbolValue, ValueEnum},
    toplevel::{
        helper::PrimDef,
@ -30,20 +50,6 @@ use crate::{
        typedef::{FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, TypeVarId, Unifier, VarMap},
    },
 };
-use inkwell::{
-    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
-    types::{AnyType, BasicType, BasicTypeEnum},
-    values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FunctionValue, IntValue, PointerValue, StructValue},
-    AddressSpace, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
-};
-use itertools::{chain, izip, Either, Itertools};
-use nac3parser::ast::{
-    self, Boolop, Cmpop, Comprehension, Constant, Expr, ExprKind, Location, Operator, StrRef,
-    Unaryop,
-};
-use std::cmp::min;
-use std::iter::{repeat, repeat_with};
-use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto, iter::once, iter::zip};

 pub fn get_subst_key(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
@ -551,7 +557,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                            && val_ty.get_element_type().is_struct_type()
                    } =>
                {
-                    self.builder.build_bitcast(*val, arg_ty, "call_arg_cast").unwrap()
+                    self.builder.build_bit_cast(*val, arg_ty, "call_arg_cast").unwrap()
                }
                _ => *val,
            })
@ -971,6 +977,7 @@ pub fn gen_call<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            TopLevelDef::Class { .. } => {
                return Ok(Some(generator.gen_constructor(ctx, fun.0, &def, params)?))
            }
+            TopLevelDef::Variable { .. } => unreachable!(),
        }
    }
    .or_else(|_: String| {
@ -2385,7 +2392,10 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                                })
                                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_int_value)?;

-                            Ok(ctx.builder.build_not(cmp, "").unwrap())
+                            Ok(ctx.builder.build_not(
+                                generator.bool_to_i1(ctx, cmp),
+                                "",
+                            ).unwrap())
                        },
                        |_, ctx| {
                            let bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
@ -2876,7 +2886,31 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            Some((_, Some(static_value), _)) => ValueEnum::Static(static_value.clone()),
            None => {
                let resolver = ctx.resolver.clone();
-                resolver.get_symbol_value(*id, ctx).unwrap()
+                let value = resolver.get_symbol_value(*id, ctx, generator).unwrap();
+
+                let globals = ctx
+                    .top_level
+                    .definitions
+                    .read()
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter_map(|def| {
+                        if let TopLevelDef::Variable { simple_name, ty, .. } = &*def.read() {
+                            Some((*simple_name, *ty))
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .collect_vec();
+
+                if let Some((_, ty)) = globals.iter().find(|(name, _)| name == id) {
+                    let ptr = value
+                        .to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, *ty)
+                        .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)?;
+
+                    ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, id.to_string().as_str()).map(Into::into).unwrap()
+                } else {
+                    value
+                }
            }
        },
        ExprKind::List { elts, .. } => {
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/extern_fns.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/extern_fns.rs
@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use inkwell::attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc};
-use inkwell::values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue};
+use inkwell::{
+    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
+    values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue},
+};
 use itertools::Either;

-use crate::codegen::CodeGenContext;
+use super::CodeGenContext;

 /// Macro to generate extern function
 /// Both function return type and function parameter type are `FloatValue`
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/generator.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/generator.rs
@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-use crate::{
-    codegen::{bool_to_i1, bool_to_i8, classes::ArraySliceValue, expr::*, stmt::*, CodeGenContext},
-    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
-    toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
-    typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, Type},
-};
 use inkwell::{
    context::Context,
    types::{BasicTypeEnum, IntType},
    values::{BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue},
 };
+
 use nac3parser::ast::{Expr, Stmt, StrRef};

+use super::{bool_to_i1, bool_to_i8, classes::ArraySliceValue, expr::*, stmt::*, CodeGenContext};
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
+    toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
+    typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, Type},
+};
+
 pub trait CodeGenerator {
    /// Return the module name for the code generator.
    fn get_name(&self) -> &str;
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/mod.rs
@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-use crate::{symbol_resolver::SymbolResolver, typecheck::typedef::Type};
+use inkwell::{
+    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
+    context::Context,
+    memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer,
+    module::Module,
+    types::{BasicTypeEnum, IntType},
+    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue},
+    AddressSpace, IntPredicate,
+};
+use itertools::Either;
+
+use nac3parser::ast::Expr;

 use super::{
    classes::{
@ -10,17 +21,7 @@ use super::{
    stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing,
    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
 };
-use inkwell::{
-    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
-    context::Context,
-    memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer,
-    module::Module,
-    types::{BasicTypeEnum, IntType},
-    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue},
-    AddressSpace, IntPredicate,
-};
-use itertools::Either;
-use nac3parser::ast::Expr;
+use crate::{symbol_resolver::SymbolResolver, typecheck::typedef::Type};

 #[must_use]
 pub fn load_irrt<'ctx>(ctx: &'ctx Context, symbol_resolver: &dyn SymbolResolver) -> Module<'ctx> {
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/llvm_intrinsics.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/llvm_intrinsics.rs
@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-use crate::codegen::CodeGenContext;
-use inkwell::context::Context;
-use inkwell::intrinsics::Intrinsic;
-use inkwell::types::AnyTypeEnum::IntType;
-use inkwell::types::FloatType;
-use inkwell::values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue, PointerValue};
-use inkwell::AddressSpace;
+use inkwell::{
+    context::Context,
+    intrinsics::Intrinsic,
+    types::{AnyTypeEnum::IntType, FloatType},
+    values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue, PointerValue},
+    AddressSpace,
+};
 use itertools::Either;

+use super::CodeGenContext;
+
 /// Returns the string representation for the floating-point type `ft` when used in intrinsic
 /// functions.
 fn get_float_intrinsic_repr(ctx: &Context, ft: FloatType) -> &'static str {
@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ pub fn call_memcpy_generic<'ctx>(
        dest
    } else {
        ctx.builder
-            .build_bitcast(dest, llvm_p0i8, "")
+            .build_bit_cast(dest, llvm_p0i8, "")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap()
    };
@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ pub fn call_memcpy_generic<'ctx>(
        src
    } else {
        ctx.builder
-            .build_bitcast(src, llvm_p0i8, "")
+            .build_bit_cast(src, llvm_p0i8, "")
            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
            .unwrap()
    };
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/mod.rs
@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-use crate::{
-    codegen::classes::{ListType, NDArrayType, ProxyType, RangeType},
-    symbol_resolver::{StaticValue, SymbolResolver},
-    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys, TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef},
-    typecheck::{
-        type_inferencer::{CodeLocation, PrimitiveStore},
-        typedef::{CallId, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier},
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
+        Arc,
    },
+    thread,
 };
+
 use crossbeam::channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
 use inkwell::{
    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
@ -24,14 +24,21 @@ use inkwell::{
    AddressSpace, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
 };
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use nac3parser::ast::{Location, Stmt, StrRef};
 use parking_lot::{Condvar, Mutex};
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::sync::{
-    atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
-    Arc,
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{Location, Stmt, StrRef};
+
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::{StaticValue, SymbolResolver},
+    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys, TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef},
+    typecheck::{
+        type_inferencer::{CodeLocation, PrimitiveStore},
+        typedef::{CallId, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier},
+    },
 };
-use std::thread;
+use classes::{ListType, NDArrayType, ProxyType, RangeType};
+use concrete_type::{ConcreteType, ConcreteTypeEnum, ConcreteTypeStore};
+pub use generator::{CodeGenerator, DefaultCodeGenerator};

 pub mod builtin_fns;
 pub mod classes;
@ -47,9 +54,6 @@ pub mod stmt;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test;

-use concrete_type::{ConcreteType, ConcreteTypeEnum, ConcreteTypeStore};
-pub use generator::{CodeGenerator, DefaultCodeGenerator};
-
 mod macros {
    /// Codegen-variant of [`std::unreachable`] which accepts an instance of [`CodeGenContext`] as
    /// its first argument to provide Python source information to indicate the codegen location
@ -848,10 +852,9 @@ pub fn gen_func_impl<
    builder.position_at_end(init_bb);
    let body_bb = context.append_basic_block(fn_val, "body");

+    // Store non-vararg argument values into local variables
    let mut var_assignment = HashMap::new();
    let offset = u32::from(has_sret);
-
-    // Store non-vararg argument values into local variables
    for (n, arg) in args.iter().enumerate().filter(|(_, arg)| !arg.is_vararg) {
        let param = fn_val.get_nth_param((n as u32) + offset).unwrap();
        let local_type = get_llvm_type(
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs
@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
-use crate::{
-    codegen::{
-        classes::{
-            ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ListType, ListValue, NDArrayType, NDArrayValue,
-            ProxyType, ProxyValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor, TypedArrayLikeAdapter,
-            TypedArrayLikeMutator, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor, UntypedArrayLikeMutator,
-        },
-        expr::gen_binop_expr_with_values,
-        irrt::{
-            calculate_len_for_slice_range, call_ndarray_calc_broadcast,
-            call_ndarray_calc_broadcast_index, call_ndarray_calc_nd_indices,
-            call_ndarray_calc_size,
-        },
-        llvm_intrinsics::{self, call_memcpy_generic},
-        macros::codegen_unreachable,
-        stmt::{gen_for_callback_incrementing, gen_for_range_callback, gen_if_else_expr_callback},
-        CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
+use inkwell::{
+    types::{AnyTypeEnum, BasicType, BasicTypeEnum, PointerType},
+    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue},
+    AddressSpace, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
+};
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{Operator, StrRef};
+
+use super::{
+    classes::{
+        ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ListType, ListValue, NDArrayType, NDArrayValue,
+        ProxyType, ProxyValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor, TypedArrayLikeAdapter,
+        TypedArrayLikeMutator, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor, UntypedArrayLikeMutator,
    },
+    expr::gen_binop_expr_with_values,
+    irrt::{
+        calculate_len_for_slice_range, call_ndarray_calc_broadcast,
+        call_ndarray_calc_broadcast_index, call_ndarray_calc_nd_indices, call_ndarray_calc_size,
+    },
+    llvm_intrinsics::{self, call_memcpy_generic},
+    macros::codegen_unreachable,
+    stmt::{gen_for_callback_incrementing, gen_for_range_callback, gen_if_else_expr_callback},
+    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
+};
+use crate::{
    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
    toplevel::{
        helper::PrimDef,
@ -27,16 +34,6 @@ use crate::{
        typedef::{FunSignature, Type, TypeEnum},
    },
 };
-use inkwell::{
-    types::BasicType,
-    values::{BasicValueEnum, IntValue, PointerValue},
-    AddressSpace, IntPredicate, OptimizationLevel,
-};
-use inkwell::{
-    types::{AnyTypeEnum, BasicTypeEnum, PointerType},
-    values::BasicValue,
-};
-use nac3parser::ast::{Operator, StrRef};

 /// Creates an uninitialized `NDArray` instance.
 fn create_ndarray_uninitialized<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
@ -942,7 +939,7 @@ fn call_ndarray_array_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                        .build_store(
                            lst,
                            ctx.builder
-                                .build_bitcast(object.as_base_value(), llvm_plist_i8, "")
+                                .build_bit_cast(object.as_base_value(), llvm_plist_i8, "")
                                .unwrap(),
                        )
                        .unwrap();
@ -964,7 +961,7 @@ fn call_ndarray_array_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                                .builder
                                .build_load(lst, "")
                                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
-                                .map(|v| ctx.builder.build_bitcast(v, plist_plist_i8, "").unwrap())
+                                .map(|v| ctx.builder.build_bit_cast(v, plist_plist_i8, "").unwrap())
                                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
                                .unwrap();
                            let this_dim = ListValue::from_ptr_val(this_dim, llvm_usize, None);
@ -983,7 +980,9 @@ fn call_ndarray_array_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                            ctx.builder
                                .build_store(
                                    lst,
-                                    ctx.builder.build_bitcast(next_dim, llvm_plist_i8, "").unwrap(),
+                                    ctx.builder
+                                        .build_bit_cast(next_dim, llvm_plist_i8, "")
+                                        .unwrap(),
                                )
                                .unwrap();

--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+use inkwell::{
+    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
+    basic_block::BasicBlock,
+    types::{BasicType, BasicTypeEnum},
+    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, FunctionValue, IntValue, PointerValue},
+    IntPredicate,
+};
+use itertools::{izip, Itertools};
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{
+    Constant, ExcepthandlerKind, Expr, ExprKind, Location, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef,
+};
+
 use super::{
    classes::{ArrayLikeIndexer, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, RangeValue},
    expr::{destructure_range, gen_binop_expr},
@ -14,17 +27,6 @@ use crate::{
        typedef::{iter_type_vars, FunSignature, Type, TypeEnum},
    },
 };
-use inkwell::{
-    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
-    basic_block::BasicBlock,
-    types::{BasicType, BasicTypeEnum},
-    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, FunctionValue, IntValue, PointerValue},
-    IntPredicate,
-};
-use itertools::{izip, Itertools};
-use nac3parser::ast::{
-    Constant, ExcepthandlerKind, Expr, ExprKind, Location, Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef,
-};

