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composer part fixes and cleanup
composer: handle external subkernels
2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00 · 2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00 · 2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00 · 2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00 · 2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00 · 2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
89 changed files with 5130 additions and 2091 deletions
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
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--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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        name: nac3 cargo format
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+        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]
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        name: nac3 cargo clippy
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        description: Runs cargo clippy on the codebase.
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+        args: [develop, -c, cargo, clippy, --tests]
--- a/Cargo.lock
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 "pyo3-macros-backend",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.72",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -866,14 +891,14 @@ dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "pyo3-build-config",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.72",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]

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 ]
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- "libredox",
- "thiserror",
-]
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 "memchr",
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 "memchr",
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 [[package]]
 name = "runkernel"
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 "errno",
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 [[package]]
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+checksum = "f55c3193aca71c12ad7890f1785d2b73e1b9f63a0bbc353c08ef26fe03fc56b5"
 dependencies = [
 "serde_derive",
 ]

 [[package]]
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-checksum = "e0cd7e117be63d3c3678776753929474f3b04a43a080c744d6b0ae2a8c28e222"
+checksum = "de523f781f095e28fa605cdce0f8307e451cc0fd14e2eb4cd2e98a355b147766"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.72",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.122"
+version = "1.0.132"
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-checksum = "784b6203951c57ff748476b126ccb5e8e2959a5c19e5c617ab1956be3dbc68da"
+checksum = "d726bfaff4b320266d395898905d0eba0345aae23b54aee3a737e260fd46db03"
 dependencies = [
 "itoa",
 "memchr",
@ -1074,6 +1088,22 @@ 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"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0fda2ff0d084019ba4d7c6f371c95d8fd75ce3524c3cb8fb653a3023f6323e64"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "similar"
 version = "2.6.0"
@ -1138,7 +1168,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
 "rustversion",
- "syn 2.0.72",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]

 [[package]]
@ -1154,9 +1184,9 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "2.0.72"
+version = "2.0.85"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc4b9b9bf2add8093d3f2c0204471e951b2285580335de42f9d2534f3ae7a8af"
+checksum = "5023162dfcd14ef8f32034d8bcd4cc5ddc61ef7a247c024a33e24e1f24d21b56"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
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 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
-version = "3.11.0"
+version = "3.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b8fcd239983515c23a32fb82099f97d0b11b8c72f654ed659363a95c3dad7a53"
+checksum = "f0f2c9fc62d0beef6951ccffd757e241266a2c833136efbe35af6cd2567dca5b"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "fastrand",
 "once_cell",
 "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]

 [[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]]
@ -1208,32 +1237,29 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "1.0.63"
+version = "1.0.65"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c0342370b38b6a11b6cc11d6a805569958d54cfa061a29969c3b5ce2ea405724"
+checksum = "5d11abd9594d9b38965ef50805c5e469ca9cc6f197f883f717e0269a3057b3d5"
 dependencies = [
 "thiserror-impl",
 ]

 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.63"
+version = "1.0.65"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a4558b58466b9ad7ca0f102865eccc95938dca1a74a856f2b57b6629050da261"
+checksum = "ae71770322cbd277e69d762a16c444af02aa0575ac0d174f0b9562d3b37f8602"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.72",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]

 [[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"
@ -1289,27 +1315,27 @@ 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",
@ -1317,9 +1343,9 @@ 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",
@ -1361,22 +1387,6 @@ 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"
@ -1386,12 +1396,6 @@ 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"
@ -1501,5 +1505,5 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn 2.0.72",
+ "syn 2.0.85",
 ]
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
  "nodes": {
    "nixpkgs": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1721924956,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Sb1jlyRO+N8jBXEX9Pg9Z1Qb8Bw9QyOgLDNMEpmjZ2M=",
+        "lastModified": 1727348695,
+        "narHash": "sha256-J+PeFKSDV+pHL7ukkfpVzCOO7mBSrrpJ3svwBFABbhI=",
        "owner": "NixOS",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "5ad6a14c6bf098e98800b091668718c336effc95",
+        "rev": "1925c603f17fc89f4c8f6bf6f631a802ad85d784",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
--- a/nac3artiq/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3artiq/Cargo.toml
@ -12,15 +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/embedding_map.py
+++ b/nac3artiq/demo/embedding_map.py
@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 class EmbeddingMap:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, old_embedding_map=None):
        self.object_inverse_map = {}
        self.object_map = {}
        self.string_map = {}
        self.string_reverse_map = {}
        self.function_map = {}
        self.attributes_writeback = []
+        self.subkernel_map = {}
+        self.subkernel_message_map = {}
+
+        if not old_embedding_map is None:
+            for key, obj_ref in old_embedding_map.subkernels().items():
+                self.object_map[key] = obj_ref
+                obj_id = id(obj_ref)
+                self.object_inverse_map[obj_id] = key

        # preallocate exception names
        self.preallocate_runtime_exception_names(["RuntimeError",
@ -38,6 +46,10 @@ class EmbeddingMap:
        self.function_map[key] = fun
        return key

+    def store_subkernel(self, key, fun):
+        self.subkernel_map[key] = fun
+        return key
+
    def store_object(self, obj):
        obj_id = id(obj)
        if obj_id in self.object_inverse_map:
@ -64,3 +76,19 @@ class EmbeddingMap:
    def retrieve_str(self, key):
        return self.string_map[key]

+    def subkernels(self):
+        return self.subkernel_map
+    
+    def subkernel_messages(self):
+        messages = {}
+        for msg_id in self.subkernel_message_map.values():
+            messages[msg_id] = self.retrieve_object(msg_id)
+        return messages
+
+    def subkernel_messages_unpaired(self):
+        unpaired = []
+        for msg_id in self.subkernel_message_map.values():
+            msg_obj = self.retrieve_object(msg_id)
+            if msg_obj.send_loc is None or msg_obj.recv_loc is None:
+                unpaired.append(msg_obj)
+        return unpaired
--- 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."""
@ -130,8 +135,19 @@ def kernel(function_or_method):
        @wraps(function_or_method)
        def run_on_core(*args, **kwargs):
            raise RuntimeError("Kernel functions need explicit core.run()")
+    run_on_core.__artiq_kernel__ = True
+    run_on_core.__artiq_destination__ = None
    return run_on_core

+def subkernel(function_or_method, destination=0):
+    """Decorates a function or method to be executed on a satellite core device."""
+    _register_function(function_or_method)
+    @wraps(function_or_method)
+    def run_on_core(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise RuntimeError("Subkernels cannot be called by the host")
+    run_on_core.__artiq_kernel__ = True
+    run_on_core.__artiq_destination__ = destination
+    return function_or_method

 def portable(function):
    """Decorates a function or method to be executed on the same device (host/core device) as the caller."""
@ -211,7 +227,9 @@ class Core:
            obj = method
            name = ""
        
-        compiler.compile_method_to_file(obj, name, args, "module.elf", embedding)
+        dest = getattr(method, "__artiq_destination__", 0)
+
+        compiler.compile_method_to_file(obj, name, dest, args, "module.elf", embedding)

    @kernel
    def reset(self):
--- a/nac3artiq/demo/str_abi.py
+++ b/nac3artiq/demo/str_abi.py
@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from min_artiq import *
+from numpy import ndarray, zeros as np_zeros
+
+
+@nac3
+class StrFail:
+    core: KernelInvariant[Core]
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.core = Core()
+
+    @kernel
+    def hello(self, arg: str):
+        pass
+
+    @kernel
+    def consume_ndarray(self, arg: ndarray[str, 1]):
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        self.hello("world")
+        self.consume_ndarray(np_zeros([10], dtype=str))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    StrFail().run()
--- a/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/codegen.rs
--- 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::{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 nac3core::{
-    codegen::irrt::load_irrt,
-    codegen::{concrete_type::ConcreteTypeStore, CodeGenTask, WithCall, WorkerRegistry},
-    symbol_resolver::SymbolResolver,
-    toplevel::{
-        composer::{ComposerConfig, TopLevelComposer},
-        DefinitionId, GenCall, TopLevelDef,
-    },
-    typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, FuncArg},
-    typecheck::{type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore, typedef::Type},
+use pyo3::{
+    create_exception, exceptions,
+    prelude::*,
+    types::{PyBytes, PyDict, PySet},
 };
-
-use nac3ld::Linker;
-
 use tempfile::{self, TempDir};

-use crate::codegen::attributes_writeback;
-use crate::{
-    codegen::{rpc_codegen_callback, ArtiqCodeGenerator},
-    symbol_resolver::{DeferredEvaluationStore, InnerResolver, PythonHelper, Resolver},
+use nac3core::{
+    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::{
+        type_inferencer::PrimitiveStore,
+        typedef::{into_var_map, FunSignature, FuncArg, Type, TypeEnum, Unifier, VarMap},
+    },
 };
+use nac3ld::Linker;
+
+use codegen::{
+    attributes_writeback, gen_core_log, gen_rtio_log, rpc_codegen_callback, ArtiqCodeGenerator,
+};
+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,
@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ struct Nac3 {
    isa: Isa,
    time_fns: &'static (dyn TimeFns + Sync),
    primitive: PrimitiveStore,
-    builtins: Vec<(StrRef, FunSignature, Arc<GenCall>)>,
+    builtins: Vec<BuiltinFuncSpec>,
    pyid_to_def: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<u64, DefinitionId>>>,
    primitive_ids: PrimitivePythonId,
    working_directory: TempDir,
@ -194,10 +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() == "portable"
-                                        || id.to_string() == "rpc"
+                                if let Some(id) = decorator_id_string(decorator) {
+                                    id == "kernel" || id == "portable" || id == "rpc" || id == "subkernel"
                                } else {
                                    false
                                }
@ -210,9 +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 == "rpc"
+                        if let Some(id) = decorator_id_string(decorator) {
+                            id == "extern" || id == "kernel" || id == "portable" || id == "rpc" || id == "subkernel"
                        } else {
                            false
                        }
@ -301,10 +299,69 @@ impl Nac3 {
        None
    }

+    /// Returns a [`Vec`] of builtins that needs to be initialized during method compilation time.
+    fn get_lateinit_builtins() -> Vec<Box<BuiltinFuncCreator>> {
+        vec![
+            Box::new(|primitives, unifier| {
+                let arg_ty = unifier.get_fresh_var(Some("T".into()), None);
+
+                (
+                    "core_log".into(),
+                    FunSignature {
+                        args: vec![FuncArg {
+                            name: "arg".into(),
+                            ty: arg_ty.ty,
+                            default_value: None,
+                            is_vararg: false,
+                        }],
+                        ret: primitives.none,
+                        vars: into_var_map([arg_ty]),
+                    },
+                    Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(move |ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
+                        gen_core_log(ctx, &obj, fun, &args, generator)?;
+
+                        Ok(None)
+                    }))),
+                )
+            }),
+            Box::new(|primitives, unifier| {
+                let arg_ty = unifier.get_fresh_var(Some("T".into()), None);
+
+                (
+                    "rtio_log".into(),
+                    FunSignature {
+                        args: vec![
+                            FuncArg {
+                                name: "channel".into(),
+                                ty: primitives.str,
+                                default_value: None,
+                                is_vararg: false,
+                            },
+                            FuncArg {
+                                name: "arg".into(),
+                                ty: arg_ty.ty,
+                                default_value: None,
+                                is_vararg: false,
+                            },
+                        ],
+                        ret: primitives.none,
+                        vars: into_var_map([arg_ty]),
+                    },
+                    Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(move |ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
+                        gen_rtio_log(ctx, &obj, fun, &args, generator)?;
+
+                        Ok(None)
+                    }))),
+                )
+            }),
+        ]
+    }
+
    fn compile_method<T>(
        &self,
        obj: &PyAny,
        method_name: &str,
+        destination: u8,
        args: Vec<&PyAny>,
        embedding_map: &PyAny,
        py: Python,
@ -313,6 +370,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
        let size_t = self.isa.get_size_type();
        let (mut composer, mut builtins_def, mut builtins_ty) = TopLevelComposer::new(
            self.builtins.clone(),
+            Self::get_lateinit_builtins(),
            ComposerConfig { kernel_ann: Some("Kernel"), kernel_invariant_ann: "KernelInvariant" },
            size_t,
        );
@ -325,6 +383,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
        let store_obj = embedding_map.getattr("store_object").unwrap().to_object(py);
        let store_str = embedding_map.getattr("store_str").unwrap().to_object(py);
        let store_fun = embedding_map.getattr("store_function").unwrap().to_object(py);
+        let store_subkernel = embedding_map.getattr("store_subkernel").unwrap().to_object(py);
        let host_attributes = embedding_map.getattr("attributes_writeback").unwrap().to_object(py);
        let global_value_ids: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<_, _>>> = Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new()));
        let helper = PythonHelper {
@ -355,6 +414,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
        let mut module_to_resolver_cache: HashMap<u64, _> = HashMap::new();

        let mut rpc_ids = vec![];
+        let mut subkernel_ids = vec![];
        for (stmt, path, module) in &self.top_levels {
            let py_module: &PyAny = module.extract(py)?;
            let module_id: u64 = id_fn.call1((py_module,))?.extract()?;
@ -389,7 +449,6 @@ impl Nac3 {
                        pyid_to_type: pyid_to_type.clone(),
                        primitive_ids: self.primitive_ids.clone(),
                        global_value_ids: global_value_ids.clone(),
-                        class_names: Mutex::default(),
                        name_to_pyid: name_to_pyid.clone(),
                        module: module.clone(),
                        id_to_pyval: RwLock::default(),
@ -420,9 +479,51 @@ 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())) {
-                        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));
+                    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()))
+                    {
+                        if let Constant::Int(sk_dest) = decorator_get_destination(decorator) {
+                            if sk_dest < 0 || sk_dest > 255 {
+                                return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
+                                    "compilation failed\n----------\nSubkernel destination must be between 0 and 255 (at {})",
+                                    stmt.location
+                                )));
+                            }
+                            if sk_dest != destination {
+                                // subkernels with the same destination as currently compiled kernel
+                                // are treated as normal kernels
+                                store_subkernel.call1(py, (def_id.0.into_py(py), module.getattr(py, name.to_string().as_str()).unwrap())).unwrap();
+                                subkernel_ids.push((None, def_id, destination));
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
+                                "compilation failed\n----------\nDestination must be provided for subkernels (at {})",
+                                stmt.location
+                            )));
+                        }
+                        
+                        
                    }
                }
                StmtKind::ClassDef { name, body, .. } => {
@ -430,19 +531,51 @@ 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 let Constant::Int(sk_dest) = decorator_get_destination(decorator) {
+                                    if name == &"__init__".into() {
+                                        return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
+                                            "compilation failed\n----------\nThe constructor of class {} should not be decorated with subkernel decorator (at {})",
+                                            class_name, stmt.location
+                                        )));
+                                    }
+                                    if sk_dest < 0 || sk_dest > 255 {
+                                        return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
+                                            "compilation failed\n----------\nSubkernel destination must be between 0 and 255 (at {})",
+                                            stmt.location
+                                        )));
+                                    }
+                                    if sk_dest != destination {
+                                        subkernel_ids.push((Some((class_obj.clone(), *name)), def_id, sk_dest));
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    return Err(CompileError::new_err(format!(
+                                        "compilation failed\n----------\nDestination must be provided for subkernels (at {})",
+                                        stmt.location
+                                    )));
+                                }
+
+                                
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
-                _ => ()
+                _ => (),
            }

            let id = *name_to_pyid.get(&name).unwrap();
@ -481,7 +614,6 @@ impl Nac3 {
            pyid_to_type: pyid_to_type.clone(),
            primitive_ids: self.primitive_ids.clone(),
            global_value_ids: global_value_ids.clone(),
-            class_names: Mutex::default(),
            id_to_pyval: RwLock::default(),
            id_to_primitive: RwLock::default(),
            field_to_val: RwLock::default(),
@ -498,6 +630,10 @@ impl Nac3 {
            .register_top_level(synthesized.pop().unwrap(), Some(resolver.clone()), "", false)
            .unwrap();

+        // Process IRRT
+        let context = Context::create();
+        let irrt = load_irrt(&context, resolver.as_ref());
+
        let fun_signature =
            FunSignature { args: vec![], ret: self.primitive.none, vars: VarMap::new() };
        let mut store = ConcreteTypeStore::new();
@ -510,7 +646,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
        );
        let signature = store.add_cty(signature);

-        if let Err(e) = composer.start_analysis(true) {
+        if let Err(e) = composer.start_analysis(true, Some(destination)) {
            // report error of __modinit__ separately
            return if e.iter().any(|err| err.contains("<nac3_synthesized_modinit>")) {
                let msg = Self::report_modinit(
@ -535,13 +671,12 @@ 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();
@ -552,7 +687,7 @@ 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,
@ -567,6 +702,48 @@ impl Nac3 {
                            }
                        }
                    }
+                    TopLevelDef::Variable { .. } => {
+                        return Err(CompileError::new_err(String::from(
+                            "Unsupported @rpc annotation on global variable",
+                        )))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            for (class_data, id, sk_dest) in &subkernel_ids {
+                let mut def = defs[id.0].write();
+                match &mut *def {
+                    TopLevelDef::Function { codegen_callback, .. } => {
+                        *codegen_callback = Some(subkernel_codegen_callback());
+                    }
+                    TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } => {
+                        let (class_def, method_name) = class_data.as_ref().unwrap();
+                        for (name, _, id) in &*methods {
+                            if name != method_name {
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            if let TopLevelDef::Function { codegen_callback, .. } =
+                                &mut *defs[id.0].write()
+                            {
+                                *codegen_callback = Some(subkernel_codegen_callback());
+                                store_subkernel
+                                    .call1(
+                                        py,
+                                        (
+                                            id.0.into_py(py),
+                                            class_def
+                                                .getattr(py, name.to_string().as_str())
+                                                .unwrap(),
+                                        ),
+                                    )
+                                    .unwrap();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    TopLevelDef::Variable { .. } => {
+                        return Err(CompileError::new_err(String::from(
+                            "Unsupported @subkernel annotation on global variable",
+                        )))
+                    }
                }
            }
        }
@ -626,7 +803,7 @@ 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 };
@ -645,7 +822,7 @@ 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());
@ -668,7 +845,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
            membuffer.lock().push(buffer);
        });

-        let context = inkwell::context::Context::create();
+        // Link all modules into `main`.
        let buffers = membuffers.lock();
        let main = context
            .create_module_from_ir(MemoryBuffer::create_from_memory_range(&buffers[0], "main"))
@ -697,8 +874,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
            )
            .unwrap();

-        main.link_in_module(load_irrt(&context))
-            .map_err(|err| CompileError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;
+        main.link_in_module(irrt).map_err(|err| CompileError::new_err(err.to_string()))?;

        let mut function_iter = main.get_first_function();
        while let Some(func) = function_iter {
@ -784,6 +960,55 @@ 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 decorator_get_destination(decorator: &Located<ExprKind>) -> Option<Constant> {
+    if let ExprKind::Call { keywords, .. } = &decorator.node {
+        for keyword in keywords {
+            if keyword.node.arg != Some("destination".into()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if let ExprKind::Constant { value, .. } = &keyword.node.value.node {
+                return Some(value.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
 fn link_with_lld(elf_filename: String, obj_filename: String) -> PyResult<()> {
    let linker_args = vec![
        "-shared".to_string(),
@ -853,7 +1078,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
            Isa::RiscV32IMA => &timeline::NOW_PINNING_TIME_FNS,
            Isa::CortexA9 | Isa::Host => &timeline::EXTERN_TIME_FNS,
        };
-        let primitive: PrimitiveStore = TopLevelComposer::make_primitives(isa.get_size_type()).0;
+        let (primitive, _) = TopLevelComposer::make_primitives(isa.get_size_type());
        let builtins = vec![
            (
                "now_mu".into(),
@ -996,6 +1221,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
        &mut self,
        obj: &PyAny,
        method_name: &str,
+        destination: u8,
        args: Vec<&PyAny>,
        filename: &str,
        embedding_map: &PyAny,
@ -1016,7 +1242,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
                Ok(())
            };

-            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
+            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, destination, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
        } else {
            let link_fn = |module: &Module| {
                let object_mem = target_machine
@ -1034,7 +1260,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
                }
            };

-            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
+            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, destination, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
        }
    }

@ -1042,6 +1268,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
        &mut self,
        obj: &PyAny,
        method_name: &str,
+        destination: u8,
        args: Vec<&PyAny>,
        embedding_map: &PyAny,
        py: Python,
@ -1065,7 +1292,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
                Ok(PyBytes::new(py, &fs::read(filename).unwrap()).into())
            };

-            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
+            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, destination, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
        } else {
            let link_fn = |module: &Module| {
                let object_mem = target_machine
@ -1078,7 +1305,7 @@ impl Nac3 {
                }
            };

