IlxGen.fs

// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. See License.txt in the project root for license information.

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The ILX generator.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

module internal FSharp.Compiler.IlxGen

open System.IO
open System.Reflection
open System.Collections.Generic

open Internal.Utilities
open Internal.Utilities.Collections

open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL
open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.IL
open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.Internal
open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.Internal.Library
open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.Extensions.ILX
open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.Extensions.ILX.Types
open FSharp.Compiler.AbstractIL.Internal.BinaryConstants

open FSharp.Compiler
open FSharp.Compiler.AttributeChecking
open FSharp.Compiler.Ast
open FSharp.Compiler.ErrorLogger
open FSharp.Compiler.Infos
open FSharp.Compiler.Import
open FSharp.Compiler.Layout
open FSharp.Compiler.Lib
open FSharp.Compiler.PrettyNaming
open FSharp.Compiler.Range
open FSharp.Compiler.Tast
open FSharp.Compiler.Tastops
open FSharp.Compiler.Tastops.DebugPrint
open FSharp.Compiler.TcGlobals
open FSharp.Compiler.TypeRelations

let IsNonErasedTypar (tp: Typar) = 
    not tp.IsErased

let DropErasedTypars (tps: Typar list) =
    tps |> List.filter IsNonErasedTypar

let DropErasedTyargs tys = 
    tys |> List.filter (fun ty -> match ty with TType_measure _ -> false | _ -> true)

let AddNonUserCompilerGeneratedAttribs (g: TcGlobals) (mdef: ILMethodDef) = 
    g.AddMethodGeneratedAttributes mdef

let debugDisplayMethodName = "__DebugDisplay"

let useHiddenInitCode = true

let iLdcZero = AI_ldc (DT_I4, ILConst.I4 0)

let iLdcInt64 i = AI_ldc (DT_I8, ILConst.I8 i)

let iLdcDouble i = AI_ldc (DT_R8, ILConst.R8 i)

let iLdcSingle i = AI_ldc (DT_R4, ILConst.R4 i)

/// Make a method that simply loads a field
let mkLdfldMethodDef (ilMethName, reprAccess, isStatic, ilTy, ilFieldName, ilPropType) =
   let ilFieldSpec = mkILFieldSpecInTy(ilTy, ilFieldName, ilPropType)
   let ilReturn = mkILReturn ilPropType
   let ilMethodDef =
       if isStatic then
           mkILNonGenericStaticMethod (ilMethName, reprAccess, [], ilReturn, mkMethodBody(true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode [mkNormalLdsfld ilFieldSpec], None))
       else
           mkILNonGenericInstanceMethod (ilMethName, reprAccess, [], ilReturn, mkMethodBody (true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode [ mkLdarg0; mkNormalLdfld ilFieldSpec], None))
   ilMethodDef.WithSpecialName

/// Choose the constructor parameter names for fields
let ChooseParamNames fieldNamesAndTypes =
    let takenFieldNames = fieldNamesAndTypes |> List.map p23 |> Set.ofList

    fieldNamesAndTypes
    |> List.map (fun (ilPropName, ilFieldName, ilPropType) ->
        let lowerPropName = String.uncapitalize ilPropName
        let ilParamName = if takenFieldNames.Contains lowerPropName then ilPropName else lowerPropName
        ilParamName, ilFieldName, ilPropType)

/// Approximation for purposes of optimization and giving a warning when compiling definition-only files as EXEs
let rec CheckCodeDoesSomething (code: ILCode) =
    code.Instrs |> Array.exists (function AI_ldnull | AI_nop | AI_pop | I_ret | I_seqpoint _ -> false | _ -> true)

/// Choose the field names for variables captured by closures
let ChooseFreeVarNames takenNames ts =
    let tns = List.map (fun t -> (t, None)) ts
    let rec chooseName names (t, nOpt) =
        let tn = match nOpt with None -> t | Some n -> t + string n
        if Zset.contains tn names then
          chooseName names (t, Some(match nOpt with None -> 0 | Some n -> (n+1)))
        else
          let names = Zset.add tn names
          tn, names

    let names = Zset.empty String.order |> Zset.addList takenNames
    let ts, _names = List.mapFold chooseName names tns
    ts

/// We can't tailcall to methods taking byrefs. This helper helps search for them
let IsILTypeByref = function ILType.Byref _ -> true | _ -> false

let mainMethName = CompilerGeneratedName "main"

/// Used to query custom attributes when emitting COM interop code.
type AttributeDecoder(namedArgs) =

    let nameMap = namedArgs |> List.map (fun (AttribNamedArg(s, _, _, c)) -> s, c) |> NameMap.ofList
    let findConst x = match NameMap.tryFind x nameMap with | Some(AttribExpr(_, Expr.Const (c, _, _))) -> Some c | _ -> None
    let findAppTr x = match NameMap.tryFind x nameMap with | Some(AttribExpr(_, Expr.App (_, _, [TType_app(tr, _)], _, _))) -> Some tr | _ -> None

    member __.FindInt16 x dflt = match findConst x with | Some(Const.Int16 x) -> x | _ -> dflt

    member __.FindInt32 x dflt = match findConst x with | Some(Const.Int32 x) -> x | _ -> dflt

    member __.FindBool x dflt = match findConst x with | Some(Const.Bool x) -> x | _ -> dflt

    member __.FindString x dflt = match findConst x with | Some(Const.String x) -> x | _ -> dflt

    member __.FindTypeName x dflt = match findAppTr x with | Some tr -> tr.DisplayName | _ -> dflt         

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Statistics
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

let mutable reports = (fun _ -> ())

let AddReport f = 
    let old = reports 
    reports <- (fun oc -> old oc; f oc)

let ReportStatistics (oc: TextWriter) = 
    reports oc

let NewCounter nm =
    let count = ref 0
    AddReport (fun oc -> if !count <> 0 then oc.WriteLine (string !count + " " + nm))
    (fun () -> incr count)

let CountClosure = NewCounter "closures"

let CountMethodDef = NewCounter "IL method defintitions corresponding to values"

let CountStaticFieldDef = NewCounter "IL field defintitions corresponding to values"

let CountCallFuncInstructions = NewCounter "callfunc instructions (indirect calls)"

/// Non-local information related to internals of code generation within an assembly
type IlxGenIntraAssemblyInfo =
    { 
      /// A table recording the generated name of the static backing fields for each mutable top level value where
      /// we may need to take the address of that value, e.g. static mutable module-bound values which are structs. These are
      /// only accessible intra-assembly. Across assemblies, taking the address of static mutable module-bound values is not permitted.
      /// The key to the table is the method ref for the property getter for the value, which is a stable name for the Val's
      /// that come from both the signature and the implementation.
      StaticFieldInfo: Dictionary<ILMethodRef, ILFieldSpec>
    }

/// Helper to make sure we take tailcalls in some situations
type FakeUnit = | Fake

/// Indicates how the generated IL code is ultimately emitted
type IlxGenBackend =
    /// Indicates we are emitting code for ilwrite
    | IlWriteBackend

    /// Indicates we are emitting code for Reflection.Emit in F# Interactive.
    | IlReflectBackend

[<NoEquality; NoComparison>]
type IlxGenOptions =
    { 
      /// Indicates the "fragment name" for the part of the assembly we are emitting, particularly for incremental
      /// emit using Reflection.Emit in F# Interactive.
      fragName: string
      
      /// Indicates if we are generating filter blocks
      generateFilterBlocks: bool
      
      /// Indicates if we are working around historical Reflection.Emit bugs
      workAroundReflectionEmitBugs: bool
      
      /// Indicates if we should/shouldn't emit constant arrays as static data blobs
      emitConstantArraysUsingStaticDataBlobs: bool
      
      /// If this is set, then the last module becomes the "main" module and its toplevel bindings are executed at startup
      mainMethodInfo: Tast.Attribs option
      
      /// Indicates if local optimizations are on
      localOptimizationsAreOn: bool
      
      /// Indicates if we are generating debug symbols
      generateDebugSymbols: bool
      
      /// Indicates that FeeFee debug values should be emitted as value 100001 for 
      /// easier detection in debug output
      testFlagEmitFeeFeeAs100001: bool
      
      ilxBackend: IlxGenBackend

      /// Indicates the code is being generated in FSI.EXE and is executed immediately after code generation
      /// This includes all interactively compiled code, including #load, definitions, and expressions
      isInteractive: bool

      /// Indicates the code generated is an interactive 'it' expression. We generate a setter to allow clearing of the underlying
      /// storage, even though 'it' is not logically mutable
      isInteractiveItExpr: bool

      /// Whenever possible, use callvirt instead of call
      alwaysCallVirt: bool 
    }

/// Compilation environment for compiling a fragment of an assembly
[<NoEquality; NoComparison>]
type cenv =
    { 
      /// The TcGlobals for the compilation
      g: TcGlobals
            
      /// The ImportMap for reading IL
      amap: ImportMap
      
      /// A callback for TcVal in the typechecker. Used to generalize values when finding witnesses. 
      /// It is unfortunate this is needed but it is until we supply witnesses through the compiation.
      TcVal: ConstraintSolver.TcValF
      
      /// The TAST for the assembly being emitted
      viewCcu: CcuThunk
      
      /// The options for ILX code generation
      opts: IlxGenOptions
      
      /// Cache the generation of the "unit" type
      mutable ilUnitTy: ILType option
      
      /// Other information from the emit of this assembly
      intraAssemblyInfo: IlxGenIntraAssemblyInfo
      
      /// Cache methods with SecurityAttribute applied to them, to prevent unnecessary calls to ExistsInEntireHierarchyOfType
      casApplied: Dictionary<Stamp, bool>
      
      /// Used to apply forced inlining optimizations to witnesses generated late during codegen
      mutable optimizeDuringCodeGen: (Expr -> Expr)
    }


let mkTypeOfExpr cenv m ilty =
    let g = cenv.g
    mkAsmExpr ([ mkNormalCall (mspec_Type_GetTypeFromHandle g) ], [],
                   [mkAsmExpr ([ I_ldtoken (ILToken.ILType ilty) ], [], [], [g.system_RuntimeTypeHandle_ty], m)],
                   [g.system_Type_ty], m)
               
let mkGetNameExpr cenv (ilt: ILType) m =
    mkAsmExpr ([I_ldstr ilt.BasicQualifiedName], [], [], [cenv.g.string_ty], m)

let useCallVirt cenv boxity (mspec: ILMethodSpec) isBaseCall =
    cenv.opts.alwaysCallVirt &&
    (boxity = AsObject) &&
    not mspec.CallingConv.IsStatic &&
    not isBaseCall

/// Describes where items are to be placed within the generated IL namespace/typespace.
/// This should be cleaned up.
type CompileLocation =
    { Scope: IL.ILScopeRef

      TopImplQualifiedName: string

      Namespace: string option

      Enclosing: string list

      QualifiedNameOfFile: string
    }

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Access this and other assemblies
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

let mkTopName ns n = String.concat "." (match ns with Some x -> [x;n] | None -> [n])

let CompLocForFragment fragName (ccu: CcuThunk) =
   { QualifiedNameOfFile = fragName
     TopImplQualifiedName = fragName
     Scope = ccu.ILScopeRef
     Namespace = None
     Enclosing = []}

let CompLocForCcu (ccu: CcuThunk) = CompLocForFragment ccu.AssemblyName ccu

let CompLocForSubModuleOrNamespace cloc (submod: ModuleOrNamespace) =
    let n = submod.CompiledName
    match submod.ModuleOrNamespaceType.ModuleOrNamespaceKind with
    | FSharpModuleWithSuffix | ModuleOrType -> { cloc with Enclosing= cloc.Enclosing @ [n]}
    | Namespace -> {cloc with Namespace=Some (mkTopName cloc.Namespace n)}

let CompLocForFixedPath fragName qname (CompPath(sref, cpath)) =
    let ns, t = List.takeUntil (fun (_, mkind) -> mkind <> Namespace) cpath
    let ns = List.map fst ns
    let ns = textOfPath ns
    let encl = t |> List.map (fun (s, _)-> s)
    let ns = if ns = "" then None else Some ns
    { QualifiedNameOfFile = fragName
      TopImplQualifiedName = qname
      Scope = sref
      Namespace = ns
      Enclosing = encl }

let CompLocForFixedModule fragName qname (mspec: ModuleOrNamespace) =
   let cloc = CompLocForFixedPath fragName qname mspec.CompilationPath
   let cloc = CompLocForSubModuleOrNamespace cloc mspec
   cloc

let NestedTypeRefForCompLoc cloc n =
    match cloc.Enclosing with
    | [] ->
        let tyname = mkTopName cloc.Namespace n
        mkILTyRef(cloc.Scope, tyname)
    | h :: t -> mkILNestedTyRef(cloc.Scope, mkTopName cloc.Namespace h :: t, n)
    
let CleanUpGeneratedTypeName (nm: string) =
    if nm.IndexOfAny IllegalCharactersInTypeAndNamespaceNames = -1 then
        nm
    else
        (nm, IllegalCharactersInTypeAndNamespaceNames) ||> Array.fold (fun nm c -> nm.Replace(string c, "-"))

let TypeNameForInitClass cloc =
    "<StartupCode$" + (CleanUpGeneratedTypeName cloc.QualifiedNameOfFile) + ">.$" + cloc.TopImplQualifiedName

let TypeNameForImplicitMainMethod cloc =
    TypeNameForInitClass cloc + "$Main"

let TypeNameForPrivateImplementationDetails cloc =
    "<PrivateImplementationDetails$" + (CleanUpGeneratedTypeName cloc.QualifiedNameOfFile) + ">"

let CompLocForInitClass cloc =
    {cloc with Enclosing=[TypeNameForInitClass cloc]; Namespace=None}

let CompLocForImplicitMainMethod cloc =
    {cloc with Enclosing=[TypeNameForImplicitMainMethod cloc]; Namespace=None}

let CompLocForPrivateImplementationDetails cloc =
    {cloc with
        Enclosing=[TypeNameForPrivateImplementationDetails cloc]; Namespace=None}

/// Compute an ILTypeRef for a CompilationLocation
let rec TypeRefForCompLoc cloc =
    match cloc.Enclosing with
    | [] ->
      mkILTyRef(cloc.Scope, TypeNameForPrivateImplementationDetails cloc)
    | [h] ->
      let tyname = mkTopName cloc.Namespace h
      mkILTyRef(cloc.Scope, tyname)
    | _ ->
      let encl, n = List.frontAndBack cloc.Enclosing
      NestedTypeRefForCompLoc {cloc with Enclosing=encl} n

/// Compute an ILType for a CompilationLocation for a non-generic type
let mkILTyForCompLoc cloc = mkILNonGenericBoxedTy (TypeRefForCompLoc cloc)

let ComputeMemberAccess hidden = if hidden then ILMemberAccess.Assembly else ILMemberAccess.Public

// Under --publicasinternal change types from Public to Private (internal for types)
let ComputePublicTypeAccess() = ILTypeDefAccess.Public

let ComputeTypeAccess (tref: ILTypeRef) hidden =
    match tref.Enclosing with
    | [] -> if hidden then ILTypeDefAccess.Private else ComputePublicTypeAccess()
    | _ -> ILTypeDefAccess.Nested (ComputeMemberAccess hidden)
        
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// TypeReprEnv
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Indicates how type parameters are mapped to IL type variables
[<NoEquality; NoComparison>]
type TypeReprEnv(reprs: Map<Stamp, uint16>, count: int) =

    /// Lookup a type parameter
    member __.Item (tp: Typar, m: range) =
        try reprs.[tp.Stamp]
        with :? KeyNotFoundException ->
          errorR(InternalError("Undefined or unsolved type variable: " + showL(typarL tp), m))
          // Random value for post-hoc diagnostic analysis on generated tree *
          uint16 666

    /// Add an additional type parameter to the environment. If the parameter is a units-of-measure parameter
    /// then it is ignored, since it doesn't corespond to a .NET type parameter.
    member tyenv.AddOne (tp: Typar) =
        if IsNonErasedTypar tp then
            TypeReprEnv(reprs.Add (tp.Stamp, uint16 count), count + 1)
        else
            tyenv

    /// Add multiple additional type parameters to the environment.
    member tyenv.Add tps =
        (tyenv, tps) ||> List.fold (fun tyenv tp -> tyenv.AddOne tp)

    /// Get the count of the non-erased type parameters in scope.
    member __.Count = count

    /// Get the empty environment, where no type parameters are in scope.
    static member Empty =
        TypeReprEnv(count = 0, reprs = Map.empty)

    /// Get the environment for a fixed set of type parameters
    static member ForTypars tps =
        TypeReprEnv.Empty.Add tps
     
    /// Get the environment for within a type definition
    static member ForTycon (tycon: Tycon) =
        TypeReprEnv.ForTypars (tycon.TyparsNoRange)
    
    /// Get the environment for generating a reference to items within a type definition
    static member ForTyconRef (tycon: TyconRef) =
        TypeReprEnv.ForTycon tycon.Deref
    

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate type references
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Get the ILTypeRef or other representation information for a type
let GenTyconRef (tcref: TyconRef) =
    assert(not tcref.IsTypeAbbrev)
    tcref.CompiledRepresentation

type VoidNotOK = 
    | VoidNotOK
    | VoidOK

#if DEBUG
let voidCheck m g permits ty =
   if permits=VoidNotOK && isVoidTy g ty then
       error(InternalError("System.Void unexpectedly detected in IL code generation. This should not occur.", m))
#endif

/// When generating parameter and return types generate precise .NET IL pointer types.
/// These can't be generated for generic instantiations, since .NET generics doesn't
/// permit this. But for 'naked' values (locals, parameters, return values etc.) machine
/// integer values and native pointer values are compatible (though the code is unverifiable).
type PtrsOK =
    | PtrTypesOK
    | PtrTypesNotOK

let GenReadOnlyAttributeIfNecessary (g: TcGlobals) ty =
    let add = isInByrefTy g ty && g.attrib_IsReadOnlyAttribute.TyconRef.CanDeref
    if add then
        let attr = mkILCustomAttribute g.ilg (g.attrib_IsReadOnlyAttribute.TypeRef, [], [], [])
        Some attr
    else
        None

/// Generate "modreq([mscorlib]System.Runtime.InteropServices.InAttribute)" on inref types.
let GenReadOnlyModReqIfNecessary (g: TcGlobals) ty ilTy =
    let add = isInByrefTy g ty && g.attrib_InAttribute.TyconRef.CanDeref
    if add then
        ILType.Modified(true, g.attrib_InAttribute.TypeRef, ilTy)
    else
        ilTy

let rec GenTypeArgAux amap m tyenv tyarg =
    GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK PtrTypesNotOK tyarg

and GenTypeArgsAux amap m tyenv tyargs =
    List.map (GenTypeArgAux amap m tyenv) (DropErasedTyargs tyargs)

and GenTyAppAux amap m tyenv repr tinst =
    match repr with
    | CompiledTypeRepr.ILAsmOpen ty ->
        let ilTypeInst = GenTypeArgsAux amap m tyenv tinst
        let ty = IL.instILType ilTypeInst ty
        ty
    | CompiledTypeRepr.ILAsmNamed (tref, boxity, ilTypeOpt) ->
        GenILTyAppAux amap m tyenv (tref, boxity, ilTypeOpt) tinst

and GenILTyAppAux amap m tyenv (tref, boxity, ilTypeOpt) tinst =
    match ilTypeOpt with
    | None ->
        let ilTypeInst = GenTypeArgsAux amap m tyenv tinst
        mkILTy boxity (mkILTySpec (tref, ilTypeInst))
    | Some ilType ->
        ilType // monomorphic types include a cached ilType to avoid reallocation of an ILType node

and GenNamedTyAppAux (amap: ImportMap) m tyenv ptrsOK tcref tinst =
    let g = amap.g
    let tinst = DropErasedTyargs tinst