 /// See [`CodeGenerator::gen_var_alloc`].
 pub fn gen_var<'ctx>(
@ -174,6 +176,14 @@ pub fn gen_assign<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                }
            }
            let val = value.to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, target.custom.unwrap())?;
+
+            // Perform i1 <-> i8 conversion as needed
+            let val = if ctx.unifier.unioned(target.custom.unwrap(), ctx.primitives.bool) {
+                generator.bool_to_i8(ctx, val.into_int_value()).into()
+            } else {
+                val
+            };
+
            ctx.builder.build_store(ptr, val).unwrap();
        }
    };
@ -1665,6 +1675,23 @@ pub fn gen_return<G: CodeGenerator>(
    } else {
        None
    };
+
+    // Remap boolean return type into i1
+    let value = value.map(|ret_val| {
+        // The "return type" of a sret function is in the first parameter
+        let expected_ty = if ctx.need_sret {
+            func.get_type().get_param_types()[0]
+        } else {
+            func.get_type().get_return_type().unwrap()
+        };
+
+        if matches!(expected_ty, BasicTypeEnum::IntType(ty) if ty.get_bit_width() == 1) {
+            generator.bool_to_i1(ctx, ret_val.into_int_value()).into()
+        } else {
+            ret_val
+        }
+    });
+
    if let Some(return_target) = ctx.return_target {
        if let Some(value) = value {
            ctx.builder.build_store(ctx.return_buffer.unwrap(), value).unwrap();
@ -1675,25 +1702,6 @@ pub fn gen_return<G: CodeGenerator>(
        ctx.builder.build_store(ctx.return_buffer.unwrap(), value.unwrap()).unwrap();
        ctx.builder.build_return(None).unwrap();
    } else {
-        // Remap boolean return type into i1
-        let value = value.map(|v| {
-            let expected_ty = func.get_type().get_return_type().unwrap();
-            let ret_val = v.as_basic_value_enum();
-
-            if expected_ty.is_int_type() && ret_val.is_int_value() {
-                let ret_type = expected_ty.into_int_type();
-                let ret_val = ret_val.into_int_value();
-
-                if ret_type.get_bit_width() == 1 && ret_val.get_type().get_bit_width() != 1 {
-                    generator.bool_to_i1(ctx, ret_val)
-                } else {
-                    ret_val
-                }
-                .into()
-            } else {
-                ret_val
-            }
-        });
        let value = value.as_ref().map(|v| v as &dyn BasicValue);
        ctx.builder.build_return(value).unwrap();
    }
@ -1820,6 +1828,37 @@ pub fn gen_stmt<G: CodeGenerator>(
                stmt.location,
            );
        }
+        StmtKind::Global { names, .. } => {
+            let registered_globals = ctx
+                .top_level
+                .definitions
+                .read()
+                .iter()
+                .filter_map(|def| {
+                    if let TopLevelDef::Variable { simple_name, ty, .. } = &*def.read() {
+                        Some((*simple_name, *ty))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    }
+                })
+                .collect_vec();
+
+            for id in names {
+                let Some((_, ty)) = registered_globals.iter().find(|(name, _)| name == id) else {
+                    return Err(format!("{id} is not a global at {}", stmt.location));
+                };
+
+                let resolver = ctx.resolver.clone();
+                let ptr = resolver
+                    .get_symbol_value(*id, ctx, generator)
+                    .map(|val| val.to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, *ty))
+                    .transpose()?
+                    .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
+                    .unwrap();
+
+                ctx.var_assignment.insert(*id, (ptr, None, 0));
+            }
+        }
        _ => unimplemented!(),
    };
    Ok(())
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/test.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/test.rs
@ -1,34 +1,37 @@
-use crate::{
-    codegen::{
-        classes::{ListType, NDArrayType, ProxyType, RangeType},
-        concrete_type::ConcreteTypeStore,
-        CodeGenContext, CodeGenLLVMOptions, CodeGenTargetMachineOptions, CodeGenTask,
-        CodeGenerator, DefaultCodeGenerator, WithCall, WorkerRegistry,
-    },
-    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, ValueEnum},
-    toplevel::{
-        composer::{ComposerConfig, TopLevelComposer},
-        DefinitionId, FunInstance, TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef,
-    },
-    typecheck::{
-        type_inferencer::{FunctionData, Inferencer, PrimitiveStore},
-        typedef::{FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap},
-    },
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    sync::Arc,
 };
+
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use indoc::indoc;
 use inkwell::{
    targets::{InitializationConfig, Target},
    OptimizationLevel,
 };
-use nac3parser::ast::FileName;
 use nac3parser::{
-    ast::{fold::Fold, StrRef},
+    ast::{fold::Fold, FileName, StrRef},
    parser::parse_program,
 };
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use super::{
+    classes::{ListType, NDArrayType, ProxyType, RangeType},
+    concrete_type::ConcreteTypeStore,
+    CodeGenContext, CodeGenLLVMOptions, CodeGenTargetMachineOptions, CodeGenTask, CodeGenerator,
+    DefaultCodeGenerator, WithCall, WorkerRegistry,
+};
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, ValueEnum},
+    toplevel::{
+        composer::{ComposerConfig, TopLevelComposer},
+        DefinitionId, FunInstance, TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef,
+    },
+    typecheck::{
+        type_inferencer::{FunctionData, IdentifierInfo, Inferencer, PrimitiveStore},
+        typedef::{FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap},
+    },
+};

 struct Resolver {
    id_to_type: HashMap<StrRef, Type>,
@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ impl SymbolResolver for Resolver {
        &self,
        _: StrRef,
        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
    ) -> Option<ValueEnum<'ctx>> {
        unimplemented!()
    }
@ -138,7 +142,8 @@ fn test_primitives() {
    };
    let mut virtual_checks = Vec::new();
    let mut calls = HashMap::new();
-    let mut identifiers: HashSet<_> = ["a".into(), "b".into()].into();
+    let mut identifiers: HashMap<_, _> =
+        ["a".into(), "b".into()].map(|id| (id, IdentifierInfo::default())).into();
    let mut inferencer = Inferencer {
        top_level: &top_level,
        function_data: &mut function_data,
@ -317,7 +322,8 @@ fn test_simple_call() {
    };
    let mut virtual_checks = Vec::new();
    let mut calls = HashMap::new();
-    let mut identifiers: HashSet<_> = ["a".into(), "foo".into()].into();
+    let mut identifiers: HashMap<_, _> =
+        ["a".into(), "foo".into()].map(|id| (id, IdentifierInfo::default())).into();
    let mut inferencer = Inferencer {
        top_level: &top_level,
        function_data: &mut function_data,
--- a/nac3core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/lib.rs
@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
    clippy::wildcard_imports
 )]

+// users of nac3core need to use the same version of these dependencies, so expose them as nac3core::*
+pub use inkwell;
+pub use nac3parser;
+
 pub mod codegen;
 pub mod symbol_resolver;
 pub mod toplevel;
--- a/nac3core/src/symbol_resolver.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/symbol_resolver.rs
@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-use std::fmt::Debug;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, collections::HashSet, fmt::Display};
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    fmt::{Debug, Display},
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::Arc,
+};
+
+use inkwell::values::{BasicValueEnum, FloatValue, IntValue, PointerValue, StructValue};
+use itertools::{chain, izip, Itertools};
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{Constant, Expr, Location, StrRef};

 use crate::{
    codegen::{CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator},
@ -11,10 +19,6 @@ use crate::{
        typedef::{Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap},
    },
 };
-use inkwell::values::{BasicValueEnum, FloatValue, IntValue, PointerValue, StructValue};
-use itertools::{chain, izip, Itertools};
-use nac3parser::ast::{Constant, Expr, Location, StrRef};
-use parking_lot::RwLock;

 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug)]
 pub enum SymbolValue {
@ -365,6 +369,7 @@ pub trait SymbolResolver {
        &self,
        str: StrRef,
        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
    ) -> Option<ValueEnum<'ctx>>;

    fn get_default_param_value(&self, expr: &Expr) -> Option<SymbolValue>;
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/builtins.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/builtins.rs
@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::iter::once;

-use helper::{debug_assert_prim_is_allowed, make_exception_fields, PrimDefDetails};
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use inkwell::{
    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
@ -11,6 +10,11 @@ use inkwell::{
 use itertools::Either;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;

+use super::{
+    helper::{debug_assert_prim_is_allowed, make_exception_fields, PrimDef, PrimDefDetails},
+    numpy::make_ndarray_ty,
+    *,
+};
 use crate::{
    codegen::{
        builtin_fns,
@ -19,12 +23,9 @@ use crate::{
        stmt::exn_constructor,
    },
    symbol_resolver::SymbolValue,
-    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, numpy::make_ndarray_ty},
    typecheck::typedef::{into_var_map, iter_type_vars, TypeVar, VarMap},
 };

-use super::*;
-
 type BuiltinInfo = Vec<(Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>, Option<Stmt>)>;

 pub fn get_exn_constructor(
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/composer.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/composer.rs
@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-use nac3parser::ast::fold::Fold;
 use std::rc::Rc;

+use nac3parser::ast::{fold::Fold, ExprKind, Ident};
+
+use super::*;
 use crate::{
    codegen::{expr::get_subst_key, stmt::exn_constructor},
    symbol_resolver::SymbolValue,
    typecheck::{
-        type_inferencer::{FunctionData, Inferencer},
+        type_inferencer::{FunctionData, IdentifierInfo, Inferencer},
        typedef::{TypeVar, VarMap},
    },
 };

-use super::*;
-
 pub struct ComposerConfig {
    pub kernel_ann: Option<&'static str>,
    pub kernel_invariant_ann: &'static str,
@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            .iter()
            .map(|def_ast| match *def_ast.0.read() {
                TopLevelDef::Class { name, .. } => name.to_string(),
-                TopLevelDef::Function { simple_name, .. } => simple_name.to_string(),
+                TopLevelDef::Function { simple_name, .. }
+                | TopLevelDef::Variable { simple_name, .. } => simple_name.to_string(),
            })
            .collect_vec();

@ -381,13 +382,87 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                ))
            }

+            ast::StmtKind::Assign { .. } => {
+                // Assignment statements can assign to (and therefore create) more than one 
+                // variable, but this function only allows returning one set of symbol information.
+                // We want to avoid changing this to return a `Vec` of symbol info, as this would 
+                // require `iter().next().unwrap()` on every variable created from a non-Assign 
+                // statement.
+                //
+                // Make callers use `register_top_level_var` instead, as it provides more
+                // fine-grained control over which symbols to register, while also simplifying the
+                // usage of this function.
+                panic!("Registration of top-level Assign statements must use TopLevelComposer::register_top_level_var (at {})", ast.location);
+            }
+
+            ast::StmtKind::AnnAssign { target, annotation, .. } => {
+                let ExprKind::Name { id: name, .. } = target.node else {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "global variable declaration must be an identifier (at {})",
+                        target.location
+                    ));
+                };
+
+                self.register_top_level_var(
+                    name,
+                    Some(annotation.as_ref().clone()),
+                    resolver,
+                    mod_path,
+                    target.location,
+                )
+            }
+
            _ => Err(format!(
-                "registrations of constructs other than top level classes/functions are not supported (at {})",
+                "registrations of constructs other than top level classes/functions/variables are not supported (at {})",
                ast.location
            )),
        }
    }

+    /// Registers a top-level variable with the given `name` into the composer.
+    ///
+    /// `annotation` - The type annotation of the top-level variable, or [`None`] if no type
+    /// annotation is provided.
+    /// `location` - The location of the top-level variable.
+    pub fn register_top_level_var(
+        &mut self,
+        name: Ident,
+        annotation: Option<Expr>,
+        resolver: Option<Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>>,
+        mod_path: &str,
+        location: Location,
+    ) -> Result<(StrRef, DefinitionId, Option<Type>), String> {
+        if self.keyword_list.contains(&name) {
+            return Err(format!("cannot use keyword `{name}` as a class name (at {location})"));
+        }
+
+        let global_var_name =
+            if mod_path.is_empty() { name.to_string() } else { format!("{mod_path}.{name}") };
+
+        if !self.defined_names.insert(global_var_name.clone()) {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "global variable `{global_var_name}` defined twice (at {location})"
+            ));
+        }
+
+        let ty_to_be_unified = self.unifier.get_dummy_var().ty;
+        self.definition_ast_list.push((
+            RwLock::new(Self::make_top_level_variable_def(
+                global_var_name,
+                name,
+                // dummy here, unify with correct type later,
+                ty_to_be_unified,
+                annotation,
+                resolver,
+                Some(location),
+            ))
+            .into(),
+            None,
+        ));
+
+        Ok((name, DefinitionId(self.definition_ast_list.len() - 1), Some(ty_to_be_unified)))
+    }
+
    pub fn start_analysis(&mut self, inference: bool) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
        self.analyze_top_level_class_type_var()?;
        self.analyze_top_level_class_bases()?;
@ -396,6 +471,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
        if inference {
            self.analyze_function_instance()?;
        }
+        self.analyze_top_level_variables()?;
        Ok(())
    }

@ -433,7 +509,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                    // things like `class A(Generic[T, V, ImportedModule.T])` is not supported
                    // i.e. only simple names are allowed in the subscript
                    // should update the TopLevelDef::Class.typevars and the TypeEnum::TObj.params
-                    ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
+                    ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
                        if {
                            matches!(
                                &value.node,
@ -449,9 +525,9 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                        }
                        is_generic = true;

-                        let type_var_list: Vec<&ast::Expr<()>>;
+                        let type_var_list: Vec<&Expr<()>>;
                        // if `class A(Generic[T, V, G])`
-                        if let ast::ExprKind::Tuple { elts, .. } = &slice.node {
+                        if let ExprKind::Tuple { elts, .. } = &slice.node {
                            type_var_list = elts.iter().collect_vec();
                        // `class A(Generic[T])`
                        } else {
@ -500,6 +576,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            }
            Ok(())
        };
+
        let mut errors = HashSet::new();
        for (class_def, class_ast) in def_list.iter().skip(self.builtin_num) {
            if class_ast.is_none() {
@ -853,7 +930,6 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
        let unifier = self.unifier.borrow_mut();
        let primitives_store = &self.primitives_ty;

-        let mut errors = HashSet::new();
        let mut analyze = |function_def: &Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>, function_ast: &Option<Stmt>| {
            let mut function_def = function_def.write();
            let function_def = &mut *function_def;
@ -962,18 +1038,18 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                    }
                }

-                let arg_with_default: Vec<(&ast::Located<ast::ArgData<()>>, Option<&ast::Expr>)> =
-                    args.args
-                        .iter()
-                        .rev()
-                        .zip(
-                            args.defaults
-                                .iter()
-                                .rev()
-                                .map(|x| -> Option<&ast::Expr> { Some(x) })
-                                .chain(std::iter::repeat(None)),
-                        )
-                        .collect_vec();
+                let arg_with_default: Vec<(&ast::Located<ast::ArgData<()>>, Option<&Expr>)> = args
+                    .args
+                    .iter()
+                    .rev()
+                    .zip(
+                        args.defaults
+                            .iter()
+                            .rev()
+                            .map(|x| -> Option<&Expr> { Some(x) })
+                            .chain(std::iter::repeat(None)),
+                    )
+                    .collect_vec();

                arg_with_default
                    .iter()
@ -1128,6 +1204,8 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            })?;
            Ok(())
        };
+
+        let mut errors = HashSet::new();
        for (function_def, function_ast) in def_list.iter().skip(self.builtin_num) {
            if function_ast.is_none() {
                continue;
@ -1229,7 +1307,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {

                        let arg_with_default: Vec<(
                            &ast::Located<ast::ArgData<()>>,
-                            Option<&ast::Expr>,
+                            Option<&Expr>,
                        )> = args
                            .args
                            .iter()
@ -1238,7 +1316,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                                args.defaults
                                    .iter()
                                    .rev()
-                                    .map(|x| -> Option<&ast::Expr> { Some(x) })
+                                    .map(|x| -> Option<&Expr> { Some(x) })
                                    .chain(std::iter::repeat(None)),
                            )
                            .collect_vec();
@ -1395,7 +1473,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                        .map_err(|e| HashSet::from([e.to_display(unifier).to_string()]))?;
                }
                ast::StmtKind::AnnAssign { target, annotation, value, .. } => {
-                    if let ast::ExprKind::Name { id: attr, .. } = &target.node {
+                    if let ExprKind::Name { id: attr, .. } = &target.node {
                        if defined_fields.insert(attr.to_string()) {
                            let dummy_field_type = unifier.get_dummy_var().ty;

@ -1403,7 +1481,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                                None => {
                                    // handle Kernel[T], KernelInvariant[T]
                                    let (annotation, mutable) = match &annotation.node {
-                                        ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
+                                        ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
                                            if matches!(
                                                &value.node,
                                                ast::ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &core_config.kernel_invariant_ann.into()
@ -1411,7 +1489,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                                        {
                                            (slice, false)
                                        }
-                                        ast::ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
+                                        ExprKind::Subscript { value, slice, .. }
                                            if matches!(
                                                &value.node,
                                                ast::ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if core_config.kernel_ann.map_or(false, |c| id == &c.into())
@ -1429,13 +1507,13 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                                Some(boxed_expr) => {
                                    // Class attributes are set as immutable regardless
                                    let (annotation, _) = match &annotation.node {
-                                        ast::ExprKind::Subscript { slice, .. } => (slice, false),
+                                        ExprKind::Subscript { slice, .. } => (slice, false),
                                        _ if core_config.kernel_ann.is_none() => (annotation, false),
                                        _ => continue,
                                    };

                                    match &**boxed_expr {
-                                        ast::Located {location: _, custom: (), node: ast::ExprKind::Constant { value: v, kind: _ }} => {
+                                        ast::Located {location: _, custom: (), node: ExprKind::Constant { value: v, kind: _ }} => {
                                            // Restricting the types allowed to be defined as class attributes
                                            match v {
                                                ast::Constant::Bool(_) | ast::Constant::Str(_) | ast::Constant::Int(_) | ast::Constant::Float(_) => {}
@ -1702,7 +1780,6 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            }
        }

-        let mut errors = HashSet::new();
        let mut analyze = |i, def: &Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>, ast: &Option<Stmt>| {
            let class_def = def.read();
            if let TopLevelDef::Class {
@ -1845,6 +1922,8 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            }
            Ok(())
        };
+
+        let mut errors = HashSet::new();
        for (i, (def, ast)) in definition_ast_list.iter().enumerate().skip(self.builtin_num) {
            if ast.is_none() {
                continue;
@ -1882,178 +1961,176 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            if ast.is_none() {
                return Ok(());
            }
-            let mut function_def = def.write();
-            if let TopLevelDef::Function {
-                instance_to_stmt,
-                instance_to_symbol,
-                name,
-                simple_name,
-                signature,
-                resolver,
-                ..
-            } = &mut *function_def
-            {
-                let signature_ty_enum = unifier.get_ty(*signature);
-                let TypeEnum::TFunc(FunSignature { args, ret, vars }) = signature_ty_enum.as_ref()
+
+            let (name, simple_name, signature, resolver) = {
+                let function_def = def.read();
+                let TopLevelDef::Function { name, simple_name, signature, resolver, .. } =
+                    &*function_def
                else {
-                    unreachable!("must be typeenum::tfunc")
+                    return Ok(());
                };

-                let mut vars = vars.clone();
-                // None if is not class method
-                let uninst_self_type = {
-                    if let Some(class_id) = method_class.get(&DefinitionId(id)) {
-                        let class_def = definition_ast_list.get(class_id.0).unwrap();
-                        let class_def = class_def.0.read();
-                        let TopLevelDef::Class { type_vars, .. } = &*class_def else {
-                            unreachable!("must be class def")
+                (name.clone(), *simple_name, *signature, resolver.clone())
+            };
+
+            let signature_ty_enum = unifier.get_ty(signature);
+            let TypeEnum::TFunc(FunSignature { args, ret, vars, .. }) = signature_ty_enum.as_ref()
+            else {
+                unreachable!("must be typeenum::tfunc")
+            };
+
+            let mut vars = vars.clone();
+            // None if is not class method
+            let uninst_self_type = {
+                if let Some(class_id) = method_class.get(&DefinitionId(id)) {
+                    let class_def = definition_ast_list.get(class_id.0).unwrap();
+                    let class_def = class_def.0.read();
+                    let TopLevelDef::Class { type_vars, .. } = &*class_def else {
+                        unreachable!("must be class def")
+                    };
+
+                    let ty_ann = make_self_type_annotation(type_vars, *class_id);
+                    let self_ty = get_type_from_type_annotation_kinds(
+                        &def_list,
+                        unifier,
+                        primitives_ty,
+                        &ty_ann,
+                        &mut None,
+                    )?;
+                    vars.extend(type_vars.iter().map(|ty| {
+                        let TypeEnum::TVar { id, .. } = &*unifier.get_ty(*ty) else {
+                            unreachable!()
                        };

-                        let ty_ann = make_self_type_annotation(type_vars, *class_id);
-                        let self_ty = get_type_from_type_annotation_kinds(
-                            &def_list,
-                            unifier,
-                            primitives_ty,
-                            &ty_ann,
-                            &mut None,
-                        )?;
-                        vars.extend(type_vars.iter().map(|ty| {
-                            let TypeEnum::TVar { id, .. } = &*unifier.get_ty(*ty) else {
+                        (*id, *ty)
+                    }));
+                    Some((self_ty, type_vars.clone()))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            };
+            // carefully handle those with bounds, without bounds and no typevars
+            // if class methods, `vars` also contains all class typevars here
+            let (type_var_subst_comb, no_range_vars) = {
+                let mut no_ranges: Vec<Type> = Vec::new();
+                let var_combs = vars
+                    .values()
+                    .map(|ty| {
+                        unifier.get_instantiations(*ty).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                            let TypeEnum::TVar { name, loc, is_const_generic: false, .. } =
+                                &*unifier.get_ty(*ty)
+                            else {
                                unreachable!()
                            };

-                            (*id, *ty)
-                        }));
-                        Some((self_ty, type_vars.clone()))
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    }
-                };
-                // carefully handle those with bounds, without bounds and no typevars
-                // if class methods, `vars` also contains all class typevars here
-                let (type_var_subst_comb, no_range_vars) = {
-                    let mut no_ranges: Vec<Type> = Vec::new();
-                    let var_combs = vars
-                        .values()
-                        .map(|ty| {
-                            unifier.get_instantiations(*ty).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                                let TypeEnum::TVar { name, loc, is_const_generic: false, .. } =
-                                    &*unifier.get_ty(*ty)
-                                else {
-                                    unreachable!()
-                                };
-
-                                let rigid = unifier.get_fresh_rigid_var(*name, *loc).ty;
-                                no_ranges.push(rigid);
-                                vec![rigid]
-                            })
+                            let rigid = unifier.get_fresh_rigid_var(*name, *loc).ty;
+                            no_ranges.push(rigid);
+                            vec![rigid]
                        })
-                        .multi_cartesian_product()
-                        .collect_vec();
-                    let mut result: Vec<VarMap> = Vec::default();
-                    for comb in var_combs {
-                        result.push(vars.keys().copied().zip(comb).collect());
-                    }
-                    // NOTE: if is empty, means no type var, append a empty subst, ok to do this?
-                    if result.is_empty() {
-                        result.push(VarMap::new());
-                    }
-                    (result, no_ranges)
-                };
+                    })
+                    .multi_cartesian_product()
+                    .collect_vec();
+                let mut result: Vec<VarMap> = Vec::default();
+                for comb in var_combs {
+                    result.push(vars.keys().copied().zip(comb).collect());
+                }
+                // NOTE: if is empty, means no type var, append a empty subst, ok to do this?
+                if result.is_empty() {
+                    result.push(VarMap::new());
+                }
+                (result, no_ranges)
+            };

-                for subst in type_var_subst_comb {
-                    // for each instance
-                    let inst_ret = unifier.subst(*ret, &subst).unwrap_or(*ret);
-                    let inst_args = {
-                        args.iter()
-                            .map(|a| FuncArg {
-                                name: a.name,
-                                ty: unifier.subst(a.ty, &subst).unwrap_or(a.ty),
-                                default_value: a.default_value.clone(),
-                                is_vararg: false,
-                            })
-                            .collect_vec()
-                    };
-                    let self_type = {
-                        uninst_self_type.clone().map(|(self_type, type_vars)| {
-                            let subst_for_self = {
-                                let class_ty_var_ids = type_vars
-                                    .iter()
-                                    .map(|x| {
-                                        if let TypeEnum::TVar { id, .. } = &*unifier.get_ty(*x) {
-                                            *id
-                                        } else {
-                                            unreachable!("must be type var here");
-                                        }
-                                    })
-                                    .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
-                                subst
-                                    .iter()
-                                    .filter_map(|(ty_var_id, ty_var_target)| {
-                                        if class_ty_var_ids.contains(ty_var_id) {
-                                            Some((*ty_var_id, *ty_var_target))
-                                        } else {
-                                            None
-                                        }
-                                    })
-                                    .collect::<VarMap>()
-                            };
-                            unifier.subst(self_type, &subst_for_self).unwrap_or(self_type)
+            for subst in type_var_subst_comb {
+                // for each instance
+                let inst_ret = unifier.subst(*ret, &subst).unwrap_or(*ret);
+                let inst_args = {
+                    args.iter()
+                        .map(|a| FuncArg {
+                            name: a.name,
+                            ty: unifier.subst(a.ty, &subst).unwrap_or(a.ty),
+                            default_value: a.default_value.clone(),
+                            is_vararg: false,
                        })
-                    };
-                    let mut identifiers = {
-                        let mut result: HashSet<_> = HashSet::new();
-                        if self_type.is_some() {
-                            result.insert("self".into());
+                        .collect_vec()
+                };
+                let self_type = {
+                    uninst_self_type.clone().map(|(self_type, type_vars)| {
+                        let subst_for_self = {
+                            let class_ty_var_ids = type_vars
+                                .iter()
+                                .map(|x| {
+                                    if let TypeEnum::TVar { id, .. } = &*unifier.get_ty(*x) {
+                                        *id
+                                    } else {
+                                        unreachable!("must be type var here");
+                                    }
+                                })
+                                .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+                            subst
+                                .iter()
+                                .filter_map(|(ty_var_id, ty_var_target)| {
+                                    if class_ty_var_ids.contains(ty_var_id) {
+                                        Some((*ty_var_id, *ty_var_target))
+                                    } else {
+                                        None
+                                    }
+                                })
+                                .collect::<VarMap>()
+                        };
+                        unifier.subst(self_type, &subst_for_self).unwrap_or(self_type)
+                    })
+                };
+                let mut identifiers = {
+                    let mut result = HashMap::new();
+                    if self_type.is_some() {
+                        result.insert("self".into(), IdentifierInfo::default());
+                    }
+                    result.extend(inst_args.iter().map(|x| (x.name, IdentifierInfo::default())));
+                    result
+                };
+                let mut calls: HashMap<CodeLocation, CallId> = HashMap::new();
+                let mut inferencer = Inferencer {
+                    top_level: ctx.as_ref(),
+                    defined_identifiers: identifiers.clone(),
+                    function_data: &mut FunctionData {
+                        resolver: resolver.as_ref().unwrap().clone(),
+                        return_type: if unifier.unioned(inst_ret, primitives_ty.none) {
+                            None
+                        } else {
+                            Some(inst_ret)
+                        },
+                        // NOTE: allowed type vars
+                        bound_variables: no_range_vars.clone(),
+                    },
+                    unifier,
+                    variable_mapping: {
+                        let mut result: HashMap<StrRef, Type> = HashMap::new();
+                        if let Some(self_ty) = self_type {
+                            result.insert("self".into(), self_ty);
                        }
-                        result.extend(inst_args.iter().map(|x| x.name));
+                        result.extend(inst_args.iter().map(|x| (x.name, x.ty)));
                        result
-                    };
-                    let mut calls: HashMap<CodeLocation, CallId> = HashMap::new();
-                    let mut inferencer = Inferencer {
-                        top_level: ctx.as_ref(),
-                        defined_identifiers: identifiers.clone(),
-                        function_data: &mut FunctionData {
-                            resolver: resolver.as_ref().unwrap().clone(),
-                            return_type: if unifier.unioned(inst_ret, primitives_ty.none) {
-                                None
-                            } else {
-                                Some(inst_ret)
-                            },
-                            // NOTE: allowed type vars
-                            bound_variables: no_range_vars.clone(),
-                        },
-                        unifier,
-                        variable_mapping: {
-                            let mut result: HashMap<StrRef, Type> = HashMap::new();
-                            if let Some(self_ty) = self_type {
-                                result.insert("self".into(), self_ty);
-                            }
-                            result.extend(inst_args.iter().map(|x| (x.name, x.ty)));
-                            result
-                        },
-                        primitives: primitives_ty,
-                        virtual_checks: &mut Vec::new(),
-                        calls: &mut calls,
-                        in_handler: false,
-                    };
+                    },
+                    primitives: primitives_ty,
+                    virtual_checks: &mut Vec::new(),
+                    calls: &mut calls,
+                    in_handler: false,
+                };