-            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
+            self.compile_method(obj, method_name, destination, args, embedding_map, py, &link_fn)
        }
    }
 }
--- a/nac3artiq/src/subkernels.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/subkernels.rs
@ -0,0 +1,365 @@
+pub struct Subkernels {}
+
+impl Subkernels {
+    fn get_subkernel_builtins() -> Vec<Box<BuiltinFuncSpec>> {
+        vec![
+                Box::new(|primitives, unifier| {
+                    let arg_ty = unifier.get_fresh_var(Some("T".into()), None);
+                    (
+                        "subkernel_await".into(),
+                        FunSignature {
+                            args: vec![FuncArg {
+                                name: "subkernel".into(),
+                                ty: arg_ty.ty,
+                                default_value: None,
+                                is_vararg: false,
+                            },
+                            FuncArg {
+                                name: "timeout".into(),
+                                ty: primitives.int32,
+                                default_value: 0,
+                                is_vararg: false
+                            }],
+                            // todo: figure out how to return the type function returns 
+                            // or catch it in the type inferencer
+                            ret: primitives.none,
+                            vars: into_var_map([arg_ty]),
+                        },
+                        Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(move |ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
+                            gen_subkernel_await(ctx, &obj, fun, &args, generator)?;
+    
+                            Ok(None)
+                        }))),
+                    )
+                }),
+                Box::new(|primitives, unifier| {
+                    let arg_ty = unifier.get_fresh_var(Some("T".into()), None);
+                    (
+                        "subkernel_preload".into(),
+                        FunSignature {
+                            args: vec![
+                                FuncArg {
+                                    name: "subkernel".into(),
+                                    ty: arg_ty.ty,
+                                    default_value: None,
+                                    is_vararg: false,
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            ret: primitives.none,
+                            vars: into_var_map([arg_ty]),
+                        },
+                        Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(move |ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
+                            gen_subkernel_preload(ctx, &obj, fun, &args, generator)?;
+    
+                            Ok(None)
+                        }))),
+                    )
+                }),
+            ]
+    }
+
+    fn gen_subkernel_await<'ctx>(
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        obj: &Option<(Type, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
+        fun: (&FunSignature, DefinitionId),
+        args: &[(Option<StrRef>, ValueEnum<'ctx>)],
+        generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
+    ) {
+        let sid_type = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+        let timeout_type = ctx.ctx.i64_type();
+        assert!(matches!(args.len(), 1..=2));
+        let timeout = if args.len() == 1 {
+            timeout_type.const_zero().to_basic_value_enum(context, generator, obj_ty)?; // ?
+        } else { args[0].1.clone().to_basic_value_enum(context, generator, obj_ty)?; } // ?
+
+        let subkernel_await_finish = ctx.module.get_function("subkernel_await_finish").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "subkernel_await_finish",
+                ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(&[sid_type.into(), timeout_type.into()], false),
+                None,
+            )
+        });
+
+        // call or invoke
+        // generate RPC for receiving return value depending on fun ret
+    }
+
+    fn gen_subkernel_preload<'ctx>(
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        obj: &Option<(Type, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
+        fun: (&FunSignature, DefinitionId),
+        args: &[(Option<StrRef>, ValueEnum<'ctx>)],
+        generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
+    ) {
+        assert_eq!(args.len(), 1);
+        let sid_type = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+        let dest_type = ctx.ctx.i8_type();
+        let run_type = ctx.ctx.bool_type();
+        let subkernel_load_run = ctx.module.get_function("subkernel_load_run").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "subkernel_load_run",
+                ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(&[sid_type.into(), dest_type.into(), run_type.into()], false),
+                None,
+            )
+        });
+
+        let subkernel_id = int32.const_int(fun.1 .0 as u64, false);
+        let destination = int32.const_int(fun.? as u64, false); // TODO
+        ctx.builder
+            .build_call_or_invoke(subkernel_load_run, &[subkernel_id.into(), destination.into(), run_type.const_zero()], "subkernel.preload")
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn subkernel_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,
+    ) -> Result<Option<BasicValueEnum<'ctx>>, String> {
+        let int8 = ctx.ctx.i8_type();
+        let int32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+        let size_type = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
+        let ptr_type = int8.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());
+        let tag_ptr_type = ctx.ctx.struct_type(&[ptr_type.into(), size_type.into()], false);
+    
+        let subkernel_id = int32.const_int(fun.1 .0 as u64, false);
+        let destination = int32.const_int(fun.? as u64, false); // TODO
+
+        // -- start the subkernel
+        let sid_type = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+        let dest_type = ctx.ctx.i8_type();
+        let run_type = ctx.ctx.i1_type();
+        let subkernel_start = ctx.module.get_function("subkernel_load_run").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "subkernel_load_run",
+                ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(
+                    &[
+                        ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(&[sid_type.into(), dest_type.into(), run_type.into()], false),
+                    ],
+                    false,
+                ),
+                None,
+            )
+        });
+        ctx.builder
+            .build_call_or_invoke(subkernel_start, &[subkernel_id.into(), destination.into(), run_type.const_int(1, false)], "subkernel.run")
+            .unwrap();
+        // -- setup rpc tags
+        let mut tag = Vec::new();
+        if obj.is_some() {
+            tag.push(b'O');
+        }
+        for arg in &fun.0.args {
+            gen_rpc_tag(ctx, arg.ty, &mut tag)?;
+        }
+        tag.push(b':');
+        gen_rpc_tag(ctx, fun.0.ret, &mut tag)?;
+    
+        let mut hasher = DefaultHasher::new();
+        tag.hash(&mut hasher);
+        let hash = format!("{}", hasher.finish());
+    
+        let tag_ptr = ctx
+            .module
+            .get_global(hash.as_str())
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                let tag_arr_ptr = ctx.module.add_global(
+                    int8.array_type(tag.len() as u32),
+                    None,
+                    format!("tagptr{}", fun.1 .0).as_str(),
+                );
+                tag_arr_ptr.set_initializer(&int8.const_array(
+                    &tag.iter().map(|v| int8.const_int(u64::from(*v), false)).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                ));
+                tag_arr_ptr.set_linkage(Linkage::Private);
+                let tag_ptr = ctx.module.add_global(tag_ptr_type, None, &hash);
+                tag_ptr.set_linkage(Linkage::Private);
+                tag_ptr.set_initializer(&ctx.ctx.const_struct(
+                    &[
+                        tag_arr_ptr.as_pointer_value().const_cast(ptr_type).into(),
+                        size_type.const_int(tag.len() as u64, false).into(),
+                    ],
+                    false,
+                ));
+                tag_ptr
+            })
+            .as_pointer_value();
+    
+        let arg_length = args.len() + usize::from(obj.is_some());
+    
+        let stackptr = call_stacksave(ctx, Some("subkernel.stack"));
+        let args_ptr = ctx
+            .builder
+            .build_array_alloca(
+                ptr_type,
+                ctx.ctx.i32_type().const_int(arg_length as u64, false),
+                "argptr",
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+    
+        // -- rpc args handling
+        let mut keys = fun.0.args.clone();
+        let mut mapping = HashMap::new();
+        for (key, value) in args {
+            mapping.insert(key.unwrap_or_else(|| keys.remove(0).name), value);
+        }
+        // default value handling
+        for k in keys {
+            mapping
+                .insert(k.name, ctx.gen_symbol_val(generator, &k.default_value.unwrap(), k.ty).into());
+        }
+        // reorder the parameters
+        let mut real_params = fun
+            .0
+            .args
+            .iter()
+            .map(|arg| {
+                mapping
+                    .remove(&arg.name)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, arg.ty)
+                    .map(|llvm_val| (llvm_val, arg.ty))
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<(_, _)>, _>>()?;
+        if let Some(obj) = obj {
+            if let ValueEnum::Static(obj_val) = obj.1 {
+                real_params.insert(0, (obj_val.get_const_obj(ctx, generator), obj.0));
+            } else {
+                // should be an error here...
+                panic!("only host object is allowed");
+            }
+        }
+    
+        for (i, (arg, arg_ty)) in real_params.iter().enumerate() {
+            let arg_slot = format_rpc_arg(generator, ctx, (*arg, *arg_ty, i));
+            let arg_ptr = unsafe {
+                ctx.builder.build_gep(
+                    args_ptr,
+                    &[int32.const_int(i as u64, false)],
+                    &format!("subkernel.arg{i}"),
+                )
+            }
+            .unwrap();
+            ctx.builder.build_store(arg_ptr, arg_slot).unwrap();
+        }
+    
+        // send the message
+        let subkernel_send = ctx.module.get_function("subkernel_send_message").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "subkernel_send_message",
+                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_or_invoke(subkernel_send, &[service_id.into(), tag_ptr.into(), args_ptr.into()], "subkernel.send")
+            .unwrap();
+        // reclaim stack space used by arguments
+        call_stackrestore(ctx, stackptr);
+    }
+
+    pub fn subkernel_codegen_callback() -> Arc<GenCall> {
+        Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(|ctx, obj, fun, args, generator| {
+            subkernel_codegen_callback_fn(ctx, obj, fun, args, generator)
+        })))
+    }
+
+    fn subkernel_recv_message<'ctx>(
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        obj: Option<(Type, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
+        fun: (&FunSignature, DefinitionId),
+        args: Vec<(Option<StrRef>, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
+        generator: &mut dyn CodeGenerator,
+    ) -> Result<Option<BasicValueEnum<'ctx>>, String>  {
+
+        // await for the message first
+        let int8 = ctx.ctx.i8_type();
+        let int64 = ctx.ctx.i64_type();
+        let size_type = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
+        let ptr_type = int8.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());
+        let tag_ptr_type = ctx.ctx.struct_type(&[ptr_type.into(), size_type.into()], false);
+    
+        let subkernel_await_message = ctx.module.get_function("subkernel_await_message").unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            ctx.module.add_function(
+                "subkernel_await_message",
+                ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(
+                    &[
+                        ctx.ctx.void_type().fn_type(&[int8.into(), int64.into(), tag_ptr_type.into(), int8.into(), int8.into()], false),
+                    ],
+                    false,
+                ),
+                None,
+            )
+        });
+
+        ctx.builder
+            .build_call_or_invoke(subkernel_await_message, &[subkernel_id.into(), destination.into(), run_type.const_int(1, false)], "subkernel.run")
+            .unwrap();
+        
+        // -- 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 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);
+        }
+    
+        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))
+    }
+}
--- a/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
+++ b/nac3artiq/src/symbol_resolver.rs
@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
-use inkwell::{
-    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,
@ -20,21 +36,8 @@ use nac3core::{
        typedef::{into_var_map, iter_type_vars, Type, TypeEnum, TypeVar, Unifier, VarMap},
    },
 };
-use nac3parser::ast::{self, StrRef};
-use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
-use pyo3::{
-    types::{PyDict, PyTuple},
-    PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-};
-use std::{
-    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-    sync::{
-        atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering::Relaxed},
-        Arc,
-    },
-};

-use crate::PrimitivePythonId;
+use super::PrimitivePythonId;

 pub enum PrimitiveValue {
    I32(i32),
@ -79,7 +82,6 @@ pub struct InnerResolver {
    pub id_to_primitive: RwLock<HashMap<u64, PrimitiveValue>>,
    pub field_to_val: RwLock<HashMap<ResolverField, Option<PyFieldHandle>>>,
    pub global_value_ids: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<u64, PyObject>>>,
-    pub class_names: Mutex<HashMap<StrRef, Type>>,
    pub pyid_to_def: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<u64, DefinitionId>>>,
    pub pyid_to_type: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<u64, Type>>>,
    pub primitive_ids: PrimitivePythonId,
@ -133,6 +135,8 @@ impl StaticValue for PythonValue {
                        format!("{}_const", self.id).as_str(),
                    );
                    global.set_constant(true);
+                    // Set linkage of global to private to avoid name collisions
+                    global.set_linkage(Linkage::Private);
                    global.set_initializer(&ctx.ctx.const_struct(
                        &[ctx.ctx.i32_type().const_int(u64::from(id), false).into()],
                        false,
@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ impl StaticValue for PythonValue {
                PrimitiveValue::Bool(val) => {
                    ctx.ctx.i8_type().const_int(u64::from(*val), false).into()
                }
-                PrimitiveValue::Str(val) => ctx.ctx.const_string(val.as_bytes(), true).into(),
+                PrimitiveValue::Str(val) => ctx.gen_string(generator, val).into(),
            });
        }
        if let Some(global) = ctx.module.get_global(&self.id.to_string()) {
@ -977,7 +981,7 @@ impl InnerResolver {
        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.string || ty_id == self.primitive_ids.np_str_ {
            let val: String = obj.extract().unwrap();
            self.id_to_primitive.write().insert(id, PrimitiveValue::Str(val.clone()));
-            Ok(Some(ctx.ctx.const_string(val.as_bytes(), true).into()))
+            Ok(Some(ctx.gen_string(generator, val).into()))
        } else if ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float || ty_id == self.primitive_ids.float64 {
            let val: f64 = obj.extract().unwrap();
            self.id_to_primitive.write().insert(id, PrimitiveValue::F64(val));
@ -1466,6 +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/nac3ast/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3ast/Cargo.toml
@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ constant-optimization = ["fold"]
 fold = []

 [dependencies]
-lazy_static = "1.5"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
 string-interner = "0.17"
 fxhash = "0.2"
--- a/nac3ast/src/ast_gen.rs
+++ b/nac3ast/src/ast_gen.rs
@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ pub use crate::location::Location;

 use fxhash::FxBuildHasher;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
-use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, fmt};
+use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, fmt, sync::LazyLock};
 use string_interner::{symbol::SymbolU32, DefaultBackend, StringInterner};

 pub type Interner = StringInterner<DefaultBackend, FxBuildHasher>;
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref INTERNER: Mutex<Interner> =
-        Mutex::new(StringInterner::with_hasher(FxBuildHasher::default()));
-}
+static INTERNER: LazyLock<Mutex<Interner>> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(StringInterner::with_hasher(FxBuildHasher::default())));

 thread_local! {
    static LOCAL_INTERNER: RefCell<HashMap<String, StrRef>> = RefCell::default();
--- a/nac3ast/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3ast/src/lib.rs
@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
    clippy::wildcard_imports
 )]

-#[macro_use]
-extern crate lazy_static;
-
 mod ast_gen;
 mod constant;
 #[cfg(feature = "fold")]
--- a/nac3core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3core/Cargo.toml
@ -4,20 +4,23 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["M-Labs"]
 edition = "2021"

+[features]
+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 = "0.26.2"
-strum_macros = "0.26.4"
+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,
@ -7,38 +6,53 @@ use std::{
    process::{Command, Stdio},
 };

+use regex::Regex;
+
 fn main() {
-    const FILE: &str = "src/codegen/irrt/irrt.cpp";
+    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+    let out_dir = Path::new(&out_dir);
+    let irrt_dir = Path::new("irrt");
+
+    let irrt_cpp_path = irrt_dir.join("irrt.cpp");

    /*
     * HACK: Sadly, clang doesn't let us emit generic LLVM bitcode.
     * Compiling for WASM32 and filtering the output with regex is the closest we can get.
     */
-    let flags: &[&str] = &[
+    let mut flags: Vec<&str> = vec![
        "--target=wasm32",
-        FILE,
        "-x",
        "c++",
+        "-std=c++20",
        "-fno-discard-value-names",
        "-fno-exceptions",
        "-fno-rtti",
-        match env::var("PROFILE").as_deref() {
-            Ok("debug") => "-O0",
-            Ok("release") => "-O3",
-            flavor => panic!("Unknown or missing build flavor {flavor:?}"),
-        },
        "-emit-llvm",
        "-S",
        "-Wall",
        "-Wextra",
        "-o",
        "-",
+        "-I",
+        irrt_dir.to_str().unwrap(),
+        irrt_cpp_path.to_str().unwrap(),
    ];

-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={FILE}");
-    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    let out_path = Path::new(&out_dir);
+    match env::var("PROFILE").as_deref() {
+        Ok("debug") => {
+            flags.push("-O0");
+            flags.push("-DIRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT");
+        }
+        Ok("release") => {
+            flags.push("-O3");
+        }
+        flavor => panic!("Unknown or missing build flavor {flavor:?}"),
+    }

+    // Tell Cargo to rerun if any file under `irrt_dir` (recursive) changes
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", irrt_dir.to_str().unwrap());
+
+    // Compile IRRT and capture the LLVM IR output
    let output = Command::new("clang-irrt")
        .args(flags)
        .output()
@ -52,7 +66,17 @@ fn main() {
    let output = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap().replace("\r\n", "\n");
    let mut filtered_output = String::with_capacity(output.len());

-    let regex_filter = Regex::new(r"(?ms:^define.*?\}$)|(?m:^declare.*?$)").unwrap();
+    // Filter out irrelevant IR
+    //
+    // Regex:
+    // - `(?ms:^define.*?\}$)` captures LLVM `define` blocks
+    // - `(?m:^declare.*?$)` captures LLVM `declare` lines
+    // - `(?m:^%.+?=\s*type\s*\{.+?\}$)` captures LLVM `type` declarations
+    // - `(?m:^@.+?=.+$)` captures global constants
+    let regex_filter = Regex::new(
+        r"(?ms:^define.*?\}$)|(?m:^declare.*?$)|(?m:^%.+?=\s*type\s*\{.+?\}$)|(?m:^@.+?=.+$)",
+    )
+    .unwrap();
    for f in regex_filter.captures_iter(&output) {
        assert_eq!(f.len(), 1);
        filtered_output.push_str(&f[0]);
@ -63,18 +87,22 @@ fn main() {
        .unwrap()
        .replace_all(&filtered_output, "");

-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT");
-    if env::var("DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT").is_ok() {
-        let mut file = File::create(out_path.join("irrt.ll")).unwrap();
+    // For debugging
+    // Doing `DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT=1 cargo build -p nac3core` dumps the LLVM IR generated
+    const DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT: &str = "DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT";
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed={DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT}");
+    if env::var(DEBUG_DUMP_IRRT).is_ok() {
+        let mut file = File::create(out_dir.join("irrt.ll")).unwrap();
        file.write_all(output.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-        let mut file = File::create(out_path.join("irrt-filtered.ll")).unwrap();
+
+        let mut file = File::create(out_dir.join("irrt-filtered.ll")).unwrap();
        file.write_all(filtered_output.as_bytes()).unwrap();
    }

    let mut llvm_as = Command::new("llvm-as-irrt")
        .stdin(Stdio::piped())
        .arg("-o")
-        .arg(out_path.join("irrt.bc"))
+        .arg(out_dir.join("irrt.bc"))
        .spawn()
        .unwrap();
    llvm_as.stdin.as_mut().unwrap().write_all(filtered_output.as_bytes()).unwrap();
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt.cpp
@ -0,0 +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"
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/cslice.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/cslice.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+
+template<typename SizeT>
+struct CSlice {
+    uint8_t* base;
+    SizeT len;
+};
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/debug.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/debug.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// Set in nac3core/build.rs
+#ifdef IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT
+#define IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL true
+#else
+#define IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL false
+#endif
+
+#define raise_debug_assert(SizeT, msg, param1, param2, param3) \
+    raise_exception(SizeT, EXN_ASSERTION_ERROR, "IRRT debug assert failed: " msg, param1, param2, param3)
+
+#define debug_assert_eq(SizeT, lhs, rhs)                                           \
+    if constexpr (IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL) {                                        \
+        if ((lhs) != (rhs)) {                                                      \
+            raise_debug_assert(SizeT, "LHS = {0}. RHS = {1}", lhs, rhs, NO_PARAM); \
+        }                                                                          \
+    }
+
+#define debug_assert(SizeT, expr)                                                  \
+    if constexpr (IRRT_DEBUG_ASSERT_BOOL) {                                        \
+        if (!(expr)) {                                                             \
+            raise_debug_assert(SizeT, "Got false.", NO_PARAM, NO_PARAM, NO_PARAM); \
+        }                                                                          \
+    }
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/exception.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/exception.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "irrt/cslice.hpp"
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+
+/**
+ * @brief The int type of ARTIQ exception IDs.
+ */
+typedef int32_t ExceptionId;
+
+/*
+ * Set of exceptions C++ IRRT can use.
+ * Must be synchronized with `setup_irrt_exceptions` in `nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/mod.rs`.
+ */
+extern "C" {
+ExceptionId EXN_INDEX_ERROR;
+ExceptionId EXN_VALUE_ERROR;
+ExceptionId EXN_ASSERTION_ERROR;
+ExceptionId EXN_TYPE_ERROR;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extern function to `__nac3_raise`
+ *
+ * The parameter `err` could be `Exception<int32_t>` or `Exception<int64_t>`. The caller
+ * must make sure to pass `Exception`s with the correct `SizeT` depending on the `size_t` of the runtime.
+ */
+extern "C" void __nac3_raise(void* err);
+
+namespace {
+/**
+ * @brief NAC3's Exception struct
+ */
+template<typename SizeT>
+struct Exception {
+    ExceptionId id;
+    CSlice<SizeT> filename;
+    int32_t line;
+    int32_t column;
+    CSlice<SizeT> function;
+    CSlice<SizeT> msg;
+    int64_t params[3];
+};
+
+constexpr int64_t NO_PARAM = 0;
+
+template<typename SizeT>
+void _raise_exception_helper(ExceptionId id,
+                             const char* filename,
+                             int32_t line,
+                             const char* function,
+                             const char* msg,
+                             int64_t param0,
+                             int64_t param1,
+                             int64_t param2) {
+    Exception<SizeT> e = {
+        .id = id,
+        .filename = {.base = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(filename), .len = __builtin_strlen(filename)},
+        .line = line,
+        .column = 0,
+        .function = {.base = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(function), .len = __builtin_strlen(function)},
+        .msg = {.base = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(msg), .len = __builtin_strlen(msg)},
+    };
+    e.params[0] = param0;
+    e.params[1] = param1;
+    e.params[2] = param2;
+    __nac3_raise(reinterpret_cast<void*>(&e));
+    __builtin_unreachable();
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Raise an exception with location details (location in the IRRT source files).
+ * @param SizeT The runtime `size_t` type.
+ * @param id The ID of the exception to raise.
+ * @param msg A global constant C-string of the error message.
+ *
+ * `param0` to `param2` are optional format arguments of `msg`. They should be set to
+ * `NO_PARAM` to indicate they are unused.
+ */
+#define raise_exception(SizeT, id, msg, param0, param1, param2) \
+    _raise_exception_helper<SizeT>(id, __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, msg, param0, param1, param2)
+}  // namespace
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/int_types.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/int_types.hpp
@ -0,0 +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;
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/list.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+#include "irrt/math_util.hpp"
+
+extern "C" {
+// Handle list assignment and dropping part of the list when
+// both dest_step and src_step are +1.
+// - All the index must *not* be out-of-bound or negative,
+// - The end index is *inclusive*,
+// - The length of src and dest slice size should already
+// be checked: if dest.step == 1 then len(src) <= len(dest) else len(src) == len(dest)
+SliceIndex __nac3_list_slice_assign_var_size(SliceIndex dest_start,
+                                             SliceIndex dest_end,
+                                             SliceIndex dest_step,
+                                             uint8_t* dest_arr,
+                                             SliceIndex dest_arr_len,
+                                             SliceIndex src_start,
+                                             SliceIndex src_end,
+                                             SliceIndex src_step,
+                                             uint8_t* src_arr,
+                                             SliceIndex src_arr_len,
+                                             const SliceIndex size) {
+    /* if dest_arr_len == 0, do nothing since we do not support extending list */
+    if (dest_arr_len == 0)
+        return dest_arr_len;
+    /* if both step is 1, memmove directly, handle the dropping of the list, and shrink size */
+    if (src_step == dest_step && dest_step == 1) {
+        const SliceIndex src_len = (src_end >= src_start) ? (src_end - src_start + 1) : 0;
+        const SliceIndex dest_len = (dest_end >= dest_start) ? (dest_end - dest_start + 1) : 0;
+        if (src_len > 0) {
+            __builtin_memmove(dest_arr + dest_start * size, src_arr + src_start * size, src_len * size);
+        }
+        if (dest_len > 0) {
+            /* dropping */
+            __builtin_memmove(dest_arr + (dest_start + src_len) * size, dest_arr + (dest_end + 1) * size,
+                              (dest_arr_len - dest_end - 1) * size);
+        }
+        /* shrink size */
+        return dest_arr_len - (dest_len - src_len);
+    }
+    /* if two range overlaps, need alloca */
+    uint8_t need_alloca = (dest_arr == src_arr)
+                          && !(max(dest_start, dest_end) < min(src_start, src_end)
+                               || max(src_start, src_end) < min(dest_start, dest_end));
+    if (need_alloca) {
+        uint8_t* tmp = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(__builtin_alloca(src_arr_len * size));
+        __builtin_memcpy(tmp, src_arr, src_arr_len * size);
+        src_arr = tmp;
+    }
+    SliceIndex src_ind = src_start;
+    SliceIndex dest_ind = dest_start;
+    for (; (src_step > 0) ? (src_ind <= src_end) : (src_ind >= src_end); src_ind += src_step, dest_ind += dest_step) {
+        /* for constant optimization */
+        if (size == 1) {
+            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind, src_arr + src_ind, 1);
+        } else if (size == 4) {
+            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind * 4, src_arr + src_ind * 4, 4);
+        } else if (size == 8) {
+            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind * 8, src_arr + src_ind * 8, 8);
+        } else {
+            /* memcpy for var size, cannot overlap after previous alloca */
+            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind * size, src_arr + src_ind * size, size);
+        }
+    }
+    /* only dest_step == 1 can we shrink the dest list. */
+    /* size should be ensured prior to calling this function */
+    if (dest_step == 1 && dest_end >= dest_start) {
+        __builtin_memmove(dest_arr + dest_ind * size, dest_arr + (dest_end + 1) * size,
+                          (dest_arr_len - dest_end - 1) * size);
+        return dest_arr_len - (dest_end - dest_ind) - 1;
+    }
+    return dest_arr_len;
+}
+}  // extern "C"
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/math.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/math.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace {
+// adapted from GNU Scientific Library: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gsl.git/tree/sys/pow_int.c
+// need to make sure `exp >= 0` before calling this function
+template<typename T>
+T __nac3_int_exp_impl(T base, T exp) {
+    T res = 1;
+    /* repeated squaring method */
+    do {
+        if (exp & 1) {
+            res *= base; /* for n odd */
+        }
+        exp >>= 1;
+        base *= base;
+    } while (exp);
+    return res;
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+#define DEF_nac3_int_exp_(T)                   \
+    T __nac3_int_exp_##T(T base, T exp) {      \
+        return __nac3_int_exp_impl(base, exp); \
+    }
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Putting semicolons here to make clang-format not reformat this into
+// a stair shape.
+DEF_nac3_int_exp_(int32_t);
+DEF_nac3_int_exp_(int64_t);
+DEF_nac3_int_exp_(uint32_t);
+DEF_nac3_int_exp_(uint64_t);
+
+int32_t __nac3_isinf(double x) {
+    return __builtin_isinf(x);
+}
+
+int32_t __nac3_isnan(double x) {
+    return __builtin_isnan(x);
+}
+
+double tgamma(double arg);
+
+double __nac3_gamma(double z) {
+    // Handling for denormals
+    //     | x                 | Python gamma(x) | C tgamma(x) |
+    // --- | ----------------- | --------------- | ----------- |
+    // (1) | nan               | nan             | nan         |
+    // (2) | -inf              | -inf            | inf         |
+    // (3) | inf               | inf             | inf         |
+    // (4) | 0.0               | inf             | inf         |
+    // (5) | {-1.0, -2.0, ...} | inf             | nan         |
+
+    // (1)-(3)
+    if (__builtin_isinf(z) || __builtin_isnan(z)) {
+        return z;
+    }
+
+    double v = tgamma(z);
+
+    // (4)-(5)
+    return __builtin_isinf(v) || __builtin_isnan(v) ? __builtin_inf() : v;
+}
+
+double lgamma(double arg);
+
+double __nac3_gammaln(double x) {
+    // libm's handling of value overflows differs from scipy:
+    // - scipy: gammaln(-inf) -> -inf
+    // - libm : lgamma(-inf) -> inf
+
+    if (__builtin_isinf(x)) {
+        return x;
+    }
+
+    return lgamma(x);
+}
+
+double j0(double x);
+
+double __nac3_j0(double x) {
+    // libm's handling of value overflows differs from scipy:
+    // - scipy: j0(inf) -> nan
+    // - libm : j0(inf) -> 0.0
+
+    if (__builtin_isinf(x)) {
+        return __builtin_nan("");
+    }
+
+    return j0(x);
+}
+}
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/math_util.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/math_util.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace {
+template<typename T>
+const T& max(const T& a, const T& b) {
+    return a > b ? a : b;
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+const T& min(const T& a, const T& b) {
+    return a > b ? b : a;
+}
+}  // namespace
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/ndarray.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/ndarray.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+
+namespace {
+template<typename SizeT>
+SizeT __nac3_ndarray_calc_size_impl(const SizeT* list_data, SizeT list_len, SizeT begin_idx, SizeT end_idx) {
+    __builtin_assume(end_idx <= list_len);
+
+    SizeT num_elems = 1;
+    for (SizeT i = begin_idx; i < end_idx; ++i) {
+        SizeT val = list_data[i];
+        __builtin_assume(val > 0);
+        num_elems *= val;
+    }
+    return num_elems;
+}
+
+template<typename SizeT>
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices_impl(SizeT index, const SizeT* dims, SizeT num_dims, NDIndex* idxs) {
+    SizeT stride = 1;
+    for (SizeT dim = 0; dim < num_dims; dim++) {
+        SizeT i = num_dims - dim - 1;
+        __builtin_assume(dims[i] > 0);
+        idxs[i] = (index / stride) % dims[i];
+        stride *= dims[i];
+    }
+}
+
+template<typename SizeT>
+SizeT __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(const SizeT* dims, SizeT num_dims, const NDIndex* indices, SizeT num_indices) {
+    SizeT idx = 0;
+    SizeT stride = 1;
+    for (SizeT i = 0; i < num_dims; ++i) {
+        SizeT ri = num_dims - i - 1;
+        if (ri < num_indices) {
+            idx += stride * indices[ri];
+        }
+
+        __builtin_assume(dims[i] > 0);
+        stride *= dims[ri];
+    }
+    return idx;
+}
+
+template<typename SizeT>
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_impl(const SizeT* lhs_dims,
+                                        SizeT lhs_ndims,
+                                        const SizeT* rhs_dims,
+                                        SizeT rhs_ndims,
+                                        SizeT* out_dims) {
+    SizeT max_ndims = lhs_ndims > rhs_ndims ? lhs_ndims : rhs_ndims;
+
+    for (SizeT i = 0; i < max_ndims; ++i) {
+        const SizeT* lhs_dim_sz = i < lhs_ndims ? &lhs_dims[lhs_ndims - i - 1] : nullptr;
+        const SizeT* rhs_dim_sz = i < rhs_ndims ? &rhs_dims[rhs_ndims - i - 1] : nullptr;
+        SizeT* out_dim = &out_dims[max_ndims - i - 1];
+
+        if (lhs_dim_sz == nullptr) {
+            *out_dim = *rhs_dim_sz;
+        } else if (rhs_dim_sz == nullptr) {
+            *out_dim = *lhs_dim_sz;
+        } else if (*lhs_dim_sz == 1) {
+            *out_dim = *rhs_dim_sz;
+        } else if (*rhs_dim_sz == 1) {
+            *out_dim = *lhs_dim_sz;
+        } else if (*lhs_dim_sz == *rhs_dim_sz) {
+            *out_dim = *lhs_dim_sz;
+        } else {
+            __builtin_unreachable();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template<typename SizeT>
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx_impl(const SizeT* src_dims,
+                                            SizeT src_ndims,
+                                            const NDIndex* in_idx,
+                                            NDIndex* out_idx) {
+    for (SizeT i = 0; i < src_ndims; ++i) {
+        SizeT src_i = src_ndims - i - 1;
+        out_idx[src_i] = src_dims[src_i] == 1 ? 0 : in_idx[src_i];
+    }
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+extern "C" {
+uint32_t __nac3_ndarray_calc_size(const uint32_t* list_data, uint32_t list_len, uint32_t begin_idx, uint32_t end_idx) {
+    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_size_impl(list_data, list_len, begin_idx, end_idx);
+}
+
+uint64_t
+__nac3_ndarray_calc_size64(const uint64_t* list_data, uint64_t list_len, uint64_t begin_idx, uint64_t end_idx) {
+    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_size_impl(list_data, list_len, begin_idx, end_idx);
+}
+
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices(uint32_t index, const uint32_t* dims, uint32_t num_dims, NDIndex* idxs) {
+    __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices_impl(index, dims, num_dims, idxs);
+}
+
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices64(uint64_t index, const uint64_t* dims, uint64_t num_dims, NDIndex* idxs) {
+    __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices_impl(index, dims, num_dims, idxs);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+__nac3_ndarray_flatten_index(const uint32_t* dims, uint32_t num_dims, const NDIndex* indices, uint32_t num_indices) {
+    return __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(dims, num_dims, indices, num_indices);
+}
+
+uint64_t
+__nac3_ndarray_flatten_index64(const uint64_t* dims, uint64_t num_dims, const NDIndex* indices, uint64_t num_indices) {
+    return __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(dims, num_dims, indices, num_indices);
+}
+
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast(const uint32_t* lhs_dims,
+                                   uint32_t lhs_ndims,
+                                   const uint32_t* rhs_dims,
+                                   uint32_t rhs_ndims,
+                                   uint32_t* out_dims) {
+    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_impl(lhs_dims, lhs_ndims, rhs_dims, rhs_ndims, out_dims);
+}
+
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast64(const uint64_t* lhs_dims,
+                                     uint64_t lhs_ndims,
+                                     const uint64_t* rhs_dims,
+                                     uint64_t rhs_ndims,
+                                     uint64_t* out_dims) {
+    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_impl(lhs_dims, lhs_ndims, rhs_dims, rhs_ndims, out_dims);
+}
+
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx(const uint32_t* src_dims,
+                                       uint32_t src_ndims,
+                                       const NDIndex* in_idx,
+                                       NDIndex* out_idx) {
+    __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx_impl(src_dims, src_ndims, in_idx, out_idx);
+}
+
+void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx64(const uint64_t* src_dims,
+                                         uint64_t src_ndims,
+                                         const NDIndex* in_idx,
+                                         NDIndex* out_idx) {
+    __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx_impl(src_dims, src_ndims, in_idx, out_idx);
+}
+}
--- a/nac3core/irrt/irrt/slice.hpp
+++ b/nac3core/irrt/irrt/slice.hpp
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "irrt/int_types.hpp"
+
+extern "C" {
+SliceIndex __nac3_slice_index_bound(SliceIndex i, const SliceIndex len) {
+    if (i < 0) {
+        i = len + i;
+    }
+    if (i < 0) {
+        return 0;
+    } else if (i > len) {
+        return len;
+    }
+    return i;
+}
+
+SliceIndex __nac3_range_slice_len(const SliceIndex start, const SliceIndex end, const SliceIndex step) {
+    SliceIndex diff = end - start;
+    if (diff > 0 && step > 0) {
+        return ((diff - 1) / step) + 1;
+    } else if (diff < 0 && step < 0) {
+        return ((diff + 1) / step) + 1;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+}
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/builtin_fns.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/builtin_fns.rs
@ -1,28 +1,102 @@
-use inkwell::types::BasicTypeEnum;
-use inkwell::values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, 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::{
-    NDArrayValue, ProxyValue, 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::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;