    // See above note on ptrsOK
    if ptrsOK = PtrTypesOK && tyconRefEq g tcref g.nativeptr_tcr && (freeInTypes CollectTypars tinst).FreeTypars.IsEmpty then
        GenNamedTyAppAux amap m tyenv ptrsOK g.ilsigptr_tcr tinst
    else
#if !NO_EXTENSIONTYPING
        match tcref.TypeReprInfo with
        // Generate the base type, because that is always the representation of the erased type, unless the assembly is being injected
        | TProvidedTypeExtensionPoint info when info.IsErased ->
            GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK ptrsOK (info.BaseTypeForErased (m, g.obj_ty))
        | _ ->
#endif
            GenTyAppAux amap m tyenv (GenTyconRef tcref) tinst

and GenTypeAux amap m (tyenv: TypeReprEnv) voidOK ptrsOK ty =
    let g = amap.g
#if DEBUG
    voidCheck m g voidOK ty
#else
    ignore voidOK
#endif
    match stripTyEqnsAndMeasureEqns g ty with
    | TType_app (tcref, tinst) -> GenNamedTyAppAux amap m tyenv ptrsOK tcref tinst
    

    | TType_tuple (tupInfo, args) -> GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK ptrsOK (mkCompiledTupleTy g (evalTupInfoIsStruct tupInfo) args)

    | TType_fun (dty, returnTy) -> EraseClosures.mkILFuncTy g.ilxPubCloEnv (GenTypeArgAux amap m tyenv dty) (GenTypeArgAux amap m tyenv returnTy)

    | TType_anon (anonInfo, tinst) ->
        let tref = anonInfo.ILTypeRef
        let boxity = if evalAnonInfoIsStruct anonInfo then ILBoxity.AsValue else ILBoxity.AsObject
        GenILTyAppAux amap m tyenv (tref, boxity, None) tinst

    | TType_ucase (ucref, args) ->
        let cuspec, idx = GenUnionCaseSpec amap m tyenv ucref args
        EraseUnions.GetILTypeForAlternative cuspec idx

    | TType_forall (tps, tau) ->
        let tps = DropErasedTypars tps
        if tps.IsEmpty then GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK ptrsOK tau
        else EraseClosures.mkILTyFuncTy g.ilxPubCloEnv

    | TType_var tp -> mkILTyvarTy tyenv.[tp, m]

    | TType_measure _ -> g.ilg.typ_Int32

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate ILX references to closures, classunions etc. given a tyenv
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenUnionCaseRef (amap: ImportMap) m tyenv i (fspecs: RecdField[]) =
    let g = amap.g
    fspecs |> Array.mapi (fun j fspec ->
        let ilFieldDef = IL.mkILInstanceField(fspec.Name, GenType amap m tyenv fspec.FormalType, None, ILMemberAccess.Public)
        // These properties on the "field" of an alternative end up going on a property generated by cu_erase.fs
        IlxUnionField
          (ilFieldDef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs [(mkCompilationMappingAttrWithVariantNumAndSeqNum g (int SourceConstructFlags.Field) i j )])))


and GenUnionRef (amap: ImportMap) m (tcref: TyconRef) =
    let g = amap.g
    let tycon = tcref.Deref
    assert(not tycon.IsTypeAbbrev)
    match tycon.UnionTypeInfo with
    | ValueNone -> failwith "GenUnionRef m"
    | ValueSome funion ->
      cached funion.CompiledRepresentation (fun () ->
          let tyenvinner = TypeReprEnv.ForTycon tycon
          match tcref.CompiledRepresentation with
          | CompiledTypeRepr.ILAsmOpen _ -> failwith "GenUnionRef m: unexpected ASM tyrep"
          | CompiledTypeRepr.ILAsmNamed (tref, _, _) ->
              let alternatives =
                  tycon.UnionCasesArray |> Array.mapi (fun i cspec ->
                      { altName=cspec.CompiledName
                        altCustomAttrs=emptyILCustomAttrs
                        altFields=GenUnionCaseRef amap m tyenvinner i cspec.RecdFieldsArray })
              let nullPermitted = IsUnionTypeWithNullAsTrueValue g tycon
              let hasHelpers = ComputeUnionHasHelpers g tcref
              let boxity = (if tcref.IsStructOrEnumTycon then ILBoxity.AsValue else ILBoxity.AsObject)
              IlxUnionRef(boxity, tref, alternatives, nullPermitted, hasHelpers))

and ComputeUnionHasHelpers g (tcref: TyconRef) =
    if tyconRefEq g tcref g.unit_tcr_canon then NoHelpers
    elif tyconRefEq g tcref g.list_tcr_canon then SpecialFSharpListHelpers
    elif tyconRefEq g tcref g.option_tcr_canon then SpecialFSharpOptionHelpers
    else
     match TryFindFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_DefaultAugmentationAttribute tcref.Attribs with
     | Some(Attrib(_, _, [ AttribBoolArg b ], _, _, _, _)) ->
         if b then AllHelpers else NoHelpers
     | Some (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, _, m)) ->
         errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilDefaultAugmentationAttributeCouldNotBeDecoded(), m))
         AllHelpers
     | _ ->
         AllHelpers (* not hiddenRepr *)

and GenUnionSpec amap m tyenv tcref tyargs =
    let curef = GenUnionRef amap m tcref
    let tinst = GenTypeArgs amap m tyenv tyargs
    IlxUnionSpec(curef, tinst)

and GenUnionCaseSpec amap m tyenv (ucref: UnionCaseRef) tyargs =
    let cuspec = GenUnionSpec amap m tyenv ucref.TyconRef tyargs
    cuspec, ucref.Index

and GenType amap m tyenv ty =
    GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK PtrTypesNotOK ty

and GenTypes amap m tyenv tys = List.map (GenType amap m tyenv) tys

and GenTypePermitVoid amap m tyenv ty = (GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidOK PtrTypesNotOK ty)

and GenTypesPermitVoid amap m tyenv tys = List.map (GenTypePermitVoid amap m tyenv) tys

and GenTyApp amap m tyenv repr tyargs = GenTyAppAux amap m tyenv repr tyargs

and GenNamedTyApp amap m tyenv tcref tinst = GenNamedTyAppAux amap m tyenv PtrTypesNotOK tcref tinst

/// IL void types are only generated for return types
and GenReturnType amap m tyenv returnTyOpt =
    match returnTyOpt with
    | None -> ILType.Void
    | Some returnTy ->
        let ilTy = GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK(*1*) PtrTypesOK returnTy (*1: generate void from unit, but not accept void *)
        GenReadOnlyModReqIfNecessary amap.g returnTy ilTy

and GenParamType amap m tyenv isSlotSig ty =
    let ilTy = GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidNotOK PtrTypesOK ty
    if isSlotSig then
        GenReadOnlyModReqIfNecessary amap.g ty ilTy
    else
        ilTy

and GenParamTypes amap m tyenv isSlotSig tys =
    tys |> List.map (GenParamType amap m tyenv isSlotSig)

and GenTypeArgs amap m tyenv tyargs = GenTypeArgsAux amap m tyenv tyargs

and GenTypePermitVoidAux amap m tyenv ty = GenTypeAux amap m tyenv VoidOK PtrTypesNotOK ty

// Static fields generally go in a private InitializationCodeAndBackingFields section. This is to ensure all static
// fields are initialized only in their class constructors (we generate one primary
// cctor for each file to ensure initialization coherence across the file, regardless
// of how many modules are in the file). This means F# passes an extra check applied by SQL Server when it
// verifies stored procedures: SQL Server checks that all 'initionly' static fields are only initialized from
// their own class constructor.
//
// However, mutable static fields must be accessible across compilation units. This means we place them in their "natural" location
// which may be in a nested module etc. This means mutable static fields can't be used in code to be loaded by SQL Server.
//
// Computes the location where the static field for a value lives.
//     - Literals go in their type/module.
//     - For interactive code, we always place fields in their type/module with an accurate name
let GenFieldSpecForStaticField (isInteractive, g, ilContainerTy, vspec: Val, nm, m, cloc, ilTy) =
    if isInteractive || HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_LiteralAttribute vspec.Attribs then
        let fieldName = vspec.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState
        let fieldName = if isInteractive then CompilerGeneratedName fieldName else fieldName
        mkILFieldSpecInTy (ilContainerTy, fieldName, ilTy)
    else
        let fieldName =
            // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
            assert(g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
            g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.IlxGenNiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName (nm, m)
        let ilFieldContainerTy = mkILTyForCompLoc (CompLocForInitClass cloc)
        mkILFieldSpecInTy (ilFieldContainerTy, fieldName, ilTy)

let GenRecdFieldRef m cenv tyenv (rfref: RecdFieldRef) tyargs =
    let tyenvinner = TypeReprEnv.ForTycon rfref.Tycon
    mkILFieldSpecInTy(GenTyApp cenv.amap m tyenv rfref.TyconRef.CompiledRepresentation tyargs,
                      ComputeFieldName rfref.Tycon rfref.RecdField,
                      GenType cenv.amap m tyenvinner rfref.RecdField.FormalType)

let GenExnType amap m tyenv (ecref: TyconRef) = GenTyApp amap m tyenv ecref.CompiledRepresentation []
 
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Closure summaries
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

type ArityInfo = int list
  
[<NoEquality; NoComparison>]
type IlxClosureInfo =
    { /// The whole expression for the closure
      cloExpr: Expr
      
      /// The name of the generated closure class
      cloName: string
      
      /// The counts of curried arguments for the closure
      cloArityInfo: ArityInfo

      /// The formal return type 
      cloILFormalRetTy: ILType

      /// An immutable array of free variable descriptions for the closure
      cloILFreeVars: IlxClosureFreeVar[]

      /// The ILX specification for the closure
      cloSpec: IlxClosureSpec

      /// The attributes that get attached to the closure class
      cloAttribs: Attribs

      /// The generic parameters for the closure, i.e. the type variables it captures
      cloILGenericParams: IL.ILGenericParameterDefs

      /// The free variables for the closure, i.e. the values it captures
      cloFreeVars: Val list

      /// ILX view of the lambdas for the closures
      ilCloLambdas: IlxClosureLambdas

      /// The free type parameters occuring in the type of the closure (and not just its body)
      /// This is used for local type functions, whose contract class must use these types
      ///    type Contract<'fv> =
      ///        abstract DirectInvoke: ty['fv]
      ///    type Implementation<'fv, 'fv2> : Contract<'fv> =
      ///        override DirectInvoke: ty['fv] = expr['fv, 'fv2]
      ///
      ///   At the callsite we generate
      ///      unbox ty['fv]
      ///      callvirt clo.DirectInvoke
      localTypeFuncILGenericArgs: ILType list

      /// The free type parameters for the local type function as F# TAST types
      localTypeFuncContractFreeTypars: Typar list

      localTypeFuncDirectILGenericParams: IL.ILGenericParameterDefs

      localTypeFuncInternalFreeTypars: Typar list
    }


//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// ValStorage
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
/// Describes the storage for a value
[<NoEquality; NoComparison>]
type ValStorage =
    /// Indicates the value is always null
    | Null

    /// Indicates the value is stored in a static field.
    | StaticField of ILFieldSpec * ValRef * (*hasLiteralAttr:*)bool * ILType * string * ILType * ILMethodRef * ILMethodRef * OptionalShadowLocal

    /// Indicates the value is "stored" as a property that recomputes it each time it is referenced. Used for simple constants that do not cause initialization triggers
    | StaticProperty of ILMethodSpec * OptionalShadowLocal

    /// Indicates the value is "stored" as a IL static method (in a "main" class for a F#
    /// compilation unit, or as a member) according to its inferred or specified arity.
    | Method of ValReprInfo * ValRef * ILMethodSpec * Range.range * ArgReprInfo list * TType list * ArgReprInfo

    /// Indicates the value is stored at the given position in the closure environment accessed via "ldarg 0"
    | Env of ILType * int * ILFieldSpec * NamedLocalIlxClosureInfo ref option

    /// Indicates that the value is an argument of a method being generated
    | Arg of int

    /// Indicates that the value is stored in local of the method being generated. NamedLocalIlxClosureInfo is normally empty.
    /// It is non-empty for 'local type functions', see comments on definition of NamedLocalIlxClosureInfo.
    | Local of idx: int * realloc: bool * NamedLocalIlxClosureInfo ref option

/// Indicates if there is a shadow local storage for a local, to make sure it gets a good name in debugging
and OptionalShadowLocal =
    | NoShadowLocal
    | ShadowLocal of ValStorage

/// The representation of a NamedLocalClosure is based on a cloinfo. However we can't generate a cloinfo until we've
/// decided the representations of other items in the recursive set. Hence we use two phases to decide representations in
/// a recursive set. Yuck.
and NamedLocalIlxClosureInfo =
    | NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerator of (IlxGenEnv -> IlxClosureInfo)
    | NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerated of IlxClosureInfo

/// Indicates the overall representation decisions for all the elements of a namespace of module
and ModuleStorage =
    { Vals: Lazy<NameMap<ValStorage>>
      SubModules: Lazy<NameMap<ModuleStorage>> }

/// Indicate whether a call to the value can be implemented as
/// a branch. At the moment these are only used for generating branch calls back to
/// the entry label of the method currently being generated when a direct tailcall is
/// made in the method itself.
and BranchCallItem =
    | BranchCallClosure of ArityInfo
    | BranchCallMethod of
        // Argument counts for compiled form of F# method or value
        ArityInfo *
        // Arg infos for compiled form of F# method or value
        (TType * ArgReprInfo) list list *
        // Typars for F# method or value
        Tast.Typars *
        // Typars for F# method or value
        int *
        // num obj args
        int
  
/// Represents a place we can branch to
and Mark =
    | Mark of ILCodeLabel
    member x.CodeLabel = (let (Mark lab) = x in lab)

/// The overall environment at a particular point in an expression tree.
and IlxGenEnv =
    { /// The representation decisions for the (non-erased) type parameters that are in scope
      tyenv: TypeReprEnv
      
      /// An ILType for some random type in this assembly
      someTypeInThisAssembly: ILType
      
      /// Indicates if we are generating code for the last file in a .EXE
      isFinalFile: bool

      /// Indicates the default "place" for stuff we're currently generating
      cloc: CompileLocation

      /// Hiding information down the signature chain, used to compute what's public to the assembly
      sigToImplRemapInfo: (Remap * SignatureHidingInfo) list

      /// All values in scope
      valsInScope: ValMap<Lazy<ValStorage>>

      /// For optimizing direct tail recursion to a loop - mark says where to branch to. Length is 0 or 1.
      /// REVIEW: generalize to arbitrary nested local loops??
      innerVals: (ValRef * (BranchCallItem * Mark)) list

      /// Full list of enclosing bound values. First non-compiler-generated element is used to help give nice names for closures and other expressions.
      letBoundVars: ValRef list

      /// The set of IL local variable indexes currently in use by lexically scoped variables, to allow reuse on different branches.
      /// Really an integer set.
      liveLocals: IntMap<unit>

      /// Are we under the scope of a try, catch or finally? If so we can't tailcall. SEH = structured exception handling
      withinSEH: bool

      /// Are we inside of a recursive let binding, while loop, or a for loop?
      isInLoop: bool
    }

let SetIsInLoop isInLoop eenv =
    if eenv.isInLoop = isInLoop then eenv
    else { eenv with isInLoop = isInLoop }

let ReplaceTyenv tyenv (eenv: IlxGenEnv) = {eenv with tyenv = tyenv }

let EnvForTypars tps eenv = {eenv with tyenv = TypeReprEnv.ForTypars tps }

let AddTyparsToEnv typars (eenv: IlxGenEnv) = {eenv with tyenv = eenv.tyenv.Add typars}

let AddSignatureRemapInfo _msg (rpi, mhi) eenv =
    { eenv with sigToImplRemapInfo = (mkRepackageRemapping rpi, mhi) :: eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo }
 
let OutputStorage (pps: TextWriter) s =
    match s with
    | StaticField _ -> pps.Write "(top)"
    | StaticProperty _ -> pps.Write "(top)"
    | Method _ -> pps.Write "(top)"
    | Local _ -> pps.Write "(local)"
    | Arg _ -> pps.Write "(arg)"
    | Env _ -> pps.Write "(env)"
    | Null -> pps.Write "(null)"

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Augment eenv with values
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

let AddStorageForVal (g: TcGlobals) (v, s) eenv =
    let eenv = { eenv with valsInScope = eenv.valsInScope.Add v s }
    // If we're compiling fslib then also bind the value as a non-local path to
    // allow us to resolve the compiler-non-local-references that arise from env.fs
    //
    // Do this by generating a fake "looking from the outside in" non-local value reference for
    // v, dereferencing it to find the corresponding signature Val, and adding an entry for the signature val.
    //
    // A similar code path exists in ilxgen.fs for the tables of "optimization data" for values
    if g.compilingFslib then
        // Passing an empty remap is sufficient for FSharp.Core.dll because it turns out the remapped type signature can
        // still be resolved.
        match tryRescopeVal g.fslibCcu Remap.Empty v with
        | ValueNone -> eenv
        | ValueSome vref ->
            match vref.TryDeref with
            | ValueNone ->
                //let msg = sprintf "could not dereference external value reference to something in FSharp.Core.dll during code generation, v.MangledName = '%s', v.Range = %s" v.MangledName (stringOfRange v.Range)
                //System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(false, msg)
                eenv
            | ValueSome gv ->
                { eenv with valsInScope = eenv.valsInScope.Add gv s }
    else
        eenv

let AddStorageForLocalVals g vals eenv = List.foldBack (fun (v, s) acc -> AddStorageForVal g (v, notlazy s) acc) vals eenv

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Lookup eenv
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

let StorageForVal g m v eenv =
    let v =
        try eenv.valsInScope.[v]
        with :? KeyNotFoundException ->
          assert false
          errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilUndefinedValue(showL(valAtBindL g v)), m))
          notlazy (Arg 668(* random value for post-hoc diagnostic analysis on generated tree *) )
    v.Force()

let StorageForValRef g m (v: ValRef) eenv = StorageForVal g m v.Deref eenv

let IsValRefIsDllImport g (vref: ValRef) =
    vref.Attribs |> HasFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_DllImportAttribute

/// Determine how a top level value is represented, when it is being represented
/// as a method.
let GetMethodSpecForMemberVal amap g (memberInfo: ValMemberInfo) (vref: ValRef) =
    let m = vref.Range
    let tps, curriedArgInfos, returnTy, retInfo =
         assert(vref.ValReprInfo.IsSome)
         GetTopValTypeInCompiledForm g (Option.get vref.ValReprInfo) vref.Type m
    let tyenvUnderTypars = TypeReprEnv.ForTypars tps
    let flatArgInfos = List.concat curriedArgInfos
    let isCtor = (memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind = MemberKind.Constructor)
    let cctor = (memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind = MemberKind.ClassConstructor)
    let parentTcref = vref.TopValDeclaringEntity
    let parentTypars = parentTcref.TyparsNoRange
    let numParentTypars = parentTypars.Length
    if tps.Length < numParentTypars then error(InternalError("CodeGen check: type checking did not ensure that this method is sufficiently generic", m))
    let ctps, mtps = List.splitAt numParentTypars tps
    let isCompiledAsInstance = ValRefIsCompiledAsInstanceMember g vref

    let ilActualRetTy =
        let ilRetTy = GenReturnType amap m tyenvUnderTypars returnTy
        if isCtor || cctor then ILType.Void else ilRetTy

    let ilTy = GenType amap m tyenvUnderTypars (mkAppTy parentTcref (List.map mkTyparTy ctps))

    if isCompiledAsInstance || isCtor then
        // Find the 'this' argument type if any
        let thisTy, flatArgInfos =
            if isCtor then (GetFSharpViewOfReturnType g returnTy), flatArgInfos
            else
               match flatArgInfos with
               | [] -> error(InternalError("This instance method '" + vref.LogicalName + "' has no arguments", m))
               | (h, _) :: t -> h, t

        let thisTy = if isByrefTy g thisTy then destByrefTy g thisTy else thisTy
        let thisArgTys = argsOfAppTy g thisTy
        if numParentTypars <> thisArgTys.Length then
           let msg = sprintf "CodeGen check: type checking did not quantify the correct number of type variables for this method, #parentTypars = %d, #mtps = %d, #thisArgTys = %d" numParentTypars mtps.Length thisArgTys.Length
           warning(InternalError(msg, m))
        else
           List.iter2
              (fun gtp ty2 ->
                if not (typeEquiv g (mkTyparTy gtp) ty2) then
                  warning(InternalError("CodeGen check: type checking did not quantify the correct type variables for this method: generalization list contained "
                                           + gtp.Name + "#" + string gtp.Stamp + " and list from 'this' pointer contained " + (showL(typeL ty2)), m)))
              ctps
              thisArgTys
        let methodArgTys, paramInfos = List.unzip flatArgInfos
        let isSlotSig = memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsDispatchSlot || memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsOverrideOrExplicitImpl
        let ilMethodArgTys = GenParamTypes amap m tyenvUnderTypars isSlotSig methodArgTys
        let ilMethodInst = GenTypeArgs amap m tyenvUnderTypars (List.map mkTyparTy mtps)
        let mspec = mkILInstanceMethSpecInTy (ilTy, vref.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, ilMethodArgTys, ilActualRetTy, ilMethodInst)

        mspec, ctps, mtps, paramInfos, retInfo, methodArgTys
    else
        let methodArgTys, paramInfos = List.unzip flatArgInfos
        let ilMethodArgTys = GenParamTypes amap m tyenvUnderTypars false methodArgTys
        let ilMethodInst = GenTypeArgs amap m tyenvUnderTypars (List.map mkTyparTy mtps)
        let mspec = mkILStaticMethSpecInTy (ilTy, vref.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState , ilMethodArgTys, ilActualRetTy, ilMethodInst)

        mspec, ctps, mtps, paramInfos, retInfo, methodArgTys

/// Determine how a top-level value is represented, when representing as a field, by computing an ILFieldSpec
let ComputeFieldSpecForVal(optIntraAssemblyInfo: IlxGenIntraAssemblyInfo option, isInteractive, g, ilTyForProperty, vspec: Val, nm, m, cloc, ilTy, ilGetterMethRef) =
    assert vspec.IsCompiledAsTopLevel
    let generate() = GenFieldSpecForStaticField (isInteractive, g, ilTyForProperty, vspec, nm, m, cloc, ilTy)
    match optIntraAssemblyInfo with
    | None -> generate()
    | Some intraAssemblyInfo ->
        if vspec.IsMutable && vspec.IsCompiledAsTopLevel && isStructTy g vspec.Type then
            let ok, res = intraAssemblyInfo.StaticFieldInfo.TryGetValue ilGetterMethRef
            if ok then
                res
            else
                let res = generate()
                intraAssemblyInfo.StaticFieldInfo.[ilGetterMethRef] <- res
                res
        else
            generate()

/// Compute the representation information for an F#-declared value (not a member nor a function).
/// Mutable and literal static fields must have stable names and live in the "public" location
let ComputeStorageForFSharpValue amap (g:TcGlobals) cloc optIntraAssemblyInfo optShadowLocal isInteractive returnTy (vref: ValRef) m =
    let nm = vref.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState
    let vspec = vref.Deref
    let ilTy = GenType amap m TypeReprEnv.Empty returnTy (* TypeReprEnv.Empty ok: not a field in a generic class *)
    let ilTyForProperty = mkILTyForCompLoc cloc
    let attribs = vspec.Attribs
    let hasLiteralAttr = HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_LiteralAttribute attribs
    let ilTypeRefForProperty = ilTyForProperty.TypeRef
    let ilGetterMethRef = mkILMethRef (ilTypeRefForProperty, ILCallingConv.Static, "get_"+nm, 0, [], ilTy)
    let ilSetterMethRef = mkILMethRef (ilTypeRefForProperty, ILCallingConv.Static, "set_"+nm, 0, [ilTy], ILType.Void)
    let ilFieldSpec = ComputeFieldSpecForVal(optIntraAssemblyInfo, isInteractive, g, ilTyForProperty, vspec, nm, m, cloc, ilTy, ilGetterMethRef)
    StaticField (ilFieldSpec, vref, hasLiteralAttr, ilTyForProperty, nm, ilTy, ilGetterMethRef, ilSetterMethRef, optShadowLocal)