-                    let ast::StmtKind::FunctionDef { body, decorator_list, .. } =
-                        ast.clone().unwrap().node
-                    else {
-                        unreachable!("must be function def ast")
-                    };
-                    if !decorator_list.is_empty()
-                        && matches!(&decorator_list[0].node,
-                            ast::ExprKind::Name{ id, .. } if id == &"extern".into())
-                    {
-                        instance_to_symbol.insert(String::new(), simple_name.to_string());
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    if !decorator_list.is_empty()
-                        && matches!(&decorator_list[0].node,
-                            ast::ExprKind::Name{ id, .. } if id == &"rpc".into())
+                let ast::StmtKind::FunctionDef { body, decorator_list, .. } =
+                    ast.clone().unwrap().node
+                else {
+                    unreachable!("must be function def ast")
+                };
+
+                if !decorator_list.is_empty() {
+                    if matches!(&decorator_list[0].node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"extern".into())
                    {
+                        let TopLevelDef::Function { instance_to_symbol, .. } = &mut *def.write()
+                        else {
+                            unreachable!()
+                        };
                        instance_to_symbol.insert(String::new(), simple_name.to_string());
                        continue;
                    }
@ -2065,96 +2142,122 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                        continue;
                    }

-                    let fun_body = body
-                        .into_iter()
+                    if matches!(&decorator_list[0].node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"rpc".into())
+                    {
+                        let TopLevelDef::Function { instance_to_symbol, .. } = &mut *def.write()
+                        else {
+                            unreachable!()
+                        };
+                        instance_to_symbol.insert(String::new(), simple_name.to_string());
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if let ExprKind::Call { func, .. } = &decorator_list[0].node {
+                        if matches!(&func.node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"rpc".into()) {
+                            let TopLevelDef::Function { instance_to_symbol, .. } =
+                                &mut *def.write()
+                            else {
+                                unreachable!()
+                            };
+                            instance_to_symbol.insert(String::new(), simple_name.to_string());
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                let fun_body =
+                    body.into_iter()
                        .map(|b| inferencer.fold_stmt(b))
                        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;

-                    let returned = inferencer.check_block(fun_body.as_slice(), &mut identifiers)?;
-                    {
-                        // check virtuals
-                        let defs = ctx.definitions.read();
-                        for (subtype, base, loc) in &*inferencer.virtual_checks {
-                            let base_id = {
-                                let base = inferencer.unifier.get_ty(*base);
-                                if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = &*base {
-                                    *obj_id
-                                } else {
-                                    return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
-                                        "Base type should be a class (at {loc})"
-                                    )]));
-                                }
-                            };
-                            let subtype_id = {
-                                let ty = inferencer.unifier.get_ty(*subtype);
-                                if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = &*ty {
-                                    *obj_id
-                                } else {
-                                    let base_repr = inferencer.unifier.stringify(*base);
-                                    let subtype_repr = inferencer.unifier.stringify(*subtype);
-                                    return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
-                                        "Expected a subtype of {base_repr}, but got {subtype_repr} (at {loc})"),
-                                    ]));
-                                }
-                            };
-                            let subtype_entry = defs[subtype_id.0].read();
-                            let TopLevelDef::Class { ancestors, .. } = &*subtype_entry else {
-                                unreachable!()
-                            };
-
-                            let m = ancestors.iter()
-                                .find(|kind| matches!(kind, TypeAnnotation::CustomClass { id, .. } if *id == base_id));
-                            if m.is_none() {
+                let returned = inferencer.check_block(fun_body.as_slice(), &mut identifiers)?;
+                {
+                    // check virtuals
+                    let defs = ctx.definitions.read();
+                    for (subtype, base, loc) in &*inferencer.virtual_checks {
+                        let base_id = {
+                            let base = inferencer.unifier.get_ty(*base);
+                            if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = &*base {
+                                *obj_id
+                            } else {
+                                return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                                    "Base type should be a class (at {loc})"
+                                )]));
+                            }
+                        };
+                        let subtype_id = {
+                            let ty = inferencer.unifier.get_ty(*subtype);
+                            if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = &*ty {
+                                *obj_id
+                            } else {
                                let base_repr = inferencer.unifier.stringify(*base);
                                let subtype_repr = inferencer.unifier.stringify(*subtype);
                                return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
                                    "Expected a subtype of {base_repr}, but got {subtype_repr} (at {loc})"),
                                ]));
                            }
+                        };
+                        let subtype_entry = defs[subtype_id.0].read();
+                        let TopLevelDef::Class { ancestors, .. } = &*subtype_entry else {
+                            unreachable!()
+                        };
+
+                        let m = ancestors.iter()
+                            .find(|kind| matches!(kind, TypeAnnotation::CustomClass { id, .. } if *id == base_id));
+                        if m.is_none() {
+                            let base_repr = inferencer.unifier.stringify(*base);
+                            let subtype_repr = inferencer.unifier.stringify(*subtype);
+                            return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                                "Expected a subtype of {base_repr}, but got {subtype_repr} (at {loc})"),
+                            ]));
                        }
                    }
-                    if !unifier.unioned(inst_ret, primitives_ty.none) && !returned {
-                        let def_ast_list = &definition_ast_list;
-                        let ret_str = unifier.internal_stringify(
-                            inst_ret,
-                            &mut |id| {
-                                let TopLevelDef::Class { name, .. } = &*def_ast_list[id].0.read()
-                                else {
-                                    unreachable!("must be class id here")
-                                };
-
-                                name.to_string()
-                            },
-                            &mut |id| format!("typevar{id}"),
-                            &mut None,
-                        );
-                        return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
-                            "expected return type of `{}` in function `{}` (at {})",
-                            ret_str,
-                            name,
-                            ast.as_ref().unwrap().location
-                        )]));
-                    }
-
-                    instance_to_stmt.insert(
-                        get_subst_key(
-                            unifier,
-                            self_type,
-                            &subst,
-                            Some(&vars.keys().copied().collect()),
-                        ),
-                        FunInstance {
-                            body: Arc::new(fun_body),
-                            unifier_id: 0,
-                            calls: Arc::new(calls),
-                            subst,
-                        },
-                    );
                }
+                if !unifier.unioned(inst_ret, primitives_ty.none) && !returned {
+                    let def_ast_list = &definition_ast_list;
+                    let ret_str = unifier.internal_stringify(
+                        inst_ret,
+                        &mut |id| {
+                            let TopLevelDef::Class { name, .. } = &*def_ast_list[id].0.read()
+                            else {
+                                unreachable!("must be class id here")
+                            };
+
+                            name.to_string()
+                        },
+                        &mut |id| format!("typevar{id}"),
+                        &mut None,
+                    );
+                    return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                        "expected return type of `{}` in function `{}` (at {})",
+                        ret_str,
+                        name,
+                        ast.as_ref().unwrap().location
+                    )]));
+                }
+
+                let TopLevelDef::Function { instance_to_stmt, .. } = &mut *def.write() else {
+                    unreachable!()
+                };
+                instance_to_stmt.insert(
+                    get_subst_key(
+                        unifier,
+                        self_type,
+                        &subst,
+                        Some(&vars.keys().copied().collect()),
+                    ),
+                    FunInstance {
+                        body: Arc::new(fun_body),
+                        unifier_id: 0,
+                        calls: Arc::new(calls),
+                        subst,
+                    },
+                );
            }

            Ok(())
        };
+
        for (id, (def, ast)) in self.definition_ast_list.iter().enumerate().skip(self.builtin_num) {
            if ast.is_none() {
                continue;
@ -2168,4 +2271,59 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
        }
        Ok(())
    }
+
+    /// Step 6. Analyze and populate the types of global variables.
+    fn analyze_top_level_variables(&mut self) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
+        let def_list = &self.definition_ast_list;
+        let temp_def_list = self.extract_def_list();
+        let unifier = &mut self.unifier;
+        let primitives_store = &self.primitives_ty;
+
+        let mut analyze = |variable_def: &Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>| -> Result<_, HashSet<String>> {
+            let TopLevelDef::Variable { ty: dummy_ty, ty_decl, resolver, loc, .. } =
+                &*variable_def.read()
+            else {
+                // not top level variable def, skip
+                return Ok(());
+            };
+
+            let resolver = &**resolver.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+            if let Some(ty_decl) = ty_decl {
+                let ty_annotation = parse_ast_to_type_annotation_kinds(
+                    resolver,
+                    &temp_def_list,
+                    unifier,
+                    primitives_store,
+                    ty_decl,
+                    HashMap::new(),
+                )?;
+                let ty_from_ty_annotation = get_type_from_type_annotation_kinds(
+                    &temp_def_list,
+                    unifier,
+                    primitives_store,
+                    &ty_annotation,
+                    &mut None,
+                )?;
+
+                unifier.unify(*dummy_ty, ty_from_ty_annotation).map_err(|e| {
+                    HashSet::from([e.at(Some(loc.unwrap())).to_display(unifier).to_string()])
+                })?;
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        };
+
+        let mut errors = HashSet::new();
+        for (variable_def, _) in def_list.iter().skip(self.builtin_num) {
+            if let Err(e) = analyze(variable_def) {
+                errors.extend(e);
+            }
+        }
+        if !errors.is_empty() {
+            return Err(errors);
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/helper.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/helper.rs
@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 use std::convert::TryInto;

-use crate::symbol_resolver::SymbolValue;
-use crate::toplevel::numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys;
-use crate::typecheck::typedef::{into_var_map, iter_type_vars, Mapping, TypeVarId, VarMap};
-use ast::ExprKind;
-use nac3parser::ast::{Constant, Location};
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 use strum_macros::EnumIter;

-use super::*;
+use nac3parser::ast::{Constant, ExprKind, Location};
+
+use super::{numpy::unpack_ndarray_var_tys, *};
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::SymbolValue,
+    typecheck::typedef::{into_var_map, iter_type_vars, Mapping, TypeVarId, VarMap},
+};

 /// All primitive types and functions in nac3core.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, EnumIter, PartialEq, Eq)]
@ -388,6 +389,9 @@ impl TopLevelDef {
                    r
                }
            ),
+            TopLevelDef::Variable { name, ty, .. } => {
+                format!("Variable {{ name: {name:?}, ty: {:?} }}", unifier.stringify(*ty),)
+            }
        }
    }
 }
@ -589,6 +593,18 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
        }
    }

+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn make_top_level_variable_def(
+        name: String,
+        simple_name: StrRef,
+        ty: Type,
+        ty_decl: Option<Expr>,
+        resolver: Option<Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>>,
+        loc: Option<Location>,
+    ) -> TopLevelDef {
+        TopLevelDef::Variable { name, simple_name, ty, ty_decl, resolver, loc }
+    }
+
    #[must_use]
    pub fn make_class_method_name(mut class_name: String, method_name: &str) -> String {
        class_name.push('.');
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/mod.rs
@ -6,36 +6,36 @@ use std::{
    sync::Arc,
 };

-use super::codegen::CodeGenContext;
-use super::typecheck::type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore;
-use super::typecheck::typedef::{
-    FunSignature, FuncArg, SharedUnifier, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap,
-};
-use crate::{
-    codegen::CodeGenerator,
-    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, ValueEnum},
-    typecheck::{
-        type_inferencer::CodeLocation,
-        typedef::{CallId, TypeVarId},
-    },
-};
 use inkwell::values::BasicValueEnum;
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use nac3parser::ast::{self, Location, Stmt, StrRef};
 use parking_lot::RwLock;

-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, Copy, Hash, Debug)]
-pub struct DefinitionId(pub usize);
+use nac3parser::ast::{self, Expr, Location, Stmt, StrRef};
+
+use crate::{
+    codegen::{CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator},
+    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, ValueEnum},
+    typecheck::{
+        type_inferencer::{CodeLocation, PrimitiveStore},
+        typedef::{
+            CallId, FunSignature, FuncArg, SharedUnifier, Type, TypeEnum, TypeVarId, Unifier,
+            VarMap,
+        },
+    },
+};
+use composer::*;
+use type_annotation::*;

 pub mod builtins;
 pub mod composer;
 pub mod helper;
 pub mod numpy;
-pub mod type_annotation;
-use composer::*;
-use type_annotation::*;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test;
+pub mod type_annotation;
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Clone, Copy, Hash, Debug)]
+pub struct DefinitionId(pub usize);

 type GenCallCallback = dyn for<'ctx, 'a> Fn(
        &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>,
@ -148,6 +148,25 @@ pub enum TopLevelDef {
        /// Definition location.
        loc: Option<Location>,
    },
+    Variable {
+        /// Qualified name of the global variable, should be unique globally.
+        name: String,
+
+        /// Simple name, the same as in method/function definition.
+        simple_name: StrRef,
+
+        /// Type of the global variable.
+        ty: Type,
+
+        /// The declared type of the global variable, or [`None`] if no type annotation is provided.
+        ty_decl: Option<Expr>,
+
+        /// Symbol resolver of the module defined the class.
+        resolver: Option<Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>>,
+
+        /// Definition location.
+        loc: Option<Location>,
+    },
 }

 pub struct TopLevelContext {
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/numpy.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/numpy.rs
@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-use crate::{
-    toplevel::helper::PrimDef,
-    typecheck::{
-        type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore,
-        typedef::{Type, TypeEnum, TypeVarId, Unifier, VarMap},
-    },
-};
 use itertools::Itertools;

+use super::helper::PrimDef;
+use crate::typecheck::{
+    type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore,
+    typedef::{Type, TypeEnum, TypeVarId, Unifier, VarMap},
+};
+
 /// Creates a `ndarray` [`Type`] with the given type arguments.
 ///
 /// * `dtype` - The element type of the `ndarray`, or [`None`] if the type variable is not
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/test.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/test.rs
@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
-use super::*;
-use crate::toplevel::helper::PrimDef;
-use crate::typecheck::typedef::into_var_map;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
+
+use indoc::indoc;
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use test_case::test_case;
+
+use nac3parser::{
+    ast::{fold::Fold, FileName},
+    parser::parse_program,
+};
+
+use super::{helper::PrimDef, DefinitionId, *};
 use crate::{
    codegen::CodeGenContext,
    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, ValueEnum},
-    toplevel::DefinitionId,
    typecheck::{
        type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore,
-        typedef::{Type, Unifier},
+        typedef::{into_var_map, Type, Unifier},
    },
 };
-use indoc::indoc;
-use nac3parser::ast::FileName;
-use nac3parser::{ast::fold::Fold, parser::parse_program};
-use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
-use test_case::test_case;

 struct ResolverInternal {
    id_to_type: Mutex<HashMap<StrRef, Type>>,
@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ impl SymbolResolver for Resolver {
        &self,
        _: StrRef,
        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
    ) -> Option<ValueEnum<'ctx>> {
        unimplemented!()
    }
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/type_annotation.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/type_annotation.rs
@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-use super::*;
-use crate::symbol_resolver::SymbolValue;
-use crate::toplevel::helper::{PrimDef, PrimDefDetails};
-use crate::typecheck::typedef::VarMap;
-use nac3parser::ast::Constant;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;