 /// Shorthand for [`unreachable!()`] when a type of argument is not supported.
 ///
 /// The generated message will contain the function name and the name of the unsupported type.
 fn unsupported_type(ctx: &CodeGenContext<'_, '_>, fn_name: &str, tys: &[Type]) -> ! {
-    unreachable!(
+    codegen_unreachable!(
+        ctx,
        "{fn_name}() not supported for '{}'",
        tys.iter().map(|ty| format!("'{}'", ctx.unifier.stringify(*ty))).join(", "),
    )
 }

+/// Invokes the `len` builtin function.
+pub fn call_len<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+    generator: &mut G,
+    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+    n: (Type, BasicValueEnum<'ctx>),
+) -> Result<IntValue<'ctx>, String> {
+    let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+    let range_ty = ctx.primitives.range;
+    let (arg_ty, arg) = n;
+
+    Ok(if ctx.unifier.unioned(arg_ty, range_ty) {
+        let arg = RangeValue::from_ptr_val(arg.into_pointer_value(), Some("range"));
+        let (start, end, step) = destructure_range(ctx, arg);
+        calculate_len_for_slice_range(generator, ctx, start, end, step)
+    } else {
+        match &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(arg_ty) {
+            TypeEnum::TTuple { ty, .. } => llvm_i32.const_int(ty.len() as u64, false),
+            TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PrimDef::List.id() => {
+                let zero = llvm_i32.const_zero();
+                let len = ctx
+                    .build_gep_and_load(
+                        arg.into_pointer_value(),
+                        &[zero, llvm_i32.const_int(1, false)],
+                        None,
+                    )
+                    .into_int_value();
+                ctx.builder.build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(len, llvm_i32, "len").unwrap()
+            }
+            TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PrimDef::NDArray.id() => {
+                let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
+
+                let arg = NDArrayValue::from_ptr_val(arg.into_pointer_value(), llvm_usize, None);
+
+                let ndims = arg.dim_sizes().size(ctx, generator);
+                ctx.make_assert(
+                    generator,
+                    ctx.builder
+                        .build_int_compare(IntPredicate::NE, ndims, llvm_usize.const_zero(), "")
+                        .unwrap(),
+                    "0:TypeError",
+                    "len() of unsized object",
+                    [None, None, None],
+                    ctx.current_loc,
+                );
+
+                let len = unsafe {
+                    arg.dim_sizes().get_typed_unchecked(
+                        ctx,
+                        generator,
+                        &llvm_usize.const_zero(),
+                        None,
+                    )
+                };
+
+                ctx.builder.build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(len, llvm_i32, "len").unwrap()
+            }
+            _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Invokes the `int32` builtin function.
 pub fn call_int32<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    generator: &mut G,
@ -720,7 +794,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_minimum<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -824,7 +898,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_max_min<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            match fn_name {
                "np_argmin" | "np_argmax" => llvm_int64.const_zero().into(),
                "np_max" | "np_min" => a,
-                _ => unreachable!(),
+                _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
            }
        }
        BasicValueEnum::PointerValue(n)
@ -879,7 +953,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_max_min<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                        "np_argmax" | "np_max" => {
                            call_max(ctx, (elem_ty, accumulator), (elem_ty, elem))
                        }
-                        _ => unreachable!(),
+                        _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                    };

                    let updated_idx = match (accumulator, result) {
@ -916,7 +990,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_max_min<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            match fn_name {
                "np_argmin" | "np_argmax" => ctx.builder.build_load(res_idx, "").unwrap(),
                "np_max" | "np_min" => ctx.builder.build_load(accumulator_addr, "").unwrap(),
-                _ => unreachable!(),
+                _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
            }
        }

@ -982,7 +1056,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_maximum<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -1012,9 +1086,9 @@ pub fn call_numpy_maximum<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 /// * `(arg_ty, arg_val)`: The [`Type`] and llvm value of the input argument.
 /// * `fn_name`: The name of the function, only used when throwing an error with [`unsupported_type`]
 /// * `get_ret_elem_type`: A function that takes in the input scalar [`Type`], and returns the function's return scalar [`Type`].
-/// Return a constant [`Type`] here if the return type does not depend on the input type.
+///   Return a constant [`Type`] here if the return type does not depend on the input type.
 /// * `on_scalar`: The function that acts on the scalars of the input. Returns [`Option::None`]
-/// if the scalar type & value are faulty and should panic with [`unsupported_type`].
+///   if the scalar type & value are faulty and should panic with [`unsupported_type`].
 fn helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise<'ctx, OnScalarFn, RetElemFn, G>(
    generator: &mut G,
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -1125,9 +1199,9 @@ pub fn call_abs<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 /// * `$name:ident`: The identifier of the rust function to be generated.
 /// * `$fn_name:literal`: To be passed to the `fn_name` parameter of [`helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise`]
 /// * `$get_ret_elem_type:expr`: To be passed to the `get_ret_elem_type` parameter of [`helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise`].
-/// But there is no need to make it a reference.
+///   But there is no need to make it a reference.
 /// * `$on_scalar:expr`: To be passed to the `on_scalar` parameter of [`helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise`].
-/// But there is no need to make it a reference.
+///   But there is no need to make it a reference.
 macro_rules! create_helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise {
    ($name:ident, $fn_name:literal, $get_ret_elem_type:expr, $on_scalar:expr) => {
        #[allow(clippy::redundant_closure_call)]
@ -1154,7 +1228,7 @@ macro_rules! create_helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise {
 /// * `$name:ident`: The identifier of the rust function to be generated.
 /// * `$fn_name:literal`: To be passed to the `fn_name` parameter of [`helper_call_numpy_unary_elementwise`].
 /// * `$on_scalar:expr`: The closure (see below for its type) that acts on float scalar values and returns
-/// the boolean results of LLVM type `i1`. The returned `i1` value will be converted into an `i8`.
+///   the boolean results of LLVM type `i1`. The returned `i1` value will be converted into an `i8`.
 ///
 /// ```ignore
 /// // Type of `$on_scalar:expr`
@ -1422,7 +1496,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_arctan2<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -1489,7 +1563,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_copysign<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -1556,7 +1630,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_fmax<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -1623,7 +1697,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_fmin<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -1746,7 +1820,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_hypot<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
@ -1813,7 +1887,7 @@ pub fn call_numpy_nextafter<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
            } else if is_ndarray2 {
                unpack_ndarray_var_tys(&mut ctx.unifier, x2_ty).0
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            let x1_scalar_ty = if is_ndarray1 { dtype } else { x1_ty };
--- 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
@ -1,23 +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_memcpy_generic,
-        },
-        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,
@ -29,19 +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},
-    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::iter::{repeat, repeat_with};
-use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto, iter::once, iter::zip};

 pub fn get_subst_key(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
@ -82,6 +90,20 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
        self.builder.build_load(gep, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
    }

+    /// Builds a sequence of `getelementptr inbounds` and `load` instructions which stores the value
+    /// of a struct field into an LLVM value.
+    ///
+    /// Any out-of-bounds accesses to `ptr` will return in a `poison` value.
+    pub fn build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+        &mut self,
+        ptr: PointerValue<'ctx>,
+        index: &[IntValue<'ctx>],
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
+        let gep = unsafe { self.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(ptr, index, "") }.unwrap();
+        self.builder.build_load(gep, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
+    }
+
    fn get_subst_key(
        &mut self,
        obj: Option<Type>,
@ -97,7 +119,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
        let obj_id = match &*self.unifier.get_ty(ty) {
            TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } => *obj_id,
            // we cannot have other types, virtual type should be handled by function calls
-            _ => unreachable!(),
+            _ => codegen_unreachable!(self),
        };
        let def = &self.top_level.definitions.read()[obj_id.0];
        let (index, value) = if let TopLevelDef::Class { fields, attributes, .. } = &*def.read() {
@ -108,7 +130,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                (attribute_index.0, Some(attribute_index.1 .2.clone()))
            }
        } else {
-            unreachable!()
+            codegen_unreachable!(self)
        };
        (index, value)
    }
@ -118,7 +140,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
            TypeEnum::TObj { fields, .. } => {
                fields.iter().find_position(|x| *x.0 == attr).unwrap().0
            }
-            _ => unreachable!(),
+            _ => codegen_unreachable!(self),
        }
    }

@ -173,7 +195,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                    {
                        *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                    }
-                    _ => unreachable!("must be option type"),
+                    _ => codegen_unreachable!(self, "must be option type"),
                };
                let val = self.gen_symbol_val(generator, v, ty);
                let ptr = generator
@ -189,7 +211,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                    {
                        *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                    }
-                    _ => unreachable!("must be option type"),
+                    _ => codegen_unreachable!(self, "must be option type"),
                };
                let actual_ptr_type =
                    self.get_llvm_type(generator, ty).ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());
@ -256,7 +278,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                {
                    self.ctx.i64_type()
                } else {
-                    unreachable!()
+                    codegen_unreachable!(self)
                };
                Some(ty.const_int(*val as u64, false).into())
            }
@ -270,7 +292,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                let (types, is_vararg_ctx) = if let TypeEnum::TTuple { ty, is_vararg_ctx } = &*ty {
                    (ty.clone(), *is_vararg_ctx)
                } else {
-                    unreachable!()
+                    codegen_unreachable!(self)
                };
                let values = zip(types, v.iter())
                    .map_while(|(ty, v)| self.gen_const(generator, v, ty))
@ -308,14 +330,14 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                self.raise_exn(
                    generator,
                    "0:NotImplementedError",
-                    msg,
+                    msg.into(),
                    [None, None, None],
                    self.current_loc,
                );

                None
            }
-            _ => unreachable!(),
+            _ => codegen_unreachable!(self),
        }
    }

@ -329,7 +351,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
        signed: bool,
    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
        let (BasicValueEnum::IntValue(lhs), BasicValueEnum::IntValue(rhs)) = (lhs, rhs) else {
-            unreachable!()
+            codegen_unreachable!(self)
        };
        let float = self.ctx.f64_type();
        match (op, signed) {
@ -404,7 +426,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
                        .build_right_shift(lhs, rhs, signed, "rshift")
                        .map(Into::into)
                        .unwrap(),
-                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                    _ => codegen_unreachable!(self),
                }
            }

@ -416,7 +438,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
            }
            (Operator::Pow, s) => integer_power(generator, self, lhs, rhs, s).into(),
            // special implementation?
-            (Operator::MatMult, _) => unreachable!(),
+            (Operator::MatMult, _) => codegen_unreachable!(self),
        }
    }

@ -428,7 +450,8 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
        rhs: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>,
    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
        let (BasicValueEnum::FloatValue(lhs), BasicValueEnum::FloatValue(rhs)) = (lhs, rhs) else {
-            unreachable!(
+            codegen_unreachable!(
+                self,
                "Expected (FloatValue, FloatValue), got ({}, {})",
                lhs.get_type(),
                rhs.get_type()
@ -534,7 +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,
            })
@ -568,12 +591,14 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
    }

    /// Helper function for generating a LLVM variable storing a [String].
-    pub fn gen_string<G, S>(&mut self, generator: &mut G, s: S) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx>
+    pub fn gen_string<G, S>(&mut self, generator: &mut G, s: S) -> StructValue<'ctx>
    where
        G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized,
        S: Into<String>,
    {
-        self.gen_const(generator, &Constant::Str(s.into()), self.primitives.str).unwrap()
+        self.gen_const(generator, &Constant::Str(s.into()), self.primitives.str)
+            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_struct_value)
+            .unwrap()
    }

    pub fn raise_exn<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
@ -632,7 +657,7 @@ impl<'ctx, 'a> CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a> {
        loc: Location,
    ) {
        let err_msg = self.gen_string(generator, err_msg);
-        self.make_assert_impl(generator, cond, err_name, err_msg, params, loc);
+        self.make_assert_impl(generator, cond, err_name, err_msg.into(), params, loc);
    }

    pub fn make_assert_impl<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
@ -670,7 +695,7 @@ pub fn gen_constructor<'ctx, 'a, G: CodeGenerator>(
    def: &TopLevelDef,
    params: Vec<(Option<StrRef>, ValueEnum<'ctx>)>,
 ) -> Result<BasicValueEnum<'ctx>, String> {
-    let TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } = def else { unreachable!() };
+    let TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } = def else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

    // TODO: what about other fields that require alloca?
    let fun_id = methods.iter().find(|method| method.0 == "__init__".into()).map(|method| method.2);
@ -702,7 +727,7 @@ pub fn gen_func_instance<'ctx>(
        key,
    ) = fun
    else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    };

    if let Some(sym) = instance_to_symbol.get(&key) {
@ -734,7 +759,7 @@ pub fn gen_func_instance<'ctx>(
        .collect();

    let mut signature = store.from_signature(&mut ctx.unifier, &ctx.primitives, sign, &mut cache);
-    let ConcreteTypeEnum::TFunc { args, .. } = &mut signature else { unreachable!() };
+    let ConcreteTypeEnum::TFunc { args, .. } = &mut signature else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

    if let Some(obj) = &obj {
        let zelf = store.from_unifier_type(&mut ctx.unifier, &ctx.primitives, obj.0, &mut cache);
@ -952,6 +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| {
@ -1100,7 +1126,7 @@ pub fn gen_comprehension<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
    expr: &Expr<Option<Type>>,
 ) -> Result<Option<BasicValueEnum<'ctx>>, String> {
-    let ExprKind::ListComp { elt, generators } = &expr.node else { unreachable!() };
+    let ExprKind::ListComp { elt, generators } = &expr.node else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

    let current = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap().get_parent().unwrap();

@ -1359,13 +1385,13 @@ pub fn gen_binop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                    if let TypeEnum::TObj { params, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ty1) {
                        ctx.unifier.get_representative(*params.iter().next().unwrap().1)
                    } else {
-                        unreachable!()
+                        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                    };
                let elem_ty2 =
                    if let TypeEnum::TObj { params, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ty2) {
                        ctx.unifier.get_representative(*params.iter().next().unwrap().1)
                    } else {
-                        unreachable!()
+                        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                    };
                debug_assert!(ctx.unifier.unioned(elem_ty1, elem_ty2));

@ -1438,7 +1464,7 @@ pub fn gen_binop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                        {
                            *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                        } else {
-                            unreachable!()
+                            codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                        };

                        (elem_ty, left_val, right_val)
@ -1448,12 +1474,12 @@ pub fn gen_binop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                        {
                            *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                        } else {
-                            unreachable!()
+                            codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                        };

                        (elem_ty, right_val, left_val)
                    } else {
-                        unreachable!()
+                        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                    };
                let list_val =
                    ListValue::from_ptr_val(list_val.into_pointer_value(), llvm_usize, None);
@ -1620,7 +1646,7 @@ pub fn gen_binop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
    } else {
        let left_ty_enum = ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(left_ty.unwrap());
        let TypeEnum::TObj { fields, obj_id, .. } = left_ty_enum.as_ref() else {
-            unreachable!("must be tobj")
+            codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "must be tobj")
        };
        let (op_name, id) = {
            let normal_method_name = Binop::normal(op.base).op_info().method_name;
@ -1641,19 +1667,19 @@ pub fn gen_binop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
        } else {
            let left_enum_ty = ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(left_ty.unwrap());
            let TypeEnum::TObj { fields, .. } = left_enum_ty.as_ref() else {
-                unreachable!("must be tobj")
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "must be tobj")
            };

            let fn_ty = fields.get(&op_name).unwrap().0;
            let fn_ty_enum = ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(fn_ty);
-            let TypeEnum::TFunc(sig) = fn_ty_enum.as_ref() else { unreachable!() };
+            let TypeEnum::TFunc(sig) = fn_ty_enum.as_ref() else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

            sig.clone()
        };
        let fun_id = {
            let defs = ctx.top_level.definitions.read();
            let obj_def = defs.get(id.0).unwrap().read();
-            let TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } = &*obj_def else { unreachable!() };
+            let TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } = &*obj_def else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

            methods.iter().find(|method| method.0 == op_name).unwrap().2
        };
@ -1751,7 +1777,12 @@ pub fn gen_unaryop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            ast::Unaryop::Invert => ctx.builder.build_not(val, "not").map(Into::into).unwrap(),
            ast::Unaryop::Not => ctx
                .builder
-                .build_xor(val, val.get_type().const_all_ones(), "not")
+                .build_int_compare(
+                    inkwell::IntPredicate::EQ,
+                    val,
+                    val.get_type().const_zero(),
+                    "not",
+                )
                .map(Into::into)
                .unwrap(),
            ast::Unaryop::UAdd => val.into(),
@ -1784,7 +1815,8 @@ pub fn gen_unaryop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            if op == ast::Unaryop::Invert {
                ast::Unaryop::Not
            } else {
-                unreachable!(
+                codegen_unreachable!(
+                    ctx,
                    "ufunc {} not supported for ndarray[bool, N]",
                    op.op_info().method_name,
                )
@ -1851,8 +1883,8 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
        {
            let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);