/// Compute the representation information for an F#-declared member
let ComputeStorageForFSharpMember amap g topValInfo memberInfo (vref: ValRef) m =
    let mspec, _, _, paramInfos, retInfo, methodArgTys = GetMethodSpecForMemberVal amap g memberInfo vref
    Method (topValInfo, vref, mspec, m, paramInfos, methodArgTys, retInfo)

/// Compute the representation information for an F#-declared function in a module or an F#-decalared extension member.
/// Note, there is considerable overlap with ComputeStorageForFSharpMember/GetMethodSpecForMemberVal and these could be
/// rationalized.
let ComputeStorageForFSharpFunctionOrFSharpExtensionMember amap (g:TcGlobals) cloc topValInfo (vref: ValRef) m =
    let nm = vref.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState
    let (tps, curriedArgInfos, returnTy, retInfo) = GetTopValTypeInCompiledForm g topValInfo vref.Type m
    let tyenvUnderTypars = TypeReprEnv.ForTypars tps
    let (methodArgTys, paramInfos) = curriedArgInfos |> List.concat |> List.unzip
    let ilMethodArgTys = GenParamTypes amap m tyenvUnderTypars false methodArgTys
    let ilRetTy = GenReturnType amap m tyenvUnderTypars returnTy
    let ilLocTy = mkILTyForCompLoc cloc
    let ilMethodInst = GenTypeArgs amap m tyenvUnderTypars (List.map mkTyparTy tps)
    let mspec = mkILStaticMethSpecInTy (ilLocTy, nm, ilMethodArgTys, ilRetTy, ilMethodInst)
    Method (topValInfo, vref, mspec, m, paramInfos, methodArgTys, retInfo)

/// Determine if an F#-declared value, method or function is compiled as a method.
let IsFSharpValCompiledAsMethod g (v: Val) =
    match v.ValReprInfo with
    | None -> false
    | Some topValInfo ->
        not (isUnitTy g v.Type && not v.IsMemberOrModuleBinding && not v.IsMutable) &&
        not v.IsCompiledAsStaticPropertyWithoutField &&
        match GetTopValTypeInFSharpForm g topValInfo v.Type v.Range with
        | [], [], _, _ when not v.IsMember -> false
        | _ -> true

/// Determine how a top level value is represented, when it is being represented
/// as a method. This depends on its type and other representation inforrmation.
/// If it's a function or is polymorphic, then it gets represented as a
/// method (possibly and instance method). Otherwise it gets represented as a
/// static field and property.
let ComputeStorageForTopVal (amap, g, optIntraAssemblyInfo: IlxGenIntraAssemblyInfo option, isInteractive, optShadowLocal, vref: ValRef, cloc) =

  if isUnitTy g vref.Type && not vref.IsMemberOrModuleBinding && not vref.IsMutable then
      Null
  else
    let topValInfo =
        match vref.ValReprInfo with
        | None -> error(InternalError("ComputeStorageForTopVal: no arity found for " + showL(valRefL vref), vref.Range))
        | Some a -> a
    
    let m = vref.Range
    let nm = vref.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState

    if vref.Deref.IsCompiledAsStaticPropertyWithoutField then
        let nm = "get_"+nm
        let tyenvUnderTypars = TypeReprEnv.ForTypars []
        let ilRetTy = GenType amap m tyenvUnderTypars vref.Type
        let ty = mkILTyForCompLoc cloc
        let mspec = mkILStaticMethSpecInTy (ty, nm, [], ilRetTy, [])

        StaticProperty (mspec, optShadowLocal)
    else

        // Determine when a static field is required.
        //
        // REVIEW: This call to GetTopValTypeInFSharpForm is only needed to determine if this is a (type) function or a value
        // We should just look at the arity
        match GetTopValTypeInFSharpForm g topValInfo vref.Type vref.Range with
        | [], [], returnTy, _ when not vref.IsMember ->
            ComputeStorageForFSharpValue amap g cloc optIntraAssemblyInfo optShadowLocal isInteractive returnTy vref m
        | _ ->
            match vref.MemberInfo with
            | Some memberInfo when not vref.IsExtensionMember ->
                ComputeStorageForFSharpMember amap g topValInfo memberInfo vref m
            | _ ->
                ComputeStorageForFSharpFunctionOrFSharpExtensionMember amap g cloc topValInfo vref m

/// Determine how an F#-declared value, function or member is represented, if it is in the assembly being compiled.
let ComputeAndAddStorageForLocalTopVal (amap, g, intraAssemblyFieldTable, isInteractive, optShadowLocal) cloc (v: Val) eenv =
    let storage = ComputeStorageForTopVal (amap, g, Some intraAssemblyFieldTable, isInteractive, optShadowLocal, mkLocalValRef v, cloc)
    AddStorageForVal g (v, notlazy storage) eenv

/// Determine how an F#-declared value, function or member is represented, if it is an external assembly.
let ComputeStorageForNonLocalTopVal amap g cloc modref (v: Val) =
    match v.ValReprInfo with
    | None -> error(InternalError("ComputeStorageForNonLocalTopVal, expected an arity for " + v.LogicalName, v.Range))
    | Some _ -> ComputeStorageForTopVal (amap, g, None, false, NoShadowLocal, mkNestedValRef modref v, cloc)

/// Determine how all the F#-decalred top level values, functions and members are represented, for an external module or namespace.
let rec AddStorageForNonLocalModuleOrNamespaceRef amap g cloc acc (modref: ModuleOrNamespaceRef) (modul: ModuleOrNamespace) =
    let acc =
        (acc, modul.ModuleOrNamespaceType.ModuleAndNamespaceDefinitions) ||> List.fold (fun acc smodul ->
            AddStorageForNonLocalModuleOrNamespaceRef amap g (CompLocForSubModuleOrNamespace cloc smodul) acc (modref.NestedTyconRef smodul) smodul)

    let acc =
        (acc, modul.ModuleOrNamespaceType.AllValsAndMembers) ||> Seq.fold (fun acc v ->
            AddStorageForVal g (v, lazy (ComputeStorageForNonLocalTopVal amap g cloc modref v)) acc)
    acc

/// Determine how all the F#-declared top level values, functions and members are represented, for an external assembly.
let AddStorageForExternalCcu amap g eenv (ccu: CcuThunk) =
    if not ccu.IsFSharp then eenv else
    let cloc = CompLocForCcu ccu
    let eenv =
       List.foldBack
           (fun smodul acc ->
               let cloc = CompLocForSubModuleOrNamespace cloc smodul
               let modref = mkNonLocalCcuRootEntityRef ccu smodul
               AddStorageForNonLocalModuleOrNamespaceRef amap g cloc acc modref smodul)
           ccu.RootModulesAndNamespaces
           eenv
    let eenv =
        let eref = ERefNonLocalPreResolved ccu.Contents (mkNonLocalEntityRef ccu [| |])
        (eenv, ccu.Contents.ModuleOrNamespaceType.AllValsAndMembers) ||> Seq.fold (fun acc v ->
            AddStorageForVal g (v, lazy (ComputeStorageForNonLocalTopVal amap g cloc eref v)) acc)
    eenv

/// Record how all the top level F#-declared values, functions and members are represented, for a local module or namespace.
let rec AddBindingsForLocalModuleType allocVal cloc eenv (mty: ModuleOrNamespaceType) =
    let eenv = List.fold (fun eenv submodul -> AddBindingsForLocalModuleType allocVal (CompLocForSubModuleOrNamespace cloc submodul) eenv submodul.ModuleOrNamespaceType) eenv mty.ModuleAndNamespaceDefinitions
    let eenv = Seq.fold (fun eenv v -> allocVal cloc v eenv) eenv mty.AllValsAndMembers
    eenv

/// Record how all the top level F#-declared values, functions and members are represented, for a set of referenced assemblies.
let AddExternalCcusToIlxGenEnv amap g eenv ccus = 
    List.fold (AddStorageForExternalCcu amap g) eenv ccus

/// Record how all the unrealized abstract slots are represented, for a type definition.
let AddBindingsForTycon allocVal (cloc: CompileLocation) (tycon: Tycon) eenv =
    let unrealizedSlots =
        if tycon.IsFSharpObjectModelTycon
        then tycon.FSharpObjectModelTypeInfo.fsobjmodel_vslots
        else []
    (eenv, unrealizedSlots) ||> List.fold (fun eenv vref -> allocVal cloc vref.Deref eenv)

/// Record how constructs are represented, for a sequence of definitions in a module or namespace fragment.
let rec AddBindingsForModuleDefs allocVal (cloc: CompileLocation) eenv mdefs =
    List.fold (AddBindingsForModuleDef allocVal cloc) eenv mdefs

/// Record how constructs are represented, for a module or namespace fragment definition.
and AddBindingsForModuleDef allocVal cloc eenv x =
    match x with
    | TMDefRec(_isRec, tycons, mbinds, _) ->
        // Virtual don't have 'let' bindings and must be added to the environment
        let eenv = List.foldBack (AddBindingsForTycon allocVal cloc) tycons eenv
        let eenv = List.foldBack (AddBindingsForModule allocVal cloc) mbinds eenv
        eenv
    | TMDefLet(bind, _) ->
        allocVal cloc bind.Var eenv
    | TMDefDo _ ->
        eenv
    | TMAbstract(ModuleOrNamespaceExprWithSig(mtyp, _, _)) ->
        AddBindingsForLocalModuleType allocVal cloc eenv mtyp
    | TMDefs mdefs ->
        AddBindingsForModuleDefs allocVal cloc eenv mdefs

/// Record how constructs are represented, for a module or namespace.
and AddBindingsForModule allocVal cloc x eenv =
    match x with
    | ModuleOrNamespaceBinding.Binding bind ->
        allocVal cloc bind.Var eenv
    | ModuleOrNamespaceBinding.Module (mspec, mdef) ->
        let cloc =
            if mspec.IsNamespace then cloc
            else CompLocForFixedModule cloc.QualifiedNameOfFile cloc.TopImplQualifiedName mspec
    
        AddBindingsForModuleDef allocVal cloc eenv mdef

/// Record how constructs are represented, for the values and functions defined in a module or namespace fragment.
and AddBindingsForModuleTopVals _g allocVal _cloc eenv vs =
    List.foldBack allocVal vs eenv


/// Put the partial results for a generated fragment (i.e. a part of a CCU generated by FSI)
/// into the stored results for the whole CCU.
/// isIncrementalFragment = true --> "typed input"
/// isIncrementalFragment = false --> "#load"
let AddIncrementalLocalAssemblyFragmentToIlxGenEnv (amap: ImportMap, isIncrementalFragment, g, ccu, fragName, intraAssemblyInfo, eenv, typedImplFiles) =
    let cloc = CompLocForFragment fragName ccu
    let allocVal = ComputeAndAddStorageForLocalTopVal (amap, g, intraAssemblyInfo, true, NoShadowLocal)
    (eenv, typedImplFiles) ||> List.fold (fun eenv (TImplFile (qname, _, mexpr, _, _, _)) ->
        let cloc = { cloc with TopImplQualifiedName = qname.Text }
        if isIncrementalFragment then
            match mexpr with
            | ModuleOrNamespaceExprWithSig(_, mdef, _) -> AddBindingsForModuleDef allocVal cloc eenv mdef
        else
            AddBindingsForLocalModuleType allocVal cloc eenv mexpr.Type)

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate debugging marks
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Generate IL debuging information.
let GenILSourceMarker (g: TcGlobals) (m: range) =
    ILSourceMarker.Create(document=g.memoize_file m.FileIndex,
                          line=m.StartLine,
                          /// NOTE: .NET && VS measure first column as column 1
                          column= m.StartColumn+1,
                          endLine= m.EndLine,
                          endColumn=m.EndColumn+1)

/// Optionally generate IL debuging information.
let GenPossibleILSourceMarker cenv m =
    if cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
        Some (GenILSourceMarker cenv.g m )
    else
        None

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Helpers for merging property definitions
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

let HashRangeSorted (ht: IDictionary<_, (int * _)>) =
    [ for KeyValue(_k, v) in ht -> v ] |> List.sortBy fst |> List.map snd

let MergeOptions m o1 o2 =
    match o1, o2 with
    | Some x, None | None, Some x -> Some x
    | None, None -> None
    | Some x, Some _ ->
#if DEBUG
       // This warning fires on some code that also triggers this warning:
       //    The implementation of a specified generic interface
       //    required a method implementation not fully supported by F# Interactive. In
       //    the unlikely event that the resulting class fails to load then compile
       //    the interface type into a statically-compiled DLL and reference it using '#r'
       // The code is OK so we don't print this.
       errorR(InternalError("MergeOptions: two values given", m))
#else
       ignore m
#endif
       Some x

let MergePropertyPair m (pd: ILPropertyDef) (pdef: ILPropertyDef) =
    pd.With(getMethod=MergeOptions m pd.GetMethod pdef.GetMethod,
            setMethod=MergeOptions m pd.SetMethod pdef.SetMethod)

type PropKey = PropKey of string * ILTypes * ILThisConvention

let AddPropertyDefToHash (m: range) (ht: Dictionary<PropKey, (int * ILPropertyDef)>) (pdef: ILPropertyDef) =
    let nm = PropKey(pdef.Name, pdef.Args, pdef.CallingConv)
    match ht.TryGetValue nm with
    | true, (idx, pd) ->
        ht.[nm] <- (idx, MergePropertyPair m pd pdef)
    | _ ->
        ht.[nm] <- (ht.Count, pdef)


/// Merge a whole group of properties all at once
let MergePropertyDefs m ilPropertyDefs =
    let ht = new Dictionary<_, _>(3, HashIdentity.Structural)
    ilPropertyDefs |> List.iter (AddPropertyDefToHash m ht)
    HashRangeSorted ht

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Buffers for compiling modules. The entire assembly gets compiled via an AssemblyBuilder
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Information collected imperatively for each type definition
type TypeDefBuilder(tdef: ILTypeDef, tdefDiscards) =
    let gmethods = new ResizeArray<ILMethodDef>(0)
    let gfields = new ResizeArray<ILFieldDef>(0)
    let gproperties: Dictionary<PropKey, (int * ILPropertyDef)> = new Dictionary<_, _>(3, HashIdentity.Structural)
    let gevents = new ResizeArray<ILEventDef>(0)
    let gnested = new TypeDefsBuilder()

    member b.Close() =
        tdef.With(methods = mkILMethods (tdef.Methods.AsList @ ResizeArray.toList gmethods),
                  fields = mkILFields (tdef.Fields.AsList @ ResizeArray.toList gfields),
                  properties = mkILProperties (tdef.Properties.AsList @ HashRangeSorted gproperties ),
                  events = mkILEvents (tdef.Events.AsList @ ResizeArray.toList gevents),
                  nestedTypes = mkILTypeDefs (tdef.NestedTypes.AsList @ gnested.Close()))

    member b.AddEventDef edef = gevents.Add edef

    member b.AddFieldDef ilFieldDef = gfields.Add ilFieldDef

    member b.AddMethodDef ilMethodDef =
        let discard =
            match tdefDiscards with
            | Some (mdefDiscard, _) -> mdefDiscard ilMethodDef
            | None -> false
        if not discard then
            gmethods.Add ilMethodDef

    member b.NestedTypeDefs = gnested

    member b.GetCurrentFields() = gfields |> Seq.readonly

    /// Merge Get and Set property nodes, which we generate independently for F# code
    /// when we come across their corresponding methods.
    member b.AddOrMergePropertyDef(pdef, m) =
        let discard =
            match tdefDiscards with
            | Some (_, pdefDiscard) -> pdefDiscard pdef
            | None -> false
        if not discard then
            AddPropertyDefToHash m gproperties pdef

    member b.PrependInstructionsToSpecificMethodDef(cond, instrs, tag) =
        match ResizeArray.tryFindIndex cond gmethods with
        | Some idx -> gmethods.[idx] <- prependInstrsToMethod instrs gmethods.[idx]
        | None -> gmethods.Add(mkILClassCtor (mkMethodBody (false, [], 1, nonBranchingInstrsToCode instrs, tag)))


and TypeDefsBuilder() =
    let tdefs: Internal.Utilities.Collections.HashMultiMap<string, (int * (TypeDefBuilder * bool))> = HashMultiMap(0, HashIdentity.Structural)
    let mutable countDown = System.Int32.MaxValue

    member b.Close() =
        //The order we emit type definitions is not deterministic since it is using the reverse of a range from a hash table. We should use an approximation of source order.
        // Ideally it shouldn't matter which order we use.
        // However, for some tests FSI generated code appears sensitive to the order, especially for nested types.
    
        [ for (b, eliminateIfEmpty) in HashRangeSorted tdefs do
              let tdef = b.Close()
              // Skip the <PrivateImplementationDetails$> type if it is empty
              if not eliminateIfEmpty
                 || not tdef.NestedTypes.AsList.IsEmpty
                 || not tdef.Fields.AsList.IsEmpty
                 || not tdef.Events.AsList.IsEmpty
                 || not tdef.Properties.AsList.IsEmpty
                 || not (Array.isEmpty tdef.Methods.AsArray) then
                  yield tdef ]

    member b.FindTypeDefBuilder nm =
        try tdefs.[nm] |> snd |> fst
        with :? KeyNotFoundException -> failwith ("FindTypeDefBuilder: " + nm + " not found")

    member b.FindNestedTypeDefsBuilder path =
        List.fold (fun (acc: TypeDefsBuilder) x -> acc.FindTypeDefBuilder(x).NestedTypeDefs) b path

    member b.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref: ILTypeRef) =
        b.FindNestedTypeDefsBuilder(tref.Enclosing).FindTypeDefBuilder(tref.Name)

    member b.AddTypeDef(tdef: ILTypeDef, eliminateIfEmpty, addAtEnd, tdefDiscards) =
        let idx = if addAtEnd then (countDown <- countDown - 1; countDown) else tdefs.Count
        tdefs.Add (tdef.Name, (idx, (new TypeDefBuilder(tdef, tdefDiscards), eliminateIfEmpty)))

type AnonTypeGenerationTable() =
    let dict = Dictionary<Stamp, (ILMethodRef * ILMethodRef[] * ILType)>(HashIdentity.Structural)
    member __.Table = dict

/// Assembly generation buffers
type AssemblyBuilder(cenv: cenv, anonTypeTable: AnonTypeGenerationTable) as mgbuf =
    let g = cenv.g
    // The Abstract IL table of types
    let gtdefs= new TypeDefsBuilder()

    // The definitions of top level values, as quotations.
    let mutable reflectedDefinitions: Dictionary<Tast.Val, (string * int * Expr)> = Dictionary(HashIdentity.Reference)
    let mutable extraBindingsToGenerate = []

    // A memoization table for generating value types for big constant arrays
    let rawDataValueTypeGenerator =
         new MemoizationTable<(CompileLocation * int), ILTypeSpec>
              ((fun (cloc, size) ->
                 let name = CompilerGeneratedName ("T" + string(newUnique()) + "_" + string size + "Bytes") // Type names ending ...$T<unique>_37Bytes
                 let vtdef = mkRawDataValueTypeDef g.iltyp_ValueType (name, size, 0us)
                 let vtref = NestedTypeRefForCompLoc cloc vtdef.Name
                 let vtspec = mkILTySpec(vtref, [])
                 let vtdef = vtdef.WithAccess(ComputeTypeAccess vtref true)
                 mgbuf.AddTypeDef(vtref, vtdef, false, true, None)
                 vtspec),
               keyComparer=HashIdentity.Structural)

    let generateAnonType genToStringMethod (isStruct, ilTypeRef, nms) =
    
        let propTys = [ for (i, nm) in Array.indexed nms -> nm, ILType.TypeVar (uint16 i) ]

        // Note that this alternative below would give the same names as C#, but the generated
        // comparison/equality doesn't know about these names.
        //let flds = [ for (i, nm) in Array.indexed nms -> (nm, "<" + nm + ">" + "i__Field", ILType.TypeVar (uint16 i)) ]
        let ilCtorRef = mkILMethRef(ilTypeRef, ILCallingConv.Instance, ".ctor", 0, List.map snd propTys, ILType.Void)

        let ilMethodRefs = 
            [| for (propName, propTy) in propTys ->
                   mkILMethRef (ilTypeRef, ILCallingConv.Instance, "get_" + propName, 0, [], propTy) |]

        let ilTy = mkILNamedTy (if isStruct then ILBoxity.AsValue else ILBoxity.AsObject) ilTypeRef (List.map snd propTys)

        if ilTypeRef.Scope.IsLocalRef then

            let flds = [ for (i, nm) in Array.indexed nms -> (nm, nm + "@", ILType.TypeVar (uint16 i)) ]

            let ilGenericParams =
                [ for nm in nms ->
                    { Name = sprintf "<%s>j__TPar" nm
                      Constraints = []
                      Variance=NonVariant
                      CustomAttrsStored = storeILCustomAttrs emptyILCustomAttrs
                      HasReferenceTypeConstraint=false
                      HasNotNullableValueTypeConstraint=false
                      HasDefaultConstructorConstraint= false
                      MetadataIndex = NoMetadataIdx } ]

            let ilTy = mkILFormalNamedTy (if isStruct then ILBoxity.AsValue else ILBoxity.AsObject) ilTypeRef ilGenericParams

            // Generate the IL fields
            let ilFieldDefs =
                mkILFields
                    [ for (_, fldName, fldTy) in flds ->
                        let fdef = mkILInstanceField (fldName, fldTy, None, ILMemberAccess.Private)
                        fdef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs [ g.DebuggerBrowsableNeverAttribute ]) ]
     