+use nac3parser::ast::Constant;
+
+use super::{
+    helper::{PrimDef, PrimDefDetails},
+    *,
+};
+use crate::{symbol_resolver::SymbolValue, typecheck::typedef::VarMap};
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum TypeAnnotation {
    Primitive(Type),
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/function_check.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/function_check.rs
@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-use crate::toplevel::helper::PrimDef;
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    iter::once,
+};

-use super::type_inferencer::Inferencer;
-use super::typedef::{Type, TypeEnum};
 use nac3parser::ast::{
    self, Constant, Expr, ExprKind,
    Operator::{LShift, RShift},
    Stmt, StmtKind, StrRef,
 };
-use std::{collections::HashSet, iter::once};
+
+use super::{
+    type_inferencer::{DeclarationSource, IdentifierInfo, Inferencer},
+    typedef::{Type, TypeEnum},
+};
+use crate::toplevel::helper::PrimDef;

 impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    fn should_have_value(&mut self, expr: &Expr<Option<Type>>) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
@ -21,15 +27,29 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    fn check_pattern(
        &mut self,
        pattern: &Expr<Option<Type>>,
-        defined_identifiers: &mut HashSet<StrRef>,
+        defined_identifiers: &mut HashMap<StrRef, IdentifierInfo>,
    ) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
        match &pattern.node {
            ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"none".into() => {
                Err(HashSet::from([format!("cannot assign to a `none` (at {})", pattern.location)]))
            }
            ExprKind::Name { id, .. } => {
-                if !defined_identifiers.contains(id) {
-                    defined_identifiers.insert(*id);
+                // If `id` refers to a declared symbol, reject this assignment if it is used in the
+                // context of an (implicit) global variable
+                if let Some(id_info) = defined_identifiers.get(id) {
+                    if matches!(
+                        id_info.source,
+                        DeclarationSource::Global { is_explicit: Some(false) }
+                    ) {
+                        return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                            "cannot access local variable '{id}' before it is declared (at {})",
+                            pattern.location
+                        )]));
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if !defined_identifiers.contains_key(id) {
+                    defined_identifiers.insert(*id, IdentifierInfo::default());
                }
                self.should_have_value(pattern)?;
                Ok(())
@ -69,7 +89,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    fn check_expr(
        &mut self,
        expr: &Expr<Option<Type>>,
-        defined_identifiers: &mut HashSet<StrRef>,
+        defined_identifiers: &mut HashMap<StrRef, IdentifierInfo>,
    ) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
        // there are some cases where the custom field is None
        if let Some(ty) = &expr.custom {
@ -90,7 +110,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                    return Ok(());
                }
                self.should_have_value(expr)?;
-                if !defined_identifiers.contains(id) {
+                if !defined_identifiers.contains_key(id) {
                    match self.function_data.resolver.get_symbol_type(
                        self.unifier,
                        &self.top_level.definitions.read(),
@ -98,7 +118,22 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                        *id,
                    ) {
                        Ok(_) => {
-                            self.defined_identifiers.insert(*id);
+                            let is_global = self.is_id_global(*id);
+
+                            defined_identifiers.insert(
+                                *id,
+                                IdentifierInfo {
+                                    source: match is_global {
+                                        Some(true) => {
+                                            DeclarationSource::Global { is_explicit: Some(false) }
+                                        }
+                                        Some(false) => {
+                                            DeclarationSource::Global { is_explicit: None }
+                                        }
+                                        None => DeclarationSource::Local,
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            );
                        }
                        Err(e) => {
                            return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
@ -171,9 +206,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                let mut defined_identifiers = defined_identifiers.clone();
                for arg in &args.args {
                    // TODO: should we check the types here?
-                    if !defined_identifiers.contains(&arg.node.arg) {
-                        defined_identifiers.insert(arg.node.arg);
-                    }
+                    defined_identifiers.entry(arg.node.arg).or_default();
                }
                self.check_expr(body, &mut defined_identifiers)?;
            }
@ -236,7 +269,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    fn check_stmt(
        &mut self,
        stmt: &Stmt<Option<Type>>,
-        defined_identifiers: &mut HashSet<StrRef>,
+        defined_identifiers: &mut HashMap<StrRef, IdentifierInfo>,
    ) -> Result<bool, HashSet<String>> {
        match &stmt.node {
            StmtKind::For { target, iter, body, orelse, .. } => {
@ -262,9 +295,11 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                let body_returned = self.check_block(body, &mut body_identifiers)?;
                let orelse_returned = self.check_block(orelse, &mut orelse_identifiers)?;

-                for ident in &body_identifiers {
-                    if !defined_identifiers.contains(ident) && orelse_identifiers.contains(ident) {
-                        defined_identifiers.insert(*ident);
+                for ident in body_identifiers.keys() {
+                    if !defined_identifiers.contains_key(ident)
+                        && orelse_identifiers.contains_key(ident)
+                    {
+                        defined_identifiers.insert(*ident, IdentifierInfo::default());
                    }
                }
                Ok(body_returned && orelse_returned)
@ -295,7 +330,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                    let mut defined_identifiers = defined_identifiers.clone();
                    let ast::ExcepthandlerKind::ExceptHandler { name, body, .. } = &handler.node;
                    if let Some(name) = name {
-                        defined_identifiers.insert(*name);
+                        defined_identifiers.insert(*name, IdentifierInfo::default());
                    }
                    self.check_block(body, &mut defined_identifiers)?;
                }
@ -359,6 +394,44 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                }
                Ok(true)
            }
+            StmtKind::Global { names, .. } => {
+                for id in names {
+                    if let Some(id_info) = defined_identifiers.get(id) {
+                        if id_info.source == DeclarationSource::Local {
+                            return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                                "name '{id}' is referenced prior to global declaration at {}",
+                                stmt.location,
+                            )]));
+                        }
+
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    match self.function_data.resolver.get_symbol_type(
+                        self.unifier,
+                        &self.top_level.definitions.read(),
+                        self.primitives,
+                        *id,
+                    ) {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            defined_identifiers.insert(
+                                *id,
+                                IdentifierInfo {
+                                    source: DeclarationSource::Global { is_explicit: Some(true) },
+                                },
+                            );
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                                "type error at identifier `{}` ({}) at {}",
+                                id, e, stmt.location
+                            )]))
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Ok(false)
+            }
            // break, raise, etc.
            _ => Ok(false),
        }
@ -367,7 +440,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    pub fn check_block(
        &mut self,
        block: &[Stmt<Option<Type>>],
-        defined_identifiers: &mut HashSet<StrRef>,
+        defined_identifiers: &mut HashMap<StrRef, IdentifierInfo>,
    ) -> Result<bool, HashSet<String>> {
        let mut ret = false;
        for stmt in block {
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/magic_methods.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/magic_methods.rs
@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-use crate::symbol_resolver::SymbolValue;
-use crate::toplevel::helper::PrimDef;
-use crate::toplevel::numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_var_tys};
-use crate::typecheck::{
+use std::{cmp::max, collections::HashMap, rc::Rc};
+
+use itertools::{iproduct, Itertools};
+use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{Cmpop, Operator, StrRef, Unaryop};
+
+use super::{
    type_inferencer::*,
    typedef::{FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap},
 };
-use itertools::{iproduct, Itertools};
-use nac3parser::ast::StrRef;
-use nac3parser::ast::{Cmpop, Operator, Unaryop};
-use std::cmp::max;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::SymbolValue,
+    toplevel::{
+        helper::PrimDef,
+        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_var_tys},
+    },
+};

 /// The variant of a binary operator.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_error.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_error.rs
@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Display};

-use crate::typecheck::{magic_methods::HasOpInfo, typedef::TypeEnum};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{Cmpop, Location, StrRef};

 use super::{
-    magic_methods::Binop,
-    typedef::{RecordKey, Type, Unifier},
+    magic_methods::{Binop, HasOpInfo},
+    typedef::{RecordKey, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier},
 };
-use itertools::Itertools;
-use nac3parser::ast::{Cmpop, Location, StrRef};

 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum TypeErrorKind {
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/mod.rs
@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
-use std::cmp::max;
-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::convert::{From, TryInto};
-use std::iter::once;
-use std::{cell::RefCell, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    cell::RefCell,
+    cmp::max,
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    convert::{From, TryInto},
+    iter::once,
+    sync::Arc,
+};
+
+use itertools::{izip, Itertools};
+
+use nac3parser::ast::{
+    self,
+    fold::{self, Fold},
+    Arguments, Comprehension, ExprContext, ExprKind, Ident, Located, Location, StrRef,
+};

 use super::{
    magic_methods::*,
    type_error::{TypeError, TypeErrorKind},
    typedef::{
-        into_var_map, iter_type_vars, Call, CallId, FunSignature, FuncArg, OperatorInfo,
+        into_var_map, iter_type_vars, Call, CallId, FunSignature, FuncArg, Mapping, OperatorInfo,
        RecordField, RecordKey, Type, TypeEnum, TypeVar, Unifier, VarMap,
    },
 };
-use crate::toplevel::type_annotation::TypeAnnotation;
 use crate::{
    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, SymbolValue},
    toplevel::{
        helper::{arraylike_flatten_element_type, arraylike_get_ndims, PrimDef},
        numpy::{make_ndarray_ty, unpack_ndarray_var_tys},
+        type_annotation::TypeAnnotation,
        TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef,
    },
-    typecheck::typedef::Mapping,
-};
-use itertools::{izip, Itertools};
-use nac3parser::ast::{
-    self,
-    fold::{self, Fold},
-    Arguments, Comprehension, ExprContext, ExprKind, Located, Location, StrRef,
 };

 #[cfg(test)]
@ -84,6 +88,40 @@ impl PrimitiveStore {
    }
 }

+/// The location where an identifier declaration refers to.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum DeclarationSource {
+    /// Local scope.
+    Local,
+
+    /// Global scope.
+    Global {
+        /// Whether the identifier is declared by the use of `global` statement. This field is
+        /// [`None`] if the identifier does not refer to a variable.
+        is_explicit: Option<bool>,
+    },
+}
+
+/// Information regarding a defined identifier.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct IdentifierInfo {
+    /// Whether this identifier refers to a global variable.
+    pub source: DeclarationSource,
+}
+
+impl Default for IdentifierInfo {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        IdentifierInfo { source: DeclarationSource::Local }
+    }
+}
+
+impl IdentifierInfo {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new() -> IdentifierInfo {
+        IdentifierInfo::default()
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct FunctionData {
    pub resolver: Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>,
    pub return_type: Option<Type>,
@ -92,7 +130,7 @@ pub struct FunctionData {

 pub struct Inferencer<'a> {
    pub top_level: &'a TopLevelContext,
-    pub defined_identifiers: HashSet<StrRef>,
+    pub defined_identifiers: HashMap<StrRef, IdentifierInfo>,
    pub function_data: &'a mut FunctionData,
    pub unifier: &'a mut Unifier,
    pub primitives: &'a PrimitiveStore,
@ -224,9 +262,7 @@ impl<'a> Fold<()> for Inferencer<'a> {
                                handler.location,
                            ));
                            if let Some(name) = name {
-                                if !self.defined_identifiers.contains(&name) {
-                                    self.defined_identifiers.insert(name);
-                                }
+                                self.defined_identifiers.entry(name).or_default();
                                if let Some(old_typ) = self.variable_mapping.insert(name, typ) {
                                    let loc = handler.location;
                                    self.unifier.unify(old_typ, typ).map_err(|e| {
@ -378,6 +414,7 @@ impl<'a> Fold<()> for Inferencer<'a> {
            | ast::StmtKind::Continue { .. }
            | ast::StmtKind::Expr { .. }
            | ast::StmtKind::For { .. }
+            | ast::StmtKind::Global { .. }
            | ast::StmtKind::Pass { .. }
            | ast::StmtKind::Try { .. } => {}
            ast::StmtKind::If { test, .. } | ast::StmtKind::While { test, .. } => {
@ -549,7 +586,7 @@ impl<'a> Fold<()> for Inferencer<'a> {
                        unreachable!("must be tobj")
                    }
                } else {
-                    if !self.defined_identifiers.contains(id) {
+                    if !self.defined_identifiers.contains_key(id) {
                        match self.function_data.resolver.get_symbol_type(
                            self.unifier,
                            &self.top_level.definitions.read(),
@ -557,7 +594,22 @@ impl<'a> Fold<()> for Inferencer<'a> {
                            *id,
                        ) {
                            Ok(_) => {
-                                self.defined_identifiers.insert(*id);
+                                let is_global = self.is_id_global(*id);
+
+                                self.defined_identifiers.insert(
+                                    *id,
+                                    IdentifierInfo {
+                                        source: match is_global {
+                                            Some(true) => DeclarationSource::Global {
+                                                is_explicit: Some(false),
+                                            },
+                                            Some(false) => {
+                                                DeclarationSource::Global { is_explicit: None }
+                                            }
+                                            None => DeclarationSource::Local,
+                                        },
+                                    },
+                                );
                            }
                            Err(e) => {
                                return report_error(
@ -622,8 +674,8 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    fn infer_pattern<T>(&mut self, pattern: &ast::Expr<T>) -> Result<(), InferenceError> {
        match &pattern.node {
            ExprKind::Name { id, .. } => {
-                if !self.defined_identifiers.contains(id) {
-                    self.defined_identifiers.insert(*id);
+                if !self.defined_identifiers.contains_key(id) {
+                    self.defined_identifiers.insert(*id, IdentifierInfo::default());
                }
                Ok(())
            }
@ -732,8 +784,8 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
        let mut defined_identifiers = self.defined_identifiers.clone();
        for arg in &args.args {
            let name = &arg.node.arg;
-            if !defined_identifiers.contains(name) {
-                defined_identifiers.insert(*name);
+            if !defined_identifiers.contains_key(name) {
+                defined_identifiers.insert(*name, IdentifierInfo::default());
            }
        }
        let fn_args: Vec<_> = args
@ -1550,36 +1602,29 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
        }
        // 2-argument ndarray n-dimensional creation functions
        if id == &"np_full".into() && args.len() == 2 {
-            let ExprKind::List { elts, .. } = &args[0].node else {
-                return report_error(
-                    format!(
-                        "Expected List literal for first argument of {id}, got {}",
-                        args[0].node.name()
-                    )
-                    .as_str(),
-                    args[0].location,
-                );
-            };
+            // Parse arguments
+            let shape_expr = args.remove(0);
+            let (ndims, shape) =
+                self.fold_numpy_function_call_shape_argument(*id, 0, shape_expr)?; // Special handling for `shape`