-            let (Some(left_ty), lhs) = left else { unreachable!() };
-            let (Some(right_ty), rhs) = comparators[0] else { unreachable!() };
+            let (Some(left_ty), lhs) = left else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };
+            let (Some(right_ty), rhs) = comparators[0] else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };
            let op = ops[0];

            let is_ndarray1 =
@ -1959,7 +1991,7 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                let op = match op {
                    ast::Cmpop::Eq | ast::Cmpop::Is => IntPredicate::EQ,
                    ast::Cmpop::NotEq => IntPredicate::NE,
-                    _ if left_ty == ctx.primitives.bool => unreachable!(),
+                    _ if left_ty == ctx.primitives.bool => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                    ast::Cmpop::Lt => {
                        if use_unsigned_ops {
                            IntPredicate::ULT
@ -1988,7 +2020,7 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                            IntPredicate::SGE
                        }
                    }
-                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                    _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                };

                ctx.builder.build_int_compare(op, lhs, rhs, "cmp").unwrap()
@ -2005,9 +2037,118 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                    ast::Cmpop::LtE => inkwell::FloatPredicate::OLE,
                    ast::Cmpop::Gt => inkwell::FloatPredicate::OGT,
                    ast::Cmpop::GtE => inkwell::FloatPredicate::OGE,
-                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                    _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                };
                ctx.builder.build_float_compare(op, lhs, rhs, "cmp").unwrap()
+            } else if left_ty == ctx.primitives.str {
+                assert!(ctx.unifier.unioned(left_ty, right_ty));
+
+                let llvm_i1 = ctx.ctx.bool_type();
+                let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+                let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
+
+                let lhs = lhs.into_struct_value();
+                let rhs = rhs.into_struct_value();
+
+                let plhs = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, lhs.get_type().into(), None).unwrap();
+                ctx.builder.build_store(plhs, lhs).unwrap();
+                let prhs = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, lhs.get_type().into(), None).unwrap();
+                ctx.builder.build_store(prhs, rhs).unwrap();
+
+                let lhs_len = ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                    plhs,
+                    &[llvm_i32.const_zero(), llvm_i32.const_int(1, false)],
+                    None,
+                ).into_int_value();
+                let rhs_len = ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                    prhs,
+                    &[llvm_i32.const_zero(), llvm_i32.const_int(1, false)],
+                    None,
+                ).into_int_value();
+
+                let len = call_int_umin(ctx, lhs_len, rhs_len, None);
+
+                let current_bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                let post_foreach_cmp = ctx.ctx.insert_basic_block_after(current_bb, "foreach.cmp.end");
+
+                ctx.builder.position_at_end(post_foreach_cmp);
+                let cmp_phi = ctx.builder.build_phi(llvm_i1, "").unwrap();
+                ctx.builder.position_at_end(current_bb);
+
+                gen_for_callback_incrementing(
+                    generator,
+                    ctx,
+                    None,
+                    llvm_usize.const_zero(),
+                    (len, false),
+                    |generator, ctx, _, i| {
+                        let lhs_char = {
+                            let plhs_data = ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                                plhs,
+                                &[llvm_i32.const_zero(), llvm_i32.const_zero()],
+                                None,
+                            ).into_pointer_value();
+
+                            ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                                plhs_data,
+                                &[i],
+                                None
+                            ).into_int_value()
+                        };
+                        let rhs_char = {
+                            let prhs_data = ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                                prhs,
+                                &[llvm_i32.const_zero(), llvm_i32.const_zero()],
+                                None,
+                            ).into_pointer_value();
+
+                            ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                                prhs_data,
+                                &[i],
+                                None
+                            ).into_int_value()
+                        };
+
+                        gen_if_callback(
+                            generator,
+                            ctx,
+                            |_, ctx| {
+                                Ok(ctx.builder.build_int_compare(IntPredicate::NE, lhs_char, rhs_char, "").unwrap())
+                            },
+                            |_, ctx| {
+                                let bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                                cmp_phi.add_incoming(&[(&llvm_i1.const_zero(), bb)]);
+                                ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(post_foreach_cmp).unwrap();
+
+                                Ok(())
+                            },
+                            |_, _| Ok(()),
+                        )?;
+
+                        Ok(())
+                    },
+                    llvm_usize.const_int(1, false),
+                )?;
+
+                let bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                let is_len_eq = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(
+                    IntPredicate::EQ,
+                    lhs_len,
+                    rhs_len,
+                    "",
+                ).unwrap();
+                cmp_phi.add_incoming(&[(&is_len_eq, bb)]);
+                ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(post_foreach_cmp).unwrap();
+
+                ctx.builder.position_at_end(post_foreach_cmp);
+                let cmp_phi = cmp_phi.as_basic_value().into_int_value();
+
+                // Invert the final value if __ne__
+                if *op == Cmpop::NotEq {
+                    ctx.builder.build_not(cmp_phi, "").unwrap()
+                } else {
+                    cmp_phi
+                }
            } else if [left_ty, right_ty]
                .iter()
                .any(|ty| ty.obj_id(&ctx.unifier).is_some_and(|id| id == PrimDef::List.id()))
@ -2028,7 +2169,7 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                        match (op, val) {
                            (Cmpop::Eq, true) | (Cmpop::NotEq, false) => llvm_i1.const_all_ones(),
                            (Cmpop::Eq, false) | (Cmpop::NotEq, true) => llvm_i1.const_zero(),
-                            (_, _) => unreachable!(),
+                            (_, _) => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                        }
                    };

@ -2041,14 +2182,14 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                    {
                        *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                    } else {
-                        unreachable!()
+                        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                    };
                    let right_elem_ty = if let TypeEnum::TObj { params, .. } =
                        &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(right_ty)
                    {
                        *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                    } else {
-                        unreachable!()
+                        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                    };

                    if !ctx.unifier.unioned(left_elem_ty, right_elem_ty) {
@ -2178,8 +2319,124 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                };

                gen_list_cmpop(generator, ctx)?
+            } else if [left_ty, right_ty].iter().any(|ty| matches!(&*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(*ty), TypeEnum::TTuple { .. })) {
+                let TypeEnum::TTuple { ty: left_tys, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(left_ty) else {
+                    return Err(format!("'{}' not supported between instances of '{}' and '{}'", op.op_info().symbol, ctx.unifier.stringify(left_ty), ctx.unifier.stringify(right_ty)))
+                };
+                let TypeEnum::TTuple { ty: right_tys, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(right_ty) else {
+                    return Err(format!("'{}' not supported between instances of '{}' and '{}'", op.op_info().symbol, ctx.unifier.stringify(left_ty), ctx.unifier.stringify(right_ty)))
+                };
+
+                if ![Cmpop::Eq, Cmpop::NotEq].contains(op) {
+                    todo!("Only __eq__ and __ne__ is implemented for tuples")
+                }
+
+                let llvm_i1 = ctx.ctx.bool_type();
+                let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
+
+                // Assume `true` by default
+                let cmp_addr = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, llvm_i1.into(), None).unwrap();
+                ctx.builder.build_store(cmp_addr, llvm_i1.const_all_ones()).unwrap();
+
+                let current_bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                let post_foreach_cmp = ctx.ctx.insert_basic_block_after(current_bb, "foreach.cmp.end");
+
+                ctx.builder.position_at_end(post_foreach_cmp);
+                let cmp_phi = ctx.builder.build_phi(llvm_i1, "").unwrap();
+                ctx.builder.position_at_end(current_bb);
+
+                // Generate comparison between each element
+                let min_len = min(left_tys.len(), right_tys.len());
+                for i in 0..min_len {
+                    let current_bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                    let bb = ctx.ctx.insert_basic_block_after(current_bb, &format!("foreach.cmp.tuple.{i}e"));
+                    ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(bb).unwrap();
+
+                    ctx.builder.position_at_end(bb);
+                    let left_ty = left_tys[i];
+                    let left_elem = {
+                        let plhs = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, lhs.get_type(), None).unwrap();
+                        ctx.builder.build_store(plhs, *lhs).unwrap();
+
+                        ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                            plhs,
+                            &[llvm_i32.const_zero(), llvm_i32.const_int(i as u64, false)],
+                            None,
+                        )
+                    };
+                    let right_ty = right_tys[i];
+                    let right_elem = {
+                        let prhs = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, rhs.get_type(), None).unwrap();
+                        ctx.builder.build_store(prhs, *rhs).unwrap();
+
+                        ctx.build_in_bounds_gep_and_load(
+                            prhs,
+                            &[llvm_i32.const_zero(), llvm_i32.const_int(i as u64, false)],
+                            None,
+                        )
+                    };
+
+                    gen_if_callback(
+                        generator,
+                        ctx,
+                        |generator, ctx| {
+                            // Defer the `not` operation until the end - a != b <=> !(a == b)
+                            let op = if *op == Cmpop::NotEq { Cmpop::Eq } else { *op };
+
+                            let cmp = gen_cmpop_expr_with_values(
+                                generator,
+                                ctx,
+                                (Some(left_ty), left_elem),
+                                &[op],
+                                &[(Some(right_ty), right_elem)],
+                            )
+                                .transpose()
+                                .unwrap()
+                                .and_then(|v| {
+                                    v.to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, ctx.primitives.bool)
+                                })
+                                .map(BasicValueEnum::into_int_value)?;
+
+                            Ok(ctx.builder.build_not(
+                                generator.bool_to_i1(ctx, cmp),
+                                "",
+                            ).unwrap())
+                        },
+                        |_, ctx| {
+                            let bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                            cmp_phi.add_incoming(&[(&llvm_i1.const_zero(), bb)]);
+                            ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(post_foreach_cmp).unwrap();
+
+                            Ok(())
+                        },
+                        |_, _| Ok(()),
+                    )?;
+                }
+
+                // Length of tuples is checked last as operators do not short-circuit by tuple
+                // length in Python:
+                //
+                // >>> (1, 2) < ("a",)
+                // TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'int' and 'str'
+                let bb = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
+                let is_len_eq = llvm_i1.const_int(
+                    u64::from(left_tys.len() == right_tys.len()),
+                    false,
+                );
+                cmp_phi.add_incoming(&[(&is_len_eq, bb)]);
+                ctx.builder.build_unconditional_branch(post_foreach_cmp).unwrap();
+
+                ctx.builder.position_at_end(post_foreach_cmp);
+                let cmp_phi = cmp_phi.as_basic_value().into_int_value();
+
+                // Invert the final value if __ne__
+                if *op == Cmpop::NotEq {
+                    ctx.builder.build_not(cmp_phi, "").unwrap()
+                } else {
+                    cmp_phi
+                }
            } else if [left_ty, right_ty].iter().any(|ty| matches!(&*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(*ty), TypeEnum::TVar { .. })) {
-                if ctx.registry.llvm_options.opt_level != OptimizationLevel::None {
+                if ctx.registry.llvm_options.opt_level == OptimizationLevel::None {
                    ctx.make_assert(
                        generator,
                        ctx.ctx.bool_type().const_all_ones(),
@ -2192,7 +2449,10 @@ pub fn gen_cmpop_expr_with_values<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(

                ctx.ctx.bool_type().get_poison()
            } else {
-                unimplemented!()
+                return Err(format!("'{}' not supported between instances of '{}' and '{}'",
+                                   op.op_info().symbol,
+                                   ctx.unifier.stringify(left_ty),
+                                   ctx.unifier.stringify(right_ty)))
            };

            Ok(prev?.map(|v| ctx.builder.build_and(v, current, "cmp").unwrap()).or(Some(current)))
@ -2269,7 +2529,7 @@ fn gen_ndarray_subscript_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
    let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);

    let TypeEnum::TLiteral { values, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ndims) else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    };

    let ndims = values
@ -2621,7 +2881,7 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                        .const_null()
                        .into()
                }
-                _ => unreachable!("must be option type"),
+                _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "must be option type"),
            }
        }
        ExprKind::Name { id, .. } => match ctx.var_assignment.get(id) {
@ -2631,28 +2891,30 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            Some((_, Some(static_value), _)) => ValueEnum::Static(static_value.clone()),
            None => {
                let resolver = ctx.resolver.clone();
-                if let Some(res) = resolver.get_symbol_value(*id, ctx) {
-                    res
+                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 {
-                    // Allow "raise Exception" short form
-                    let def_id = resolver.get_identifier_def(*id).map_err(|e| {
-                        format!("{} (at {})", e.iter().next().unwrap(), expr.location)
-                    })?;
-                    let def = ctx.top_level.definitions.read();
-                    if let TopLevelDef::Class { constructor, .. } = *def[def_id.0].read() {
-                        let TypeEnum::TFunc(signature) =
-                            ctx.unifier.get_ty(constructor.unwrap()).as_ref().clone()
-                        else {
-                            return Err(format!(
-                                "Failed to resolve symbol {} (at {})",
-                                id, expr.location
-                            ));
-                        };
-                        return Ok(generator
-                            .gen_call(ctx, None, (&signature, def_id), Vec::default())?
-                            .map(Into::into));
-                    }
-                    return Err(format!("Failed to resolve symbol {} (at {})", id, expr.location));
+                    value
                }
            }
        },
@ -2682,7 +2944,7 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(

                    *params.iter().next().unwrap().1
                } else {
-                    unreachable!()
+                    codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                };

                if let TypeEnum::TVar { .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ty) {
@ -2776,7 +3038,9 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(

                            return generator.gen_expr(ctx, &modified_expr);
                        }
-                        None => unreachable!("Function Type should not have attributes"),
+                        None => {
+                            codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "Function Type should not have attributes")
+                        }
                    }
                } else if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, fields, params } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(c) {
                    if fields.is_empty() && params.is_empty() {
@ -2798,7 +3062,7 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(

                                return generator.gen_expr(ctx, &modified_expr);
                            }
-                            None => unreachable!(),
+                            None => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                        }
                    }
                }
@ -2900,7 +3164,7 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                }
                (Some(a), None) => a.into(),
                (None, Some(b)) => b.into(),
-                (None, None) => unreachable!(),
+                (None, None) => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
            }
        }
        ExprKind::BinOp { op, left, right } => {
@ -2990,7 +3254,9 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                ctx.unifier.get_call_signature(*call).unwrap()
            } else {
                let ty = func.custom.unwrap();
-                let TypeEnum::TFunc(sign) = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(ty) else { unreachable!() };
+                let TypeEnum::TFunc(sign) = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(ty) else {
+                    codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
+                };

                sign.clone()
            };
@ -3009,17 +3275,26 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                    let Some(val) = generator.gen_expr(ctx, value)? else { return Ok(None) };

                    // Handle Class Method calls
+                    // The attribute will be `DefinitionId` of the method if the call is to one of the parent methods
+                    let func_id = attr.to_string().parse::<usize>();
+
                    let id = if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } =
                        &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(value.custom.unwrap())
                    {
                        *obj_id
                    } else {
-                        unreachable!()
+                        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
                    };
-                    let fun_id = {
+
+                    // Use the `DefinitionID` from attribute if it is available
+                    let fun_id = if let Ok(func_id) = func_id {
+                        DefinitionId(func_id)
+                    } else {
                        let defs = ctx.top_level.definitions.read();
                        let obj_def = defs.get(id.0).unwrap().read();
-                        let TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } = &*obj_def else { unreachable!() };
+                        let TopLevelDef::Class { methods, .. } = &*obj_def else {
+                            codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
+                        };

                        methods.iter().find(|method| method.0 == *attr).unwrap().2
                    };
@ -3053,7 +3328,7 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                                        ctx.raise_exn(
                                            generator,
                                            "0:UnwrapNoneError",
-                                            err_msg,
+                                            err_msg.into(),
                                            [None, None, None],
                                            ctx.current_loc,
                                        );
@ -3090,7 +3365,9 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                                        .unwrap(),
                                ));
                            }
-                            ValueEnum::Dynamic(_) => unreachable!("option must be static or ptr"),
+                            ValueEnum::Dynamic(_) => {
+                                codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "option must be static or ptr")
+                            }
                        }
                    }

@ -3239,7 +3516,10 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                        if let ExprKind::Constant { value: Constant::Int(v), .. } = &slice.node {
                            (*v).try_into().unwrap()
                        } else {
-                            unreachable!("tuple subscript must be const int after type check");
+                            codegen_unreachable!(
+                                ctx,
+                                "tuple subscript must be const int after type check"
+                            );
                        };
                    match generator.gen_expr(ctx, value)? {
                        Some(ValueEnum::Dynamic(v)) => {
@ -3262,7 +3542,10 @@ pub fn gen_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                        None => return Ok(None),
                    }
                }
-                _ => unreachable!("should not be other subscriptable types after type check"),
+                _ => codegen_unreachable!(
+                    ctx,
+                    "should not be other subscriptable types after type check"
+                ),
            }
        }
        ExprKind::ListComp { .. } => {
--- 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`
@ -13,11 +15,11 @@ use crate::codegen::CodeGenContext;
 /// * `$extern_fn:literal`: Name of underlying extern function
 ///
 /// Optional Arguments:
-/// * `$(,$attributes:literal)*)`: Attributes linked with the extern function
-/// The default attributes are "mustprogress", "nofree", "nounwind", "willreturn", and "writeonly"
-/// These will be used unless other attributes are specified
+/// * `$(,$attributes:literal)*)`: Attributes linked with the extern function.
+///   The default attributes are "mustprogress", "nofree", "nounwind", "willreturn", and "writeonly".
+///   These will be used unless other attributes are specified
 /// * `$(,$args:ident)*`: Operands of the extern function
-/// The data type of these operands will be set to `FloatValue`
+///   The data type of these operands will be set to `FloatValue`
 ///  
 macro_rules! generate_extern_fn {
    ("unary", $fn_name:ident, $extern_fn:literal) => {
--- 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;
@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ pub trait CodeGenerator {
    /// - fun: Function signature, definition ID and the substitution key.
    /// - params: Function parameters. Note that this does not include the object even if the
    ///   function is a class method.
+    ///
    /// Note that this function should check if the function is generated in another thread (due to
    /// possible race condition), see the default implementation for an example.
    fn gen_func_instance<'ctx>(
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/irrt.cpp
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/irrt.cpp
@ -1,414 +0,0 @@
-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);
-
-// 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;
-
-namespace {
-template <typename T>
-const T& max(const T& a, const T& b) {
-    return a > b ? a : b;
-}
-
-template <typename T>
-const T& min(const T& a, const T& b) {
-    return a > b ? b : a;
-}
-
-// adapted from GNU Scientific Library: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gsl.git/tree/sys/pow_int.c
-// need to make sure `exp >= 0` before calling this function
-template <typename T>
-T __nac3_int_exp_impl(T base, T exp) {
-    T res = 1;
-    /* repeated squaring method */
-    do {
-        if (exp & 1) {
-            res *= base; /* for n odd */
-        }
-        exp >>= 1;
-        base *= base;
-    } while (exp);
-    return res;
-}
-
-template <typename SizeT>
-SizeT __nac3_ndarray_calc_size_impl(
-    const SizeT* list_data,
-    SizeT list_len,
-    SizeT begin_idx,
-    SizeT end_idx
-) {
-    __builtin_assume(end_idx <= list_len);
-
-    SizeT num_elems = 1;
-    for (SizeT i = begin_idx; i < end_idx; ++i) {
-        SizeT val = list_data[i];
-        __builtin_assume(val > 0);
-        num_elems *= val;
-    }
-    return num_elems;
-}
-
-template <typename SizeT>
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices_impl(
-    SizeT index,
-    const SizeT* dims,
-    SizeT num_dims,
-    NDIndex* idxs
-) {
-    SizeT stride = 1;
-    for (SizeT dim = 0; dim < num_dims; dim++) {
-        SizeT i = num_dims - dim - 1;
-        __builtin_assume(dims[i] > 0);
-        idxs[i] = (index / stride) % dims[i];
-        stride *= dims[i];
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename SizeT>
-SizeT __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(
-    const SizeT* dims,
-    SizeT num_dims,
-    const NDIndex* indices,
-    SizeT num_indices
-) {
-    SizeT idx = 0;
-    SizeT stride = 1;
-    for (SizeT i = 0; i < num_dims; ++i) {
-        SizeT ri = num_dims - i - 1;
-        if (ri < num_indices) {
-            idx += stride * indices[ri];
-        }
-
-        __builtin_assume(dims[i] > 0);
-        stride *= dims[ri];
-    }
-    return idx;
-}
-
-template <typename SizeT>
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_impl(
-    const SizeT* lhs_dims,
-    SizeT lhs_ndims,
-    const SizeT* rhs_dims,
-    SizeT rhs_ndims,
-    SizeT* out_dims
-) {
-    SizeT max_ndims = lhs_ndims > rhs_ndims ? lhs_ndims : rhs_ndims;
-
-    for (SizeT i = 0; i < max_ndims; ++i) {
-        const SizeT* lhs_dim_sz = i < lhs_ndims ? &lhs_dims[lhs_ndims - i - 1] : nullptr;
-        const SizeT* rhs_dim_sz = i < rhs_ndims ? &rhs_dims[rhs_ndims - i - 1] : nullptr;
-        SizeT* out_dim = &out_dims[max_ndims - i - 1];
-
-        if (lhs_dim_sz == nullptr) {
-            *out_dim = *rhs_dim_sz;
-        } else if (rhs_dim_sz == nullptr) {
-            *out_dim = *lhs_dim_sz;
-        } else if (*lhs_dim_sz == 1) {
-            *out_dim = *rhs_dim_sz;
-        } else if (*rhs_dim_sz == 1) {
-            *out_dim = *lhs_dim_sz;
-        } else if (*lhs_dim_sz == *rhs_dim_sz) {
-            *out_dim = *lhs_dim_sz;
-        } else {
-            __builtin_unreachable();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-template <typename SizeT>
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx_impl(
-    const SizeT* src_dims,
-    SizeT src_ndims,
-    const NDIndex* in_idx,
-    NDIndex* out_idx
-) {
-    for (SizeT i = 0; i < src_ndims; ++i) {
-        SizeT src_i = src_ndims - i - 1;
-        out_idx[src_i] = src_dims[src_i] == 1 ? 0 : in_idx[src_i];
-    }
-}
-}  // namespace
-
-extern "C" {
-#define DEF_nac3_int_exp_(T) \
-    T __nac3_int_exp_##T(T base, T exp) {\
-        return __nac3_int_exp_impl(base, exp);\
-    }
-
-DEF_nac3_int_exp_(int32_t)
-DEF_nac3_int_exp_(int64_t)
-DEF_nac3_int_exp_(uint32_t)
-DEF_nac3_int_exp_(uint64_t)
-
-SliceIndex __nac3_slice_index_bound(SliceIndex i, const SliceIndex len) {
-    if (i < 0) {
-        i = len + i;
-    }
-    if (i < 0) {
-        return 0;
-    } else if (i > len) {
-        return len;
-    }
-    return i;
-}
-
-SliceIndex __nac3_range_slice_len(
-    const SliceIndex start,
-    const SliceIndex end,
-    const SliceIndex step
-) {
-    SliceIndex diff = end - start;
-    if (diff > 0 && step > 0) {
-        return ((diff - 1) / step) + 1;
-    } else if (diff < 0 && step < 0) {
-        return ((diff + 1) / step) + 1;
-    } else {
-        return 0;
-    }
-}
-
-// Handle list assignment and dropping part of the list when
-// both dest_step and src_step are +1.
-// - All the index must *not* be out-of-bound or negative,
-// - The end index is *inclusive*,
-// - The length of src and dest slice size should already
-// be checked: if dest.step == 1 then len(src) <= len(dest) else len(src) == len(dest)
-SliceIndex __nac3_list_slice_assign_var_size(
-    SliceIndex dest_start,
-    SliceIndex dest_end,
-    SliceIndex dest_step,
-    uint8_t* dest_arr,
-    SliceIndex dest_arr_len,
-    SliceIndex src_start,
-    SliceIndex src_end,
-    SliceIndex src_step,
-    uint8_t* src_arr,
-    SliceIndex src_arr_len,
-    const SliceIndex size
-) {
-    /* if dest_arr_len == 0, do nothing since we do not support extending list */
-    if (dest_arr_len == 0) return dest_arr_len;
-    /* if both step is 1, memmove directly, handle the dropping of the list, and shrink size */
-    if (src_step == dest_step && dest_step == 1) {
-        const SliceIndex src_len = (src_end >= src_start) ? (src_end - src_start + 1) : 0;
-        const SliceIndex dest_len = (dest_end >= dest_start) ? (dest_end - dest_start + 1) : 0;
-        if (src_len > 0) {
-            __builtin_memmove(
-                dest_arr + dest_start * size,
-                src_arr + src_start * size,
-                src_len * size
-            );
-        }
-        if (dest_len > 0) {
-            /* dropping */
-            __builtin_memmove(
-                dest_arr + (dest_start + src_len) * size,
-                dest_arr + (dest_end + 1) * size,
-                (dest_arr_len - dest_end - 1) * size
-            );
-        }
-        /* shrink size */
-        return dest_arr_len - (dest_len - src_len);
-    }
-    /* if two range overlaps, need alloca */
-    uint8_t need_alloca =
-        (dest_arr == src_arr)
-        && !(
-            max(dest_start, dest_end) < min(src_start, src_end)
-            || max(src_start, src_end) < min(dest_start, dest_end)
-        );
-    if (need_alloca) {
-        uint8_t* tmp = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(__builtin_alloca(src_arr_len * size));
-        __builtin_memcpy(tmp, src_arr, src_arr_len * size);
-        src_arr = tmp;
-    }
-    SliceIndex src_ind = src_start;
-    SliceIndex dest_ind = dest_start;
-    for (;
-        (src_step > 0) ? (src_ind <= src_end) : (src_ind >= src_end);
-        src_ind += src_step, dest_ind += dest_step
-    ) {
-        /* for constant optimization */
-        if (size == 1) {
-            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind, src_arr + src_ind, 1);
-        } else if (size == 4) {
-            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind * 4, src_arr + src_ind * 4, 4);
-        } else if (size == 8) {
-            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind * 8, src_arr + src_ind * 8, 8);
-        } else {
-            /* memcpy for var size, cannot overlap after previous alloca */
-            __builtin_memcpy(dest_arr + dest_ind * size, src_arr + src_ind * size, size);
-        }
-    }
-    /* only dest_step == 1 can we shrink the dest list. */
-    /* size should be ensured prior to calling this function */
-    if (dest_step == 1 && dest_end >= dest_start) {
-        __builtin_memmove(
-            dest_arr + dest_ind * size,
-            dest_arr + (dest_end + 1) * size,
-            (dest_arr_len - dest_end - 1) * size
-        );
-        return dest_arr_len - (dest_end - dest_ind) - 1;
-    }
-    return dest_arr_len;
-}
-
-int32_t __nac3_isinf(double x) {
-    return __builtin_isinf(x);
-}
-
-int32_t __nac3_isnan(double x) {
-    return __builtin_isnan(x);
-}
-
-double tgamma(double arg);
-
-double __nac3_gamma(double z) {
-    // Handling for denormals
-    //     | x                 | Python gamma(x) | C tgamma(x) |
-    // --- | ----------------- | --------------- | ----------- |
-    // (1) | nan               | nan             | nan         |
-    // (2) | -inf              | -inf            | inf         |
-    // (3) | inf               | inf             | inf         |
-    // (4) | 0.0               | inf             | inf         |
-    // (5) | {-1.0, -2.0, ...} | inf             | nan         |
-
-    // (1)-(3)
-    if (__builtin_isinf(z) || __builtin_isnan(z)) {
-        return z;
-    }
-
-    double v = tgamma(z);
-
-    // (4)-(5)
-    return __builtin_isinf(v) || __builtin_isnan(v) ? __builtin_inf() : v;
-}
-
-double lgamma(double arg);
-
-double __nac3_gammaln(double x) {
-    // libm's handling of value overflows differs from scipy:
-    // - scipy: gammaln(-inf) -> -inf
-    // - libm : lgamma(-inf) -> inf
-
-    if (__builtin_isinf(x)) {
-        return x;
-    }
-
-    return lgamma(x);
-}
-
-double j0(double x);
-
-double __nac3_j0(double x) {
-    // libm's handling of value overflows differs from scipy:
-    // - scipy: j0(inf) -> nan
-    // - libm : j0(inf) -> 0.0
-
-    if (__builtin_isinf(x)) {
-        return __builtin_nan("");
-    }
-
-    return j0(x);
-}
-
-uint32_t __nac3_ndarray_calc_size(
-    const uint32_t* list_data,
-    uint32_t list_len,
-    uint32_t begin_idx,
-    uint32_t end_idx
-) {
-    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_size_impl(list_data, list_len, begin_idx, end_idx);
-}
-
-uint64_t __nac3_ndarray_calc_size64(
-    const uint64_t* list_data,
-    uint64_t list_len,
-    uint64_t begin_idx,
-    uint64_t end_idx
-) {
-    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_size_impl(list_data, list_len, begin_idx, end_idx);
-}
-
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices(
-    uint32_t index,
-    const uint32_t* dims,
-    uint32_t num_dims,
-    NDIndex* idxs
-) {
-    __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices_impl(index, dims, num_dims, idxs);
-}
-
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices64(
-    uint64_t index,
-    const uint64_t* dims,
-    uint64_t num_dims,
-    NDIndex* idxs
-) {
-    __nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices_impl(index, dims, num_dims, idxs);
-}
-
-uint32_t __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index(
-    const uint32_t* dims,
-    uint32_t num_dims,
-    const NDIndex* indices,
-    uint32_t num_indices
-) {
-    return __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(dims, num_dims, indices, num_indices);
-}
-
-uint64_t __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index64(
-    const uint64_t* dims,
-    uint64_t num_dims,
-    const NDIndex* indices,
-    uint64_t num_indices
-) {
-    return __nac3_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(dims, num_dims, indices, num_indices);
-}
-
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast(
-    const uint32_t* lhs_dims,
-    uint32_t lhs_ndims,
-    const uint32_t* rhs_dims,
-    uint32_t rhs_ndims,
-    uint32_t* out_dims
-) {
-    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_impl(lhs_dims, lhs_ndims, rhs_dims, rhs_ndims, out_dims);
-}
-
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast64(
-    const uint64_t* lhs_dims,
-    uint64_t lhs_ndims,
-    const uint64_t* rhs_dims,
-    uint64_t rhs_ndims,
-    uint64_t* out_dims
-) {
-    return __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_impl(lhs_dims, lhs_ndims, rhs_dims, rhs_ndims, out_dims);
-}
-
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx(
-    const uint32_t* src_dims,
-    uint32_t src_ndims,
-    const NDIndex* in_idx,
-    NDIndex* out_idx
-) {
-    __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx_impl(src_dims, src_ndims, in_idx, out_idx);
-}
-
-void __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx64(
-    const uint64_t* src_dims,
-    uint64_t src_ndims,
-    const NDIndex* in_idx,
-    NDIndex* out_idx
-) {
-    __nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx_impl(src_dims, src_ndims, in_idx, out_idx);
-}
-}  // extern "C"
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/mod.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/mod.rs
@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
-use crate::typecheck::typedef::Type;
-
-use super::{
-    classes::{
-        ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, NDArrayValue,
-        TypedArrayLikeAdapter, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
-    },
-    llvm_intrinsics, CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
-};
-use crate::codegen::classes::TypedArrayLikeAccessor;
-use crate::codegen::stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing;
 use inkwell::{
    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
    context::Context,
    memory_buffer::MemoryBuffer,
    module::Module,
    types::{BasicTypeEnum, IntType},
-    values::{BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue},
+    values::{BasicValue, BasicValueEnum, CallSiteValue, FloatValue, IntValue},
    AddressSpace, IntPredicate,
 };
 use itertools::Either;
+
 use nac3parser::ast::Expr;