            // Generate property definitions for the fields compiled as properties
            let ilProperties =
                mkILProperties
                    [ for (i, (propName, _fldName, fldTy)) in List.indexed flds ->
                            ILPropertyDef(name=propName,
                              attributes=PropertyAttributes.None,
                              setMethod=None,
                              getMethod=Some(mkILMethRef(ilTypeRef, ILCallingConv.Instance, "get_" + propName, 0, [], fldTy )),
                              callingConv=ILCallingConv.Instance.ThisConv,
                              propertyType=fldTy,
                              init= None,
                              args=[],
                              customAttrs=mkILCustomAttrs [ mkCompilationMappingAttrWithSeqNum g (int SourceConstructFlags.Field) i ]) ]
     
            let ilMethods =
                [ for (propName, fldName, fldTy) in flds ->
                        mkLdfldMethodDef ("get_" + propName, ILMemberAccess.Public, false, ilTy, fldName, fldTy)
                  yield! genToStringMethod ilTy ]

            let ilBaseTy = (if isStruct then g.iltyp_ValueType else g.ilg.typ_Object)
           
            let ilCtorDef = mkILSimpleStorageCtorWithParamNames(None, (if isStruct then None else Some ilBaseTy.TypeSpec), ilTy, [], flds, ILMemberAccess.Public)

            // Create a tycon that looks exactly like a record definition, to help drive the generation of equality/comparison code
            let m = range0
            let tps =
                [ for nm in nms ->
                    let stp = Typar(mkSynId m ("T"+nm), TyparStaticReq.NoStaticReq, true)
                    NewTypar (TyparKind.Type, TyparRigidity.WarnIfNotRigid, stp, false, TyparDynamicReq.Yes, [], true, true) ]

            let tycon =
                let lmtyp = MaybeLazy.Strict (NewEmptyModuleOrNamespaceType ModuleOrType)
                let cpath = CompPath(ilTypeRef.Scope, [])
                NewTycon(Some cpath, ilTypeRef.Name, m, taccessPublic, taccessPublic, TyparKind.Type, LazyWithContext.NotLazy tps, XmlDoc.Empty, false, false, false, lmtyp)             

            if isStruct then
                tycon.SetIsStructRecordOrUnion true

            tycon.entity_tycon_repr <-
                TRecdRepr (MakeRecdFieldsTable
                    [ for (tp, (propName, _fldName, _fldTy)) in (List.zip tps flds) ->
                            NewRecdField false None (mkSynId m propName) false (mkTyparTy tp) true false [] [] XmlDoc.Empty taccessPublic false ])

            let tcref = mkLocalTyconRef tycon
            let _, typ = generalizeTyconRef tcref
            let tcaug = tcref.TypeContents
                
            tcaug.tcaug_interfaces <-
                [ (g.mk_IStructuralComparable_ty, true, m)
                  (g.mk_IComparable_ty, true, m)
                  (mkAppTy g.system_GenericIComparable_tcref [typ], true, m)
                  (g.mk_IStructuralEquatable_ty, true, m)
                  (mkAppTy g.system_GenericIEquatable_tcref [typ], true, m) ]

            let vspec1, vspec2 = AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeValsForEqualsAugmentation g tcref
            let evspec1, evspec2, evspec3 = AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeValsForEqualityWithComparerAugmentation g tcref
            let cvspec1, cvspec2 = AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeValsForCompareAugmentation g tcref
            let cvspec3 = AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeValsForCompareWithComparerAugmentation g tcref

            tcaug.SetCompare (mkLocalValRef cvspec1, mkLocalValRef cvspec2)
            tcaug.SetCompareWith (mkLocalValRef cvspec3)
            tcaug.SetEquals (mkLocalValRef vspec1, mkLocalValRef vspec2)
            tcaug.SetHashAndEqualsWith (mkLocalValRef evspec1, mkLocalValRef evspec2, mkLocalValRef evspec3)

            // Build the ILTypeDef. We don't rely on the normal record generation process because we want very specific field names

            let ilTypeDefAttribs = mkILCustomAttrs [ g.CompilerGeneratedAttribute; mkCompilationMappingAttr g (int SourceConstructFlags.RecordType) ]

            let ilInterfaceTys = [ for (ity, _, _) in tcaug.tcaug_interfaces -> GenType cenv.amap m (TypeReprEnv.ForTypars tps) ity ]

            let ilTypeDef =
                mkILGenericClass (ilTypeRef.Name, ILTypeDefAccess.Public, ilGenericParams, ilBaseTy, ilInterfaceTys,
                                    mkILMethods (ilCtorDef :: ilMethods), ilFieldDefs, emptyILTypeDefs,
                                    ilProperties, mkILEvents [], ilTypeDefAttribs,
                                    ILTypeInit.BeforeField)
             
            let ilTypeDef = ilTypeDef.WithSealed(true).WithSerializable(true)

            mgbuf.AddTypeDef(ilTypeRef, ilTypeDef, false, true, None)
             
            let extraBindings =
                [ yield! AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeBindingsForCompareAugmentation g tycon
                  yield! AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeBindingsForCompareWithComparerAugmentation g tycon
                  yield! AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeBindingsForEqualityWithComparerAugmentation g tycon
                  yield! AugmentWithHashCompare.MakeBindingsForEqualsAugmentation g tycon ]

            let optimizedExtraBindings = extraBindings |> List.map (fun (TBind(a, b, c)) -> TBind(a, cenv.optimizeDuringCodeGen b, c))

            extraBindingsToGenerate <- optimizedExtraBindings @ extraBindingsToGenerate

        (ilCtorRef, ilMethodRefs, ilTy)

    let mutable explicitEntryPointInfo: ILTypeRef option = None

    /// static init fields on script modules.
    let mutable scriptInitFspecs: (ILFieldSpec * range) list = []

    member __.AddScriptInitFieldSpec (fieldSpec, range) =
        scriptInitFspecs <- (fieldSpec, range) :: scriptInitFspecs
    
    /// This initializes the script in #load and fsc command-line order causing their
    /// sideeffects to be executed.
    member mgbuf.AddInitializeScriptsInOrderToEntryPoint () =
        // Get the entry point and initialized any scripts in order.
        match explicitEntryPointInfo with
        | Some tref ->
            let IntializeCompiledScript(fspec, m) =
                mgbuf.AddExplicitInitToSpecificMethodDef((fun (md: ILMethodDef) -> md.IsEntryPoint), tref, fspec, GenPossibleILSourceMarker cenv m, [], [])          
            scriptInitFspecs |> List.iter IntializeCompiledScript
        | None -> ()

    member __.GenerateRawDataValueType (cloc, size) =
        // Byte array literals require a ValueType of size the required number of bytes.
        // With fsi.exe, S.R.Emit TypeBuilder CreateType has restrictions when a ValueType VT is nested inside a type T, and T has a field of type VT.
        // To avoid this situation, these ValueTypes are generated under the private implementation rather than in the current cloc. [was bug 1532].
        let cloc = CompLocForPrivateImplementationDetails cloc
        rawDataValueTypeGenerator.Apply((cloc, size))

    member __.GenerateAnonType (genToStringMethod, anonInfo: AnonRecdTypeInfo) =
        let isStruct = evalAnonInfoIsStruct anonInfo
        let key = anonInfo.Stamp
        if not (anonTypeTable.Table.ContainsKey key) then
            let info = generateAnonType genToStringMethod (isStruct, anonInfo.ILTypeRef, anonInfo.SortedNames)
            anonTypeTable.Table.[key] <- info

    member __.LookupAnonType (anonInfo: AnonRecdTypeInfo) =
        match anonTypeTable.Table.TryGetValue anonInfo.Stamp with
        | true, res -> res
        | _ -> failwithf "the anonymous record %A has not been generated in the pre-phase of generating this module" anonInfo.ILTypeRef

    member __.GrabExtraBindingsToGenerate () =
        let result = extraBindingsToGenerate
        extraBindingsToGenerate <- []
        result

    member __.AddTypeDef (tref: ILTypeRef, tdef, eliminateIfEmpty, addAtEnd, tdefDiscards) =
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefsBuilder(tref.Enclosing).AddTypeDef(tdef, eliminateIfEmpty, addAtEnd, tdefDiscards)

    member __.GetCurrentFields (tref: ILTypeRef) =
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref).GetCurrentFields()

    member __.AddReflectedDefinition (vspec: Tast.Val, expr) =
        // preserve order by storing index of item
        let n = reflectedDefinitions.Count
        reflectedDefinitions.Add(vspec, (vspec.CompiledName cenv.g.CompilerGlobalState, n, expr))

    member __.ReplaceNameOfReflectedDefinition (vspec, newName) =
        match reflectedDefinitions.TryGetValue vspec with
        | true, (name, n, expr) when name <> newName -> reflectedDefinitions.[vspec] <- (newName, n, expr)
        | _ -> ()

    member __.AddMethodDef (tref: ILTypeRef, ilMethodDef) =
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref).AddMethodDef(ilMethodDef)
        if ilMethodDef.IsEntryPoint then
            explicitEntryPointInfo <- Some tref

    member __.AddExplicitInitToSpecificMethodDef (cond, tref, fspec, sourceOpt, feefee, seqpt) =
        // Authoring a .cctor with effects forces the cctor for the 'initialization' module by doing a dummy store & load of a field
        // Doing both a store and load keeps FxCop happier because it thinks the field is useful
        let instrs =
            [ yield! (if condition "NO_ADD_FEEFEE_TO_CCTORS" then [] elif condition "ADD_SEQPT_TO_CCTORS" then seqpt else feefee) // mark start of hidden code
              yield mkLdcInt32 0
              yield mkNormalStsfld fspec
              yield mkNormalLdsfld fspec
              yield AI_pop]
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref).PrependInstructionsToSpecificMethodDef(cond, instrs, sourceOpt)

    member __.AddEventDef (tref, edef) =
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref).AddEventDef(edef)

    member __.AddFieldDef (tref, ilFieldDef) =
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref).AddFieldDef(ilFieldDef)

    member __.AddOrMergePropertyDef (tref, pdef, m) =
        gtdefs.FindNestedTypeDefBuilder(tref).AddOrMergePropertyDef(pdef, m)

    member __.Close() =
        // old implementation adds new element to the head of list so result was accumulated in reversed order
        let orderedReflectedDefinitions =
            [for (KeyValue(vspec, (name, n, expr))) in reflectedDefinitions -> n, ((name, vspec), expr)]
            |> List.sortBy (fst >> (~-)) // invert the result to get 'order-by-descending' behavior (items in list are 0..* so we don't need to worry about int.MinValue)
            |> List.map snd
        gtdefs.Close(), orderedReflectedDefinitions

    member __.cenv = cenv

    member __.GetExplicitEntryPointInfo() = explicitEntryPointInfo

/// Record the types of the things on the evaluation stack.
/// Used for the few times we have to flush the IL evaluation stack and to compute maxStack.
type Pushes = ILType list
type Pops = int
let pop (i: int) : Pops = i
let Push tys: Pushes = tys
let Push0 = Push []

let FeeFee (cenv: cenv) = (if cenv.opts.testFlagEmitFeeFeeAs100001 then 100001 else 0x00feefee)
let FeeFeeInstr (cenv: cenv) doc =
      I_seqpoint (ILSourceMarker.Create(document = doc,
                                        line = FeeFee cenv,
                                        column = 0,
                                        endLine = FeeFee cenv,
                                        endColumn = 0))

/// Buffers for IL code generation
type CodeGenBuffer(m: range,
                   mgbuf: AssemblyBuilder,
                   methodName,
                   alreadyUsedArgs: int) =

    let g = mgbuf.cenv.g
    let locals = new ResizeArray<((string * (Mark * Mark)) list * ILType * bool)>(10)
    let codebuf = new ResizeArray<ILInstr>(200)
    let exnSpecs = new ResizeArray<ILExceptionSpec>(10)

    // Keep track of the current stack so we can spill stuff when we hit a "try" when some stuff
    // is on the stack.    
    let mutable stack: ILType list = []
    let mutable nstack = 0
    let mutable maxStack = 0
    let mutable hasSequencePoints = false
    let mutable anyDocument = None // we collect an arbitrary document in order to emit the header FeeFee if needed

    let codeLabelToPC: Dictionary<ILCodeLabel, int> = new Dictionary<_, _>(10)
    let codeLabelToCodeLabel: Dictionary<ILCodeLabel, ILCodeLabel> = new Dictionary<_, _>(10)

    let rec lab2pc n lbl =
        if n = System.Int32.MaxValue then error(InternalError("recursive label graph", m))
        match codeLabelToCodeLabel.TryGetValue lbl with
        | true, l -> lab2pc (n + 1) l
        | _ -> codeLabelToPC.[lbl]

    let mutable lastSeqPoint = None

    // Add a nop to make way for the first sequence point.
    do if mgbuf.cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
          let doc = g.memoize_file m.FileIndex
          let i = FeeFeeInstr mgbuf.cenv doc
          codebuf.Add i // for the FeeFee or a better sequence point

    member cgbuf.DoPushes (pushes: Pushes) =
        for ty in pushes do
           stack <- ty :: stack
           nstack <- nstack + 1
           maxStack <- Operators.max maxStack nstack

    member cgbuf.DoPops (n: Pops) =
        for i = 0 to n - 1 do
           match stack with
           | [] ->
               let msg = sprintf "pop on empty stack during code generation, methodName = %s, m = %s" methodName (stringOfRange m)
               System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(false, msg)
               warning(InternalError(msg, m))
           | _ :: t ->
               stack <- t
               nstack <- nstack - 1

    member cgbuf.GetCurrentStack() = stack
    member cgbuf.AssertEmptyStack() =
        if not (isNil stack) then
            let msg =
                sprintf "stack flush didn't work, or extraneous expressions left on stack before stack restore, methodName = %s, stack = %+A, m = %s"
                   methodName stack (stringOfRange m)
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(false, msg)
            warning(InternalError(msg, m))
        ()

    member cgbuf.EmitInstr(pops, pushes, i) =
        cgbuf.DoPops pops
        cgbuf.DoPushes pushes
        codebuf.Add i

    member cgbuf.EmitInstrs (pops, pushes, is) =
        cgbuf.DoPops pops
        cgbuf.DoPushes pushes
        is |> List.iter codebuf.Add

    member cgbuf.GetLastSequencePoint() =
        lastSeqPoint
   
    member private cgbuf.EnsureNopBetweenDebugPoints() =
        // Always add a nop between sequence points to help .NET get the stepping right
        // Don't do this after a FeeFee marker for hidden code
        if (codebuf.Count > 0 &&
             (match codebuf.[codebuf.Count-1] with
              | I_seqpoint sm when sm.Line <> FeeFee mgbuf.cenv -> true
              | _ -> false)) then
    
            codebuf.Add(AI_nop)

    member cgbuf.EmitSeqPoint src =
        if mgbuf.cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
            let attr = GenILSourceMarker g src
            let i = I_seqpoint attr
            hasSequencePoints <- true

            // Replace the FeeFee seqpoint at the entry with a better sequence point
            if codebuf.Count = 1 then
                assert (match codebuf.[0] with I_seqpoint _ -> true | _ -> false)
                codebuf.[0] <- i

            else
                cgbuf.EnsureNopBetweenDebugPoints()
                codebuf.Add i

            // Save the last sequence point away so we can make a decision graph look consistent (i.e. reassert the sequence point at each target)
            lastSeqPoint <- Some src
            anyDocument <- Some attr.Document
        
    // Emit FeeFee breakpoints for hidden code, see https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/jmstall/2005/06/19/line-hidden-and-0xfeefee-sequence-points/
    member cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode() =
        if mgbuf.cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
            let doc = g.memoize_file m.FileIndex
            let i = FeeFeeInstr mgbuf.cenv doc
            hasSequencePoints <- true

            // don't emit just after another FeeFee
            match codebuf.[codebuf.Count-1] with
            | I_seqpoint sm when sm.Line = FeeFee mgbuf.cenv -> ()
            | _ ->
                cgbuf.EnsureNopBetweenDebugPoints()
                codebuf.Add i

    member cgbuf.EmitExceptionClause clause =
         exnSpecs.Add clause

    member cgbuf.GenerateDelayMark(_nm) =
         let lab = IL.generateCodeLabel()
         Mark lab

    member cgbuf.SetCodeLabelToCodeLabel(lab1, lab2) =
#if DEBUG
        if codeLabelToCodeLabel.ContainsKey lab1 then
            let msg = sprintf "two values given for label %s, methodName = %s, m = %s" (formatCodeLabel lab1) methodName (stringOfRange m)
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(false, msg)
            warning(InternalError(msg, m))
#endif
        codeLabelToCodeLabel.[lab1] <- lab2

    member cgbuf.SetCodeLabelToPC(lab, pc) =
#if DEBUG
        if codeLabelToPC.ContainsKey lab then
            let msg = sprintf "two values given for label %s, methodName = %s, m = %s" (formatCodeLabel lab) methodName (stringOfRange m)
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(false, msg)
            warning(InternalError(msg, m))
#endif
        codeLabelToPC.[lab] <- pc

    member cgbuf.SetMark (mark1: Mark, mark2: Mark) =
        cgbuf.SetCodeLabelToCodeLabel(mark1.CodeLabel, mark2.CodeLabel)
    
    member cgbuf.SetMarkToHere (Mark lab) =
        cgbuf.SetCodeLabelToPC(lab, codebuf.Count)

    member cgbuf.SetStack s =
        stack <- s
        nstack <- s.Length

    member cgbuf.Mark s =
        let res = cgbuf.GenerateDelayMark s
        cgbuf.SetMarkToHere res
        res

    member cgbuf.mgbuf = mgbuf
    member cgbuf.MethodName = methodName
    member cgbuf.PreallocatedArgCount = alreadyUsedArgs

    member cgbuf.AllocLocal(ranges, ty, isFixed) =
        let j = locals.Count
        locals.Add((ranges, ty, isFixed))
        j

    member cgbuf.ReallocLocal(cond, ranges, ty, isFixed) =
        match ResizeArray.tryFindIndexi cond locals with
        | Some j ->
            let (prevRanges, _, isFixed) = locals.[j]
            locals.[j] <- ((ranges@prevRanges), ty, isFixed)
            j, true
        | None ->
            cgbuf.AllocLocal(ranges, ty, isFixed), false

    member cgbuf.Close() =

        let instrs = codebuf.ToArray()

        // Fixup the first instruction to be a FeeFee sequence point if needed
        let instrs =
            instrs |> Array.mapi (fun idx i2 ->
                if idx = 0 && (match i2 with AI_nop -> true | _ -> false) && anyDocument.IsSome then
                    // This special dummy sequence point says skip the start of the method
                    hasSequencePoints <- true
                    FeeFeeInstr mgbuf.cenv anyDocument.Value
                else
                    i2)

        let codeLabels =
            let dict = Dictionary.newWithSize (codeLabelToPC.Count + codeLabelToCodeLabel.Count)
            for kvp in codeLabelToPC do dict.Add(kvp.Key, lab2pc 0 kvp.Key)
            for kvp in codeLabelToCodeLabel do dict.Add(kvp.Key, lab2pc 0 kvp.Key)
            dict

        (ResizeArray.toList locals, maxStack, codeLabels, instrs, ResizeArray.toList exnSpecs, hasSequencePoints)

module CG =
    let EmitInstr (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) pops pushes i = cgbuf.EmitInstr(pops, pushes, i)
    let EmitInstrs (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) pops pushes is = cgbuf.EmitInstrs(pops, pushes, is)
    let EmitSeqPoint (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) src = cgbuf.EmitSeqPoint src
    let GenerateDelayMark (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) nm = cgbuf.GenerateDelayMark nm
    let SetMark (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) m1 m2 = cgbuf.SetMark(m1, m2)
    let SetMarkToHere (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) m1 = cgbuf.SetMarkToHere m1
    let SetStack (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) s = cgbuf.SetStack s
    let GenerateMark (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) s = cgbuf.Mark s

open CG


//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Compile constants
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

let GenString cenv cgbuf s =
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [cenv.g.ilg.typ_String]) [ I_ldstr s ]

let GenConstArray cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) eenv ilElementType (data:'a[]) (write: ByteBuffer -> 'a -> unit) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let buf = ByteBuffer.Create data.Length
    data |> Array.iter (write buf)
    let bytes = buf.Close()
    let ilArrayType = mkILArr1DTy ilElementType
    if data.Length = 0 then
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilArrayType]) [ mkLdcInt32 0; I_newarr (ILArrayShape.SingleDimensional, ilElementType); ]
    else    
        let vtspec = cgbuf.mgbuf.GenerateRawDataValueType(eenv.cloc, bytes.Length)
        let ilFieldName = CompilerGeneratedName ("field" + string(newUnique()))
        let fty = ILType.Value vtspec
        let ilFieldDef = mkILStaticField (ilFieldName, fty, None, Some bytes, ILMemberAccess.Assembly)
        let ilFieldDef = ilFieldDef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs [ g.DebuggerBrowsableNeverAttribute ])
        let fspec = mkILFieldSpecInTy (mkILTyForCompLoc eenv.cloc, ilFieldName, fty)
        CountStaticFieldDef()
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddFieldDef(fspec.DeclaringTypeRef, ilFieldDef)
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf
          (pop 0)
          (Push [ ilArrayType; ilArrayType; g.iltyp_RuntimeFieldHandle ])
          [ mkLdcInt32 data.Length
            I_newarr (ILArrayShape.SingleDimensional, ilElementType)
            AI_dup
            I_ldtoken (ILToken.ILField fspec) ]        
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf
          (pop 2)
          Push0
          [ mkNormalCall (mkInitializeArrayMethSpec g) ]


//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// We normally generate in the context of a "what to do next" continuation
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

type sequel =
  | EndFilter
  /// Exit a 'handler' block
  /// The integer says which local to save result in
  | LeaveHandler of (bool (* finally? *) * int * Mark)
  /// Branch to the given mark
  | Br of Mark
  | CmpThenBrOrContinue of Pops * ILInstr list
  /// Continue and leave the value on the IL computation stack
  | Continue
  /// The value then do something else
  | DiscardThen of sequel
  /// Return from the method
  | Return
  /// End a scope of local variables. Used at end of 'let' and 'let rec' blocks to get tail recursive setting
  /// of end-of-scope marks
  | EndLocalScope of sequel * Mark
  /// Return from a method whose return type is void
  | ReturnVoid

let discard = DiscardThen Continue
let discardAndReturnVoid = DiscardThen ReturnVoid