-            let ndims = elts.len() as u64;
+            let fill_value = self.fold_expr(args.remove(0))?;

-            let arg0 = self.fold_expr(args.remove(0))?;
-            let arg1 = self.fold_expr(args.remove(0))?;
-
-            let ty = arg1.custom.unwrap();
+            // Build the return type
+            let dtype = fill_value.custom.unwrap();
            let ndims = self.unifier.get_fresh_literal(vec![SymbolValue::U64(ndims)], None);
-            let ret = make_ndarray_ty(self.unifier, self.primitives, Some(ty), Some(ndims));
+            let ret = make_ndarray_ty(self.unifier, self.primitives, Some(dtype), Some(ndims));
+
            let custom = self.unifier.add_ty(TypeEnum::TFunc(FunSignature {
                args: vec![
                    FuncArg {
                        name: "shape".into(),
-                        ty: arg0.custom.unwrap(),
+                        ty: shape.custom.unwrap(),
                        default_value: None,
                        is_vararg: false,
                    },
                    FuncArg {
                        name: "fill_value".into(),
-                        ty: arg1.custom.unwrap(),
+                        ty: fill_value.custom.unwrap(),
                        default_value: None,
                        is_vararg: false,
                    },
@ -1597,7 +1642,7 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                        location: func.location,
                        node: ExprKind::Name { id: *id, ctx: *ctx },
                    }),
-                    args: vec![arg0, arg1],
+                    args: vec![shape, fill_value],
                    keywords: vec![],
                },
            }));
@ -2640,4 +2685,22 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
        self.constrain(body.custom.unwrap(), orelse.custom.unwrap(), &body.location)?;
        Ok(body.custom.unwrap())
    }
+
+    /// Determines whether the given `id` refers to a global symbol.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Some(true)` if `id` refers to a global variable, `Some(false)` if `id` refers to a
+    /// class/function, and `None` if `id` refers to a local symbol.
+    pub(super) fn is_id_global(&self, id: Ident) -> Option<bool> {
+        self.top_level
+            .definitions
+            .read()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|def| match *def.read() {
+                TopLevelDef::Class { name, .. } => (name, false),
+                TopLevelDef::Function { simple_name, .. } => (simple_name, false),
+                TopLevelDef::Variable { simple_name, .. } => (simple_name, true),
+            })
+            .find(|(global, _)| global == &id)
+            .map(|(_, has_explicit_prop)| has_explicit_prop)
+    }
 }
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/test.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/type_inferencer/test.rs
@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-use super::super::{magic_methods::with_fields, typedef::*};
-use super::*;
-use crate::{
-    codegen::CodeGenContext,
-    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
-    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
-};
+use std::iter::zip;
+
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use indoc::indoc;
-use nac3parser::ast::FileName;
-use nac3parser::parser::parse_program;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
-use std::iter::zip;
 use test_case::test_case;

+use nac3parser::{ast::FileName, parser::parse_program};
+
+use super::*;
+use crate::{
+    codegen::{CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator},
+    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
+    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
+    typecheck::{magic_methods::with_fields, typedef::*},
+};
+
 struct Resolver {
    id_to_type: HashMap<StrRef, Type>,
    id_to_def: HashMap<StrRef, DefinitionId>,
@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ impl SymbolResolver for Resolver {
        &self,
        _: StrRef,
        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
    ) -> Option<ValueEnum<'ctx>> {
        unimplemented!()
    }
@ -517,7 +520,7 @@ impl TestEnvironment {
            primitives: &mut self.primitives,
            virtual_checks: &mut self.virtual_checks,
            calls: &mut self.calls,
-            defined_identifiers: HashSet::default(),
+            defined_identifiers: HashMap::default(),
            in_handler: false,
        }
    }
@ -593,8 +596,9 @@ fn test_basic(source: &str, mapping: &HashMap<&str, &str>, virtuals: &[(&str, &s
    println!("source:\n{source}");
    let mut env = TestEnvironment::new();
    let id_to_name = std::mem::take(&mut env.id_to_name);
-    let mut defined_identifiers: HashSet<_> = env.identifier_mapping.keys().copied().collect();
-    defined_identifiers.insert("virtual".into());
+    let mut defined_identifiers: HashMap<_, _> =
+        env.identifier_mapping.keys().copied().map(|id| (id, IdentifierInfo::default())).collect();
+    defined_identifiers.insert("virtual".into(), IdentifierInfo::default());
    let mut inferencer = env.get_inferencer();
    inferencer.defined_identifiers.clone_from(&defined_identifiers);
    let statements = parse_program(source, FileName::default()).unwrap();
@ -739,8 +743,9 @@ fn test_primitive_magic_methods(source: &str, mapping: &HashMap<&str, &str>) {
    println!("source:\n{source}");
    let mut env = TestEnvironment::basic_test_env();
    let id_to_name = std::mem::take(&mut env.id_to_name);
-    let mut defined_identifiers: HashSet<_> = env.identifier_mapping.keys().copied().collect();
-    defined_identifiers.insert("virtual".into());
+    let mut defined_identifiers: HashMap<_, _> =
+        env.identifier_mapping.keys().copied().map(|id| (id, IdentifierInfo::default())).collect();
+    defined_identifiers.insert("virtual".into(), IdentifierInfo::default());
    let mut inferencer = env.get_inferencer();
    inferencer.defined_identifiers.clone_from(&defined_identifiers);
    let statements = parse_program(source, FileName::default()).unwrap();
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/typedef/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/typedef/mod.rs
@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
-use super::magic_methods::{Binop, HasOpInfo};
-use super::type_error::{TypeError, TypeErrorKind};
-use super::unification_table::{UnificationKey, UnificationTable};
-use crate::symbol_resolver::SymbolValue;
-use crate::toplevel::helper::PrimDef;
-use crate::toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef};
-use crate::typecheck::magic_methods::OpInfo;
-use crate::typecheck::type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore;
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    cell::RefCell,
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    fmt::{self, Display},
+    iter::{repeat, zip},
+    rc::Rc,
+    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
+};
+
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use itertools::{repeat_n, Itertools};
+
 use nac3parser::ast::{Cmpop, Location, StrRef, Unaryop};
-use std::cell::RefCell;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::fmt::{self, Display};
-use std::iter::{repeat, zip};
-use std::rc::Rc;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashSet};
+
+use super::{
+    magic_methods::{Binop, HasOpInfo, OpInfo},
+    type_error::{TypeError, TypeErrorKind},
+    type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore,
+    unification_table::{UnificationKey, UnificationTable},
+};
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::SymbolValue,
+    toplevel::{helper::PrimDef, DefinitionId, TopLevelContext, TopLevelDef},
+};

 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test;
@ -670,8 +677,8 @@ impl Unifier {
        let num_args = posargs.len() + kwargs.len();

        // Now we check the arguments against the parameters,
-        // and depending on what `call_info` is, we might change how the behavior `unify_call()`
-        // in hopes to improve user error messages when type checking fails.
+        // and depending on what `call_info` is, we might change how `unify_call()` behaves
+        // to improve user error messages when type checking fails.
        match operator_info {
            Some(OperatorInfo::IsBinaryOp { self_type, operator }) => {
                // The call is written in the form of (say) `a + b`.
--- a/nac3core/src/typecheck/typedef/test.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/typecheck/typedef/test.rs
@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-use super::super::magic_methods::with_fields;
-use super::*;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
 use indoc::indoc;
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
 use test_case::test_case;

+use super::*;
+use crate::typecheck::magic_methods::with_fields;
+
 impl Unifier {
    /// Check whether two types are equal.
    fn eq(&mut self, a: Type, b: Type) -> bool {
--- a/nac3ld/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3ld/src/lib.rs
@ -21,13 +21,12 @@
    clippy::wildcard_imports
 )]

+use std::{collections::HashMap, mem, ptr, slice, str};
+
+use byteorder::{ByteOrder, LittleEndian};
+
 use dwarf::*;
 use elf::*;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::{mem, ptr, slice, str};
-
-extern crate byteorder;
-use byteorder::{ByteOrder, LittleEndian};

 mod dwarf;
 mod elf;
--- a/nac3parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3parser/Cargo.toml
@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ license = "MIT"
 edition = "2021"

 [build-dependencies]
-lalrpop = "0.20"
+lalrpop = "0.22"

 [dependencies]
 nac3ast = { path = "../nac3ast" }
-lalrpop-util = "0.20"
+lalrpop-util = "0.22"
 log = "0.4"
 unic-emoji-char = "0.9"
 unic-ucd-ident  = "0.9"
-unicode_names2 = "1.2"
+unicode_names2 = "1.3"
 phf = { version = "0.11", features = ["macros"] }
 ahash = "0.8"

--- a/nac3parser/src/config_comment_helper.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/config_comment_helper.rs
@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use crate::ast::Ident;
-use crate::ast::Location;
-use crate::error::*;
-use crate::token::Tok;
+use crate::{
+    ast::{Ident, Location},
+    error::*,
+    token::Tok,
+};
 use lalrpop_util::ParseError;
+
 use nac3ast::*;

 pub fn make_config_comment(
--- a/nac3parser/src/error.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/error.rs
@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 //! Define internal parse error types
 //! The goal is to provide a matching and a safe error API, maksing errors from LALR
-use lalrpop_util::ParseError as LalrpopError;
-
-use crate::ast::Location;
-use crate::token::Tok;
-
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;

+use lalrpop_util::ParseError as LalrpopError;
+
+use crate::{ast::Location, token::Tok};
+
 /// Represents an error during lexical scanning.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LexicalError {
--- a/nac3parser/src/fstring.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/fstring.rs
@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-use std::iter;
-use std::mem;
-use std::str;
-
-use crate::ast::{Constant, ConversionFlag, Expr, ExprKind, Location};
-use crate::error::{FStringError, FStringErrorType, ParseError};
-use crate::parser::parse_expression;
+use std::{iter, mem, str};

 use self::FStringErrorType::*;
+use crate::{
+    ast::{Constant, ConversionFlag, Expr, ExprKind, Location},
+    error::{FStringError, FStringErrorType, ParseError},
+    parser::parse_expression,
+};

 struct FStringParser<'a> {
    chars: iter::Peekable<str::Chars<'a>>,
--- a/nac3parser/src/function.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/function.rs
@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-use ahash::RandomState;
 use std::collections::HashSet;

-use crate::ast;
-use crate::error::{LexicalError, LexicalErrorType};
+use ahash::RandomState;
+
+use crate::{
+    ast,
+    error::{LexicalError, LexicalErrorType},
+};

 pub struct ArgumentList {
    pub args: Vec<ast::Expr>,
--- a/nac3parser/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/lexer.rs
@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 //! This module takes care of lexing python source text.
 //!
 //! This means source code is translated into separate tokens.
+use std::{char, cmp::Ordering, num::IntErrorKind, str::FromStr};

-pub use super::token::Tok;
-use crate::ast::{FileName, Location};
-use crate::error::{LexicalError, LexicalErrorType};
-use std::char;
-use std::cmp::Ordering;
-use std::num::IntErrorKind;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 use unic_emoji_char::is_emoji_presentation;
 use unic_ucd_ident::{is_xid_continue, is_xid_start};

+pub use super::token::Tok;
+use crate::{
+    ast::{FileName, Location},
+    error::{LexicalError, LexicalErrorType},
+};
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Debug, Default)]
 struct IndentationLevel {
    tabs: usize,
--- a/nac3parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/parser.rs
@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 //! parse a whole program, a single statement, or a single
 //! expression.

-use nac3ast::Location;
 use std::iter;

-use crate::ast::{self, FileName};
-use crate::error::ParseError;
-use crate::lexer;
+use nac3ast::Location;
+
 pub use crate::mode::Mode;
-use crate::python;
+use crate::{
+    ast::{self, FileName},
+    error::ParseError,
+    lexer, python,
+};

 /*
 * Parse python code.
--- a/nac3parser/src/token.rs
+++ b/nac3parser/src/token.rs
@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //! Different token definitions.
 //! Loosely based on token.h from CPython source:
-use crate::ast;
 use std::fmt::{self, Write};

+use crate::ast;
+
 /// Python source code can be tokenized in a sequence of these tokens.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Tok {
--- a/nac3standalone/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3standalone/Cargo.toml
@ -9,14 +9,8 @@ no-escape-analysis = ["nac3core/no-escape-analysis"]

 [dependencies]
 parking_lot = "0.12"
-nac3parser = { path = "../nac3parser" }
 nac3core = { path = "../nac3core" }

 [dependencies.clap]
 version = "4.5"
 features = ["derive"]
-
-[dependencies.inkwell]
-version = "0.4"
-default-features = false
-features = ["llvm14-0", "target-x86", "target-arm", "target-riscv", "no-libffi-linking"]
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/demo.c
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/demo.c
@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 #include <string.h>

 double dbl_nan(void) {
-  return NAN;
+    return NAN;
 }

 double dbl_inf(void) {
-  return INFINITY;
+    return INFINITY;
 }

 void output_bool(bool x) {
@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ void output_bool(bool x) {
 }

 void output_int32(int32_t x) {
-    printf("%"PRId32"\n", x);
+    printf("%" PRId32 "\n", x);
 }

 void output_int64(int64_t x) {
-    printf("%"PRId64"\n", x);
+    printf("%" PRId64 "\n", x);
 }

 void output_uint32(uint32_t x) {
-    printf("%"PRIu32"\n", x);
+    printf("%" PRIu32 "\n", x);
 }

 void output_uint64(uint64_t x) {
-    printf("%"PRIu64"\n", x);
+    printf("%" PRIu64 "\n", x);
 }

 void output_float64(double x) {
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void output_range(int32_t range[3]) {
 }

 void output_asciiart(int32_t x) {
-    static const char *chars = " .,-:;i+hHM$*#@    ";
+    static const char* chars = " .,-:;i+hHM$*#@    ";
    if (x < 0) {
        putchar('\n');
    } else {
@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ void output_asciiart(int32_t x) {
 }

 struct cslice {
-    void *data;
+    void* data;
    size_t len;
 };