+use super::{
+    classes::{
+        ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, NDArrayValue,
+        TypedArrayLikeAccessor, TypedArrayLikeAdapter, UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
+    },
+    llvm_intrinsics,
+    macros::codegen_unreachable,
+    stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing,
+    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
+};
+use crate::{symbol_resolver::SymbolResolver, typecheck::typedef::Type};
+
 #[must_use]
-pub fn load_irrt(ctx: &Context) -> Module {
+pub fn load_irrt<'ctx>(ctx: &'ctx Context, symbol_resolver: &dyn SymbolResolver) -> Module<'ctx> {
    let bitcode_buf = MemoryBuffer::create_from_memory_range(
        include_bytes!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/irrt.bc")),
        "irrt_bitcode_buffer",
@ -38,6 +40,25 @@ pub fn load_irrt(ctx: &Context) -> Module {
        let function = irrt_mod.get_function(symbol).unwrap();
        function.add_attribute(AttributeLoc::Function, ctx.create_enum_attribute(inline_attr, 0));
    }
+
+    // Initialize all global `EXN_*` exception IDs in IRRT with the [`SymbolResolver`].
+    let exn_id_type = ctx.i32_type();
+    let errors = &[
+        ("EXN_INDEX_ERROR", "0:IndexError"),
+        ("EXN_VALUE_ERROR", "0:ValueError"),
+        ("EXN_ASSERTION_ERROR", "0:AssertionError"),
+        ("EXN_TYPE_ERROR", "0:TypeError"),
+    ];
+    for (irrt_name, symbol_name) in errors {
+        let exn_id = symbol_resolver.get_string_id(symbol_name);
+        let exn_id = exn_id_type.const_int(exn_id as u64, false).as_basic_value_enum();
+
+        let global = irrt_mod.get_global(irrt_name).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            panic!("Exception symbol name '{irrt_name}' should exist in the IRRT LLVM module")
+        });
+        global.set_initializer(&exn_id);
+    }
+
    irrt_mod
 }

@ -55,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn integer_power<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
        (64, 64, true) => "__nac3_int_exp_int64_t",
        (32, 32, false) => "__nac3_int_exp_uint32_t",
        (64, 64, false) => "__nac3_int_exp_uint64_t",
-        _ => unreachable!(),
+        _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
    };
    let base_type = base.get_type();
    let pow_fun = ctx.module.get_function(symbol).unwrap_or_else(|| {
@ -441,7 +462,7 @@ pub fn list_slice_assignment<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                    BasicTypeEnum::IntType(t) => t.size_of(),
                    BasicTypeEnum::PointerType(t) => t.size_of(),
                    BasicTypeEnum::StructType(t) => t.size_of().unwrap(),
-                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                    _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                };
                ctx.builder.build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(s, int32, "size").unwrap()
            }
@ -568,7 +589,8 @@ pub fn call_j0<'ctx>(ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, v: FloatValue<'ctx>) -> Flo
 ///
 /// * `dims` - An [`ArrayLikeIndexer`] containing the size of each dimension.
 /// * `range` - The dimension index to begin and end (exclusively) calculating the dimensions for,
-/// or [`None`] if starting from the first dimension and ending at the last dimension respectively.
+///   or [`None`] if starting from the first dimension and ending at the last dimension
+///   respectively.
 pub fn call_ndarray_calc_size<'ctx, G, Dims>(
    generator: &G,
    ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -585,7 +607,7 @@ where
    let ndarray_calc_size_fn_name = match llvm_usize.get_bit_width() {
        32 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_size",
        64 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_size64",
-        bw => unreachable!("Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
+        bw => codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
    };
    let ndarray_calc_size_fn_t = llvm_usize.fn_type(
        &[llvm_pusize.into(), llvm_usize.into(), llvm_usize.into(), llvm_usize.into()],
@ -620,7 +642,7 @@ where
 ///
 /// * `index` - The index to compute the multidimensional index for.
 /// * `ndarray` - LLVM pointer to the `NDArray`. This value must be the LLVM representation of an
-/// `NDArray`.
+///   `NDArray`.
 pub fn call_ndarray_calc_nd_indices<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    generator: &G,
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -636,7 +658,7 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_calc_nd_indices<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    let ndarray_calc_nd_indices_fn_name = match llvm_usize.get_bit_width() {
        32 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices",
        64 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_nd_indices64",
-        bw => unreachable!("Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
+        bw => codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
    };
    let ndarray_calc_nd_indices_fn =
        ctx.module.get_function(ndarray_calc_nd_indices_fn_name).unwrap_or_else(|| {
@ -705,7 +727,7 @@ where
    let ndarray_flatten_index_fn_name = match llvm_usize.get_bit_width() {
        32 => "__nac3_ndarray_flatten_index",
        64 => "__nac3_ndarray_flatten_index64",
-        bw => unreachable!("Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
+        bw => codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
    };
    let ndarray_flatten_index_fn =
        ctx.module.get_function(ndarray_flatten_index_fn_name).unwrap_or_else(|| {
@ -744,7 +766,7 @@ where
 /// multidimensional index.
 ///
 /// * `ndarray` - LLVM pointer to the `NDArray`. This value must be the LLVM representation of an
-/// `NDArray`.
+///   `NDArray`.
 /// * `indices` - The multidimensional index to compute the flattened index for.
 pub fn call_ndarray_flatten_index<'ctx, G, Index>(
    generator: &mut G,
@ -773,7 +795,7 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_calc_broadcast<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    let ndarray_calc_broadcast_fn_name = match llvm_usize.get_bit_width() {
        32 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast",
        64 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast64",
-        bw => unreachable!("Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
+        bw => codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
    };
    let ndarray_calc_broadcast_fn =
        ctx.module.get_function(ndarray_calc_broadcast_fn_name).unwrap_or_else(|| {
@ -893,7 +915,7 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_calc_broadcast_index<
    let ndarray_calc_broadcast_fn_name = match llvm_usize.get_bit_width() {
        32 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx",
        64 => "__nac3_ndarray_calc_broadcast_idx64",
-        bw => unreachable!("Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
+        bw => codegen_unreachable!(ctx, "Unsupported size type bit width: {}", bw),
    };
    let ndarray_calc_broadcast_fn =
        ctx.module.get_function(ndarray_calc_broadcast_fn_name).unwrap_or_else(|| {
--- 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()
    };
@ -205,8 +207,9 @@ pub fn call_memcpy_generic<'ctx>(
 /// * `$ctx:ident`: Reference to the current Code Generation Context
 /// * `$name:ident`: Optional name to be assigned to the llvm build call (Option<&str>)
 /// * `$llvm_name:literal`: Name of underlying llvm intrinsic function
-/// * `$map_fn:ident`: Mapping function to be applied on `BasicValue` (`BasicValue` -> Function Return Type)
-/// Use `BasicValueEnum::into_int_value` for Integer return type and `BasicValueEnum::into_float_value` for Float return type
+/// * `$map_fn:ident`: Mapping function to be applied on `BasicValue` (`BasicValue` -> Function Return Type).
+///   Use `BasicValueEnum::into_int_value` for Integer return type and
+///   `BasicValueEnum::into_float_value` for Float return type
 /// * `$llvm_ty:ident`: Type of first operand
 /// * `,($val:ident)*`: Comma separated list of operands
 macro_rules! generate_llvm_intrinsic_fn_body {
@ -222,8 +225,8 @@ macro_rules! generate_llvm_intrinsic_fn_body {
 /// Arguments:
 /// * `float/int`: Indicates the return and argument type of the function
 /// * `$fn_name:ident`: The identifier of the rust function to be generated
-/// * `$llvm_name:literal`: Name of underlying llvm intrinsic function
-/// Omit "llvm." prefix from the function name i.e. use "ceil" instead of "llvm.ceil"
+/// * `$llvm_name:literal`: Name of underlying llvm intrinsic function.
+///   Omit "llvm." prefix from the function name i.e. use "ceil" instead of "llvm.ceil"
 /// * `$val:ident`: The operand for unary operations
 /// * `$val1:ident`, `$val2:ident`: The operands for binary operations
 macro_rules! generate_llvm_intrinsic_fn {
--- 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;
@ -47,8 +54,21 @@ 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
+    /// causing the assertion.
+    macro_rules! codegen_unreachable {
+        ($ctx:expr $(,)?) => {
+            std::unreachable!("unreachable code while processing {}", &$ctx.current_loc)
+        };
+        ($ctx:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => {
+            std::unreachable!("unreachable code while processing {}: {}", &$ctx.current_loc, std::format!("{}", std::format_args!($($arg)+)))
+        };
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) use codegen_unreachable;
+}

 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct StaticValueStore {
@ -580,11 +600,11 @@ fn get_llvm_abi_type<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 ) -> BasicTypeEnum<'ctx> {
    // If the type is used in the definition of a function, return `i1` instead of `i8` for ABI
    // consistency.
-    return if unifier.unioned(ty, primitives.bool) {
+    if unifier.unioned(ty, primitives.bool) {
        ctx.bool_type().into()
    } else {
        get_llvm_type(ctx, module, generator, unifier, top_level, type_cache, ty)
-    };
+    }
 }

 /// Whether `sret` is needed for a return value with type `ty`.
@ -832,10 +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
@ -1,20 +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},
-        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,
@ -26,16 +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>(
@ -257,9 +255,9 @@ fn ndarray_zero_value<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    } else if ctx.unifier.unioned(elem_ty, ctx.primitives.bool) {
        ctx.ctx.bool_type().const_zero().into()
    } else if ctx.unifier.unioned(elem_ty, ctx.primitives.str) {
-        ctx.gen_string(generator, "")
+        ctx.gen_string(generator, "").into()
    } else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    }
 }

@ -285,9 +283,9 @@ fn ndarray_one_value<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    } else if ctx.unifier.unioned(elem_ty, ctx.primitives.bool) {
        ctx.ctx.bool_type().const_int(1, false).into()
    } else if ctx.unifier.unioned(elem_ty, ctx.primitives.str) {
-        ctx.gen_string(generator, "1")
+        ctx.gen_string(generator, "1").into()
    } else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    }
 }

@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ fn call_ndarray_empty_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(

            create_ndarray_const_shape(generator, ctx, elem_ty, &[shape_int])
        }
-        _ => unreachable!(),
+        _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
    }
 }

@ -626,7 +624,7 @@ fn call_ndarray_full_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
        } else if fill_value.is_int_value() || fill_value.is_float_value() {
            fill_value
        } else {
-            unreachable!()
+            codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
        };

        Ok(value)
@ -941,7 +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();
@ -963,7 +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);
@ -982,7 +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();

@ -1071,15 +1071,15 @@ fn call_ndarray_eye_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 /// Copies a slice of an [`NDArrayValue`] to another.
 ///
 /// - `dst_arr`: The [`NDArrayValue`] instance of the destination array. The `ndims` and `dim_sz`
-/// fields should be populated before calling this function.
+///   fields should be populated before calling this function.
 /// - `dst_slice_ptr`: The [`PointerValue`] to the first element of the currently processing
-/// dimensional slice in the destination array.
+///   dimensional slice in the destination array.
 /// - `src_arr`: The [`NDArrayValue`] instance of the source array.
 /// - `src_slice_ptr`: The [`PointerValue`] to the first element of the currently processing
-/// dimensional slice in the source array.
+///   dimensional slice in the source array.
 /// - `dim`: The index of the currently processing dimension.
 /// - `slices`: List of all slices, with the first element corresponding to the slice applicable to
-/// this dimension. The `start`/`stop` values of each slice must be non-negative indices.
+///   this dimension. The `start`/`stop` values of each slice must be non-negative indices.
 fn ndarray_sliced_copyto_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    generator: &mut G,
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ fn ndarray_sliced_copyto_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 ///
 /// * `elem_ty` - The element type of the `NDArray`.
 /// - `slices`: List of all slices, with the first element corresponding to the slice applicable to
-/// this dimension. The `start`/`stop` values of each slice must be positive indices.
+///   this dimension. The `start`/`stop` values of each slice must be positive indices.
 pub fn ndarray_sliced_copy<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    generator: &mut G,
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ where
 ///
 /// * `elem_ty` - The element type of the `NDArray`.
 /// * `res` - The `ndarray` instance to write results into, or [`None`] if the result should be
-/// written to a new `ndarray`.
+///   written to a new `ndarray`.
 /// * `value_fn` - Function mapping the two input elements into the result.
 ///
 /// # Panic
@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ where
 ///
 /// * `elem_ty` - The element type of the `NDArray`.
 /// * `res` - The `ndarray` instance to write results into, or [`None`] if the result should be
-/// written to a new `ndarray`.
+///   written to a new `ndarray`.
 pub fn ndarray_matmul_2d<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
    generator: &mut G,
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ pub fn gen_ndarray_fill<'ctx>(
            } else if value_arg.is_int_value() || value_arg.is_float_value() {
                value_arg
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };

            Ok(value)
@ -2129,7 +2129,8 @@ pub fn ndarray_transpose<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(

        Ok(out.as_base_value().into())
    } else {
-        unreachable!(
+        codegen_unreachable!(
+            ctx,
            "{FN_NAME}() not supported for '{}'",
            format!("'{}'", ctx.unifier.stringify(x1_ty))
        )
@ -2140,11 +2141,12 @@ pub fn ndarray_transpose<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 ///
 /// * `x1` - `NDArray` to reshape.
 /// * `shape` - The `shape` parameter used to construct the new `NDArray`.
-/// Just like numpy, the `shape` argument can be:
+///   Just like numpy, the `shape` argument can be:
 ///   1. A list of `int32`;   e.g., `np.reshape(arr, [600, -1, 3])`
 ///   2. A tuple of `int32`;  e.g., `np.reshape(arr, (-1, 800, 3))`
 ///   3. A scalar `int32`;     e.g., `np.reshape(arr, 3)`
-/// Note that unlike other generating functions, one of the dimesions in the shape can be negative
+///
+/// Note that unlike other generating functions, one of the dimensions in the shape can be negative.
 pub fn ndarray_reshape<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
    generator: &mut G,
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -2370,7 +2372,7 @@ pub fn ndarray_reshape<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                .into_int_value();
                create_ndarray_const_shape(generator, ctx, elem_ty, &[shape_int])
            }
-            _ => unreachable!(),
+            _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
        }
        .unwrap();

@ -2414,7 +2416,8 @@ pub fn ndarray_reshape<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(

        Ok(out.as_base_value().into())
    } else {
-        unreachable!(
+        codegen_unreachable!(
+            ctx,
            "{FN_NAME}() not supported for '{}'",
            format!("'{}'", ctx.unifier.stringify(x1_ty))
        )
@ -2482,7 +2485,7 @@ pub fn ndarray_dot<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                            .build_float_mul(e1, elem2.into_float_value(), "")
                            .unwrap()
                            .as_basic_value_enum(),
-                        _ => unreachable!(),
+                        _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                    };
                    let acc_val = ctx.builder.build_load(acc, "").unwrap();
                    let acc_val = match acc_val {
@ -2496,7 +2499,7 @@ pub fn ndarray_dot<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
                            .build_float_add(e1, product.into_float_value(), "")
                            .unwrap()
                            .as_basic_value_enum(),
-                        _ => unreachable!(),
+                        _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
                    };
                    ctx.builder.build_store(acc, acc_val).unwrap();

@ -2513,7 +2516,8 @@ pub fn ndarray_dot<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
        (BasicValueEnum::FloatValue(e1), BasicValueEnum::FloatValue(e2)) => {
            Ok(ctx.builder.build_float_mul(e1, e2, "").unwrap().as_basic_value_enum())
        }
-        _ => unreachable!(
+        _ => codegen_unreachable!(
+            ctx,
            "{FN_NAME}() not supported for '{}'",
            format!("'{}'", ctx.unifier.stringify(x1_ty))
        ),
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
-use super::{
-    super::symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
-    expr::destructure_range,
-    irrt::{handle_slice_indices, list_slice_assignment},
-    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
-};
-use crate::{
-    codegen::{
-        classes::{ArrayLikeIndexer, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, RangeValue},
-        expr::gen_binop_expr,
-        gen_in_range_check,
-    },
-    toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
-    typecheck::{
-        magic_methods::Binop,
-        typedef::{iter_type_vars, FunSignature, Type, TypeEnum},
-    },
-};
 use inkwell::{
    attributes::{Attribute, AttributeLoc},
    basic_block::BasicBlock,
@ -24,10 +6,28 @@ use inkwell::{
    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},
+    gen_in_range_check,
+    irrt::{handle_slice_indices, list_slice_assignment},
+    macros::codegen_unreachable,
+    CodeGenContext, CodeGenerator,
+};
+use crate::{
+    symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
+    toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
+    typecheck::{
+        magic_methods::Binop,
+        typedef::{iter_type_vars, FunSignature, Type, TypeEnum},
+    },
+};
+
 /// See [`CodeGenerator::gen_var_alloc`].
 pub fn gen_var<'ctx>(
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn gen_store_target<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
                return Ok(None);
            };
            let BasicValueEnum::PointerValue(ptr) = val else {
-                unreachable!();
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx);
            };
            unsafe {
                ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub fn gen_store_target<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            }
            .unwrap()
        }
-        _ => unreachable!(),
+        _ => codegen_unreachable!(ctx),
    }))
 }

@ -176,6 +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();
        }
    };
@ -193,12 +201,12 @@ pub fn gen_assign_target_list<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
    // Deconstruct the tuple `value`
    let BasicValueEnum::StructValue(tuple) = value.to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, value_ty)?
    else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    };