//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// This is the main code generation routine. It is used to generate
// the bodies of methods in a couple of places
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

let CodeGenThen cenv mgbuf (entryPointInfo, methodName, eenv, alreadyUsedArgs, codeGenFunction, m) =
    let cgbuf = new CodeGenBuffer(m, mgbuf, methodName, alreadyUsedArgs)
    let start = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "mstart"
    let innerVals = entryPointInfo |> List.map (fun (v, kind) -> (v, (kind, start)))

    (* Call the given code generator *)
    codeGenFunction cgbuf {eenv with withinSEH=false
                                     liveLocals=IntMap.empty()
                                     innerVals = innerVals}

    let locals, maxStack, lab2pc, code, exnSpecs, hasSequencePoints = cgbuf.Close()

    let localDebugSpecs: ILLocalDebugInfo list =
        locals
        |> List.mapi (fun i (nms, _, _isFixed) -> List.map (fun nm -> (i, nm)) nms)
        |> List.concat
        |> List.map (fun (i, (nm, (start, finish))) ->
            { Range=(start.CodeLabel, finish.CodeLabel)
              DebugMappings= [{ LocalIndex=i; LocalName=nm }] })

    let ilLocals =
        locals
        |> List.map (fun (infos, ty, isFixed) ->
          let loc =
            // in interactive environment, attach name and range info to locals to improve debug experience
            if cenv.opts.isInteractive && cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
                match infos with
                | [(nm, (start, finish))] -> mkILLocal ty (Some(nm, start.CodeLabel, finish.CodeLabel))
                // REVIEW: what do these cases represent?
                | _ :: _
                | [] -> mkILLocal ty None
            // if not interactive, don't bother adding this info
            else
                mkILLocal ty None
          if isFixed then { loc with IsPinned=true } else loc)

    (ilLocals,
     maxStack,
     lab2pc,
     code,
     exnSpecs,
     localDebugSpecs,
     hasSequencePoints)

let CodeGenMethod cenv mgbuf (entryPointInfo, methodName, eenv, alreadyUsedArgs, codeGenFunction, m) =

    let locals, maxStack, lab2pc, instrs, exns, localDebugSpecs, hasSequencePoints =
      CodeGenThen cenv mgbuf (entryPointInfo, methodName, eenv, alreadyUsedArgs, codeGenFunction, m)

    let code = IL.buildILCode methodName lab2pc instrs exns localDebugSpecs

    // Attach a source range to the method. Only do this is it has some sequence points, because .NET 2.0/3.5
    // ILDASM has issues if you emit symbols with a source range but without any sequence points
    let sourceRange = if hasSequencePoints then GenPossibleILSourceMarker cenv m else None

    // The old union erasure phase increased maxstack by 2 since the code pushes some items, we do the same here
    let maxStack = maxStack + 2

    // Build an Abstract IL method 
    instrs, mkILMethodBody (true, locals, maxStack, code, sourceRange)

let StartDelayedLocalScope nm cgbuf =
    let startScope = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf ("start_" + nm)
    let endScope = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf ("end_" + nm)
    startScope, endScope

let StartLocalScope nm cgbuf =
    let startScope = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf ("start_" + nm)
    let endScope = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf ("end_" + nm)
    startScope, endScope

let LocalScope nm cgbuf (f: (Mark * Mark) -> 'a) : 'a =
    let _, endScope as scopeMarks = StartLocalScope nm cgbuf
    let res = f scopeMarks
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf endScope
    res

let compileSequenceExpressions = true // try (System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMPILED_SEQ") <> null) with _ -> false

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Sequence Point Logic
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

type EmitSequencePointState =
    /// Indicates that we need a sequence point at first opportunity. Used on entrance to a method
    /// and whenever we drop into an expression within the stepping control structure.
    | SPAlways

    /// Indicates we are not forced to emit a sequence point
    | SPSuppress

/// Determines if any code at all will be emitted for a binding
let BindingEmitsNoCode g (b: Binding) = IsFSharpValCompiledAsMethod g b.Var

/// Determines what sequence point should be emitted when generating the r.h.s of a binding.
/// For example, if the r.h.s is a lambda then no sequence point is emitted.
///
/// Returns (isSticky, sequencePointForBind, sequencePointGenerationFlagForRhsOfBind)
let ComputeSequencePointInfoForBinding g (TBind(_, e, spBind) as bind) =
    if BindingEmitsNoCode g bind then
        false, None, SPSuppress
    else
        match spBind, stripExpr e with
        | NoSequencePointAtInvisibleBinding, _ -> false, None, SPSuppress
        | NoSequencePointAtStickyBinding, _ -> true, None, SPSuppress
        | NoSequencePointAtDoBinding, _ -> false, None, SPAlways
        | NoSequencePointAtLetBinding, _ -> false, None, SPSuppress
        // Don't emit sequence points for lambdas.
        // SEQUENCE POINT REVIEW: don't emit for lazy either, nor any builder expressions, nor interface-implementing object expressions
        | _, (Expr.Lambda _ | Expr.TyLambda _) -> false, None, SPSuppress
        | SequencePointAtBinding m, _ -> false, Some m, SPSuppress


/// Determines if a sequence will be emitted when we generate the code for a binding.
///
/// False for Lambdas, BindingEmitsNoCode, NoSequencePointAtStickyBinding, NoSequencePointAtInvisibleBinding, and NoSequencePointAtLetBinding.
/// True for SequencePointAtBinding, NoSequencePointAtDoBinding.
let BindingEmitsSequencePoint g bind =
    match ComputeSequencePointInfoForBinding g bind with
    | _, None, SPSuppress -> false
    | _ -> true

let BindingIsInvisible (TBind(_, _, spBind)) =
    match spBind with
    | NoSequencePointAtInvisibleBinding _ -> true
    | _ -> false

/// Determines if the code generated for a binding is to be marked as hidden, e.g. the 'newobj' for a local function definition.
let BindingEmitsHiddenCode (TBind(_, e, spBind)) =
    match spBind, stripExpr e with
    | _, (Expr.Lambda _ | Expr.TyLambda _) -> true
    | _ -> false

/// Determines if generating the code for a compound expression will emit a sequence point as the first instruction
/// through the processing of the constituent parts. Used to prevent the generation of sequence points for
/// compound expressions.
let rec FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp expr =
    match sp with
    | SPAlways ->
        match stripExpr expr with
        | Expr.Let (bind, body, _, _) ->
            BindingEmitsSequencePoint g bind ||
            FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp bind.Expr ||
            (BindingEmitsNoCode g bind && FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp body)
        | Expr.LetRec (binds, body, _, _) ->
            binds |> List.exists (BindingEmitsSequencePoint g) ||
            (binds |> List.forall (BindingEmitsNoCode g) && FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp body)
        | Expr.Sequential (_, _, NormalSeq, spSeq, _) ->
            match spSeq with
            | SequencePointsAtSeq -> true
            | SuppressSequencePointOnExprOfSequential -> true
            | SuppressSequencePointOnStmtOfSequential -> false
        | Expr.Match (SequencePointAtBinding _, _, _, _, _, _) -> true
        | Expr.Op ((TOp.TryCatch (SequencePointAtTry _, _)
                  | TOp.TryFinally (SequencePointAtTry _, _)
                  | TOp.For (SequencePointAtForLoop _, _)
                  | TOp.While (SequencePointAtWhileLoop _, _)), _, _, _) -> true
        | _ -> false

     | SPSuppress ->
        false              

/// Suppress sequence points for some compound expressions - though not all - even if "SPAlways" is set.
///
/// Note this is only used when FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint is false.
let EmitSequencePointForWholeExpr g sp expr =
    assert (not (FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp expr))
    match sp with
    | SPAlways ->
        match stripExpr expr with

        // In some cases, we emit sequence points for the 'whole' of a 'let' expression.
        // Specifically, when
        //    + SPAlways (i.e. a sequence point is required as soon as meaningful)
        //    + binding is NoSequencePointAtStickyBinding, or NoSequencePointAtLetBinding.
        //    + not FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint
        // For example if we start with
        //    let someCode () = f x
        // and by inlining 'f' the expression becomes
        //    let someCode () = (let sticky = x in y)
        // then we place the sequence point for the whole TAST expression 'let sticky = x in y', i.e. textual range 'f x' in the source code, but
        // _before_ the evaluation of 'x'. This will only happen for sticky 'let' introduced by inlining and other code generation
        // steps. We do _not_ do this for 'invisible' let which can be skipped.
        | Expr.Let (bind, _, _, _) when BindingIsInvisible bind -> false
        | Expr.LetRec (binds, _, _, _) when binds |> List.forall BindingIsInvisible -> false

        // If the binding is a lambda then we don't emit a sequence point.
        | Expr.Let (bind, _, _, _) when BindingEmitsHiddenCode bind -> false
        | Expr.LetRec (binds, _, _, _) when binds |> List.forall BindingEmitsHiddenCode -> false

        // If the binding is represented by a top-level generated constant value then we don't emit a sequence point.
        | Expr.Let (bind, _, _, _) when BindingEmitsNoCode g bind -> false
        | Expr.LetRec (binds, _, _, _) when binds |> List.forall (BindingEmitsNoCode g) -> false

        // Suppress sequence points for the whole 'a;b' and do it at 'a' instead.
        | Expr.Sequential _ -> false

        // Suppress sequence points at labels and gotos, it makes no sense to emit sequence points at these. We emit FeeFee instead
        | Expr.Op (TOp.Label _, _, _, _) -> false
        | Expr.Op (TOp.Goto _, _, _, _) -> false

        // We always suppress at the whole 'match'/'try'/... expression because we do it at the individual parts.
        //
        // These cases need documenting. For example, a typical 'match' gets compiled to
        //    let tmp = expr   // generates a sequence point, BEFORE tmp is evaluated
        //    match tmp with  // a match marked with NoSequencePointAtInvisibleLetBinding
        // So since the 'let tmp = expr' has a sequence point, then no sequence point is needed for the 'match'. But the processing
        // of the 'let' requests SPAlways for the body.
        | Expr.Match _ -> false
        | Expr.Op (TOp.TryCatch _, _, _, _) -> false
        | Expr.Op (TOp.TryFinally _, _, _, _) -> false
        | Expr.Op (TOp.For _, _, _, _) -> false
        | Expr.Op (TOp.While _, _, _, _) -> false
        | _ -> true
    | SPSuppress ->
        false

/// Emit hidden code markers for some compound expressions. Specifically, emit a hidden code marker for 'let f() = a in body'
/// because the binding for 'f' will emit some code which we don't want to be visible.
///     let someCode x =
///         let f () = a
///         body
let EmitHiddenCodeMarkerForWholeExpr g sp expr =
    assert (not (FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp expr))
    assert (not (EmitSequencePointForWholeExpr g sp expr))
    match sp with
    | SPAlways ->
        match stripExpr expr with
        | Expr.Let (bind, _, _, _) when BindingEmitsHiddenCode bind -> true
        | Expr.LetRec (binds, _, _, _) when binds |> List.exists BindingEmitsHiddenCode -> true
        | _ -> false
    | SPSuppress ->
        false

/// Some expressions must emit some preparation code, then emit the actual code.
let rec RangeOfSequencePointForWholeExpr g expr =
    match stripExpr expr with
    | Expr.Let (bind, body, _, _) ->
        match ComputeSequencePointInfoForBinding g bind with
        // For sticky bindings, prefer the range of the overall expression.
        | true, _, _ -> expr.Range
        | _, None, SPSuppress -> RangeOfSequencePointForWholeExpr g body
        | _, Some m, _ -> m
        | _, None, SPAlways -> RangeOfSequencePointForWholeExpr g bind.Expr
    | Expr.LetRec (_, body, _, _) -> RangeOfSequencePointForWholeExpr g body
    | Expr.Sequential (expr1, _, NormalSeq, _, _) -> RangeOfSequencePointForWholeExpr g expr1
    | _ -> expr.Range

/// Used to avoid emitting multiple sequence points in decision tree generation
let DoesGenExprStartWithSequencePoint g sp expr =
    FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp expr ||
    EmitSequencePointForWholeExpr g sp expr

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate expressions
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

let rec GenExpr (cenv: cenv) (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) eenv sp expr sequel =
  let g = cenv.g
  let expr = stripExpr expr

  if not (FirstEmittedCodeWillBeSequencePoint g sp expr) then
      if EmitSequencePointForWholeExpr g sp expr then
          CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf (RangeOfSequencePointForWholeExpr g expr)
      elif EmitHiddenCodeMarkerForWholeExpr g sp expr then
          cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()

  match (if compileSequenceExpressions then LowerCallsAndSeqs.LowerSeqExpr g cenv.amap expr else None) with
  | Some info ->
      GenSequenceExpr cenv cgbuf eenv info sequel
  | None ->

  match expr with
  | Expr.Const (c, m, ty) ->
      GenConstant cenv cgbuf eenv (c, m, ty) sequel
  | Expr.Match (spBind, exprm, tree, targets, m, ty) ->
      GenMatch cenv cgbuf eenv (spBind, exprm, tree, targets, m, ty) sequel
  | Expr.Sequential (e1, e2, dir, spSeq, m) ->
      GenSequential cenv cgbuf eenv sp (e1, e2, dir, spSeq, m) sequel
  | Expr.LetRec (binds, body, m, _) ->
      GenLetRec cenv cgbuf eenv (binds, body, m) sequel
  | Expr.Let (bind, body, _, _) ->
     // This case implemented here to get a guaranteed tailcall
     // Make sure we generate the sequence point outside the scope of the variable
     let startScope, endScope as scopeMarks = StartDelayedLocalScope "let" cgbuf
     let eenv = AllocStorageForBind cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv bind
     let spBind = GenSequencePointForBind cenv cgbuf bind
     GenBindingAfterSequencePoint cenv cgbuf eenv spBind bind (Some startScope)

     // Work out if we need a sequence point for the body. For any "user" binding then the body gets SPAlways.
     // For invisible compiler-generated bindings we just use "sp", unless its body is another invisible binding
     // For sticky bindings arising from inlining we suppress any immediate sequence point in the body
     let spBody =
        match bind.SequencePointInfo with
        | SequencePointAtBinding _
        | NoSequencePointAtLetBinding
        | NoSequencePointAtDoBinding -> SPAlways
        | NoSequencePointAtInvisibleBinding -> sp
        | NoSequencePointAtStickyBinding -> SPSuppress
    
     // Generate the body
     GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv spBody body (EndLocalScope(sequel, endScope))

  | Expr.Lambda _ | Expr.TyLambda _ ->
      GenLambda cenv cgbuf eenv false None expr sequel
  | Expr.App (Expr.Val (vref, _, m) as v, _, tyargs, [], _) when
        List.forall (isMeasureTy g) tyargs &&
        (
            // inline only values that are stored in local variables
            match StorageForValRef g m vref eenv with
            | ValStorage.Local _ -> true
            | _ -> false
        ) ->
      // application of local type functions with type parameters = measure types and body = local value - inine the body
      GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv sp v sequel
  | Expr.App (f,fty, tyargs, args, m) -> 
      GenApp cenv cgbuf eenv (f, fty, tyargs, args, m) sequel
  | Expr.Val (v, _, m) -> 
      GenGetVal cenv cgbuf eenv (v, m) sequel

  // Most generation of linear expressions is implemented routinely using tailcalls and the correct sequels.
  // This is because the element of expansion happens to be the final thing generated in most cases. However
  // for large lists we have to process the linearity separately
  | LinearOpExpr _ -> 
      GenLinearExpr cenv cgbuf eenv expr sequel id |> ignore<FakeUnit>

  | Expr.Op (op, tyargs, args, m) -> 
      match op, args, tyargs with 
      | TOp.ExnConstr c, _, _ -> 
          GenAllocExn cenv cgbuf eenv (c, args, m) sequel
      | TOp.UnionCase c, _, _ -> 
          GenAllocUnionCase cenv cgbuf eenv (c, tyargs, args, m) sequel
      | TOp.Recd (isCtor, tycon), _, _ -> 
          GenAllocRecd cenv cgbuf eenv isCtor (tycon, tyargs, args, m) sequel
      | TOp.AnonRecd anonInfo, _, _ -> 
          GenAllocAnonRecd cenv cgbuf eenv (anonInfo, tyargs, args, m) sequel
      | TOp.AnonRecdGet (anonInfo, n), [e], _ -> 
          GenGetAnonRecdField cenv cgbuf eenv (anonInfo, e, tyargs, n, m) sequel
      | TOp.TupleFieldGet (tupInfo, n), [e], _ -> 
          GenGetTupleField cenv cgbuf eenv (tupInfo, e, tyargs, n, m) sequel
      | TOp.ExnFieldGet (ecref, n), [e], _ -> 
          GenGetExnField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ecref, n, m) sequel
      | TOp.UnionCaseFieldGet (ucref, n), [e], _ -> 
          GenGetUnionCaseField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, n, m) sequel
      | TOp.UnionCaseFieldGetAddr (ucref, n, _readonly), [e], _ -> 
          GenGetUnionCaseFieldAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, n, m) sequel
      | TOp.UnionCaseTagGet ucref, [e], _ -> 
          GenGetUnionCaseTag cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.UnionCaseProof ucref, [e], _ -> 
          GenUnionCaseProof cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.ExnFieldSet (ecref, n), [e;e2], _ -> 
          GenSetExnField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ecref, n, e2, m) sequel 
      | TOp.UnionCaseFieldSet (ucref, n), [e;e2], _ -> 
          GenSetUnionCaseField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, n, e2, m) sequel
      | TOp.ValFieldGet f, [e], _ -> 
         GenGetRecdField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, f, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.ValFieldGet f, [], _ -> 
         GenGetStaticField cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.ValFieldGetAddr (f, _readonly), [e], _ -> 
         GenGetRecdFieldAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (e, f, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.ValFieldGetAddr (f, _readonly), [], _ -> 
         GenGetStaticFieldAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.ValFieldSet f, [e1;e2], _ -> 
         GenSetRecdField cenv cgbuf eenv (e1, f, tyargs, e2, m) sequel
      | TOp.ValFieldSet f, [e2], _ -> 
         GenSetStaticField cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, e2, m) sequel
      | TOp.Tuple tupInfo, _, _ -> 
         GenAllocTuple cenv cgbuf eenv (tupInfo, args, tyargs, m) sequel
      | TOp.ILAsm (code, returnTys), _, _ ->  
         GenAsmCode cenv cgbuf eenv (code, tyargs, args, returnTys, m) sequel 
      | TOp.While (sp, _), [Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e1, _, _);Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e2, _, _)], [] -> 
         GenWhileLoop cenv cgbuf eenv (sp, e1, e2, m) sequel 
      | TOp.For (spStart, dir), [Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e1, _, _);Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e2, _, _);Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [v], e3, _, _)], [] -> 
         GenForLoop cenv cgbuf eenv (spStart, v, e1, dir, e2, e3, m) sequel
      | TOp.TryFinally (spTry, spFinally), [Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e1, _, _); Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e2, _, _)], [resty] -> 
         GenTryFinally cenv cgbuf eenv (e1, e2, m, resty, spTry, spFinally) sequel
      | TOp.TryCatch (spTry, spWith), [Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [_], e1, _, _); Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [vf], ef, _, _);Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, [vh], eh, _, _)], [resty] -> 
         GenTryCatch cenv cgbuf eenv (e1, vf, ef, vh, eh, m, resty, spTry, spWith) sequel
      | TOp.ILCall (virt, _, valu, newobj, valUseFlags, _, isDllImport, ilMethRef, enclArgTys, methArgTys, returnTys), args, [] -> 
         GenILCall cenv cgbuf eenv (virt, valu, newobj, valUseFlags, isDllImport, ilMethRef, enclArgTys, methArgTys, args, returnTys, m) sequel
      | TOp.RefAddrGet _readonly, [e], [ty] -> GenGetAddrOfRefCellField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ty, m) sequel
      | TOp.Coerce, [e], [tgty;srcty] -> GenCoerce cenv cgbuf eenv (e, tgty, m, srcty) sequel
      | TOp.Reraise, [], [rtnty] -> GenReraise cenv cgbuf eenv (rtnty, m) sequel
      | TOp.TraitCall ss, args, [] -> GenTraitCall cenv cgbuf eenv (ss, args, m) expr sequel
      | TOp.LValueOp (LSet, v), [e], [] -> GenSetVal cenv cgbuf eenv (v, e, m) sequel
      | TOp.LValueOp (LByrefGet, v), [], [] -> GenGetByref cenv cgbuf eenv (v, m) sequel
      | TOp.LValueOp (LByrefSet, v), [e], [] -> GenSetByref cenv cgbuf eenv (v, e, m) sequel
      | TOp.LValueOp (LAddrOf _, v), [], [] -> GenGetValAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (v, m) sequel
      | TOp.Array, elems, [elemTy] -> GenNewArray cenv cgbuf eenv (elems, elemTy, m) sequel
      | TOp.Bytes bytes, [], [] -> 
          if cenv.opts.emitConstantArraysUsingStaticDataBlobs then 
              GenConstArray cenv cgbuf eenv g.ilg.typ_Byte bytes (fun buf b -> buf.EmitByte b)
              GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
          else
              GenNewArraySimple cenv cgbuf eenv (List.ofArray (Array.map (mkByte g m) bytes), g.byte_ty, m) sequel
      | TOp.UInt16s arr, [], [] ->
          if cenv.opts.emitConstantArraysUsingStaticDataBlobs then
              GenConstArray cenv cgbuf eenv g.ilg.typ_UInt16 arr (fun buf b -> buf.EmitUInt16 b)
              GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
          else
              GenNewArraySimple cenv cgbuf eenv (List.ofArray (Array.map (mkUInt16 g m) arr), g.uint16_ty, m) sequel
      | TOp.Goto label, _, _ ->
          if cgbuf.mgbuf.cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
             cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()
             CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 AI_nop
          CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (I_br label)
          // NOTE: discard sequel
      | TOp.Return, [e], _ ->
         GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Return
         // NOTE: discard sequel
      | TOp.Return, [], _ ->
         GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf ReturnVoid
         // NOTE: discard sequel
      | TOp.Label label, _, _ ->
         cgbuf.SetMarkToHere (Mark label)
         GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
      | _ -> error(InternalError("Unexpected operator node expression", expr.Range))
  | Expr.StaticOptimization (constraints, e2, e3, m) ->
      GenStaticOptimization cenv cgbuf eenv (constraints, e2, e3, m) sequel
  | Expr.Obj (_, ty, _, _, [meth], [], m) when isDelegateTy g ty ->
      GenDelegateExpr cenv cgbuf eenv expr (meth, m) sequel
  | Expr.Obj (_, ty, basev, basecall, overrides, interfaceImpls, m) ->
      GenObjectExpr cenv cgbuf eenv expr (ty, basev, basecall, overrides, interfaceImpls, m) sequel

  | Expr.Quote (ast, conv, _, m, ty) -> GenQuotation cenv cgbuf eenv (ast, conv, m, ty) sequel
  | Expr.Link _ -> failwith "Unexpected reclink"
  | Expr.TyChoose (_, _, m) -> error(InternalError("Unexpected Expr.TyChoose", m))

and GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv es =
    List.iter (fun e -> GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue) es

and CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv mgbuf (spReq, entryPointInfo, methodName, eenv, alreadyUsedArgs, expr0, sequel0) =
    let _, code =
        CodeGenMethod cenv mgbuf (entryPointInfo, methodName, eenv, alreadyUsedArgs,
                                   (fun cgbuf eenv -> GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv spReq expr0 sequel0),
                                   expr0.Range)
    code                               