-void output_int32_list(struct cslice *slice) {
-    const int32_t *data = (int32_t *) slice->data;
+void output_int32_list(struct cslice* slice) {
+    const int32_t* data = (int32_t*)slice->data;

    putchar('[');
    for (size_t i = 0; i < slice->len; ++i) {
@ -80,23 +80,23 @@ void output_int32_list(struct cslice *slice) {
    putchar('\n');
 }

-void output_str(struct cslice *slice) {
-    const char *data = (const char *) slice->data;
+void output_str(struct cslice* slice) {
+    const char* data = (const char*)slice->data;

    for (size_t i = 0; i < slice->len; ++i) {
        putchar(data[i]);
    }
 }

-void output_strln(struct cslice *slice) {
+void output_strln(struct cslice* slice) {
    output_str(slice);
    putchar('\n');
 }

-uint64_t dbg_stack_address(__attribute__((unused)) struct cslice *slice) {
+uint64_t dbg_stack_address(__attribute__((unused)) struct cslice* slice) {
    int i;
-    void *ptr = (void *) &i;
-    return (uintptr_t) ptr;
+    void* ptr = (void*)&i;
+    return (uintptr_t)ptr;
 }

 uint32_t __nac3_personality(uint32_t state, uint32_t exception_object, uint32_t context) {
@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ struct Exception {

 uint32_t __nac3_raise(struct Exception* e) {
    printf("__nac3_raise called. Exception details:\n");
-    printf("          ID: %"PRIu32"\n", e->id);
-    printf("    Location: %*s:%"PRIu32":%"PRIu32"\n" , (int) e->file.len, (const char*) e->file.data, e->line, e->column);
-    printf("    Function: %*s\n" , (int) e->function.len, (const char*) e->function.data);
-    printf("     Message: \"%*s\"\n" , (int) e->message.len, (const char*) e->message.data);
-    printf("      Params: {0}=%"PRId64", {1}=%"PRId64", {2}=%"PRId64"\n", e->param[0], e->param[1], e->param[2]);
+    printf("          ID: %" PRIu32 "\n", e->id);
+    printf("    Location: %*s:%" PRIu32 ":%" PRIu32 "\n", (int)e->file.len, (const char*)e->file.data, e->line,
+           e->column);
+    printf("    Function: %*s\n", (int)e->function.len, (const char*)e->function.data);
+    printf("     Message: \"%*s\"\n", (int)e->message.len, (const char*)e->message.data);
+    printf("      Params: {0}=%" PRId64 ", {1}=%" PRId64 ", {2}=%" PRId64 "\n", e->param[0], e->param[1], e->param[2]);
    exit(101);
    __builtin_unreachable();
 }
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/src/assignment.py
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/src/assignment.py
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def output_bool(x: bool):
 def example1():
    x, *ys, z = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    output_int32(x)
+    output_int32(len(ys))
    output_int32(ys[0])
    output_int32(ys[1])
    output_int32(ys[2])
@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ def example2():
    x, y, *zs = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
    output_int32(x)
    output_int32(y)
+    output_int32(len(zs))
    output_int32(zs[0])
    output_int32(zs[1])
    output_int32(zs[2])

 def example3():
    *xs, y, z = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
+    output_int32(len(xs))
    output_int32(xs[0])
    output_int32(xs[1])
    output_int32(xs[2])
@ -31,6 +34,12 @@ def example3():
    output_int32(z)

 def example4():
+    *xs, y, z = (4, 5)
+    output_int32(len(xs))
+    output_int32(y)
+    output_int32(z)
+
+def example5():
    # Example from: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#assignment-statements
    x = [0, 1]
    i = 0
@ -44,7 +53,7 @@ class A:
    def __init__(self):
        self.value = 1000

-def example5():
+def example6():
    ws = [88, 7, 8]
    a = A()
    x, [y, *ys, a.value], ws[0], (ws[0],) = 1, (2, False, 4, 5), 99, (6,)
@ -63,4 +72,5 @@ def run() -> int32:
    example3()
    example4()
    example5()
+    example6()
    return 0
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/src/globals.py
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/src/globals.py
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+@extern
+def output_int32(x: int32):
+    ...
+
+@extern
+def output_int64(x: int64):
+    ...
+
+X: int32 = 0
+Y = int64(1)
+
+def f():
+    global X, Y
+    X = 1
+    Y = int64(2)
+
+def run() -> int32:
+    global X, Y
+
+    output_int32(X)
+    output_int64(Y)
+    f()
+    output_int32(X)
+    output_int64(Y)
+
+    X = 0
+    Y = int64(0)
+    output_int32(X)
+    output_int64(Y)
+
+    return 0
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/src/ndarray.py
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/src/ndarray.py
@ -114,12 +114,22 @@ def test_ndarray_ones():
    n: ndarray[float, 1] = np_ones([1])
    output_ndarray_float_1(n)

+    dim = (1,)
+    n_tup: ndarray[float, 1] = np_ones(dim)
+    output_ndarray_float_1(n_tup)
+
 def test_ndarray_full():
    n_float: ndarray[float, 1] = np_full([1], 2.0)
    output_ndarray_float_1(n_float)
    n_i32: ndarray[int32, 1] = np_full([1], 2)
    output_ndarray_int32_1(n_i32)

+    dim = (1,)
+    n_float_tup: ndarray[float, 1] = np_full(dim, 2.0)
+    output_ndarray_float_1(n_float_tup)
+    n_i32_tup: ndarray[int32, 1] = np_full(dim, 2)
+    output_ndarray_int32_1(n_i32_tup)
+
 def test_ndarray_eye():
    n: ndarray[float, 2] = np_eye(2)
    output_ndarray_float_2(n)
--- a/nac3standalone/src/basic_symbol_resolver.rs
+++ b/nac3standalone/src/basic_symbol_resolver.rs
@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    sync::Arc,
+};
+
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
+
 use nac3core::{
-    codegen::CodeGenContext,
+    codegen::{CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator},
+    inkwell::{module::Linkage, values::BasicValue},
+    nac3parser::ast::{self, StrRef},
    symbol_resolver::{SymbolResolver, SymbolValue, ValueEnum},
    toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
    typecheck::{
@ -7,10 +16,6 @@ use nac3core::{
        typedef::{Type, Unifier},
    },
 };
-use nac3parser::ast::{self, StrRef};
-use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
-use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};

 pub struct ResolverInternal {
    pub id_to_type: Mutex<HashMap<StrRef, Type>>,
@ -45,20 +50,51 @@ impl SymbolResolver for Resolver {

    fn get_symbol_type(
        &self,
-        _: &mut Unifier,
+        unifier: &mut Unifier,
        _: &[Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>],
-        _: &PrimitiveStore,
+        primitives: &PrimitiveStore,
        str: StrRef,
    ) -> Result<Type, String> {
-        self.0.id_to_type.lock().get(&str).copied().ok_or(format!("cannot get type of {str}"))
+        self.0
+            .id_to_type
+            .lock()
+            .get(&str)
+            .copied()
+            .or_else(|| {
+                self.0
+                    .module_globals
+                    .lock()
+                    .get(&str)
+                    .cloned()
+                    .map(|v| v.get_type(primitives, unifier))
+            })
+            .ok_or(format!("cannot get type of {str}"))
    }

    fn get_symbol_value<'ctx>(
        &self,
-        _: StrRef,
-        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        str: StrRef,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
    ) -> Option<ValueEnum<'ctx>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        self.0.module_globals.lock().get(&str).cloned().map(|v| {
+            ctx.module
+                .get_global(&str.to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                    let ty = v.get_type(&ctx.primitives, &mut ctx.unifier);
+
+                    let init_val = ctx.gen_symbol_val(generator, &v, ty);
+                    let llvm_ty = init_val.get_type();
+
+                    let global = ctx.module.add_global(llvm_ty, None, &str.to_string());
+                    global.set_linkage(Linkage::LinkOnceAny);
+                    global.set_initializer(&init_val);
+
+                    global
+                })
+                .as_basic_value_enum()
+                .into()
+        })
    }

    fn get_identifier_def(&self, id: StrRef) -> Result<DefinitionId, HashSet<String>> {
--- a/nac3standalone/src/main.rs
+++ b/nac3standalone/src/main.rs
@ -8,17 +8,30 @@
 #![warn(clippy::pedantic)]
 #![allow(clippy::too_many_lines, clippy::wildcard_imports)]

-use clap::Parser;
-use inkwell::context::Context;
-use inkwell::{
-    memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer, passes::PassBuilderOptions, support::is_multithreaded, targets::*,
-    OptimizationLevel,
+use std::{
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+    fs,
+    num::NonZeroUsize,
+    path::Path,
+    sync::Arc,
 };
+
+use clap::Parser;
+use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
+
 use nac3core::{
    codegen::{
        concrete_type::ConcreteTypeStore, irrt::load_irrt, CodeGenLLVMOptions,
        CodeGenTargetMachineOptions, CodeGenTask, DefaultCodeGenerator, WithCall, WorkerRegistry,
    },
+    inkwell::{
+        memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer, module::Linkage, passes::PassBuilderOptions,
+        support::is_multithreaded, targets::*, OptimizationLevel,
+    },
+    nac3parser::{
+        ast::{Constant, Expr, ExprKind, StmtKind, StrRef},
+        parser,
+    },
    symbol_resolver::SymbolResolver,
    toplevel::{
        composer::{ComposerConfig, TopLevelComposer},
@ -31,17 +44,10 @@ use nac3core::{
        typedef::{FunSignature, Type, Unifier, VarMap},
    },
 };
-use nac3parser::{
-    ast::{Constant, Expr, ExprKind, StmtKind, StrRef},
-    parser,
-};
-use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
-use std::collections::HashSet;
-use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fs, path::Path, sync::Arc};
+
+use basic_symbol_resolver::*;

 mod basic_symbol_resolver;
-use basic_symbol_resolver::*;

 /// Command-line argument parser definition.
 #[derive(Parser)]
@ -169,46 +175,49 @@ fn handle_typevar_definition(
 fn handle_assignment_pattern(
    targets: &[Expr],
    value: &Expr,
-    resolver: &(dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync),
+    resolver: Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>,
    internal_resolver: &ResolverInternal,
-    def_list: &[Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>],
-    unifier: &mut Unifier,
-    primitives: &PrimitiveStore,
+    composer: &mut TopLevelComposer,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
    if targets.len() == 1 {
-        match &targets[0].node {
+        let target = &targets[0];
+
+        match &target.node {
            ExprKind::Name { id, .. } => {
+                let def_list = composer.extract_def_list();
+                let unifier = &mut composer.unifier;
+                let primitives = &composer.primitives_ty;
+
                if let Ok(var) =
-                    handle_typevar_definition(value, resolver, def_list, unifier, primitives)
+                    handle_typevar_definition(value, &*resolver, &def_list, unifier, primitives)
                {
                    internal_resolver.add_id_type(*id, var);
                    Ok(())
-                } else if let Ok(val) = parse_parameter_default_value(value, resolver) {
+                } else if let Ok(val) = parse_parameter_default_value(value, &*resolver) {
                    internal_resolver.add_module_global(*id, val);
+                    let (name, def_id, _) = composer
+                        .register_top_level_var(
+                            *id,
+                            None,
+                            Some(resolver.clone()),
+                            "__main__",
+                            target.location,
+                        )
+                        .unwrap();
+                    internal_resolver.add_id_def(name, def_id);
                    Ok(())
                } else {
                    Err(format!("fails to evaluate this expression `{:?}` as a constant or generic parameter at {}",
-                        targets[0].node,
-                        targets[0].location,
+                        target.node,
+                        target.location,
                    ))
                }
            }
            ExprKind::List { elts, .. } | ExprKind::Tuple { elts, .. } => {
-                handle_assignment_pattern(
-                    elts,
-                    value,
-                    resolver,
-                    internal_resolver,
-                    def_list,
-                    unifier,
-                    primitives,
-                )?;
+                handle_assignment_pattern(elts, value, resolver, internal_resolver, composer)?;
                Ok(())
            }
-            _ => Err(format!(
-                "assignment to {:?} is not supported at {}",
-                targets[0], targets[0].location
-            )),
+            _ => Err(format!("assignment to {target:?} is not supported at {}", target.location)),
        }
    } else {
        match &value.node {
@ -218,11 +227,9 @@ fn handle_assignment_pattern(
                        handle_assignment_pattern(
                            std::slice::from_ref(tar),
                            val,
-                            resolver,
+                            resolver.clone(),
                            internal_resolver,
-                            def_list,
-                            unifier,
-                            primitives,
+                            composer,
                        )?;
                    }
                    Ok(())
@ -240,6 +247,39 @@ fn handle_assignment_pattern(
    }
 }

+fn handle_global_var(
+    target: &Expr,
+    value: Option<&Expr>,
+    resolver: &Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>,
+    internal_resolver: &ResolverInternal,
+    composer: &mut TopLevelComposer,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = target.node else {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "global variable declaration must be an identifier (at {})",
+            target.location,
+        ));
+    };
+
+    let Some(value) = value else {
+        return Err(format!("global variable `{id}` must be initialized in its definition"));
+    };
+
+    if let Ok(val) = parse_parameter_default_value(value, &**resolver) {
+        internal_resolver.add_module_global(id, val);
+        let (name, def_id, _) = composer
+            .register_top_level_var(id, None, Some(resolver.clone()), "__main__", target.location)
+            .unwrap();
+        internal_resolver.add_id_def(name, def_id);
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        Err(format!(
+            "failed to evaluate this expression `{:?}` as a constant at {}",
+            target.node, target.location,
+        ))
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
    let cli = CommandLineArgs::parse();
    let CommandLineArgs { file_name, threads, opt_level, emit_llvm, triple, mcpu, target_features } =
@ -280,22 +320,19 @@ fn main() {
        reloc_mode: RelocMode::PIC,
        ..host_target_machine
    };
+    let target_machine = target_machine_options
+        .create_target_machine(opt_level)
+        .expect("couldn't create target machine");