    // NOTE: Currently, RHS's type is forced to be a Tuple by the type inferencer.
    let TypeEnum::TTuple { ty: tuple_tys, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(value_ty) else {
-        unreachable!();
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx);
    };

    assert_eq!(tuple.get_type().count_fields() as usize, tuple_tys.len());
@ -258,7 +266,7 @@ pub fn gen_assign_target_list<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
            // Now assign with that sub-tuple to the starred target.
            generator.gen_assign(ctx, target, ValueEnum::Dynamic(sub_tuple_val), sub_tuple_ty)?;
        } else {
-            unreachable!() // The typechecker ensures this
+            codegen_unreachable!(ctx) // The typechecker ensures this
        }

        // Handle assignment after the starred target
@ -306,7 +314,9 @@ pub fn gen_setitem<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(

            if let ExprKind::Slice { .. } = &key.node {
                // Handle assigning to a slice
-                let ExprKind::Slice { lower, upper, step } = &key.node else { unreachable!() };
+                let ExprKind::Slice { lower, upper, step } = &key.node else {
+                    codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
+                };
                let Some((start, end, step)) = handle_slice_indices(
                    lower,
                    upper,
@ -416,7 +426,9 @@ pub fn gen_for<G: CodeGenerator>(
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'_, '_>,
    stmt: &Stmt<Option<Type>>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let StmtKind::For { iter, target, body, orelse, .. } = &stmt.node else { unreachable!() };
+    let StmtKind::For { iter, target, body, orelse, .. } = &stmt.node else {
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
+    };

    // var_assignment static values may be changed in another branch
    // if so, remove the static value as it may not be correct in this branch
@ -458,7 +470,7 @@ pub fn gen_for<G: CodeGenerator>(
            let Some(target_i) =
                generator.gen_store_target(ctx, target, Some("for.target.addr"))?
            else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };
            let (start, stop, step) = destructure_range(ctx, iter_val);

@ -619,9 +631,9 @@ pub struct BreakContinueHooks<'ctx> {
 /// ```
 ///
 /// * `init` - A lambda containing IR statements declaring and initializing loop variables. The
-/// return value is a [Clone] value which will be passed to the other lambdas.
+///   return value is a [Clone] value which will be passed to the other lambdas.
 /// * `cond` - A lambda containing IR statements checking whether the loop should continue
-/// executing. The result value must be an `i1` indicating if the loop should continue.
+///   executing. The result value must be an `i1` indicating if the loop should continue.
 /// * `body` - A lambda containing IR statements within the loop body.
 /// * `update` - A lambda containing IR statements updating loop variables.
 pub fn gen_for_callback<'ctx, 'a, G, I, InitFn, CondFn, BodyFn, UpdateFn>(
@ -638,8 +650,12 @@ where
    I: Clone,
    InitFn: FnOnce(&mut G, &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>) -> Result<I, String>,
    CondFn: FnOnce(&mut G, &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>, I) -> Result<IntValue<'ctx>, String>,
-    BodyFn:
-        FnOnce(&mut G, &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>, BreakContinueHooks, I) -> Result<(), String>,
+    BodyFn: FnOnce(
+        &mut G,
+        &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>,
+        BreakContinueHooks<'ctx>,
+        I,
+    ) -> Result<(), String>,
    UpdateFn: FnOnce(&mut G, &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>, I) -> Result<(), String>,
 {
    let label = label.unwrap_or("for");
@ -700,9 +716,9 @@ where
 /// ```
 ///
 /// * `init_val` - The initial value of the loop variable. The type of this value will also be used
-/// as the type of the loop variable.
+///   as the type of the loop variable.
 /// * `max_val` - A tuple containing the maximum value of the loop variable, and whether the maximum
-/// value should be treated as inclusive (as opposed to exclusive).
+///   value should be treated as inclusive (as opposed to exclusive).
 /// * `body` - A lambda containing IR statements within the loop body.
 /// * `incr_val` - The value to increment the loop variable on each iteration.
 pub fn gen_for_callback_incrementing<'ctx, 'a, G, BodyFn>(
@ -719,7 +735,7 @@ where
    BodyFn: FnOnce(
        &mut G,
        &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>,
-        BreakContinueHooks,
+        BreakContinueHooks<'ctx>,
        IntValue<'ctx>,
    ) -> Result<(), String>,
 {
@ -773,12 +789,12 @@ where
 ///
 /// - `is_unsigned`: Whether to treat the values of the `range` as unsigned.
 /// - `start_fn`: A lambda of IR statements that retrieves the `start` value of the `range`-like
-/// iterable.
+///   iterable.
 /// - `stop_fn`: A lambda of IR statements that retrieves the `stop` value of the `range`-like
-/// iterable. This value will be extended to the size of `start`.
+///   iterable. This value will be extended to the size of `start`.
 /// - `stop_inclusive`: Whether the stop value should be treated as inclusive.
 /// - `step_fn`: A lambda of IR statements that retrieves the `step` value of the  `range`-like
-/// iterable. This value will be extended to the size of `start`.
+///   iterable. This value will be extended to the size of `start`.
 /// - `body_fn`: A lambda of IR statements within the loop body.
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub fn gen_for_range_callback<'ctx, 'a, G, StartFn, StopFn, StepFn, BodyFn>(
@ -799,7 +815,7 @@ where
    BodyFn: FnOnce(
        &mut G,
        &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>,
-        BreakContinueHooks,
+        BreakContinueHooks<'ctx>,
        IntValue<'ctx>,
    ) -> Result<(), String>,
 {
@ -897,7 +913,7 @@ pub fn gen_while<G: CodeGenerator>(
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'_, '_>,
    stmt: &Stmt<Option<Type>>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let StmtKind::While { test, body, orelse, .. } = &stmt.node else { unreachable!() };
+    let StmtKind::While { test, body, orelse, .. } = &stmt.node else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

    // var_assignment static values may be changed in another branch
    // if so, remove the static value as it may not be correct in this branch
@ -927,7 +943,7 @@ pub fn gen_while<G: CodeGenerator>(

        return Ok(());
    };
-    let BasicValueEnum::IntValue(test) = test else { unreachable!() };
+    let BasicValueEnum::IntValue(test) = test else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

    ctx.builder
        .build_conditional_branch(generator.bool_to_i1(ctx, test), body_bb, orelse_bb)
@ -1075,7 +1091,7 @@ pub fn gen_if<G: CodeGenerator>(
    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'_, '_>,
    stmt: &Stmt<Option<Type>>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let StmtKind::If { test, body, orelse, .. } = &stmt.node else { unreachable!() };
+    let StmtKind::If { test, body, orelse, .. } = &stmt.node else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };

    // var_assignment static values may be changed in another branch
    // if so, remove the static value as it may not be correct in this branch
@ -1198,11 +1214,11 @@ pub fn exn_constructor<'ctx>(
    let zelf_id = if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(zelf_ty) {
        obj_id.0
    } else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    };
    let defs = ctx.top_level.definitions.read();
    let def = defs[zelf_id].read();
-    let TopLevelDef::Class { name: zelf_name, .. } = &*def else { unreachable!() };
+    let TopLevelDef::Class { name: zelf_name, .. } = &*def else { codegen_unreachable!(ctx) };
    let exception_name = format!("{}:{}", ctx.resolver.get_exception_id(zelf_id), zelf_name);
    unsafe {
        let id_ptr = ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(zelf, &[zero, zero], "exn.id").unwrap();
@ -1310,7 +1326,7 @@ pub fn gen_try<'ctx, 'a, G: CodeGenerator>(
    target: &Stmt<Option<Type>>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
    let StmtKind::Try { body, handlers, orelse, finalbody, .. } = &target.node else {
-        unreachable!()
+        codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
    };

    // if we need to generate anything related to exception, we must have personality defined
@ -1387,7 +1403,7 @@ pub fn gen_try<'ctx, 'a, G: CodeGenerator>(
            if let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = &*ctx.unifier.get_ty(type_.custom.unwrap()) {
                *obj_id
            } else {
-                unreachable!()
+                codegen_unreachable!(ctx)
            };
        let exception_name = format!("{}:{}", ctx.resolver.get_exception_id(obj_id.0), exn_name);
        let exn_id = ctx.resolver.get_string_id(&exception_name);
@ -1659,6 +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();
@ -1669,25 +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();
    }
@ -1756,7 +1770,30 @@ pub fn gen_stmt<G: CodeGenerator>(
        StmtKind::Try { .. } => gen_try(generator, ctx, stmt)?,
        StmtKind::Raise { exc, .. } => {
            if let Some(exc) = exc {
-                let exc = if let Some(v) = generator.gen_expr(ctx, exc)? {
+                let exn = if let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = &exc.node {
+                    // Handle "raise Exception" short form
+                    let def_id = ctx.resolver.get_identifier_def(*id).map_err(|e| {
+                        format!("{} (at {})", e.iter().next().unwrap(), exc.location)
+                    })?;
+                    let def = ctx.top_level.definitions.read();
+                    let TopLevelDef::Class { constructor, .. } = *def[def_id.0].read() else {
+                        return Err(format!("Failed to resolve symbol {id} (at {})", exc.location));
+                    };
+
+                    let TypeEnum::TFunc(signature) =
+                        ctx.unifier.get_ty(constructor.unwrap()).as_ref().clone()
+                    else {
+                        return Err(format!("Failed to resolve symbol {id} (at {})", exc.location));
+                    };
+
+                    generator
+                        .gen_call(ctx, None, (&signature, def_id), Vec::default())?
+                        .map(Into::into)
+                } else {
+                    generator.gen_expr(ctx, exc)?
+                };
+
+                let exc = if let Some(v) = exn {
                    v.to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, exc.custom.unwrap())?
                } else {
                    return Ok(());
@ -1780,7 +1817,7 @@ pub fn gen_stmt<G: CodeGenerator>(
                        return Ok(());
                    }
                }
-                None => ctx.gen_string(generator, ""),
+                None => ctx.gen_string(generator, "").into(),
            };
            ctx.make_assert_impl(
                generator,
@ -1791,6 +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!()
    }
@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ fn test_primitives() {
        "};
    let statements = parse_program(source, FileName::default()).unwrap();

-    let composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 32).0;
+    let composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 32).0;
    let mut unifier = composer.unifier.clone();
    let primitives = composer.primitives_ty;
    let top_level = Arc::new(composer.make_top_level_context());
@ -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,
@ -258,7 +263,7 @@ fn test_simple_call() {
        "};
    let statements_2 = parse_program(source_2, FileName::default()).unwrap();

-    let composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 32).0;
+    let composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 32).0;
    let mut unifier = composer.unifier.clone();
    let primitives = composer.primitives_ty;
    let top_level = Arc::new(composer.make_top_level_context());
@ -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},
@ -11,22 +10,22 @@ 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,
-        classes::{ArrayLikeValue, NDArrayValue, ProxyValue, RangeValue, TypedArrayLikeAccessor},
-        expr::destructure_range,
-        irrt::*,
+        classes::{ProxyValue, RangeValue},
        numpy::*,
        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(
@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ pub fn get_exn_constructor(
 /// * `name`: The name of the implemented NumPy function.
 /// * `ret_ty`: The return type of this function.
 /// * `param_ty`: The parameters accepted by this function, represented by a tuple of the
-/// [parameter type][Type] and the parameter symbol name.
+///   [parameter type][Type] and the parameter symbol name.
 /// * `codegen_callback`: A lambda generating LLVM IR for the implementation of this function.
 fn create_fn_by_codegen(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ fn create_fn_by_codegen(
 /// * `name`: The name of the implemented NumPy function.
 /// * `ret_ty`: The return type of this function.
 /// * `param_ty`: The parameters accepted by this function, represented by a tuple of the
-/// [parameter type][Type] and the parameter symbol name.
+///   [parameter type][Type] and the parameter symbol name.
 /// * `intrinsic_fn`: The fully-qualified name of the LLVM intrinsic function.
 fn create_fn_by_intrinsic(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
@ -216,10 +215,10 @@ fn create_fn_by_intrinsic(
 /// * `name`: The name of the implemented NumPy function.
 /// * `ret_ty`: The return type of this function.
 /// * `param_ty`: The parameters accepted by this function, represented by a tuple of the
-/// [parameter type][Type] and the parameter symbol name.
+///   [parameter type][Type] and the parameter symbol name.
 /// * `extern_fn`: The fully-qualified name of the extern function used as the implementation.
 /// * `attrs`: The list of attributes to apply to this function declaration. Note that `nounwind` is
-/// already implied by the C ABI.
+///   already implied by the C ABI.
 fn create_fn_by_extern(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
    var_map: &VarMap,
@ -1466,36 +1465,21 @@ impl<'a> BuiltinBuilder<'a> {
    fn build_len_function(&mut self) -> TopLevelDef {
        let prim = PrimDef::FunLen;

-        let PrimitiveStore { uint64, int32, .. } = *self.primitives;
+        // Type handled in [`Inferencer::try_fold_special_call`]
+        let arg_tvar = self.unifier.get_dummy_var();

-        let tvar = self.unifier.get_fresh_var(Some("L".into()), None);
-        let list = self
-            .unifier
-            .subst(
-                self.primitives.list,
-                &into_var_map([TypeVar { id: self.list_tvar.id, ty: tvar.ty }]),
-            )
-            .unwrap();
-        let ndims = self.unifier.get_fresh_const_generic_var(uint64, Some("N".into()), None);
-        let ndarray = make_ndarray_ty(self.unifier, self.primitives, Some(tvar.ty), Some(ndims.ty));
-
-        let arg_ty = self.unifier.get_fresh_var_with_range(
-            &[list, ndarray, self.primitives.range],
-            Some("I".into()),
-            None,
-        );
        TopLevelDef::Function {
            name: prim.name().into(),
            simple_name: prim.simple_name().into(),
            signature: self.unifier.add_ty(TypeEnum::TFunc(FunSignature {
                args: vec![FuncArg {
-                    name: "ls".into(),
-                    ty: arg_ty.ty,
+                    name: "obj".into(),
+                    ty: arg_tvar.ty,
                    default_value: None,
                    is_vararg: false,
                }],
-                ret: int32,
-                vars: into_var_map([tvar, arg_ty]),
+                ret: self.primitives.int32,
+                vars: into_var_map([arg_tvar]),
            })),
            var_id: Vec::default(),
            instance_to_symbol: HashMap::default(),
@ -1503,86 +1487,10 @@ impl<'a> BuiltinBuilder<'a> {
            resolver: None,
            codegen_callback: Some(Arc::new(GenCall::new(Box::new(
                move |ctx, _, fun, args, generator| {
-                    let range_ty = ctx.primitives.range;
                    let arg_ty = fun.0.args[0].ty;
                    let arg = args[0].1.clone().to_basic_value_enum(ctx, generator, arg_ty)?;
-                    Ok(if ctx.unifier.unioned(arg_ty, range_ty) {
-                        let arg = RangeValue::from_ptr_val(arg.into_pointer_value(), Some("range"));
-                        let (start, end, step) = destructure_range(ctx, arg);
-                        Some(calculate_len_for_slice_range(generator, ctx, start, end, step).into())
-                    } else {
-                        match &*ctx.unifier.get_ty_immutable(arg_ty) {
-                            TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PrimDef::List.id() => {
-                                let int32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
-                                let zero = int32.const_zero();
-                                let len = ctx
-                                    .build_gep_and_load(
-                                        arg.into_pointer_value(),
-                                        &[zero, int32.const_int(1, false)],
-                                        None,
-                                    )
-                                    .into_int_value();
-                                if len.get_type().get_bit_width() == 32 {
-                                    Some(len.into())
-                                } else {
-                                    Some(
-                                        ctx.builder
-                                            .build_int_truncate(len, int32, "len2i32")
-                                            .map(Into::into)
-                                            .unwrap(),
-                                    )
-                                }
-                            }
-                            TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } if *obj_id == PrimDef::NDArray.id() => {
-                                let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
-                                let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);

-                                let arg = NDArrayValue::from_ptr_val(
-                                    arg.into_pointer_value(),
-                                    llvm_usize,
-                                    None,
-                                );
-
-                                let ndims = arg.dim_sizes().size(ctx, generator);
-                                ctx.make_assert(
-                                    generator,
-                                    ctx.builder
-                                        .build_int_compare(
-                                            IntPredicate::NE,
-                                            ndims,
-                                            llvm_usize.const_zero(),
-                                            "",
-                                        )
-                                        .unwrap(),
-                                    "0:TypeError",
-                                    &format!("{name}() of unsized object", name = prim.name()),
-                                    [None, None, None],
-                                    ctx.current_loc,
-                                );
-
-                                let len = unsafe {
-                                    arg.dim_sizes().get_typed_unchecked(
-                                        ctx,
-                                        generator,
-                                        &llvm_usize.const_zero(),
-                                        None,
-                                    )
-                                };
-
-                                if len.get_type().get_bit_width() == 32 {
-                                    Some(len.into())
-                                } else {
-                                    Some(
-                                        ctx.builder
-                                            .build_int_truncate(len, llvm_i32, "len")
-                                            .map(Into::into)
-                                            .unwrap(),
-                                    )
-                                }
-                            }
-                            _ => unreachable!(),
-                        }
-                    })
+                    builtin_fns::call_len(generator, ctx, (arg_ty, arg)).map(|ret| Some(ret.into()))
                },
            )))),
            loc: None,
--- 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,
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Default for ComposerConfig {
    }
 }

-type DefAst = (Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>, Option<Stmt<()>>);
+pub type DefAst = (Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>, Option<Stmt<()>>);
 pub struct TopLevelComposer {
    // list of top level definitions, same as top level context
    pub definition_ast_list: Vec<DefAst>,
@ -44,12 +44,27 @@ pub struct TopLevelComposer {
    pub size_t: u32,
 }

+/// The specification for a builtin function, consisting of the function name, the function
+/// signature, and a [code generation callback][`GenCall`].
+pub type BuiltinFuncSpec = (StrRef, FunSignature, Arc<GenCall>);
+
+/// A function that creates a [`BuiltinFuncSpec`] using the provided [`PrimitiveStore`] and
+/// [`Unifier`].
+pub type BuiltinFuncCreator = dyn Fn(&PrimitiveStore, &mut Unifier) -> BuiltinFuncSpec;
+
 impl TopLevelComposer {
    /// return a composer and things to make a "primitive" symbol resolver, so that the symbol
-    /// resolver can later figure out primitive type definitions when passed a primitive type name
+    /// resolver can later figure out primitive tye definitions when passed a primitive type name
+    ///
+    /// `lateinit_builtins` are specifically for the ARTIQ module. Since the [`Unifier`] instance
+    /// used to create builtin functions do not persist until method compilation, any types
+    /// created (e.g. [`TypeEnum::TVar`]) also do not persist. Those functions should be instead put
+    /// in `lateinit_builtins`, where they will be instantiated with the [`Unifier`] instance used
+    /// for method compilation.
    #[must_use]
    pub fn new(
-        builtins: Vec<(StrRef, FunSignature, Arc<GenCall>)>,
+        builtins: Vec<BuiltinFuncSpec>,
+        lateinit_builtins: Vec<Box<BuiltinFuncCreator>>,
        core_config: ComposerConfig,
        size_t: u32,
    ) -> (Self, HashMap<StrRef, DefinitionId>, HashMap<StrRef, Type>) {
@ -86,7 +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();

@ -119,7 +135,13 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
            }
        }

-        for (name, sig, codegen_callback) in builtins {
+        // Materialize lateinit_builtins, now that the unifier is ready
+        let lateinit_builtins = lateinit_builtins
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|builtin| builtin(&primitives_ty, &mut unifier))
+            .collect_vec();
+
+        for (name, sig, codegen_callback) in builtins.into_iter().chain(lateinit_builtins) {
            let fun_sig = unifier.add_ty(TypeEnum::TFunc(sig));
            builtin_ty.insert(name, fun_sig);
            builtin_id.insert(name, DefinitionId(definition_ast_list.len()));
@ -360,21 +382,96 @@ 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
            )),
        }
    }

-    pub fn start_analysis(&mut self, inference: bool) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
+    /// 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, destination: Option<u8>) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
        self.analyze_top_level_class_type_var()?;
        self.analyze_top_level_class_bases()?;
        self.analyze_top_level_class_fields_methods()?;
        self.analyze_top_level_function()?;
        if inference {
-            self.analyze_function_instance()?;
+            self.analyze_function_instance(destination)?;
        }
+        self.analyze_top_level_variables()?;
        Ok(())
    }

@ -412,7 +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,
@ -428,9 +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 {
@ -479,6 +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() {
@ -832,7 +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;
@ -941,18 +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()
@ -1107,6 +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;
@ -1208,7 +1307,7 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {

                        let arg_with_default: Vec<(
                            &ast::Located<ast::ArgData<()>>,
-                            Option<&ast::Expr>,
+                            Option<&Expr>,
                        )> = args
                            .args
                            .iter()
@ -1217,7 +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();
@ -1374,7 +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;

@ -1382,7 +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()
@ -1390,7 +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())
@ -1408,13 +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(_) => {}
@ -1637,7 +1736,8 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {

    /// step 5, analyze and call type inferencer to fill the `instance_to_stmt` of
    /// [`TopLevelDef::Function`]
-    fn analyze_function_instance(&mut self) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
+    /// destination is an ARTIQ-only argument necessary for proper support of subkernels
+    fn analyze_function_instance(&mut self, destination: Option<u8>) -> Result<(), HashSet<String>> {
        // first get the class constructor type correct for the following type check in function body
        // also do class field instantiation check
        let init_str_id = "__init__".into();
@ -1681,7 +1781,6 @@ 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 {
@ -1801,7 +1900,12 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                        if *name != init_str_id {
                            unreachable!("must be init function here")
                        }
-                        let all_inited = Self::get_all_assigned_field(body.as_slice())?;
+
+                        let all_inited = Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                            object_id.0,
+                            definition_ast_list,
+                            body.as_slice(),
+                        )?;
                        for (f, _, _) in fields {
                            if !all_inited.contains(f) {
                                return Err(HashSet::from([
@ -1819,6 +1923,8 @@ 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;
@ -1856,272 +1962,318 @@ 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);
+                    },
+                    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() {
+                    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;
+                    }
+                    if let ExprKind::Call { func, keywords, .. } = &decorator_list[0].node {
+                        if matches!(&func.node, ExprKind::Name { id, .. } if id == &"subkernel".into())
+                    {
+                        let subkernel_dest = keywords.iter().find(|keyword| {
+                                if keyword.node.arg == Some("destination".into()) {
+                                    match &keyword.node.value.node {
+                                        ExprKind::Constant { .. } => true,
+                                        _ => false
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    false
+                                }
                            }
-                            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,
-                    };
-
-                    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());
+                        ).node.value.node.value;
+                        // treat subkernel as kernel if the destination is the same as currently compiled
+                        if let Some(Constant::Int(sk_dest)) = subkernel_dest {
+                            if sk_dest != destination.unwrap_or(0) {
+                                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())
+
+                    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;
                    }

-                    let fun_body = body
-                        .into_iter()
+                    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;
@ -2135,4 +2287,59 @@ 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
@ -1,13 +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 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)]
@ -387,6 +389,9 @@ impl TopLevelDef {
                    r
                }
            ),
+            TopLevelDef::Variable { name, ty, .. } => {
+                format!("Variable {{ name: {name:?}, ty: {:?} }}", unifier.stringify(*ty),)
+            }
        }
    }
 }
@ -588,6 +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('.');
@ -733,7 +750,16 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
        )
    }