//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate sequels
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

(* does the sequel discard its result, and if so what does it do next? *)
and sequelAfterDiscard sequel =
  match sequel with
   | DiscardThen sequel -> Some sequel
   | EndLocalScope(sq, mark) -> sequelAfterDiscard sq |> Option.map (fun sq -> EndLocalScope(sq, mark))
   | _ -> None

and sequelIgnoringEndScopesAndDiscard sequel =
    let sequel = sequelIgnoreEndScopes sequel
    match sequelAfterDiscard sequel with
    | Some sq -> sq
    | None -> sequel

and sequelIgnoreEndScopes sequel =
    match sequel with
    | EndLocalScope(sq, _) -> sequelIgnoreEndScopes sq
    | sq -> sq

(* commit any 'EndLocalScope' nodes in the sequel and return the residue *)
and GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sequel =
    match sequel with
    | EndLocalScope(sq, m) -> CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf m; GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sq
    | _ -> ()

and StringOfSequel sequel =
    match sequel with
    | Continue -> "continue"
    | DiscardThen sequel -> "discard; " + StringOfSequel sequel
    | ReturnVoid -> "ReturnVoid"
    | CmpThenBrOrContinue _ -> "CmpThenBrOrContinue"
    | Return -> "Return"
    | EndLocalScope (sq, Mark k) -> "EndLocalScope(" + StringOfSequel sq + "," + formatCodeLabel k + ")"
    | Br (Mark x) -> sprintf "Br L%s" (formatCodeLabel x)
    | LeaveHandler _ -> "LeaveHandler"
    | EndFilter -> "EndFilter"

and GenSequel cenv cloc cgbuf sequel =
  let sq = sequelIgnoreEndScopes sequel
  (match sq with
  | Continue -> ()
  | DiscardThen sq ->
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 AI_pop
      GenSequel cenv cloc cgbuf sq
  | ReturnVoid ->
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 I_ret
  | CmpThenBrOrContinue(pops, bri) ->
      CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf pops Push0 bri
  | Return ->
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 I_ret
  | EndLocalScope _ -> failwith "EndLocalScope unexpected"
  | Br x ->
      // Emit a NOP in debug code in case the branch instruction gets eliminated
      // because it is a "branch to next instruction". This prevents two unrelated sequence points
      // (the one before the branch and the one after) being coalesced together
      if cgbuf.mgbuf.cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols then
         cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()
         CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 AI_nop
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (I_br x.CodeLabel)
  | LeaveHandler (isFinally, whereToSaveResult, x) ->
      if isFinally then
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 AI_pop
      else
        EmitSetLocal cgbuf whereToSaveResult
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (if isFinally then I_endfinally else I_leave(x.CodeLabel))
  | EndFilter ->
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 I_endfilter
  )
  GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sequel


//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate constants
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenConstant cenv cgbuf eenv (c, m, ty) sequel =
  let g = cenv.g
  let ilTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty
  // Check if we need to generate the value at all
  match sequelAfterDiscard sequel with
  | None ->
      match TryEliminateDesugaredConstants g m c with
      | Some e ->
          GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
      | None ->
          match c with
          | Const.Bool b -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Bool]) (mkLdcInt32 (if b then 1 else 0))
          | Const.SByte i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdcInt32 (int32 i))
          | Const.Int16 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdcInt32 (int32 i))
          | Const.Int32 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdcInt32 i)
          | Const.Int64 i ->
            // see https://github.com/Microsoft/visualfsharp/pull/3620
            if i >= int64 System.Int32.MinValue && i <= int64 System.Int32.MaxValue then
                CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) [ mkLdcInt32 (int32 i); AI_conv DT_I8 ]
            elif i >= int64 System.UInt32.MinValue && i <= int64 System.UInt32.MaxValue then
                CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) [ mkLdcInt32 (int32 i); AI_conv DT_U8 ]
            else
                CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (iLdcInt64 i)
          | Const.IntPtr i -> CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) [iLdcInt64 i; AI_conv DT_I ]
          | Const.Byte i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdcInt32 (int32 i))
          | Const.UInt16 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdcInt32 (int32 i))
          | Const.UInt32 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdcInt32 (int32 i))
          | Const.UInt64 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (iLdcInt64 (int64 i))
          | Const.UIntPtr i -> CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) [iLdcInt64 (int64 i); AI_conv DT_U ]
          | Const.Double f -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (AI_ldc (DT_R8, ILConst.R8 f))
          | Const.Single f -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (AI_ldc (DT_R4, ILConst.R4 f))
          | Const.Char c -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) ( mkLdcInt32 (int c))
          | Const.String s -> GenString cenv cgbuf s
          | Const.Unit -> GenUnit cenv eenv m cgbuf
          | Const.Zero -> GenDefaultValue cenv cgbuf eenv (ty, m)
          | Const.Decimal _ -> failwith "unreachable"
      GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
  | Some sq ->
      // Even if we didn't need to generate the value then maybe we still have to branch or return
      GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sq

and GenUnitTy cenv eenv m =
    match cenv.ilUnitTy with
    | None ->
        let res = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv cenv.g.unit_ty
        cenv.ilUnitTy <- Some res
        res
    | Some res -> res

and GenUnit cenv eenv m cgbuf =
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [GenUnitTy cenv eenv m]) AI_ldnull

and GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m cloc cgbuf sequel =
    match sequelAfterDiscard sequel with
    | Some sq -> GenSequel cenv cloc cgbuf sq
    | None -> GenUnit cenv eenv m cgbuf; GenSequel cenv cloc cgbuf sequel


//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate simple data-related constructs
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenAllocTuple cenv cgbuf eenv (tupInfo, args, argtys, m) sequel =

    let tupInfo = evalTupInfoIsStruct tupInfo
    let tcref, tys, args, newm = mkCompiledTuple cenv.g tupInfo (argtys, args, m)
    let ty = GenNamedTyApp cenv.amap newm eenv.tyenv tcref tys
    let ntyvars = if (tys.Length - 1) < goodTupleFields then (tys.Length - 1) else goodTupleFields
    let formalTyvars = [ for n in 0 .. ntyvars do yield mkILTyvarTy (uint16 n) ]

    GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
    // Generate a reference to the constructor
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop args.Length) (Push [ty])
      (mkNormalNewobj
          (mkILCtorMethSpecForTy (ty, formalTyvars)))
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetTupleField cenv cgbuf eenv (tupInfo, e, tys, n, m) sequel =
    let tupInfo = evalTupInfoIsStruct tupInfo
    let rec getCompiledTupleItem g (e, tys: TTypes, n, m) =
        let ar = tys.Length
        if ar <= 0 then failwith "getCompiledTupleItem"
        elif ar < maxTuple then
            let tcr' = mkCompiledTupleTyconRef g tupInfo ar
            let ty = GenNamedTyApp cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tcr' tys
            mkGetTupleItemN g m n ty tupInfo e tys.[n]
        else
            let tysA, tysB = List.splitAfter goodTupleFields tys
            let tyB = mkCompiledTupleTy g tupInfo tysB
            let tys' = tysA@[tyB]
            let tcr' = mkCompiledTupleTyconRef g tupInfo (List.length tys')
            let ty' = GenNamedTyApp cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tcr' tys'
            let n' = (min n goodTupleFields)
            let elast = mkGetTupleItemN g m n' ty' tupInfo e tys'.[n']
            if n < goodTupleFields then
                elast
            else
                getCompiledTupleItem g (elast, tysB, n-goodTupleFields, m)
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress (getCompiledTupleItem cenv.g (e, tys, n, m)) sequel

and GenAllocExn cenv cgbuf eenv (c, args, m) sequel =
    GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
    let ty = GenExnType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv c
    let flds = recdFieldsOfExnDefRef c
    let argtys = flds |> List.map (fun rfld -> GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv rfld.FormalType)
    let mspec = mkILCtorMethSpecForTy (ty, argtys)
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf
      (pop args.Length) (Push [ty])
      (mkNormalNewobj mspec)
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenAllocUnionCaseCore cenv cgbuf eenv (c,tyargs,n,m) =
    let cuspec,idx = GenUnionCaseSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv c tyargs
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop n) (Push [cuspec.DeclaringType]) (EraseUnions.mkNewData cenv.g.ilg (cuspec, idx))

and GenAllocUnionCase cenv cgbuf eenv (c,tyargs,args,m) sequel =
    GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
    GenAllocUnionCaseCore cenv cgbuf eenv (c,tyargs,args.Length,m)
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenLinearExpr cenv cgbuf eenv expr sequel (contf: FakeUnit -> FakeUnit) =
    match expr with 
    | LinearOpExpr (TOp.UnionCase c, tyargs, argsFront, argLast, m) -> 
        GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv argsFront
        GenLinearExpr cenv cgbuf eenv argLast Continue (contf << (fun Fake -> 
            GenAllocUnionCaseCore cenv cgbuf eenv (c, tyargs, argsFront.Length + 1, m)
            GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
            Fake))
    | _ -> 
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress expr sequel
        contf Fake

and GenAllocRecd cenv cgbuf eenv ctorInfo (tcref,argtys,args,m) sequel =
    let ty = GenNamedTyApp cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tcref argtys

    // Filter out fields with default initialization
    let relevantFields =
        tcref.AllInstanceFieldsAsList
        |> List.filter (fun f -> not f.IsZeroInit)
        |> List.filter (fun f -> not f.IsCompilerGenerated)

    match ctorInfo with
    | RecdExprIsObjInit ->
        (args, relevantFields) ||> List.iter2 (fun e f ->
                CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push (if tcref.IsStructOrEnumTycon then [ILType.Byref ty] else [ty])) mkLdarg0
                GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
                GenFieldStore false cenv cgbuf eenv (tcref.MakeNestedRecdFieldRef f, argtys, m) discard)
        // Object construction doesn't generate a true value.
        // Object constructions will always just get thrown away so this is safe
        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
    | RecdExpr ->
        GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
        // generate a reference to the record constructor
        let tyenvinner = TypeReprEnv.ForTyconRef tcref
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop args.Length) (Push [ty])
          (mkNormalNewobj
             (mkILCtorMethSpecForTy (ty, relevantFields |> List.map (fun f -> GenType cenv.amap m tyenvinner f.FormalType) )))
        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenAllocAnonRecd cenv cgbuf eenv (anonInfo: AnonRecdTypeInfo, tyargs, args, m) sequel =
    let anonCtor, _anonMethods, anonType = cgbuf.mgbuf.LookupAnonType anonInfo
    let boxity = anonType.Boxity
    GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
    let ilTypeArgs = GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tyargs
    let anonTypeWithInst = mkILTy boxity (mkILTySpec(anonType.TypeSpec.TypeRef, ilTypeArgs))
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop args.Length) (Push [anonTypeWithInst]) (mkNormalNewobj (mkILMethSpec(anonCtor, boxity, ilTypeArgs, [])))
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetAnonRecdField cenv cgbuf eenv (anonInfo: AnonRecdTypeInfo, e, tyargs, n, m) sequel =
    let _anonCtor, anonMethods, anonType = cgbuf.mgbuf.LookupAnonType anonInfo
    let boxity = anonType.Boxity
    let ilTypeArgs = GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tyargs
    let anonMethod = anonMethods.[n]
    let anonFieldType = ilTypeArgs.[n]
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue      
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [anonFieldType]) (mkNormalCall (mkILMethSpec(anonMethod, boxity, ilTypeArgs, [])))
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenNewArraySimple cenv cgbuf eenv (elems, elemTy, m) sequel =
    let ilElemTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv elemTy
    let ilArrTy = mkILArr1DTy ilElemTy

    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilArrTy]) [ (AI_ldc (DT_I4, ILConst.I4 (elems.Length))); I_newarr (ILArrayShape.SingleDimensional, ilElemTy) ]
    elems |> List.iteri (fun i e ->         
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilArrTy; cenv.g.ilg.typ_Int32]) [ AI_dup; (AI_ldc (DT_I4, ILConst.I4 i)) ]
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue      
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 3) Push0 (I_stelem_any (ILArrayShape.SingleDimensional, ilElemTy)))
  
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenNewArray cenv cgbuf eenv (elems: Expr list, elemTy, m) sequel =
  // REVIEW: The restriction against enum types here has to do with Dev10/Dev11 bug 872799
  // GenConstArray generates a call to RuntimeHelpers.InitializeArray. On CLR 2.0/x64 and CLR 4.0/x64/x86,
  // InitializeArray is a JIT intrinsic that will result in invalid runtime CodeGen when initializing an array
  // of enum types. Until bug 872799 is fixed, we'll need to generate arrays the "simple" way for enum types
  // Also note - C# never uses InitializeArray for enum types, so this change puts us on equal footing with them.
  if elems.Length <= 5 || not cenv.opts.emitConstantArraysUsingStaticDataBlobs || (isEnumTy cenv.g elemTy) then
      GenNewArraySimple cenv cgbuf eenv (elems, elemTy, m) sequel
  else
      // Try to emit a constant byte-blob array
      let elems' = Array.ofList elems
      let test, write =
          match elems'.[0] with
          | Expr.Const (Const.Bool _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.Bool _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun (buf: ByteBuffer) -> function Const.Bool b -> buf.EmitBoolAsByte b | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.Char _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.Char _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.Char b -> buf.EmitInt32AsUInt16 (int b) | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.Byte _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.Byte _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.Byte b -> buf.EmitByte b | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.UInt16 _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.UInt16 _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.UInt16 b -> buf.EmitUInt16 b | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.UInt32 _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.UInt32 _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.UInt32 b -> buf.EmitInt32 (int32 b) | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.UInt64 _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.UInt64 _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.UInt64 b -> buf.EmitInt64 (int64 b) | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.SByte _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.SByte _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.SByte b -> buf.EmitByte (byte b) | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.Int16 _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.Int16 _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.Int16 b -> buf.EmitUInt16 (uint16 b) | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.Int32 _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.Int32 _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.Int32 b -> buf.EmitInt32 b | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
          | Expr.Const (Const.Int64 _, _, _) ->
              (function Const.Int64 _ -> true | _ -> false),
              (fun buf -> function Const.Int64 b -> buf.EmitInt64 b | _ -> failwith "unreachable")      
          | _ -> (function _ -> false), (fun _ _ -> failwith "unreachable")

      if elems' |> Array.forall (function Expr.Const (c, _, _) -> test c | _ -> false) then
           let ilElemTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv elemTy
           GenConstArray cenv cgbuf eenv ilElemTy elems' (fun buf -> function Expr.Const (c, _, _) -> write buf c | _ -> failwith "unreachable")
           GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

      else
           GenNewArraySimple cenv cgbuf eenv (elems, elemTy, m) sequel

and GenCoerce cenv cgbuf eenv (e, tgty, m, srcty) sequel =
  let g = cenv.g
  // Is this an upcast?
  if TypeRelations.TypeDefinitelySubsumesTypeNoCoercion 0 g cenv.amap m tgty srcty &&
     // Do an extra check - should not be needed
     TypeRelations.TypeFeasiblySubsumesType 0 g cenv.amap m tgty TypeRelations.NoCoerce srcty then
     begin
       if (isInterfaceTy g tgty) then (
           GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
           let ilToTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tgty
           // Section "III.1.8.1.3 Merging stack states" of ECMA-335 implies that no unboxing
           // is required, but we still push the coerce'd type on to the code gen buffer.
           CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ilToTy]) []
           GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
       ) else (
           GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e sequel
       )
     end   
  else
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue      
    if not (isObjTy g srcty) then
       let ilFromTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv srcty
       CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Object]) [ I_box ilFromTy ]
    if not (isObjTy g tgty) then
        let ilToTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tgty
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ilToTy]) [ I_unbox_any ilToTy ]
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenReraise cenv cgbuf eenv (rtnty, m) sequel = 
    let ilReturnTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv rtnty
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [I_rethrow]
    // [See comment related to I_throw].
    // Rethrow does not return. Required to push dummy value on the stack.
    // This follows prior behaviour by prim-types reraise<_>.
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilReturnTy]) [AI_ldnull; I_unbox_any ilReturnTy ]
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetExnField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ecref, fieldNum, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let exnc = stripExnEqns ecref
    let ty = GenExnType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ecref
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [ I_castclass ty]

    let fld = List.item fieldNum exnc.TrueInstanceFieldsAsList
    let ftyp = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv fld.FormalType

    let mspec = mkILNonGenericInstanceMethSpecInTy (ty, "get_" + fld.Name, [], ftyp)
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ftyp]) (mkNormalCall mspec)

    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenSetExnField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ecref, fieldNum, e2, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let exnc = stripExnEqns ecref
    let ty = GenExnType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ecref
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [ I_castclass ty ]
    let fld = List.item fieldNum exnc.TrueInstanceFieldsAsList
    let ftyp = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv fld.FormalType
    let ilFieldName = ComputeFieldName exnc fld
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e2 Continue
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (mkNormalStfld(mkILFieldSpecInTy (ty, ilFieldName, ftyp)))
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and UnionCodeGen (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) =
    { new EraseUnions.ICodeGen<Mark> with
        member __.CodeLabel m = m.CodeLabel
        member __.GenerateDelayMark() = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "unionCodeGenMark"
        member __.GenLocal ilty = cgbuf.AllocLocal([], ilty, false) |> uint16
        member __.SetMarkToHere m = CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf m
        member __.MkInvalidCastExnNewobj () = mkInvalidCastExnNewobj cgbuf.mgbuf.cenv.g
        member __.EmitInstr x = CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push []) x
        member __.EmitInstrs xs = CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push []) xs }

and GenUnionCaseProof cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let cuspec, idx = GenUnionCaseSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ucref tyargs
    let fty = EraseUnions.GetILTypeForAlternative cuspec idx
    let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib ucref.TyconRef
    EraseUnions.emitCastData g.ilg (UnionCodeGen cgbuf) (false, avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx)
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [fty]) [ ]  // push/pop to match the line above
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetUnionCaseField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, n, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    assert (ucref.Tycon.IsStructOrEnumTycon || isProvenUnionCaseTy (tyOfExpr g e))

    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let cuspec, idx = GenUnionCaseSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ucref tyargs
    let fty = actualTypOfIlxUnionField cuspec idx n
    let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib ucref.TyconRef
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [fty]) (EraseUnions.mkLdData (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx, n))
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetUnionCaseFieldAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, n, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    assert (ucref.Tycon.IsStructOrEnumTycon || isProvenUnionCaseTy (tyOfExpr g e))