-    let size_t = Context::create()
-        .ptr_sized_int_type(
-            &target_machine_options
-                .create_target_machine(opt_level)
-                .map(|tm| tm.get_target_data())
-                .unwrap(),
-            None,
-        )
-        .get_bit_width();
+    let context = nac3core::inkwell::context::Context::create();
+
+    let size_t =
+        context.ptr_sized_int_type(&target_machine.get_target_data(), None).get_bit_width();

    let program = match fs::read_to_string(file_name.clone()) {
        Ok(program) => program,
        Err(err) => {
-            println!("Cannot open input file: {err}");
-            return;
+            panic!("Cannot open input file: {err}");
        }
    };

@ -313,8 +350,6 @@ fn main() {
    let resolver =
        Arc::new(Resolver(internal_resolver.clone())) as Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>;

-    let context = inkwell::context::Context::create();
-
    // Process IRRT
    let irrt = load_irrt(&context, resolver.as_ref());
    if emit_llvm {
@ -327,22 +362,29 @@ fn main() {
    for stmt in parser_result {
        match &stmt.node {
            StmtKind::Assign { targets, value, .. } => {
-                let def_list = composer.extract_def_list();
-                let unifier = &mut composer.unifier;
-                let primitives = &composer.primitives_ty;
                if let Err(err) = handle_assignment_pattern(
                    targets,
                    value,
-                    resolver.as_ref(),
+                    resolver.clone(),
                    internal_resolver.as_ref(),
-                    &def_list,
-                    unifier,
-                    primitives,
+                    &mut composer,
                ) {
-                    eprintln!("{err}");
-                    return;
+                    panic!("{err}");
                }
            }
+
+            StmtKind::AnnAssign { target, value, .. } => {
+                if let Err(err) = handle_global_var(
+                    target,
+                    value.as_ref().map(Box::as_ref),
+                    &resolver,
+                    internal_resolver.as_ref(),
+                    &mut composer,
+                ) {
+                    panic!("{err}");
+                }
+            }
+
            // allow (and ignore) "from __future__ import annotations"
            StmtKind::ImportFrom { module, names, .. }
                if module == &Some("__future__".into())
@ -453,17 +495,12 @@ fn main() {
    let mut function_iter = main.get_first_function();
    while let Some(func) = function_iter {
        if func.count_basic_blocks() > 0 && func.get_name().to_str().unwrap() != "run" {
-            func.set_linkage(inkwell::module::Linkage::Private);
+            func.set_linkage(Linkage::Private);
        }
        function_iter = func.get_next_function();
    }

    // Optimize `main`
-    let target_machine = llvm_options
-        .target
-        .create_target_machine(llvm_options.opt_level)
-        .expect("couldn't create target machine");
-
    let pass_options = PassBuilderOptions::create();
    pass_options.set_merge_functions(true);
    let passes = format!("default<O{}>", opt_level as u32);
--- a/nix/windows/PKGBUILD
+++ b/nix/windows/PKGBUILD
@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ build() {
 }

 package() {
-  mkdir -p $pkgdir/clang64/lib/python3.11/site-packages
-  cp ${srcdir}/nac3artiq.pyd $pkgdir/clang64/lib/python3.11/site-packages
+  mkdir -p $pkgdir/clang64/lib/python3.12/site-packages
+  cp ${srcdir}/nac3artiq.pyd $pkgdir/clang64/lib/python3.12/site-packages
 }
--- a/nix/windows/default.nix
+++ b/nix/windows/default.nix
@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ let
    text =
      ''
      implementation=CPython
-      version=3.11
+      version=3.12
      shared=true
      abi3=false
-      lib_name=python3.11
+      lib_name=python3.12
      lib_dir=${msys2-env}/clang64/lib
      pointer_width=64
      build_flags=WITH_THREAD
--- a/nix/windows/make_msys2_packages.sh
+++ b/nix/windows/make_msys2_packages.sh
@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ cd $(dirname $0)
 MSYS2DIR=`pwd`/msys2
 mkdir -p $MSYS2DIR/var/lib/pacman $MSYS2DIR/msys/etc

-curl -L https://mirror.msys2.org/msys/x86_64/pacman-mirrors-20220205-1-any.pkg.tar.zst | tar xvf - -C $MSYS2DIR --zstd
+curl -L https://repo.msys2.org/msys/x86_64/pacman-mirrors-20240523-1-any.pkg.tar.zst | tar xvf - -C $MSYS2DIR --zstd
 curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages/master/pacman/pacman.conf | sed "s|SigLevel    = Required|SigLevel    = Never|g" | sed "s|/etc/pacman.d|$MSYS2DIR/etc/pacman.d|g" > $MSYS2DIR/etc/pacman.conf

 fakeroot pacman --root $MSYS2DIR --config $MSYS2DIR/etc/pacman.conf -Syy
-pacman --root $MSYS2DIR --config $MSYS2DIR/etc/pacman.conf --cachedir $MSYS2DIR/msys/cache -Sp mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-ninja mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-python3.11 mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-python-numpy mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-python-setuptools > $MSYS2DIR/packages.txt
+pacman --root $MSYS2DIR --config $MSYS2DIR/etc/pacman.conf --cachedir $MSYS2DIR/msys/cache -Sp mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-ninja mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-python-numpy mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-python-setuptools > $MSYS2DIR/packages.txt

 echo "{ pkgs } : [" > msys2_packages.nix
 while read package; do
--- a/nix/windows/msys2_packages.nix
+++ b/nix/windows/msys2_packages.nix
@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 { pkgs } : [

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libunwind-18.1.8-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "1v8zkfcbf1ga2ndpd1j0dwv5s1rassxs2b5pjhcsmqwjcvczba1m";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libunwind-18.1.8-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libunwind-18.1.8-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "0f9m76dx40iy794nfks0360gvjhdg6yngb2lyhwp4xd76rn5081m";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libunwind-18.1.8-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libc++-18.1.8-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "0mfd8wrmgx12j5gf354j7pk1l3lg9ykxvq75xdk3jipsr6hbn846";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libc++-18.1.8-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libc++-18.1.8-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "17savj9wys9my2ji7vyba7wwqkvzdjwnkb3k4858wxrjbzbfa6lk";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libc++-18.1.8-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libxml2-2.12.8-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "1imipb0dz4w6x4n9arn22imyzzcwdlf2cqxvn7irqq7w9by6fy0b";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libxml2-2.12.8-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libxml2-2.12.9-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "0cjz2vj9yz6k5xj601cp0yk631rrr0z94ciamwqrvclb0yhakf25";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libxml2-2.12.9-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
@ -79,15 +79,15 @@
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-headers-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "1h3cdcajz29iq7vja908kkijz1vb9xn0f7w1lw1ima0q0zhinv4q";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-headers-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-headers-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "0163jzjlvq7inpafy3h48pkwag3ysk6x56xm84yfcz5q52fnfzq5";
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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
mwojcik	a35219396b	make note of subkernel id, and destination at some point	2024-10-23 17:21:45 +08:00
mwojcik	9e1f32ca93	add subkernel calling routine	2024-10-23 17:21:08 +08:00
mwojcik	5f2ad1ff8d	initial subkernels commit	2024-10-23 17:19:43 +08:00
David Mak	b6e2644391	[meta] Update cargo dependencies	2024-10-18 14:17:16 +08:00
David Mak	45cd01556b	[meta] Apply cargo fmt	2024-10-18 14:16:42 +08:00
David Mak	b6cd2a6993	[meta] Reorganize order of use declarations - Phase 3	2024-10-17 16:25:52 +08:00
David Mak	a98f33e6d1	[meta] Reorganize order of use declarations - Phase 2 Some more rules: - For module-level imports, prefer no prefix > super > crate. - Use crate instead of super if super refers to the crate-level module	2024-10-17 15:57:33 +08:00
David Mak	5839badadd	[standalone] Update globals.py with type-inferred global var	2024-10-07 20:44:08 +08:00
David Mak	56c845aac4	[standalone] Add support for registering globals without type decl	2024-10-07 20:44:06 +08:00
David Mak	65a12d9ab3	[core] Refactor registration of top-level variables	2024-10-07 17:05:48 +08:00
David Mak	9c6685fa8f	[core] typecheck/function_check: Fix lookup of defined ids in scope	2024-10-07 16:51:37 +08:00
David Mak	2bb788e4bb	[core] codegen/expr: Materialize implicit globals Required for when globals are read without the use of a global declaration.	2024-10-07 13:13:20 +08:00
David Mak	42a2f243b5	[core] typecheck: Disallow redeclaration of var shadowing global	2024-10-07 13:11:00 +08:00
David Mak	3ce2eddcdc	[core] typecheck/type_inferencer: Infer whether variables are global	2024-10-07 13:10:46 +08:00
David Mak	51bf126a32	[core] typecheck/type_inferencer: Differentiate global symbols Required for analyzing use of global symbols before global declaration.	2024-10-07 12:25:00 +08:00
David Mak	1a197c67f6	[core] toplevel/composer: Reduce lock scope while analyzing function	2024-10-05 15:53:20 +08:00
David Mak	581b2f7bb2	[standalone] Add demo for global variables	2024-10-04 13:24:30 +08:00
David Mak	746329ec5d	[standalone] Implement symbol resolution for globals	2024-10-04 13:24:30 +08:00
David Mak	e60e8e837f	[core] Add support for global statements	2024-10-04 13:24:27 +08:00
David Mak	9fdbe9695d	[core] Add generator to SymbolResolver::get_symbol_value Needed in a future commit.	2024-10-04 13:20:29 +08:00
David Mak	8065e73598	[core] toplevel/composer: Add type analysis for global variables	2024-10-04 13:20:29 +08:00
David Mak	192290889b	[core] Add IdentifierInfo Keeps track of whether an identifier refers to a global or local variable.	2024-10-04 13:20:24 +08:00
David Mak	1407553a2f	[core] Implement parsing of global variables Globals are now parsed into symbol resolver and top level definitions.	2024-10-04 13:18:29 +08:00
David Mak	c7697606e1	[core] Add TopLevelDef::Variable	2024-10-04 13:09:25 +08:00
David Mak	88d0ccbf69	[standalone] Explicit panic when encountering a compilation error Otherwise scripts will continue to execute.	2024-10-04 13:00:16 +08:00
David Mak	a43b59539c	[meta] Move variables declarations closer to where they are first used	2024-10-04 13:00:16 +08:00
David Mak	fe06b2806f	[meta] Reorganize order of use declarations Use declarations are now grouped into 4 groups: - Declarations from the standard library - Declarations from external crates - Declarations from other crates in this project - Declarations from within this module Furthermore, all use declarations are grouped together to enhance readability. super::super is also replaced by an equivalent crate:: declaration.	2024-10-04 12:52:01 +08:00
David Mak	7f6c9a25ac	[meta] Update Cargo dependencies	2024-10-04 12:52:01 +08:00
Sébastien Bourdeauducq	6c8382219f	msys2: get python via numpy dependencies	2024-09-30 14:27:30 +08:00
Sebastien Bourdeauducq	9274a7b96b	flake: update nixpkgs	2024-09-30 14:22:40 +08:00
Sébastien Bourdeauducq	d1c0fe2900	cargo: update dependencies	2024-09-30 14:14:43 +08:00
mwojcik	f2c047ba57	artiq: support async rpcs Co-authored-by: mwojcik <mw@m-labs.hk> Co-committed-by: mwojcik <mw@m-labs.hk>	2024-09-13 12:12:13 +08:00
David Mak	5e2e77a500	[meta] Bump inkwell to v0.5	2024-09-13 11:11:14 +08:00
David Mak	f3cc4702b9	[meta] Update dependencies	2024-09-13 11:11:14 +08:00
David Mak	3e92c491f5	[standalone] Add tests creating ndarrays with tuple dims	2024-09-11 15:52:43 +08:00
lyken	7f629f1579	core: fix comment in unify_call	2024-09-11 15:46:19 +08:00
lyken	5640a793e2	core: allow np_full to take tuple shapes	2024-09-11 15:46:19 +08:00
David Mak	abbaa506ad	[standalone] Remove redundant recreation of TargetMachine	2024-09-09 14:27:10 +08:00
David Mak	f3dc02d646	[meta] Apply cargo fmt	2024-09-09 14:24:52 +08:00
David Mak	ea217eaea1	[meta] Update pre-commit config Directly invoke cargo using nix develop to avoid using the system cargo.	2024-09-09 14:24:38 +08:00
Sébastien Bourdeauducq	5a34551905	allow the use of the LLVM shared library Which in turns allows working around the incompatibility of the LLVM static library with Rust link-args=-rdynamic, which produces binaries that either fail to link (OpenBSD) or segfault on startup (Linux). The year is 2024 and compiler toolchains are still a trash fire like this.	2024-09-09 11:17:31 +08:00
Sebastien Bourdeauducq	6098b1b853	fix previous commit	2024-09-06 11:32:08 +08:00
Sebastien Bourdeauducq	668ccb1c95	nac3core: expose inkwell and nac3parser	2024-09-06 11:06:26 +08:00
Sebastien Bourdeauducq	a3c624d69d	update all dependencies	2024-09-06 10:21:58 +08:00
Sébastien Bourdeauducq	bd06155f34	irrt: compatibility with pre-C23 compilers	2024-09-05 18:54:55 +08:00
David Mak	9c33c4209c	[core] Fix type of ndarray.element_type Should be the element type of the NDArray itself, not the pointer to its type.	2024-08-30 22:47:38 +08:00
Sebastien Bourdeauducq	122983f11c	flake: update dependencies	2024-08-30 14:45:38 +08:00
David Mak	71c3a65a31	[core] codegen/stmt: Fix obtaining return type of sret functions	2024-08-29 19:15:30 +08:00
David Mak	8c540d1033	[core] codegen/stmt: Add more casts for boolean types	2024-08-29 16:36:32 +08:00
David Mak	0cc60a3d33	[core] codegen/expr: Fix missing cast to i1	2024-08-29 16:36:32 +08:00
David Mak	a59c26aa99	[artiq] Fix RPC of ndarrays from host	2024-08-29 16:08:45 +08:00
David Mak	02d93b11d1	[meta] Update dependencies	2024-08-29 14:32:21 +08:00
lyken	59cad5bfe1	standalone: clang-format demo.c	2024-08-29 10:37:24 +08:00
lyken	4318f8de84	standalone: improve src/assignment.py	2024-08-29 10:33:58 +08:00
David Mak	15ac00708a	[core] Use quoted include paths instead of angled brackets This is preferred for user-defined headers.	2024-08-28 16:37:03 +08:00