-    pub fn get_all_assigned_field(stmts: &[Stmt<()>]) -> Result<HashSet<StrRef>, HashSet<String>> {
+    /// This function returns the fields that have been initialized in the `__init__` function of a class
+    /// The function takes as input:
+    ///  * `class_id`: The `object_id` of the class whose function is being evaluated (check `TopLevelDef::Class`)
+    ///  * `definition_ast_list`: A list of ast definitions and statements defined in `TopLevelComposer`
+    ///  * `stmts`: The body of function being parsed. Each statment is analyzed to check varaible initialization statements
+    pub fn get_all_assigned_field(
+        class_id: usize,
+        definition_ast_list: &Vec<DefAst>,
+        stmts: &[Stmt<()>],
+    ) -> Result<HashSet<StrRef>, HashSet<String>> {
        let mut result = HashSet::new();
        for s in stmts {
            match &s.node {
@ -769,30 +795,138 @@ impl TopLevelComposer {
                // TODO: do not check for For and While?
                ast::StmtKind::For { body, orelse, .. }
                | ast::StmtKind::While { body, orelse, .. } => {
-                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(body.as_slice())?);
-                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(orelse.as_slice())?);
+                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        body.as_slice(),
+                    )?);
+                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        orelse.as_slice(),
+                    )?);
                }
                ast::StmtKind::If { body, orelse, .. } => {
-                    let inited_for_sure = Self::get_all_assigned_field(body.as_slice())?
-                        .intersection(&Self::get_all_assigned_field(orelse.as_slice())?)
-                        .copied()
-                        .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+                    let inited_for_sure = Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        body.as_slice(),
+                    )?
+                    .intersection(&Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        orelse.as_slice(),
+                    )?)
+                    .copied()
+                    .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
                    result.extend(inited_for_sure);
                }
                ast::StmtKind::Try { body, orelse, finalbody, .. } => {
-                    let inited_for_sure = Self::get_all_assigned_field(body.as_slice())?
-                        .intersection(&Self::get_all_assigned_field(orelse.as_slice())?)
-                        .copied()
-                        .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+                    let inited_for_sure = Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        body.as_slice(),
+                    )?
+                    .intersection(&Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        orelse.as_slice(),
+                    )?)
+                    .copied()
+                    .collect::<HashSet<_>>();
                    result.extend(inited_for_sure);
-                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(finalbody.as_slice())?);
+                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        finalbody.as_slice(),
+                    )?);
                }
                ast::StmtKind::With { body, .. } => {
-                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(body.as_slice())?);
+                    result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                        class_id,
+                        definition_ast_list,
+                        body.as_slice(),
+                    )?);
+                }
+                // Variables Initialized in function calls
+                ast::StmtKind::Expr { value, .. } => {
+                    let ExprKind::Call { func, .. } = &value.node else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    let ExprKind::Attribute { value, attr, .. } = &func.node else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    let ExprKind::Name { id, .. } = &value.node else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+                    // Need to consider the two cases:
+                    //  Case 1) Call to class function i.e. id = `self`
+                    //  Case 2) Call to class ancestor function i.e. id = ancestor_name
+                    // We leave checking whether function in case 2 belonged to class ancestor or not to type checker
+                    //
+                    // According to current handling of `self`, function definition are fixed and do not change regardless
+                    // of which object is passed as `self` i.e. virtual polymorphism is not supported
+                    // Therefore, we change class id for case 2 to reflect behavior of our compiler
+
+                    let class_name = if *id == "self".into() {
+                        let ast::StmtKind::ClassDef { name, .. } =
+                            &definition_ast_list[class_id].1.as_ref().unwrap().node
+                        else {
+                            unreachable!()
+                        };
+                        name
+                    } else {
+                        id
+                    };
+
+                    let parent_method = definition_ast_list.iter().find_map(|def| {
+                        let (
+                            class_def,
+                            Some(ast::Located {
+                                node: ast::StmtKind::ClassDef { name, body, .. },
+                                ..
+                            }),
+                        ) = &def
+                        else {
+                            return None;
+                        };
+                        let TopLevelDef::Class { object_id: class_id, .. } = &*class_def.read()
+                        else {
+                            unreachable!()
+                        };
+
+                        if name == class_name {
+                            body.iter().find_map(|m| {
+                                let ast::StmtKind::FunctionDef { name, body, .. } = &m.node else {
+                                    return None;
+                                };
+                                if *name == *attr {
+                                    return Some((body.clone(), class_id.0));
+                                }
+                                None
+                            })
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    });
+
+                    // If method body is none then method does not exist
+                    if let Some((method_body, class_id)) = parent_method {
+                        result.extend(Self::get_all_assigned_field(
+                            class_id,
+                            definition_ast_list,
+                            method_body.as_slice(),
+                        )?);
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(HashSet::from([format!(
+                            "{}.{} not found in class {class_name} at {}",
+                            *id, *attr, value.location
+                        )]));
+                    }
                }
                ast::StmtKind::Pass { .. }
                | ast::StmtKind::Assert { .. }
-                | ast::StmtKind::Expr { .. } => {}
+                | ast::StmtKind::AnnAssign { .. } => {}

                _ => {
                    unimplemented!()
--- 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>,
@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ pub enum TopLevelDef {
        /// Function instance to symbol mapping
        ///
        /// * Key: String representation of type variable values, sorted by variable ID in ascending
-        /// order, including type variables associated with the class.
+        ///   order, including type variables associated with the class.
        /// * Value: Function symbol name.
        instance_to_symbol: HashMap<String, String>,
        /// Function instances to annotated AST mapping
        ///
        /// * Key: String representation of type variable values, sorted by variable ID in ascending
-        /// order, including type variables associated with the class. Excluding rigid type
-        /// variables.
+        ///   order, including type variables associated with the class. Excluding rigid type
+        ///   variables.
        ///
        /// Rigid type variables that would be substituted when the function is instantiated.
        instance_to_stmt: HashMap<String, FunInstance>,
@ -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
@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-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
-/// specialized.
+///   specialized.
 /// * `ndims` - The number of dimensions of the `ndarray`, or [`None`] if the type variable is not
-/// specialized.
+///   specialized.
 pub fn make_ndarray_ty(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
    primitives: &PrimitiveStore,
@ -25,9 +24,9 @@ pub fn make_ndarray_ty(
 /// Substitutes type variables in `ndarray`.
 ///
 /// * `dtype` - The element type of the `ndarray`, or [`None`] if the type variable is not
-/// specialized.
+///   specialized.
 /// * `ndims` - The number of dimensions of the `ndarray`, or [`None`] if the type variable is not
-/// specialized.
+///   specialized.
 pub fn subst_ndarray_tvars(
    unifier: &mut Unifier,
    ndarray: Type,
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__generic_class.snap
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__generic_class.snap
@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ expression: res_vec
 [
    "Class {\nname: \"Generic_A\",\nancestors: [\"Generic_A[V]\", \"B\"],\nfields: [\"aa\", \"a\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[b:T], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:int32], V]\")],\ntype_vars: [\"V\"]\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"Generic_A.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
-    "Function {\nname: \"Generic_A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:int32], V]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(246)]\n}\n",
+    "Function {\nname: \"Generic_A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:int32], V]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(241)]\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"B\",\nancestors: [\"B\"],\nfields: [\"aa\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[b:T], none]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"B.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"B.foo\",\nsig: \"fn[[b:T], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__inheritance_override.snap
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__inheritance_override.snap
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expression: res_vec
    "Function {\nname: \"A.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[t:T], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:int32, b:T], list[virtual[B[bool]]]]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"A.foo\",\nsig: \"fn[[c:C], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
-    "Class {\nname: \"B\",\nancestors: [\"B[typevar235]\", \"A[float]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\", \"c\", \"d\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:int32, b:T], list[virtual[B[bool]]]]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[c:C], none]\")],\ntype_vars: [\"typevar235\"]\n}\n",
+    "Class {\nname: \"B\",\nancestors: [\"B[typevar230]\", \"A[float]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\", \"c\", \"d\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:int32, b:T], list[virtual[B[bool]]]]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[c:C], none]\")],\ntype_vars: [\"typevar230\"]\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"B.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"B.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:int32, b:T], list[virtual[B[bool]]]]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"C\",\nancestors: [\"C\", \"B[bool]\", \"A[float]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\", \"c\", \"d\", \"e\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:int32, b:T], list[virtual[B[bool]]]]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[c:C], none]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__list_tuple_generic.snap
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__list_tuple_generic.snap
@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ expression: res_vec
 [
    "Function {\nname: \"foo\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:list[int32], b:tuple[T, float]], A[B, bool]]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"A\",\nancestors: [\"A[T, V]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[v:V], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:T], V]\")],\ntype_vars: [\"T\", \"V\"]\n}\n",
-    "Function {\nname: \"A.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[v:V], none]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(248)]\n}\n",
-    "Function {\nname: \"A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:T], V]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(253)]\n}\n",
+    "Function {\nname: \"A.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[v:V], none]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(243)]\n}\n",
+    "Function {\nname: \"A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:T], V]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(248)]\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"gfun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:A[list[float], int32]], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"B\",\nancestors: [\"B\"],\nfields: [],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"B.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__self1.snap
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__self1.snap
@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ source: nac3core/src/toplevel/test.rs
 expression: res_vec
 ---
 [
-    "Class {\nname: \"A\",\nancestors: [\"A[typevar234, typevar235]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[a:A[float, bool], b:B], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:A[float, bool]], A[bool, int32]]\")],\ntype_vars: [\"typevar234\", \"typevar235\"]\n}\n",
+    "Class {\nname: \"A\",\nancestors: [\"A[typevar229, typevar230]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[a:A[float, bool], b:B], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:A[float, bool]], A[bool, int32]]\")],\ntype_vars: [\"typevar229\", \"typevar230\"]\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"A.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:A[float, bool], b:B], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:A[float, bool]], A[bool, int32]]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"B\",\nancestors: [\"B\", \"A[int64, bool]\"],\nfields: [\"a\", \"b\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[a:A[float, bool]], A[bool, int32]]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[b:B], B]\"), (\"bar\", \"fn[[a:A[list[B], int32]], tuple[A[virtual[A[B, int32]], bool], B]]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
--- a/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__simple_class_compose.snap
+++ b/nac3core/src/toplevel/snapshots/nac3coretopleveltest__test_analyze__simple_class_compose.snap
@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ expression: res_vec
    "Class {\nname: \"A\",\nancestors: [\"A\"],\nfields: [\"a\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[b:B], none]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[a:T, b:V], none]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"A.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"A.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[b:B], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
-    "Function {\nname: \"A.foo\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:T, b:V], none]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(254)]\n}\n",
+    "Function {\nname: \"A.foo\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:T, b:V], none]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(249)]\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"B\",\nancestors: [\"B\", \"C\", \"A\"],\nfields: [\"a\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[b:B], none]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[a:T, b:V], none]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"B.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Class {\nname: \"C\",\nancestors: [\"C\", \"A\"],\nfields: [\"a\"],\nmethods: [(\"__init__\", \"fn[[], none]\"), (\"fun\", \"fn[[b:B], none]\"), (\"foo\", \"fn[[a:T, b:V], none]\")],\ntype_vars: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"C.__init__\",\nsig: \"fn[[], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"C.fun\",\nsig: \"fn[[b:B], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
    "Function {\nname: \"foo\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:A], none]\",\nvar_id: []\n}\n",
-    "Function {\nname: \"ff\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:T], V]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(262)]\n}\n",
+    "Function {\nname: \"ff\",\nsig: \"fn[[a:T], V]\",\nvar_id: [TypeVarId(257)]\n}\n",
 ]
--- 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!()
    }
@ -117,7 +120,8 @@ impl SymbolResolver for Resolver {
    "register"
 )]
 fn test_simple_register(source: Vec<&str>) {
-    let mut composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;
+    let mut composer =
+        TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;

    for s in source {
        let ast = parse_program(s, FileName::default()).unwrap();
@ -137,7 +141,8 @@ fn test_simple_register(source: Vec<&str>) {
    "register"
 )]
 fn test_simple_register_without_constructor(source: &str) {
-    let mut composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;
+    let mut composer =
+        TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;
    let ast = parse_program(source, FileName::default()).unwrap();
    let ast = ast[0].clone();
    composer.register_top_level(ast, None, "", true).unwrap();
@ -171,7 +176,8 @@ fn test_simple_register_without_constructor(source: &str) {
    "function compose"
 )]
 fn test_simple_function_analyze(source: &[&str], tys: &[&str], names: &[&str]) {
-    let mut composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;
+    let mut composer =
+        TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;

    let internal_resolver = Arc::new(ResolverInternal {
        id_to_def: Mutex::default(),
@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ fn test_simple_function_analyze(source: &[&str], tys: &[&str], names: &[&str]) {
        }
    }

-    composer.start_analysis(true).unwrap();
+    composer.start_analysis(true, None).unwrap();

    for (i, (def, _)) in composer.definition_ast_list.iter().skip(composer.builtin_num).enumerate()
    {
@ -519,7 +525,8 @@ fn test_simple_function_analyze(source: &[&str], tys: &[&str], names: &[&str]) {
 )]
 fn test_analyze(source: &[&str], res: &[&str]) {
    let print = false;
-    let mut composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;
+    let mut composer =
+        TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;

    let internal_resolver = make_internal_resolver_with_tvar(
        vec![
@ -556,7 +563,7 @@ fn test_analyze(source: &[&str], res: &[&str]) {
        }
    }

-    if let Err(msg) = composer.start_analysis(false) {
+    if let Err(msg) = composer.start_analysis(false, None) {
        if print {
            println!("{}", msg.iter().sorted().join("\n----------\n"));
        } else {
@ -696,7 +703,8 @@ fn test_analyze(source: &[&str], res: &[&str]) {
 )]
 fn test_inference(source: Vec<&str>, res: &[&str]) {
    let print = true;
-    let mut composer = TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;
+    let mut composer =
+        TopLevelComposer::new(Vec::new(), Vec::new(), ComposerConfig::default(), 64).0;

    let internal_resolver = make_internal_resolver_with_tvar(
        vec![
@ -740,7 +748,7 @@ fn test_inference(source: Vec<&str>, res: &[&str]) {
        }
    }

-    if let Err(msg) = composer.start_analysis(true) {
+    if let Err(msg) = composer.start_analysis(true, None) {
        if print {
            println!("{}", msg.iter().sorted().join("\n----------\n"));
        } else {
--- 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),
@ -64,9 +67,9 @@ impl TypeAnnotation {
 /// Parses an AST expression `expr` into a [`TypeAnnotation`].
 ///
 /// * `locked` - A [`HashMap`] containing the IDs of known definitions, mapped to a [`Vec`] of all
-/// generic variables associated with the definition.
+///   generic variables associated with the definition.
 /// * `type_var` - The type variable associated with the type argument currently being parsed. Pass
-/// [`None`] when this function is invoked externally.
+///   [`None`] when this function is invoked externally.
 pub fn parse_ast_to_type_annotation_kinds<T, S: std::hash::BuildHasher + Clone>(
    resolver: &(dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync),
    top_level_defs: &[Arc<RwLock<TopLevelDef>>],
--- 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)?;
            }
@ -212,19 +245,23 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
    /// This is a workaround preventing the caller from using a variable `alloca`-ed in the body, which
    /// is freed when the function returns.
    fn check_return_value_ty(&mut self, ret_ty: Type) -> bool {
-        match &*self.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ret_ty) {
-            TypeEnum::TObj { .. } => [
-                self.primitives.int32,
-                self.primitives.int64,
-                self.primitives.uint32,
-                self.primitives.uint64,
-                self.primitives.float,
-                self.primitives.bool,
-            ]
-            .iter()
-            .any(|allowed_ty| self.unifier.unioned(ret_ty, *allowed_ty)),
-            TypeEnum::TTuple { ty, .. } => ty.iter().all(|t| self.check_return_value_ty(*t)),
-            _ => false,
+        if cfg!(feature = "no-escape-analysis") {
+            true
+        } else {
+            match &*self.unifier.get_ty_immutable(ret_ty) {
+                TypeEnum::TObj { .. } => [
+                    self.primitives.int32,
+                    self.primitives.int64,
+                    self.primitives.uint32,
+                    self.primitives.uint64,
+                    self.primitives.float,
+                    self.primitives.bool,
+                ]
+                .iter()
+                .any(|allowed_ty| self.unifier.unioned(ret_ty, *allowed_ty)),
+                TypeEnum::TTuple { ty, .. } => ty.iter().all(|t| self.check_return_value_ty(*t)),
+                _ => false,
+            }
        }
    }

@ -232,7 +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, .. } => {
@ -258,9 +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)
@ -291,7 +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)?;
                }
@ -355,6 +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),
        }
@ -363,7 +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)]
@ -520,6 +524,23 @@ pub fn typeof_binop(
        }

        Operator::MatMult => {
+            // NOTE: NumPy matmul's LHS and RHS must both be ndarrays. Scalars are not allowed.
+            match (&*unifier.get_ty(lhs), &*unifier.get_ty(rhs)) {
+                (
+                    TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id: lhs_obj_id, .. },
+                    TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id: rhs_obj_id, .. },
+                ) if *lhs_obj_id == primitives.ndarray.obj_id(unifier).unwrap()
+                    && *rhs_obj_id == primitives.ndarray.obj_id(unifier).unwrap() =>
+                {
+                    // LHS and RHS have valid types
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    let lhs_str = unifier.stringify(lhs);
+                    let rhs_str = unifier.stringify(rhs);
+                    return Err(format!("ndarray.__matmul__ only accepts ndarray operands, but left operand has type {lhs_str}, and right operand has type {rhs_str}"));
+                }
+            }
+
            let (_, lhs_ndims) = unpack_ndarray_var_tys(unifier, lhs);
            let lhs_ndims = match &*unifier.get_ty_immutable(lhs_ndims) {
                TypeEnum::TLiteral { values, .. } => {
@ -680,6 +701,7 @@ pub fn set_primitives_magic_methods(store: &PrimitiveStore, unifier: &mut Unifie
        bool: bool_t,
        uint32: uint32_t,
        uint64: uint64_t,
+        str: str_t,
        list: list_t,
        ndarray: ndarray_t,
        ..
@ -725,6 +747,9 @@ pub fn set_primitives_magic_methods(store: &PrimitiveStore, unifier: &mut Unifie
    impl_sign(unifier, store, bool_t, Some(int32_t));
    impl_eq(unifier, store, bool_t, &[bool_t, ndarray_bool_t], None);

+    /* str ========= */
+    impl_cmpop(unifier, store, str_t, &[str_t], &[Cmpop::Eq, Cmpop::NotEq], Some(bool_t));
+
    /* list ======== */
    impl_binop(unifier, store, list_t, &[list_t], Some(list_t), &[Operator::Add]);
    impl_binop(unifier, store, list_t, &[int32_t, int64_t], Some(list_t), &[Operator::Mult]);
--- 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
@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
-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,
    },
 };
@ -16,15 +28,9 @@ use crate::{
    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)]
@ -82,6 +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>,
@ -90,7 +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,
@ -101,6 +141,7 @@ pub struct Inferencer<'a> {
 }

 type InferenceError = HashSet<String>;
+type OverrideResult = Result<Option<ast::Expr<Option<Type>>>, InferenceError>;

 struct NaiveFolder();
 impl Fold<()> for NaiveFolder {
@ -221,9 +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| {
@ -375,6 +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, .. } => {
@ -546,7 +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(),
@ -554,7 +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(
@ -619,8 +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(())
            }
@ -729,8 +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
@ -1069,6 +1124,58 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
            }));
        }

+        if id == &"len".into() && args.len() == 1 {
+            let obj = self.fold_expr(args.remove(0))?;
+            let obj_ty = obj.custom.unwrap();
+
+            match &*self.unifier.get_ty(obj_ty) {
+                TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. }
+                    if *obj_id == self.primitives.range.obj_id(self.unifier).unwrap() => {}
+                TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. }
+                    if *obj_id == self.primitives.list.obj_id(self.unifier).unwrap() => {}
+                TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. }
+                    if *obj_id == self.primitives.ndarray.obj_id(self.unifier).unwrap() => {}
+                TypeEnum::TTuple { .. } => {}
+                _ => {
+                    return report_error(
+                        format!(
+                            "len() only accepts range, list, ndarray, or tuple. Got {}",
+                            self.unifier.stringify(obj_ty)
+                        )
+                        .as_str(),
+                        obj.location,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
+            let ret_ty = self.primitives.int32;
+
+            let func_ty = self.unifier.add_ty(TypeEnum::TFunc(FunSignature {
+                args: vec![FuncArg {
+                    name: "obj".into(),
+                    ty: obj_ty,
+                    default_value: None,
+                    is_vararg: false,
+                }],
+                ret: ret_ty,
+                vars: VarMap::new(),
+            }));
+
+            return Ok(Some(Located {
+                location,
+                custom: Some(ret_ty),
+                node: ExprKind::Call {
+                    func: Box::new(Located {
+                        custom: Some(func_ty),
+                        location: func.location,
+                        node: ExprKind::Name { id: *id, ctx: *ctx },
+                    }),
+                    args: vec![obj],
+                    keywords: vec![],
+                },
+            }));
+        }
+
        if ["int32", "float", "bool", "round", "round64", "np_isnan", "np_isinf"]
            .iter()
            .any(|fun_id| id == &(*fun_id).into())
@ -1495,36 +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,
                    },
@ -1542,7 +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![],
                },
            }));
@ -1560,17 +1660,18 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
                keywords.iter().find(|kwarg| kwarg.node.arg.is_some_and(|id| id == "ndmin".into()));

            let ty = arraylike_flatten_element_type(self.unifier, arg0.custom.unwrap());
+            let arg0_ndims = arraylike_get_ndims(self.unifier, arg0.custom.unwrap());
            let ndims = if let Some(ndmin_kw) = ndmin_kw {
                match &ndmin_kw.node.value.node {
                    ExprKind::Constant { value, .. } => match value {
-                        ast::Constant::Int(value) => *value as u64,
+                        ast::Constant::Int(value) => max(*value as u64, arg0_ndims),
                        _ => return Err(HashSet::from(["Expected uint64 for ndims".to_string()])),
                    },

-                    _ => arraylike_get_ndims(self.unifier, arg0.custom.unwrap()),
+                    _ => arg0_ndims,
                }
            } else {
-                arraylike_get_ndims(self.unifier, arg0.custom.unwrap())
+                arg0_ndims
            };
            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));
@ -1618,6 +1719,86 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
        Ok(None)
    }

+    /// Checks whether a class method is calling parent function
+    /// Returns [`None`] if its not a call to parent method, otherwise
+    /// returns a new `func` with class name replaced by `self` and method resolved to its `DefinitionID`
+    ///
+    /// e.g.  A.f1(self, ...) returns Some(self.{DefintionID(f1)})
+    fn check_overriding(&mut self, func: &ast::Expr<()>, args: &[ast::Expr<()>]) -> OverrideResult {
+        // `self` must be first argument for call to parent method
+        if let Some(Located { node: ExprKind::Name { id, .. }, .. }) = &args.first() {
+            if *id != "self".into() {
+                return Ok(None);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        }
+
+        let Located {
+            node: ExprKind::Attribute { value, attr: method_name, ctx }, location, ..
+        } = func
+        else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        let ExprKind::Name { id: class_name, ctx: class_ctx } = &value.node else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        let zelf = &self.fold_expr(args[0].clone())?;
+
+        // Check whether the method belongs to class ancestors
+        let def_id = self.unifier.get_ty(zelf.custom.unwrap());
+        let TypeEnum::TObj { obj_id, .. } = def_id.as_ref() else { unreachable!() };
+        let defs = self.top_level.definitions.read();
+        let res = {
+            if let TopLevelDef::Class { ancestors, .. } = &*defs[obj_id.0].read() {
+                let res = ancestors.iter().find_map(|f| {
+                    let TypeAnnotation::CustomClass { id, .. } = f else { unreachable!() };
+                    let TopLevelDef::Class { name, methods, .. } = &*defs[id.0].read() else {
+                        unreachable!()
+                    };
+                    // Class names are stored as `__module__.class`
+                    let name = name.to_string();
+                    let (_, name) = name.rsplit_once('.').unwrap();
+                    if name == class_name.to_string() {
+                        return methods.iter().find_map(|f| {
+                            if f.0 == *method_name {
+                                return Some(*f);
+                            }
+                            None
+                        });
+                    }
+                    None
+                });
+                res
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        };
+
+        match res {
+            Some(r) => {
+                let mut new_func = func.clone();
+                let mut new_value = value.clone();
+                new_value.node = ExprKind::Name { id: "self".into(), ctx: *class_ctx };
+                new_func.node =
+                    ExprKind::Attribute { value: new_value.clone(), attr: *method_name, ctx: *ctx };
+
+                let mut new_func = self.fold_expr(new_func)?;
+
+                let ExprKind::Attribute { value, .. } = new_func.node else { unreachable!() };
+                new_func.node =
+                    ExprKind::Attribute { value, attr: r.2 .0.to_string().into(), ctx: *ctx };
+                new_func.custom = Some(r.1);
+
+                Ok(Some(new_func))
+            }
+            None => report_error(
+                format!("Ancestor method [{class_name}.{method_name}] should be defined with same decorator as its overridden version").as_str(),
+                *location,
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
    fn fold_call(
        &mut self,
        location: Location,
@ -1631,8 +1812,20 @@ impl<'a> Inferencer<'a> {
            return Ok(spec_call_func);
        }