    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let cuspec, idx = GenUnionCaseSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ucref tyargs
    let fty = actualTypOfIlxUnionField cuspec idx n
    let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib ucref.TyconRef
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ILType.Byref fty]) (EraseUnions.mkLdDataAddr (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx, n))
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetUnionCaseTag cenv cgbuf eenv (e, tcref, tyargs, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let cuspec = GenUnionSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tcref tyargs
    let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib tcref
    EraseUnions.emitLdDataTag g.ilg (UnionCodeGen cgbuf) (avoidHelpers, cuspec)
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Int32]) [ ] // push/pop to match the line above
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenSetUnionCaseField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ucref, tyargs, n, e2, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let cuspec, idx = GenUnionCaseSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ucref tyargs
    let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib ucref.TyconRef
    EraseUnions.emitCastData g.ilg (UnionCodeGen cgbuf) (false, avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx)
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [cuspec.DeclaringType]) [ ] // push/pop to match the line above
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e2 Continue
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (EraseUnions.mkStData (cuspec, idx, n))
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetRecdFieldAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (e, f, tyargs, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let fref = GenRecdFieldRef m cenv eenv.tyenv f tyargs
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ILType.Byref fref.ActualType]) [ I_ldflda fref ]
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
     
and GenGetStaticFieldAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m) sequel =
    let fspec = GenRecdFieldRef m cenv eenv.tyenv f tyargs
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ILType.Byref fspec.ActualType]) [ I_ldsflda fspec ]
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
     
and GenGetRecdField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, f, tyargs, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    GenFieldGet false cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m)
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenSetRecdField cenv cgbuf eenv (e1, f, tyargs, e2, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e1 Continue
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e2 Continue
    GenFieldStore false cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m) sequel

and GenGetStaticField cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m) sequel =
    GenFieldGet true cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m)
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenSetStaticField cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, e2, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e2 Continue
    GenFieldStore true cenv cgbuf eenv (f, tyargs, m) sequel

and mk_field_pops isStatic n = if isStatic then pop n else pop (n+1)


and GenFieldGet isStatic cenv cgbuf eenv (rfref: RecdFieldRef, tyargs, m) =
    let fspec = GenRecdFieldRef m cenv eenv.tyenv rfref tyargs
    let vol = if rfref.RecdField.IsVolatile then Volatile else Nonvolatile
    if useGenuineField rfref.Tycon rfref.RecdField || entityRefInThisAssembly cenv.g.compilingFslib rfref.TyconRef then
        let instr = if isStatic then I_ldsfld(vol, fspec) else I_ldfld (ILAlignment.Aligned, vol, fspec)
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (mk_field_pops isStatic 0) (Push [fspec.ActualType]) [ instr ]
    else
        let cconv = if isStatic then ILCallingConv.Static else ILCallingConv.Instance
        let mspec = mkILMethSpecInTy (fspec.DeclaringType, cconv, "get_" + rfref.RecdField.rfield_id.idText, [], fspec.FormalType, [])
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (mk_field_pops isStatic 0) (Push [fspec.ActualType]) (mkNormalCall mspec)

and GenFieldStore isStatic cenv cgbuf eenv (rfref: RecdFieldRef, tyargs, m) sequel =
    let fspec = GenRecdFieldRef m cenv eenv.tyenv rfref tyargs
    let fld = rfref.RecdField
    if fld.IsMutable && not (useGenuineField rfref.Tycon fld) then
        let cconv = if isStatic then ILCallingConv.Static else ILCallingConv.Instance
        let mspec = mkILMethSpecInTy (fspec.DeclaringType, cconv, "set_" + fld.rfield_id.idText, [fspec.FormalType], ILType.Void, [])
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (mk_field_pops isStatic 1) Push0 (mkNormalCall mspec)
    else
        let vol = if rfref.RecdField.IsVolatile then Volatile else Nonvolatile
        let instr = if isStatic then I_stsfld (vol, fspec) else I_stfld (ILAlignment.Aligned, vol, fspec)
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (mk_field_pops isStatic 1) Push0 instr
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate arguments to calls
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Generate arguments to a call, unless the argument is the single lone "unit" value
/// to a method or value compiled as a method taking no arguments
and GenUntupledArgsDiscardingLoneUnit cenv cgbuf eenv m numObjArgs curriedArgInfos args =
    let g = cenv.g
    match curriedArgInfos, args with
    // Type.M()
    // new C()
    | [[]], [arg] when numObjArgs = 0 ->
        assert isUnitTy g (tyOfExpr g arg)
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg discard
    // obj.M()
    | [[_];[]], [arg1;arg2] when numObjArgs = 1 ->
        assert isUnitTy g (tyOfExpr g arg2)
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg1 Continue
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg2 discard
    | _ ->
        (curriedArgInfos, args) ||> List.iter2 (fun argInfos x ->
            GenUntupledArgExpr cenv cgbuf eenv m argInfos x Continue)

/// Codegen arguments
and GenUntupledArgExpr cenv cgbuf eenv m argInfos expr sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    let numRequiredExprs = List.length argInfos
    assert (numRequiredExprs >= 1)
    if numRequiredExprs = 1 then
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress expr sequel
    elif isRefTupleExpr expr then
        let es = tryDestRefTupleExpr expr
        if es.Length <> numRequiredExprs then error(InternalError("GenUntupledArgExpr (2)", m))
        es |> List.iter (fun x -> GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress x Continue)
        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
    else
        let ty = tyOfExpr g expr
        let locv, loce = mkCompGenLocal m "arg" ty
        let bind = mkCompGenBind locv expr
        LocalScope "untuple" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->
            let eenvinner = AllocStorageForBind cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv bind
            GenBinding cenv cgbuf eenvinner bind
            let tys = destRefTupleTy g ty
            assert (tys.Length = numRequiredExprs)
            // TODO - tupInfoRef
            argInfos |> List.iteri (fun i _ -> GenGetTupleField cenv cgbuf eenvinner (tupInfoRef (* TODO *), loce, tys, i, m) Continue)
            GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
        )


//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate calls (try to detect direct calls)
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenApp cenv cgbuf eenv (f, fty, tyargs, args, m) sequel =
  let g = cenv.g
  match (f, tyargs, args) with
   (* Look for tailcall to turn into branch *)
  | (Expr.Val (v, _, _), _, _) when
        match ListAssoc.tryFind g.valRefEq v eenv.innerVals with
        | Some (kind, _) ->
           (not v.IsConstructor &&
            (* when branch-calling methods we must have the right type parameters *)
            (match kind with
             | BranchCallClosure _ -> true
             | BranchCallMethod (_, _, tps, _, _) ->
                  (List.lengthsEqAndForall2 (fun ty tp -> typeEquiv g ty (mkTyparTy tp)) tyargs tps)) &&
            (* must be exact #args, ignoring tupling - we untuple if needed below *)
            (let arityInfo =
               match kind with
               | BranchCallClosure arityInfo
               | BranchCallMethod (arityInfo, _, _, _, _) -> arityInfo
             arityInfo.Length = args.Length
            ) &&
            (* no tailcall out of exception handler, etc. *)
            (match sequelIgnoringEndScopesAndDiscard sequel with Return | ReturnVoid -> true | _ -> false))
        | None -> false
    ->
        let (kind, mark) = ListAssoc.find g.valRefEq v eenv.innerVals // already checked above in when guard
        let ntmargs =
          match kind with
          | BranchCallClosure arityInfo ->
              let ntmargs = List.foldBack (+) arityInfo 0
              GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
              ntmargs
          | BranchCallMethod (arityInfo, curriedArgInfos, _, ntmargs, numObjArgs) ->
              assert (curriedArgInfos.Length = arityInfo.Length )
              assert (curriedArgInfos.Length = args.Length)
              //assert (curriedArgInfos.Length = ntmargs )
              GenUntupledArgsDiscardingLoneUnit cenv cgbuf eenv m numObjArgs curriedArgInfos args
              if v.IsExtensionMember then
                match curriedArgInfos, args with
                | [[]], [_] when numObjArgs = 0 -> (ntmargs-1)
                | [[_];[]], [_;_] when numObjArgs = 1 -> (ntmargs-1)
                | _ -> ntmargs
              else ntmargs

        for i = ntmargs - 1 downto 0 do
            CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 [ I_starg (uint16 (i+cgbuf.PreallocatedArgCount)) ]

        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [ I_br mark.CodeLabel ]

        GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sequel
    
  // PhysicalEquality becomes cheap reference equality once
  // a nominal type is known. We can't replace it for variable types since
  // a "ceq" instruction can't be applied to variable type values.
  | (Expr.Val (v, _, _), [ty], [arg1;arg2]) when
    (valRefEq g v g.reference_equality_inner_vref)
    && isAppTy g ty ->
    
      GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg1 Continue
      GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg2 Continue
      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Bool]) AI_ceq
      GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

  // Emit "methodhandleof" calls as ldtoken instructions
  //
  // The token for the "GenericMethodDefinition" is loaded
  | Expr.Val (v, _, m), _, [arg] when valRefEq g v g.methodhandleof_vref ->
        let (|OptionalCoerce|) = function Expr.Op (TOp.Coerce _, _, [arg], _) -> arg | x -> x
        let (|OptionalTyapp|) = function Expr.App (f, _, [_], [], _) -> f | x -> x
        match arg with
        // Generate ldtoken instruction for "methodhandleof(fun (a, b, c) -> f(a, b, c))"
        // where f is an F# function value or F# method
        | Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, _, Expr.App (OptionalCoerce(OptionalTyapp(Expr.Val (vref, _, _))), _, _, _, _), _, _) ->
        
            let storage = StorageForValRef g m vref eenv
            match storage with
            | Method (_, _, mspec, _, _, _, _) ->
                CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.iltyp_RuntimeMethodHandle]) (I_ldtoken (ILToken.ILMethod mspec))
            | _ ->
                errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilxgenUnexpectedArgumentToMethodHandleOfDuringCodegen(), m))
        
        // Generate ldtoken instruction for "methodhandleof(fun (a, b, c) -> obj.M(a, b, c))"
        // where M is an IL method.
        | Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, _, Expr.Op (TOp.ILCall (_, _, valu, _, _, _, _, ilMethRef, actualTypeInst, actualMethInst, _), _, _, _), _, _) ->
        
            let boxity = (if valu then AsValue else AsObject)
            let mkFormalParams gparams = gparams |> DropErasedTyargs |> List.mapi (fun n _gf -> mkILTyvarTy (uint16 n))
            let ilGenericMethodSpec = IL.mkILMethSpec (ilMethRef, boxity, mkFormalParams actualTypeInst, mkFormalParams actualMethInst)
            let i = I_ldtoken (ILToken.ILMethod ilGenericMethodSpec)
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.iltyp_RuntimeMethodHandle]) i

        | _ ->
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(false, sprintf "Break for invalid methodhandleof argument expression")
            //System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break()
            errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilxgenUnexpectedArgumentToMethodHandleOfDuringCodegen(), m))

        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

  // Optimize calls to top methods when given "enough" arguments.
  | Expr.Val (vref, valUseFlags, _), _, _
                when
                     (let storage = StorageForValRef g m vref eenv
                      match storage with
                      | Method (topValInfo, vref, _, _, _, _, _) ->
                          (let tps, argtys, _, _ = GetTopValTypeInFSharpForm g topValInfo vref.Type m
                           tps.Length = tyargs.Length &&
                           argtys.Length <= args.Length)
                      | _ -> false) ->

      let storage = StorageForValRef g m vref eenv
      match storage with
      | Method (topValInfo, vref, mspec, _, _, _, _) ->
          let nowArgs, laterArgs =
              let _, curriedArgInfos, _, _ = GetTopValTypeInFSharpForm g topValInfo vref.Type m
              List.splitAt curriedArgInfos.Length args

          let actualRetTy = applyTys g vref.Type (tyargs, nowArgs)
          let _, curriedArgInfos, returnTy, _ = GetTopValTypeInCompiledForm g topValInfo vref.Type m

          let ilTyArgs = GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tyargs
      

          // For instance method calls chop off some type arguments, which are already
          // carried by the class. Also work out if it's a virtual call.
          let _, virtualCall, newobj, isSuperInit, isSelfInit, _, _, _ = GetMemberCallInfo g (vref, valUseFlags) in

          // numEnclILTypeArgs will include unit-of-measure args, unfortunately. For now, just cut-and-paste code from GetMemberCallInfo
          // @REVIEW: refactor this
          let numEnclILTypeArgs =
              match vref.MemberInfo with
              | Some _ when not (vref.IsExtensionMember) ->
                  List.length(vref.MemberApparentEntity.TyparsNoRange |> DropErasedTypars)
              | _ -> 0

          let (ilEnclArgTys, ilMethArgTys) =
              if ilTyArgs.Length < numEnclILTypeArgs then error(InternalError("length mismatch", m))
              List.splitAt numEnclILTypeArgs ilTyArgs

          let boxity = mspec.DeclaringType.Boxity
          let mspec = mkILMethSpec (mspec.MethodRef, boxity, ilEnclArgTys, ilMethArgTys)
      
          // "Unit" return types on static methods become "void"
          let mustGenerateUnitAfterCall = Option.isNone returnTy
      
          let ccallInfo =
              match valUseFlags with
              | PossibleConstrainedCall ty -> Some ty
              | _ -> None
          
          let isBaseCall = match valUseFlags with VSlotDirectCall -> true | _ -> false

          let isTailCall =
              if isNil laterArgs && not isSelfInit then
                  let isDllImport = IsValRefIsDllImport g vref
                  let hasByrefArg = mspec.FormalArgTypes |> List.exists (function ILType.Byref _ -> true | _ -> false)
                  let makesNoCriticalTailcalls = vref.MakesNoCriticalTailcalls
                  CanTailcall((boxity=AsValue), ccallInfo, eenv.withinSEH, hasByrefArg, mustGenerateUnitAfterCall, isDllImport, isSelfInit, makesNoCriticalTailcalls, sequel)
              else
                  Normalcall
          
          let useICallVirt = virtualCall || useCallVirt cenv boxity mspec isBaseCall
      
          let callInstr =
              match valUseFlags with
              | PossibleConstrainedCall ty ->
                  let ilThisTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty
                  I_callconstraint ( isTailCall, ilThisTy, mspec, None)
              | _ ->
                  if newobj then I_newobj (mspec, None)
                  elif useICallVirt then I_callvirt (isTailCall, mspec, None)
                  else I_call (isTailCall, mspec, None)

          // ok, now we're ready to generate
          if isSuperInit || isSelfInit then
              CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [mspec.DeclaringType ]) [ mkLdarg0 ]

          GenUntupledArgsDiscardingLoneUnit cenv cgbuf eenv m vref.NumObjArgs curriedArgInfos nowArgs

          // Generate laterArgs (for effects) and save
          LocalScope "callstack" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->
                let whereSaved, eenv =
                    (eenv, laterArgs) ||> List.mapFold (fun eenv laterArg ->
                        // Only save arguments that have effects
                        if Optimizer.ExprHasEffect g laterArg then
                            let ilTy = laterArg |> tyOfExpr g |> GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv
                            let locName =
                                // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
                                assert(g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
                                g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.IlxGenNiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName ("arg", m), ilTy, false
                            let loc, _realloc, eenv = AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenv true locName scopeMarks
                            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress laterArg Continue
                            EmitSetLocal cgbuf loc
                            Choice1Of2 (ilTy, loc), eenv
                        else
                            Choice2Of2 laterArg, eenv)

                let nargs = mspec.FormalArgTypes.Length
                let pushes = if mustGenerateUnitAfterCall || isSuperInit || isSelfInit then Push0 else (Push [(GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv actualRetTy)])
                CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop (nargs + (if mspec.CallingConv.IsStatic || newobj then 0 else 1))) pushes callInstr

                // For isSuperInit, load the 'this' pointer as the pretend 'result' of the operation. It will be popped again in most cases
                if isSuperInit then CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [mspec.DeclaringType]) [ mkLdarg0 ]

                // When generating debug code, generate a 'nop' after a 'call' that returns 'void'
                // This is what C# does, as it allows the call location to be maintained correctly in the stack frame
                if cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols && mustGenerateUnitAfterCall && (isTailCall = Normalcall) then
                    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [ AI_nop ]

                if isNil laterArgs then
                    assert isNil whereSaved
                    // Generate the "unit" value if necessary
                    CommitCallSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf mustGenerateUnitAfterCall sequel
                else
                    //printfn "%d EXTRA ARGS IN TOP APP at %s" laterArgs.Length (stringOfRange m)
                    whereSaved |> List.iter (function
                        | Choice1Of2 (ilTy, loc) -> EmitGetLocal cgbuf ilTy loc
                        | Choice2Of2 expr -> GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress expr Continue)
                    GenIndirectCall cenv cgbuf eenv (actualRetTy, [], laterArgs, m) sequel)
              
      | _ -> failwith "??"
    
    // This case is for getting/calling a value, when we can't call it directly.
    // However, we know the type instantiation for the value.
    // In this case we can often generate a type-specific local expression for the value.
    // This reduces the number of dynamic type applications.
  | (Expr.Val (vref, _, _), _, _) ->
     GenGetValRefAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m vref (Some (tyargs, args, m, sequel))
    
  | _ ->
    (* worst case: generate a first-class function value and call *)
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress f Continue
    GenArgsAndIndirectCall cenv cgbuf eenv (fty, tyargs, args, m) sequel
    
and CanTailcall (hasStructObjArg, ccallInfo, withinSEH, hasByrefArg, mustGenerateUnitAfterCall, isDllImport, isSelfInit, makesNoCriticalTailcalls, sequel) =

    // Can't tailcall with a struct object arg since it involves a byref
    // Can't tailcall with a .NET 2.0 generic constrained call since it involves a byref
    if not hasStructObjArg && Option.isNone ccallInfo && not withinSEH && not hasByrefArg &&
       not isDllImport && not isSelfInit && not makesNoCriticalTailcalls &&

        // We can tailcall even if we need to generate "unit", as long as we're about to throw the value away anyway as par of the return.
        // We can tailcall if we don't need to generate "unit", as long as we're about to return.
        (match sequelIgnoreEndScopes sequel with
         | ReturnVoid | Return -> not mustGenerateUnitAfterCall
         | DiscardThen ReturnVoid -> mustGenerateUnitAfterCall
         | _ -> false)
    then Tailcall
    else Normalcall
    
and GenNamedLocalTyFuncCall cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) eenv ty cloinfo tyargs m =
    let g = cenv.g
    let ilContractClassTyargs =
        cloinfo.localTypeFuncContractFreeTypars
            |> List.map mkTyparTy
            |> GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv

    let ilTyArgs = tyargs |> GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv

    let _, (ilContractMethTyargs: ILGenericParameterDefs), (ilContractCloTySpec: ILTypeSpec), ilContractFormalRetTy =
        GenNamedLocalTypeFuncContractInfo cenv eenv m cloinfo

    let ilContractTy = mkILBoxedTy ilContractCloTySpec.TypeRef ilContractClassTyargs

    if not (ilContractMethTyargs.Length = ilTyArgs.Length) then errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilIncorrectNumberOfTypeArguments(), m))

    // Local TyFunc are represented as a $contract type. they currently get stored in a value of type object
    // Recover result (value or reference types) via unbox_any.
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ilContractTy]) [I_unbox_any ilContractTy]
    let actualRetTy = applyTys g ty (tyargs, [])

    let ilDirectInvokeMethSpec = mkILInstanceMethSpecInTy(ilContractTy, "DirectInvoke", [], ilContractFormalRetTy, ilTyArgs)
    let ilActualRetTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv actualRetTy
    CountCallFuncInstructions()
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ilActualRetTy]) (mkNormalCallvirt ilDirectInvokeMethSpec)
    actualRetTy

    
/// Generate an indirect call, converting to an ILX callfunc instruction
and GenArgsAndIndirectCall cenv cgbuf eenv (functy, tyargs, args, m) sequel =

    // Generate the arguments to the indirect call
    GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
    GenIndirectCall cenv cgbuf eenv (functy, tyargs, args, m) sequel

/// Generate an indirect call, converting to an ILX callfunc instruction
and GenIndirectCall cenv cgbuf eenv (functy, tyargs, args, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g

    // Fold in the new types into the environment as we generate the formal types.
    let ilxClosureApps =
        // keep only non-erased type arguments when computing indirect call
        let tyargs = DropErasedTyargs tyargs

        let typars, formalFuncTy = tryDestForallTy g functy

        let feenv = eenv.tyenv.Add typars

        // This does two phases: REVIEW: the code is too complex for what it's achieving and should be rewritten
        let formalRetTy, appBuilder =
            List.fold
              (fun (formalFuncTy, sofar) _ ->
                let dty, rty = destFunTy g formalFuncTy
                (rty, (fun acc -> sofar (Apps_app(GenType cenv.amap m feenv dty, acc)))))
              (formalFuncTy, id)
              args

        let ilxRetApps = Apps_done (GenType cenv.amap m feenv formalRetTy)

        List.foldBack (fun tyarg acc -> Apps_tyapp(GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tyarg, acc)) tyargs (appBuilder ilxRetApps)

    let actualRetTy = applyTys g functy (tyargs, args)
    let ilActualRetTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv actualRetTy

    // Check if any byrefs are involved to make sure we don't tailcall
    let hasByrefArg =
        let rec check x =
          match x with
          | Apps_tyapp(_, apps) -> check apps
          | Apps_app(arg, apps) -> IsILTypeByref arg || check apps
          | _ -> false
        check ilxClosureApps
    
    let isTailCall = CanTailcall(false, None, eenv.withinSEH, hasByrefArg, false, false, false, false, sequel)
    CountCallFuncInstructions()

    // Generate the code code an ILX callfunc operation
    let instrs = EraseClosures.mkCallFunc g.ilxPubCloEnv (fun ty -> cgbuf.AllocLocal([], ty, false) |> uint16) eenv.tyenv.Count isTailCall ilxClosureApps
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop (1+args.Length)) (Push [ilActualRetTy]) instrs

    // Done compiling indirect call...
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate try expressions
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenTry cenv cgbuf eenv scopeMarks (e1, m, resty, spTry) =
    let sp =
        match spTry with
        | SequencePointAtTry m -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf m; SPAlways
        | SequencePointInBodyOfTry -> SPAlways
        | NoSequencePointAtTry -> SPSuppress

    let stack, eenvinner = EmitSaveStack cenv cgbuf eenv m scopeMarks
    let startTryMark = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "startTryMark"
    let endTryMark = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "endTryMark"
    let afterHandler = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "afterHandler"
    let eenvinner = {eenvinner with withinSEH = true}
    let ilResultTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv resty

    let whereToSave, _realloc, eenvinner =
        // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
        assert(cenv.g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
        AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenvinner true (cenv.g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.IlxGenNiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName ("tryres", m), ilResultTy, false) (startTryMark, endTryMark)

    // Generate the body of the try. In the normal case (SequencePointAtTry) we generate a sequence point
    // both on the 'try' keyword and on the start of the expression in the 'try'. For inlined code and
    // compiler generated 'try' blocks (i.e. NoSequencePointAtTry, used for the try/finally implicit
    // in a 'use' or 'foreach'), we suppress the sequence point
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner sp e1 (LeaveHandler (false, whereToSave, afterHandler))
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf endTryMark
    let tryMarks = (startTryMark.CodeLabel, endTryMark.CodeLabel)
    whereToSave, eenvinner, stack, tryMarks, afterHandler, ilResultTy

and GenTryCatch cenv cgbuf eenv (e1, vf: Val, ef, vh: Val, eh, m, resty, spTry, spWith) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g

    // Save the stack - gross because IL flushes the stack at the exn. handler
    // note: eenvinner notes spill vars are live
    LocalScope "trystack" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->
       let whereToSave, eenvinner, stack, tryMarks, afterHandler, ilResultTy = GenTry cenv cgbuf eenv scopeMarks (e1, m, resty, spTry)

       // Now the filter and catch blocks

       let seh =
           if cenv.opts.generateFilterBlocks then
               let startOfFilter = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "startOfFilter"
               let afterFilter = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "afterFilter"
               let (sequelOnBranches, afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, sequelAfterJoin) = GenJoinPoint cenv cgbuf "filter" eenv g.int_ty m EndFilter
               begin
                   // We emit the sequence point for the 'with' keyword span on the start of the filter
                   // block. However the targets of the filter block pattern matching should not get any
                   // sequence points (they will be 'true'/'false' values indicating if the exception has been
                   // caught or not).
                   //
                   // The targets of the handler block DO get sequence points. Thus the expected behaviour
                   // for a try/with with a complex pattern is that we hit the "with" before the filter is run
                   // and then jump to the handler for the successful catch (or continue with exception handling
                   // if the filter fails)
                   match spWith with
                   | SequencePointAtWith m -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf m
                   | NoSequencePointAtWith -> ()