-        let func = Box::new(self.fold_expr(func)?);
-        let args = args.into_iter().map(|v| self.fold_expr(v)).collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        // Check for call to parent method
+        let override_res = self.check_overriding(&func, &args)?;
+        let is_override = override_res.is_some();
+        let func = if is_override { override_res.unwrap() } else { self.fold_expr(func)? };
+        let func = Box::new(func);
+
+        let mut args =
+            args.into_iter().map(|v| self.fold_expr(v)).collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+        // TODO: Handle passing of self to functions to allow runtime lookup of functions to be called
+        // Currently removing `self` and using compile time function definitions
+        if is_override {
+            args.remove(0);
+        }
        let keywords = keywords
            .into_iter()
            .map(|v| fold::fold_keyword(self, v))
@ -2492,4 +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
@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
+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;
-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 nac3parser::ast::{Cmpop, Location, StrRef, Unaryop};
+
+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;
@ -671,8 +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`.
@ -1008,8 +1014,18 @@ impl Unifier {
                            self.unify_impl(v.ty, ty[ind as usize], false)
                                .map_err(|e| e.at(v.loc))?;
                        }
-                        RecordKey::Str(_) => {
-                            return Err(TypeError::new(TypeErrorKind::NoSuchField(*k, b), v.loc))
+                        RecordKey::Str(s) => {
+                            let tuple_fns = [
+                                Cmpop::Eq.op_info().method_name,
+                                Cmpop::NotEq.op_info().method_name,
+                            ];
+
+                            if !tuple_fns.into_iter().any(|op| s.to_string() == op) {
+                                return Err(TypeError::new(
+                                    TypeErrorKind::NoSuchField(*k, b),
+                                    v.loc,
+                                ));
+                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
--- 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/dwarf.rs
+++ b/nac3ld/src/dwarf.rs
@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl<'a> EH_Frame<'a> {
 /// From the [specification](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/LSB_5.0.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/ehframechpt.html):
 ///
 /// > Each CFI record contains a Common Information Entry (CIE) record followed by 1 or more Frame
-/// Description Entry (FDE) records.
+/// > Description Entry (FDE) records.
 pub struct CFI_Record<'a> {
    // It refers to the augmentation data that corresponds to 'R' in the augmentation string
    fde_pointer_encoding: u8,
--- 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
@ -4,16 +4,13 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["M-Labs"]
 edition = "2021"

+[features]
+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/check_demo.sh
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/check_demo.sh
@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 fi

 declare -a nac3args
-while [ $# -ge 2 ]; do
+while [ $# -gt 1 ]; do
  case "$1" in
    --help)
-      echo "Usage: check_demo.sh [-i686] -- demo [NAC3ARGS...]"
+      echo "Usage: check_demo.sh [--debug] [-i686] -- [NAC3ARGS...] demo"
      exit
      ;;
+    --debug)
+      debug=1
+      ;;
    -i686)
      i686=1
      ;;
@ -22,18 +25,18 @@ while [ $# -ge 2 ]; do
      break
      ;;
    *)
-      break
+      echo "Unrecognized argument \"$1\""
+      exit 1
      ;;
  esac
  shift
 done

-demo="$1"
-shift
 while [ $# -gt 1 ]; do
  nac3args+=("$1")
  shift
 done
+demo="$1"


 echo "### Checking $demo..."
@ -43,12 +46,20 @@ echo ">>>>>> Running $demo with the Python interpreter"

 if [ -n "$i686" ]; then
  echo "...... Trying NAC3's 32-bit code generator output"
-  ./run_demo.sh -i686 --out run_32.log "${nac3args[@]}" "$demo"
+  if [ -n "$debug" ]; then
+    ./run_demo.sh --debug -i686 --out run_32.log -- "${nac3args[@]}" "$demo"
+  else
+    ./run_demo.sh -i686 --out run_32.log -- "${nac3args[@]}" "$demo"
+  fi
  diff -Nau interpreted.log run_32.log
 fi

 echo "...... Trying NAC3's 64-bit code generator output"
-./run_demo.sh --out run_64.log "${nac3args[@]}" "$demo"
+if [ -n "$debug" ]; then
+  ./run_demo.sh --debug --out run_64.log -- "${nac3args[@]}" "$demo"
+else
+  ./run_demo.sh --out run_64.log -- "${nac3args[@]}" "$demo"
+fi
 diff -Nau interpreted.log run_64.log

 echo "...... OK"
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/check_demos.sh
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/check_demos.sh
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@

 set -e

+if [ "$1" == "--help" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: check_demos.sh [CHECKARGS...] [--] [NAC3ARGS...]"
+    exit
+fi
+
 count=0
 for demo in src/*.py; do
  ./check_demo.sh "$@" "$demo"
--- 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/run_demo.sh
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/run_demo.sh
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ declare -a nac3args
 while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
  case "$1" in
    --help)
-      echo "Usage: run_demo.sh [--help] [--out OUTFILE] [--debug] [-i686] -- [NAC3ARGS...]"
+      echo "Usage: run_demo.sh [--help] [--out OUTFILE] [--debug] [-i686] -- [NAC3ARGS...] demo"
      exit
      ;;
    --out)
@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
      break
      ;;
    *)
-      break
+      echo "Unrecognized argument \"$1\""
+      exit 1
      ;;
  esac
  shift
@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ if [ -z "$i686" ]; then
  clang -c -std=gnu11 -Wall -Wextra -O3 -o demo.o demo.c
  clang -o demo module.o demo.o $DEMO_LINALG_STUB -lm -Wl,--no-warn-search-mismatch
 else
-  $nac3standalone --triple i686-unknown-linux-gnu "${nac3args[@]}"
+  $nac3standalone --triple i686-unknown-linux-gnu --target-features +sse2 "${nac3args[@]}"
  clang -m32 -c -std=gnu11 -Wall -Wextra -O3 -msse2 -o demo.o demo.c
  clang -m32 -o demo module.o demo.o $DEMO_LINALG_STUB32 -lm -Wl,--no-warn-search-mismatch
 fi
--- 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/inheritance.py
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/src/inheritance.py
@ -10,23 +10,58 @@ class A:
    def __init__(self, a: int32):
        self.a = a
    
-    def f1(self):
-        self.f2()
-    
-    def f2(self):
+    def output_all_fields(self):
        output_int32(self.a)
    
+    def set_a(self, a: int32):
+        self.a = a
+
 class B(A):
    b: int32

    def __init__(self, b: int32):
-        self.a = b + 1
+        A.__init__(self, b + 1)
+        self.set_b(b)
+    
+    def output_parent_fields(self):
+        A.output_all_fields(self)
+
+    def output_all_fields(self):
+        A.output_all_fields(self)
+        output_int32(self.b)
+    
+    def set_b(self, b: int32):
        self.b = b

+class C(B):
+    c: int32
+
+    def __init__(self, c: int32):
+        B.__init__(self, c + 1)
+        self.c = c
+    
+    def output_parent_fields(self):
+        B.output_all_fields(self)
+
+    def output_all_fields(self):
+        B.output_all_fields(self)
+        output_int32(self.c)
+    
+    def set_c(self, c: int32):
+        self.c = c

 def run() -> int32:
-    aaa = A(5)
-    bbb = B(2)
-    aaa.f1()
-    bbb.f1()
+    ccc = C(10)
+    ccc.output_all_fields()
+    ccc.set_a(1)
+    ccc.set_b(2)
+    ccc.set_c(3)
+    ccc.output_all_fields()
+
+    bbb = B(10)
+    bbb.set_a(9)
+    bbb.set_b(8)
+    bbb.output_all_fields()
+    ccc.output_all_fields()
+
    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)
@ -1669,6 +1679,7 @@ def run() -> int32:

    test_ndarray_round()
    test_ndarray_floor()
+    test_ndarray_ceil()
    test_ndarray_min()
    test_ndarray_minimum()
    test_ndarray_minimum_broadcast()
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/src/str.py
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/src/str.py
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+@extern
+def output_bool(x: bool):
+    ...
+
+
+def str_eq():
+    output_bool("" == "")
+    output_bool("a" == "")
+    output_bool("a" == "b")
+    output_bool("b" == "a")
+    output_bool("a" == "a")
+    output_bool("test string" == "test string")
+    output_bool("test string1" == "test string2")
+
+
+def str_ne():
+    output_bool("" != "")
+    output_bool("a" != "")
+    output_bool("a" != "b")
+    output_bool("b" != "a")
+    output_bool("a" != "a")
+    output_bool("test string" != "test string")
+    output_bool("test string1" != "test string2")
+
+
+def run() -> int32:
+    str_eq()
+    str_ne()
+
+    return 0
--- a/nac3standalone/demo/src/tuple.py
+++ b/nac3standalone/demo/src/tuple.py
@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+@extern
+def output_bool(b: bool):
+    ...
+
@extern
 def output_int32_list(x: list[int32]):
    ...
@ -13,6 +17,41 @@ class A:
        self.a = a
        self.b = b

+
+def test_tuple_eq():
+    # 0-len
+    output_bool(() == ())
+    # 1-len
+    output_bool((1,) == ())
+    output_bool(() == (1,))
+    output_bool((1,) == (1,))
+    output_bool((1,) == (2,))
+    # # 2-len
+    output_bool((1, 2) == ())
+    output_bool(() == (1, 2))
+    output_bool((1,) == (1, 2))
+    output_bool((1, 2) == (1,))
+    output_bool((2, 2) == (1, 2))
+    output_bool((1, 2) == (2, 2))
+
+
+def test_tuple_ne():
+    # 0-len
+    output_bool(() != ())
+    # 1-len
+    output_bool((1,) != ())
+    output_bool(() != (1,))
+    output_bool((1,) != (1,))
+    output_bool((1,) != (2,))
+    # 2-len
+    output_bool((1, 2) != ())
+    output_bool(() != (1, 2))
+    output_bool((1,) != (1, 2))
+    output_bool((1, 2) != (1,))
+    output_bool((2, 2) != (1, 2))
+    output_bool((1, 2) != (2, 2))
+
+
 def run() -> int32:
    data = [0, 1, 2, 3]

@ -26,4 +65,14 @@ def run() -> int32:
        output_int32(tl[0][1])
        output_int32(tl[1])

+    output_int32(len(()))
+    output_int32(len((1,)))
+    output_int32(len((1, 2)))
+    output_int32(len((1, 2, 3)))
+    output_int32(len((1, 2, 3, 4)))
+    output_int32(len((1, 2, 3, 4, 5)))
+
+    test_tuple_eq()
+    test_tuple_ne()
+
    return 0
--- 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::{
@ -7,15 +16,10 @@ 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>>,
    pub id_to_def: Mutex<HashMap<StrRef, DefinitionId>>,
-    pub class_names: Mutex<HashMap<StrRef, Type>>,
    pub module_globals: Mutex<HashMap<StrRef, SymbolValue>>,
    pub str_store: Mutex<HashMap<String, i32>>,
 }
@ -46,20 +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 } =
@ -280,33 +320,29 @@ 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}");
        }
    };

    let primitive: PrimitiveStore = TopLevelComposer::make_primitives(size_t).0;
    let (mut composer, builtins_def, builtins_ty) =
-        TopLevelComposer::new(vec![], ComposerConfig::default(), size_t);
+        TopLevelComposer::new(vec![], vec![], ComposerConfig::default(), size_t);

    let internal_resolver: Arc<ResolverInternal> = ResolverInternal {
        id_to_type: builtins_ty.into(),
        id_to_def: builtins_def.into(),
-        class_names: Mutex::default(),
        module_globals: Mutex::default(),
        str_store: Mutex::default(),
    }
@ -314,27 +350,41 @@ fn main() {
    let resolver =
        Arc::new(Resolver(internal_resolver.clone())) as Arc<dyn SymbolResolver + Send + Sync>;

+    // Process IRRT
+    let irrt = load_irrt(&context, resolver.as_ref());
+    if emit_llvm {
+        irrt.write_bitcode_to_path(Path::new("irrt.bc"));
+    }
+
+    // Process the Python script
    let parser_result = parser::parse_program(&program, file_name.into()).unwrap();

    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())
@ -358,7 +408,7 @@ fn main() {
    let signature = store.from_signature(&mut composer.unifier, &primitive, &signature, &mut cache);
    let signature = store.add_cty(signature);

-    if let Err(errors) = composer.start_analysis(true) {
+    if let Err(errors) = composer.start_analysis(true, None) {
        let error_count = errors.len();
        eprintln!("{error_count} error(s) occurred during top level analysis.");

@ -418,8 +468,8 @@ fn main() {
    registry.add_task(task);
    registry.wait_tasks_complete(handles);

+    // Link all modules together into `main`
    let buffers = membuffers.lock();
-    let context = inkwell::context::Context::create();
    let main = context
        .create_module_from_ir(MemoryBuffer::create_from_memory_range(&buffers[0], "main"))
        .unwrap();
@ -439,25 +489,18 @@ fn main() {
        main.link_in_module(other).unwrap();
    }

-    let irrt = load_irrt(&context);
-    if emit_llvm {
-        irrt.write_bitcode_to_path(Path::new("irrt.bc"));
-    }
    main.link_in_module(irrt).unwrap();

+    // Private all functions except "run"
    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();
    }

-    let target_machine = llvm_options
-        .target
-        .create_target_machine(llvm_options.opt_level)
-        .expect("couldn't create target machine");
-
+    // Optimize `main`
    let pass_options = PassBuilderOptions::create();
    pass_options.set_merge_functions(true);
    let passes = format!("default<O{}>", opt_level as u32);
@ -466,6 +509,7 @@ fn main() {
        panic!("Failed to run optimization for module `main`: {}", err.to_string());
    }

+    // Write output
    target_machine
        .write_to_file(&main, FileType::Object, Path::new("module.o"))
        .expect("couldn't write module to file");
--- 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";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-headers-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-crt-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "15kamyi3b0j6f5zxin4i2jgzjc7lzvwl4z5cz3dx0i8hg91aq0n7";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-crt-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-crt-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "00cn1mi29mfys7qy4hvgnjd0smqvnkdn3ibnrr6a3wy1h2vaykgq";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-crt-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
@ -97,15 +97,15 @@
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libwinpthread-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "0qdvgs1rmjjhn9klf9kpw7l0ydz36rr5fasn4q9gpby2lgl11bkb";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libwinpthread-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libwinpthread-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "1zkzqqd31xpkv817wja3qssjjx891bsdxw07037hv2sk0qr4ffn9";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-libwinpthread-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-winpthreads-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "0rh2mn078cifcmr4as4k57jxjln5lbnsmpx47h9d0s5d2i8sf2rc";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-winpthreads-git-12.0.0.r81.g90abf784a-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-winpthreads-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "02ynia88ad3l03r08nyldmnajwqkyxcjd191lyamkbj4d6zck323";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-winpthreads-git-12.0.0.r250.gc6bf4bdf6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
@ -115,15 +115,15 @@
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-c-ares-1.29.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "01xg1h1a8kda0kq2921w25ybvm1ms7lfdzday0hv93f3myq7briq";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-c-ares-1.29.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-c-ares-1.33.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "14r6jjsvfbapbkv2zqp2yglva4vz4srzkgk7f186ri3kcafjspgq";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-c-ares-1.33.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-brotli-1.1.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "113mha41q53cx0hw13cq1xdf7zbsd58sh8cl1cd7xzg1q69n60w2";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-brotli-1.1.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-brotli-1.1.0-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "1q01lz9lcyrjmkhv9rddgjazmk7warlcmwhc4qkq9y6h0yfsb71n";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-brotli-1.1.0-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
@ -163,9 +163,9 @@
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-openssl-3.3.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "0ywhwm4kw3qjzv0872qwabnsq2rzbmqjb9m69q3fykjl0m9gigsa";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-openssl-3.3.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-openssl-3.3.2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "1djgpcz447yvhdy1yq5wh8l5d0821izxklx9afyszbw0pbr7f24y";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-openssl-3.3.2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
@ -175,39 +175,39 @@
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp2-1.61.0-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "07bkk98126gy4k6lb9rrqqnzjfz9j2rsr5dzr2djmzdkw0h4dr95";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp2-1.61.0-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp2-1.63.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "0lfqrlmapsc7ilxjmhr7hxi578vclqlhpqimbvzq0c70c0iwk864";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp2-1.63.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp3-1.4.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "007w2252nzn274j4wjc1vf56xyzzh5vg3blj1hil7mlmffgvc923";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp3-1.4.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp3-1.5.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "1ljl9kdasf91bxkqcmbbjchp5g00ahv8jn2zab38899z6j3x43nz";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-nghttp3-1.5.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-curl-8.8.0-10-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "024z5b1achkf448gxqy1i3gcw371x54kfl6igv08b5wb3rrw35a4";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-curl-8.8.0-10-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-curl-8.9.1-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "1zr6kgqp9i4qqrfckh3kfmz4x1cwv4xis9sfqsx7xji88priax64";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-curl-8.9.1-2-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust-1.79.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
-  sha256 = "0i7s88hj8m4920xifkj7i4b4sq8cqq7p5cypp3jqx3dc44pwm19a";
-  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust-1.79.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust-1.80.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
+  sha256 = "1dm4vlrfi9m6xl09zpn0yjr7qcjjr4x738z1rjfwysfnc0awq4x8";
+  name = "mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-rust-1.80.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
 })

 (pkgs.fetchurl {
-  url = "https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/clang64/mingw-w64-clang-x86_64-pkgconf-1~2.2.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst";
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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
mwojcik	cf50278dad	await sk message before receiving it	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	2c390572d2	composer part fixes and cleanup	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	26059208ff	composer: handle external subkernels	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	b0cb74423d	pass destination to composer	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	2ef8b300b2	nac3artiq: add kernel destination to compilation	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	c9b234b0a5	subkernels: get destination from decorator	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	9a3463e027	make note of subkernel id, and destination at some point	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	4b816d7211	add subkernel calling routine	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
mwojcik	a6dcd8dca3	initial subkernels commit	2024-11-11 16:56:29 +08:00
occheung	979209a526	binop: expand `not` operator as loglcal not	2024-11-08 17:12:01 +08:00
David Mak	c3927d0ef6	[ast] Refactor lazy_static to LazyLock It is available in Rust 1.80 and reduces a dependency.	2024-10-30 12:29:51 +08:00
David Mak	202a902cd0	[meta] Update dependencies	2024-10-30 12:29:51 +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
lyken	c8dfdcfdea	standalone & artiq: remove class_names from resolver	2024-08-27 23:43:40 +08:00
Sébastien Bourdeauducq	600a5c8679	Revert "standalone: reformat demo.c" This reverts commit `308edb8237`.	2024-08-27 23:06:49 +08:00
lyken	22c4d25802	core/typecheck: add missing typecheck in matmul	2024-08-27 22:59:39 +08:00
lyken	308edb8237	standalone: reformat demo.c	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	9848795dcc	core/irrt: add exceptions and debug utils	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	58222feed4	core/irrt: split into headers	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	518f21d174	core/irrt: build.rs capture IR defined constants	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	e8e49684bf	core/irrt: build.rs capture IR defined types	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	b2900b4883	core/irrt: use +std=c++20 to compile To explicitly set the C++ variant and avoid inconsistencies.	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	c6dade1394	core/irrt: reformat	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	7e3fcc0845	add .clang-format	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
lyken	d3b4c60d7f	core/irrt: comment build.rs & move irrt to nac3core/irrt	2024-08-27 22:55:22 +08:00
abdul124	5b2b6db7ed	core: improve error messages	2024-08-26 18:37:55 +08:00
abdul124	15e62f467e	standalone: add tests for polymorphism	2024-08-26 18:37:55 +08:00
abdul124	2c88924ff7	core: add support for simple polymorphism	2024-08-26 18:37:55 +08:00
abdul124	a744b139ba	core: allow Call and AnnAssign in init block	2024-08-26 18:37:55 +08:00
David Mak	2b2b2dbf8f	[core] Fix resolution of exception names in raise short form Previous implementation fails as `resolver.get_identifier_def` in ARTIQ would return the exception __init__ function rather than the class. We fix this by limiting the exception class resolution to only include raise statements, and to force the exception name to always be treated as a class. Fixes #501.	2024-08-26 18:35:02 +08:00
David Mak	d9f96dab33	[core] Add codegen_unreachable	2024-08-23 13:10:55 +08:00
David Mak	c5ae0e7c36	[standalone] Add tests for tuple equality	2024-08-21 16:25:32 +08:00
David Mak	b8dab6cf7c	[standalone] Add tests for string equality	2024-08-21 16:25:32 +08:00
David Mak	4d80ba38b7	[core] codegen/expr: Implement comparison of tuples	2024-08-21 16:25:32 +08:00
David Mak	33929bda24	[core] typecheck/typedef: Add support for tuple methods	2024-08-21 16:25:32 +08:00
David Mak	a8e92212c0	[core] codegen/expr: Implement string equality	2024-08-21 16:25:32 +08:00
David Mak	908271014a	[core] typecheck/magic_methods: Add equality methods to string	2024-08-21 16:25:32 +08:00
David Mak	c407622f5c	[core] codegen/expr: Add compilation error for unsupported cmpop	2024-08-21 15:46:13 +08:00
David Mak	d7952d0629	[core] codegen/expr: Fix assertions not generated for -O0	2024-08-21 15:36:54 +08:00
David Mak	ca1395aed6	[core] codegen: Remove redundant return	2024-08-21 15:36:54 +08:00
David Mak	7799aa4987	[meta] Do not specify rev in dependency version	2024-08-21 15:36:54 +08:00
David Mak	76016a26ad	[meta] Apply clippy suggestions	2024-08-21 13:07:57 +08:00
lyken	8532bf5206	standalone: add missing test_ndarray_ceil() run	2024-08-21 11:39:00 +08:00
lyken	2cf64d8608	apply clippy comment changes	2024-08-21 11:21:10 +08:00
lyken	706759adb2	artiq: apply cargo fmt	2024-08-21 11:21:10 +08:00
lyken	b90cf2300b	core/fix: add missing lifetime in gen_for*	2024-08-21 11:05:30 +08:00
Sebastien Bourdeauducq	0fc26df29e	flake: update nixpkgs	2024-08-19 23:53:15 +08:00
David Mak	0b074c2cf2	[artiq] symbol_resolver: Set private linkage for constants	2024-08-19 14:41:43 +08:00
Sébastien Bourdeauducq	a0f6961e0e	cargo: update dependencies	2024-08-19 13:15:03 +08:00
David Mak	b1c5c2e1d4	[artiq] Fix RPC of ndarrays to host	2024-08-15 15:41:24 +08:00
David Mak	69320a6cf1	[artiq] Fix LLVM representation of strings Should be `%str` rather than `[N x i8]`.	2024-08-14 09:30:08 +08:00
David Mak	9e0601837a	core: Add compile-time feature to disable escape analysis	2024-08-14 09:29:48 +08:00
lyken	432c81a500	core: update insta after #489	2024-08-13 15:30:34 +08:00
David Mak	6beff7a268	[artiq] Implement core_log and rtio_log in terms of polymorphic_print Implementation mostly references the original implementation in Python.	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	6ca7aecd4a	[artiq] Add core_log and rtio_log function declarations	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	8fd7216243	[core] toplevel/composer: Add lateinit_builtins This is required for the new core_log and rtio_log functions, which take a generic type as its parameter. However, in ARTIQ builtins are initialized using one unifier and then actually used by another unifier. lateinit_builtins workaround this issue by deferring the initialization of functions requiring type variables until the actual unifier is ready.	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	4f5e417012	[core] codegen: Add function to get format constants for integers	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	a0614bad83	[core] codegen/expr: Make gen_string return `StructValue` So that it is clear that the value itself is returned rather than a pointer to the struct or its data.	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	5539d144ed	[core] Add `CodeGenContext::build_in_bounds_gep_and_load` For safer accesses to `gep`-able values and faster fails.	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	b3891b9a0d	standalone: Fix several issues post script refactoring - Add helptext for check_demos.sh - Add back support for using debug NAC3 for running tests - Output error message when argument is not recognized - Fixed last non-demo script argument being ignored - Add back SSE2 requirement to NAC3 (required for mandelbrot)	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
David Mak	6fb8939179	[meta] Update dependencies	2024-08-13 15:19:03 +08:00
lyken	973dc5041a	core/typecheck: Support tuple arg type in len()	2024-08-13 15:02:59 +08:00
David Mak	d0da688aa7	standalone: Add tuple len test	2024-08-13 15:02:59 +08:00
David Mak	12c4e1cf48	core/toplevel/builtins: Add support for len() on tuples	2024-08-13 15:02:59 +08:00
David Mak	9b988647ed	core/toplevel/builtins: Extract len() into builtin function	2024-08-13 15:02:59 +08:00
lyken	35a7cecc12	core/typecheck: fix np_array ndmin bug	2024-08-13 12:50:04 +08:00