                   CG.SetStack cgbuf [g.ilg.typ_Object]
                   let _, eenvinner = AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf vf eenvinner None (startOfFilter, afterFilter)
                   CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [g.iltyp_Exception]) (I_castclass g.iltyp_Exception)

                   GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner vf.Range vf

                   // Why SPSuppress? Because we do not emit a sequence point at the start of the List.filter - we've already put one on
                   // the 'with' keyword above
                   GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner SPSuppress ef sequelOnBranches
                   CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf afterJoin
                   CG.SetStack cgbuf stackAfterJoin
                   GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequelAfterJoin
               end
               let endOfFilter = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "endOfFilter"
               let filterMarks = (startOfFilter.CodeLabel, endOfFilter.CodeLabel)
               CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf afterFilter

               let startOfHandler = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "startOfHandler"
               begin
                   CG.SetStack cgbuf [g.ilg.typ_Object]
                   let _, eenvinner = AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf vh eenvinner None (startOfHandler, afterHandler)
                   CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [g.iltyp_Exception]) (I_castclass g.iltyp_Exception)
                   GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner vh.Range vh

                   GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner SPAlways eh (LeaveHandler (false, whereToSave, afterHandler))
               end
               let endOfHandler = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "endOfHandler"
               let handlerMarks = (startOfHandler.CodeLabel, endOfHandler.CodeLabel)
               ILExceptionClause.FilterCatch(filterMarks, handlerMarks)
           else
               let startOfHandler = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "startOfHandler"
               begin
                   match spWith with
                   | SequencePointAtWith m -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf m
                   | NoSequencePointAtWith -> ()

                   CG.SetStack cgbuf [g.ilg.typ_Object]
                   let _, eenvinner = AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf vh eenvinner None (startOfHandler, afterHandler)
                   CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [g.iltyp_Exception]) (I_castclass g.iltyp_Exception)

                   GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner m vh

                   GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner SPAlways eh (LeaveHandler (false, whereToSave, afterHandler))
               end
               let endOfHandler = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "endOfHandler"
               let handlerMarks = (startOfHandler.CodeLabel, endOfHandler.CodeLabel)
               ILExceptionClause.TypeCatch(g.ilg.typ_Object, handlerMarks)

       cgbuf.EmitExceptionClause
         { Clause = seh
           Range= tryMarks }

       CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf afterHandler
       CG.SetStack cgbuf []

       cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()

       (* Restore the stack and load the result *)
       EmitRestoreStack cgbuf stack (* RESTORE *)

       EmitGetLocal cgbuf ilResultTy whereToSave
       GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
   )


and GenTryFinally cenv cgbuf eenv (bodyExpr, handlerExpr, m, resty, spTry, spFinally) sequel =
    // Save the stack - needed because IL flushes the stack at the exn. handler
    // note: eenvinner notes spill vars are live
    LocalScope "trystack" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->

       let whereToSave, eenvinner, stack, tryMarks, afterHandler, ilResultTy = GenTry cenv cgbuf eenv scopeMarks (bodyExpr, m, resty, spTry)

       // Now the catch/finally block
       let startOfHandler = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "startOfHandler"
       CG.SetStack cgbuf []
   
       let sp =
           match spFinally with
           | SequencePointAtFinally m -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf m; SPAlways
           | NoSequencePointAtFinally -> SPSuppress

       GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner sp handlerExpr (LeaveHandler (true, whereToSave, afterHandler))
       let endOfHandler = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "endOfHandler"
       let handlerMarks = (startOfHandler.CodeLabel, endOfHandler.CodeLabel)
       cgbuf.EmitExceptionClause
         { Clause = ILExceptionClause.Finally handlerMarks
           Range = tryMarks }

       CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf afterHandler
       CG.SetStack cgbuf []

       // Restore the stack and load the result
       cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()
       EmitRestoreStack cgbuf stack
       EmitGetLocal cgbuf ilResultTy whereToSave
       GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
   )

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate for-loop
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenForLoop cenv cgbuf eenv (spFor, v, e1, dir, e2, loopBody, m) sequel =
    let eenv = SetIsInLoop true eenv
    let g = cenv.g

    // The JIT/NGen eliminate array-bounds checks for C# loops of form:
    //   for(int i=0; i < (#ldlen arr#); i++) { ... arr[i] ... }
    // Here
    //     dir = BI_blt indicates an optimized for loop that fits C# form that evaluates its 'end' argument each time around
    //     dir = BI_ble indicates a normal F# for loop that evaluates its argument only once
    //
    // It is also important that we follow C# IL-layout exactly "prefix, jmp test, body, test, finish" for JIT/NGEN.
    let start = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "for_start"
    let finish = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "for_finish"
    let inner = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "for_inner"
    let test = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "for_test"
    let stack, eenvinner = EmitSaveStack cenv cgbuf eenv m (start, finish)

    let isUp = (match dir with | FSharpForLoopUp | CSharpForLoopUp -> true | FSharpForLoopDown -> false)
    let isFSharpStyle = (match dir with FSharpForLoopUp | FSharpForLoopDown -> true | CSharpForLoopUp -> false)

    let finishIdx, eenvinner =
        if isFSharpStyle then
            // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
            assert(g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
            let v, _realloc, eenvinner = AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenvinner true (g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.IlxGenNiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName ("endLoop", m), g.ilg.typ_Int32, false) (start, finish)
            v, eenvinner
        else
            -1, eenvinner

    let _, eenvinner = AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf v eenvinner None (start, finish) (* note: eenvStack noted stack spill vars are live *)
    match spFor with
    | SequencePointAtForLoop spStart -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf spStart
    | NoSequencePointAtForLoop -> ()

    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e1 Continue
    GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner m v
    if isFSharpStyle then
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner SPSuppress e2 Continue
        EmitSetLocal cgbuf finishIdx
        EmitGetLocal cgbuf g.ilg.typ_Int32 finishIdx
        GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner e2.Range v None    
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp ((if isUp then BI_blt else BI_bgt), finish.CodeLabel))

    else
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (I_br test.CodeLabel)

    // .inner
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf inner
    //    <loop body>
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvinner SPAlways loopBody discard
    //    v++ or v--
    GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner e2.Range v None

    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Int32]) (mkLdcInt32 1)
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (if isUp then AI_add else AI_sub)
    GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner m v

    // .text
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf test

    // FSharpForLoopUp: if v <> e2 + 1 then goto .inner
    // FSharpForLoopDown: if v <> e2 - 1 then goto .inner
    // CSharpStyle: if v < e2 then goto .inner
    match spFor with
    | SequencePointAtForLoop spStart -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf spStart
    | NoSequencePointAtForLoop -> () //CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf e2.Range

    GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenvinner e2.Range v None

    let cmp = match dir with FSharpForLoopUp | FSharpForLoopDown -> BI_bne_un | CSharpForLoopUp -> BI_blt
    let e2Sequel = (CmpThenBrOrContinue (pop 2, [ I_brcmp(cmp, inner.CodeLabel) ]))

    if isFSharpStyle then
        EmitGetLocal cgbuf g.ilg.typ_Int32 finishIdx
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Int32]) (mkLdcInt32 1)
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (if isUp then AI_add else AI_sub)
        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf e2Sequel
    else
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e2 e2Sequel

    // .finish - loop-exit here
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf finish

    // Restore the stack and load the result
    EmitRestoreStack cgbuf stack
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate while-loop
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenWhileLoop cenv cgbuf eenv (spWhile, e1, e2, m) sequel =
    let eenv = SetIsInLoop true eenv
    let finish = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "while_finish"
    let startTest = CG.GenerateMark cgbuf "startTest"

    match spWhile with
    | SequencePointAtWhileLoop spStart -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf spStart
    | NoSequencePointAtWhileLoop -> ()

    // SEQUENCE POINTS: Emit a sequence point to cover all of 'while e do'
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e1 (CmpThenBrOrContinue (pop 1, [ I_brcmp(BI_brfalse, finish.CodeLabel) ]))

    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPAlways e2 (DiscardThen (Br startTest))
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf finish

    // SEQUENCE POINTS: Emit a sequence point to cover 'done' if present
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate seq
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenSequential cenv cgbuf eenv spIn (e1, e2, specialSeqFlag, spSeq, _m) sequel =

    // Compiler generated sequential executions result in suppressions of sequence points on both
    // left and right of the sequence
    let spAction, spExpr =
        (match spSeq with
         | SequencePointsAtSeq -> SPAlways, SPAlways
         | SuppressSequencePointOnExprOfSequential -> SPSuppress, spIn
         | SuppressSequencePointOnStmtOfSequential -> spIn, SPSuppress)
    match specialSeqFlag with
    | NormalSeq ->
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv spAction e1 discard
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv spExpr e2 sequel
    | ThenDoSeq ->
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv spExpr e1 Continue
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv spAction e2 discard
        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate IL assembly code.
// Polymorphic IL/ILX instructions may be instantiated when polymorphic code is inlined.
// We must implement this for the few uses of polymorphic instructions
// in the standard libarary.
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenAsmCode cenv cgbuf eenv (il, tyargs, args, returnTys, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    let ilTyArgs = GenTypesPermitVoid cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv tyargs
    let ilReturnTys = GenTypesPermitVoid cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv returnTys
    let ilAfterInst =
      il |> List.filter (function AI_nop -> false | _ -> true)
         |> List.map (fun i ->
          let err s =
              errorR(InternalError(sprintf "%s: bad instruction: %A" s i, m))

          let modFieldSpec fspec =
              if isNil ilTyArgs then
                fspec
              else
                {fspec with DeclaringType=
                                   let ty = fspec.DeclaringType
                                   let tspec = ty.TypeSpec
                                   mkILTy ty.Boxity (mkILTySpec(tspec.TypeRef, ilTyArgs)) }      
          match i, ilTyArgs with
            | I_unbox_any (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_unbox_any tyarg
            | I_box (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_box tyarg
            | I_isinst (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_isinst tyarg
            | I_castclass (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_castclass tyarg
            | I_newarr (shape, ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_newarr (shape, tyarg)
            | I_ldelem_any (shape, ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_ldelem_any (shape, tyarg)
            | I_ldelema (ro, _, shape, ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_ldelema (ro, false, shape, tyarg)
            | I_stelem_any (shape, ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_stelem_any (shape, tyarg)
            | I_ldobj (a, b, ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_ldobj (a, b, tyarg)
            | I_stobj (a, b, ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_stobj (a, b, tyarg)
            | I_ldtoken (ILToken.ILType (ILType.TypeVar _)), [tyarg] -> I_ldtoken (ILToken.ILType tyarg)
            | I_sizeof (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_sizeof tyarg
            // currently unused, added for forward compat, see https://visualfsharp.codeplex.com/SourceControl/network/forks/jackpappas/fsharpcontrib/contribution/7134
            | I_cpobj (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_cpobj tyarg 
            | I_initobj (ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> I_initobj tyarg  
            | I_ldfld (al, vol, fspec), _ -> I_ldfld (al, vol, modFieldSpec fspec)
            | I_ldflda fspec, _ -> I_ldflda (modFieldSpec fspec)
            | I_stfld (al, vol, fspec), _ -> I_stfld (al, vol, modFieldSpec fspec)
            | I_stsfld (vol, fspec), _ -> I_stsfld (vol, modFieldSpec fspec)
            | I_ldsfld (vol, fspec), _ -> I_ldsfld (vol, modFieldSpec fspec)
            | I_ldsflda fspec, _ -> I_ldsflda (modFieldSpec fspec)
            | EI_ilzero(ILType.TypeVar _), [tyarg] -> EI_ilzero tyarg
            | AI_nop, _ -> i
                // These are embedded in the IL for a an initonly ldfld, i.e.
                // here's the relevant comment from tc.fs
                //     "Add an I_nop if this is an initonly field to make sure we never recognize it as an lvalue. See mkExprAddrOfExpr."

            | _ ->
                if not (isNil tyargs) then err "Bad polymorphic IL instruction"
                i)
    match ilAfterInst, args, sequel, ilReturnTys with

    | [ EI_ilzero _ ], _, _, _ ->
          match tyargs with
          | [ty] ->
              GenDefaultValue cenv cgbuf eenv (ty, m)
              GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
          | _ -> failwith "Bad polymorphic IL instruction"

    // Strip off any ("ceq" x false) when the sequel is a comparison branch and change the BI_brfalse to a BI_brtrue
    // This is the instruction sequence for "not"
    // For these we can just generate the argument and change the test (from a brfalse to a brtrue and vice versa)
    | ([ AI_ceq ],
       [arg1; Expr.Const ((Const.Bool false | Const.SByte 0y| Const.Int16 0s | Const.Int32 0 | Const.Int64 0L | Const.Byte 0uy| Const.UInt16 0us | Const.UInt32 0u | Const.UInt64 0UL), _, _) ],
       CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [I_brcmp (((BI_brfalse | BI_brtrue) as bi), label1) ]),
       _) ->

            let bi = match bi with BI_brtrue -> BI_brfalse | _ -> BI_brtrue
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg1 (CmpThenBrOrContinue(pop 1, [ I_brcmp (bi, label1) ]))

    // Query; when do we get a 'ret' in IL assembly code?
    | [ I_ret ], [arg1], sequel, [_ilRetTy] ->
          GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg1 Continue
          CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 I_ret
          GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sequel

    // Query; when do we get a 'ret' in IL assembly code?
    | [ I_ret ], [], sequel, [_ilRetTy] ->
          CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 I_ret
          GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sequel

    // 'throw' instructions are a bit of a problem - e.g. let x = (throw ...) in ... expects a value *)
    // to be left on the stack. But dead-code checking by some versions of the .NET verifier *)
    // mean that we can't just have fake code after the throw to generate the fake value *)
    // (nb. a fake value can always be generated by a "ldnull unbox.any ty" sequence *)
    // So in the worst case we generate a fake (never-taken) branch to a piece of code to generate *)
    // the fake value *)
    | [ I_throw ], [arg1], sequel, [ilRetTy] ->
        match sequelIgnoreEndScopes sequel with
        | s when IsSequelImmediate s ->
            (* In most cases we can avoid doing this... *)
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg1 Continue
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 I_throw
            GenSequelEndScopes cgbuf sequel
        | _ ->
            let after1 = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf ("fake_join")
            let after2 = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf ("fake_join")
            let after3 = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf ("fake_join")
            CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [mkLdcInt32 0; I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, after2.CodeLabel) ]

            CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf after1
            CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilRetTy]) [AI_ldnull; I_unbox_any ilRetTy; I_br after3.CodeLabel ]
        
            CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf after2
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress arg1 Continue
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 I_throw
            CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf after3
            GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
    | _ ->
      // float or float32 or float<_> or float32<_>
      let anyfpType ty = typeEquivAux EraseMeasures g g.float_ty ty || typeEquivAux EraseMeasures g g.float32_ty ty

      // Otherwise generate the arguments, and see if we can use a I_brcmp rather than a comparison followed by an I_brfalse/I_brtrue
      GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv args
      match ilAfterInst, sequel with

      // NOTE: THESE ARE NOT VALID ON FLOATING POINT DUE TO NaN. Hence INLINE ASM ON FP. MUST BE CAREFULLY WRITTEN

      | [ AI_clt ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, label1) ]) when not (anyfpType (tyOfExpr g args.Head)) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_bge, label1))
      | [ AI_cgt ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, label1) ]) when not (anyfpType (tyOfExpr g args.Head)) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_ble, label1))
      | [ AI_clt_un ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, label1) ]) when not (anyfpType (tyOfExpr g args.Head)) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_bge_un, label1))
      | [ AI_cgt_un ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, label1) ]) when not (anyfpType (tyOfExpr g args.Head)) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_ble_un, label1))
      | [ AI_ceq ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, label1) ]) when not (anyfpType (tyOfExpr g args.Head)) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_bne_un, label1))
    
      // THESE ARE VALID ON FP w.r.t. NaN
    
      | [ AI_clt ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brtrue, label1) ]) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_blt, label1))
      | [ AI_cgt ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brtrue, label1) ]) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_bgt, label1))
      | [ AI_clt_un ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brtrue, label1) ]) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_blt_un, label1))
      | [ AI_cgt_un ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brtrue, label1) ]) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_bgt_un, label1))
      | [ AI_ceq ], CmpThenBrOrContinue(1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brtrue, label1) ]) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (I_brcmp(BI_beq, label1))
      | _ ->
        // Failing that, generate the real IL leaving value(s) on the stack
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop args.Length) (Push ilReturnTys) ilAfterInst

        // If no return values were specified generate a "unit"
        if isNil returnTys then
          GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
        else
          GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate expression quotations
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenQuotation cenv cgbuf eenv (ast, conv, m, ety) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    let referencedTypeDefs, spliceTypes, spliceArgExprs, astSpec =
        match !conv with
        | Some res -> res
        | None ->
            try
                let qscope = QuotationTranslator.QuotationGenerationScope.Create (g, cenv.amap, cenv.viewCcu, QuotationTranslator.IsReflectedDefinition.No)
                let astSpec = QuotationTranslator.ConvExprPublic qscope QuotationTranslator.QuotationTranslationEnv.Empty ast
                let referencedTypeDefs, spliceTypes, spliceArgExprs = qscope.Close()
                referencedTypeDefs, List.map fst spliceTypes, List.map fst spliceArgExprs, astSpec
            with
                QuotationTranslator.InvalidQuotedTerm e -> error e

    let astSerializedBytes = QuotationPickler.pickle astSpec

    let someTypeInModuleExpr = mkTypeOfExpr cenv m eenv.someTypeInThisAssembly
    let rawTy = mkRawQuotedExprTy g                      
    let spliceTypeExprs = List.map (GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv >> (mkTypeOfExpr cenv m)) spliceTypes

    let bytesExpr = Expr.Op (TOp.Bytes astSerializedBytes, [], [], m)

    let deserializeExpr =
        match QuotationTranslator.QuotationGenerationScope.ComputeQuotationFormat g with
        | QuotationTranslator.QuotationSerializationFormat.FSharp_40_Plus ->
            let referencedTypeDefExprs = List.map (mkILNonGenericBoxedTy >> mkTypeOfExpr cenv m) referencedTypeDefs
            let referencedTypeDefsExpr = mkArray (g.system_Type_ty, referencedTypeDefExprs, m)
            let spliceTypesExpr = mkArray (g.system_Type_ty, spliceTypeExprs, m)
            let spliceArgsExpr = mkArray (rawTy, spliceArgExprs, m)
            mkCallDeserializeQuotationFSharp40Plus g m someTypeInModuleExpr referencedTypeDefsExpr spliceTypesExpr spliceArgsExpr bytesExpr

        | QuotationTranslator.QuotationSerializationFormat.FSharp_20_Plus ->
            let mkList ty els = List.foldBack (mkCons g ty) els (mkNil g m ty)
            let spliceTypesExpr = mkList g.system_Type_ty spliceTypeExprs
            let spliceArgsExpr = mkList rawTy spliceArgExprs
            mkCallDeserializeQuotationFSharp20Plus g m someTypeInModuleExpr spliceTypesExpr spliceArgsExpr bytesExpr

    let afterCastExpr =
        // Detect a typed quotation and insert the cast if needed. The cast should not fail but does
        // unfortunately involve a "typeOf" computation over a quotation tree.
        if tyconRefEq g (tcrefOfAppTy g ety) g.expr_tcr then
            mkCallCastQuotation g m (List.head (argsOfAppTy g ety)) deserializeExpr
        else
            deserializeExpr
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress afterCastExpr sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate calls to IL methods
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenILCall cenv cgbuf eenv (virt, valu, newobj, valUseFlags, isDllImport, ilMethRef: ILMethodRef, enclArgTys, methArgTys, argExprs, returnTys, m) sequel =
    let hasByrefArg = ilMethRef.ArgTypes |> List.exists IsILTypeByref
    let isSuperInit = match valUseFlags with CtorValUsedAsSuperInit -> true | _ -> false
    let isBaseCall = match valUseFlags with VSlotDirectCall -> true | _ -> false
    let ccallInfo = match valUseFlags with PossibleConstrainedCall ty -> Some ty | _ -> None
    let boxity = (if valu then AsValue else AsObject)
    let mustGenerateUnitAfterCall = isNil returnTys
    let makesNoCriticalTailcalls = (newobj || not virt) // Don't tailcall for 'newobj', or 'call' to IL code
    let tail = CanTailcall(valu, ccallInfo, eenv.withinSEH, hasByrefArg, mustGenerateUnitAfterCall, isDllImport, false, makesNoCriticalTailcalls, sequel)

    let ilEnclArgTys = GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv enclArgTys
    let ilMethArgTys = GenTypeArgs cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv methArgTys
    let ilReturnTys = GenTypes cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv returnTys
    let ilMethSpec = mkILMethSpec (ilMethRef, boxity, ilEnclArgTys, ilMethArgTys)
    let useICallVirt = virt || useCallVirt cenv boxity ilMethSpec isBaseCall

    // Load the 'this' pointer to pass to the superclass constructor. This argument is not
    // in the expression tree since it can't be treated like an ordinary value
    if isSuperInit then CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilMethSpec.DeclaringType]) [ mkLdarg0 ]
    GenExprs cenv cgbuf eenv argExprs
    let il =
        if newobj then [ I_newobj(ilMethSpec, None) ]
        else
            match ccallInfo with
            | Some objArgTy ->
                let ilObjArgTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv objArgTy
                [ I_callconstraint(tail, ilObjArgTy, ilMethSpec, None) ]
            | None ->
                if useICallVirt then [ I_callvirt(tail, ilMethSpec, None) ]
                else [ I_call(tail, ilMethSpec, None) ]

    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop (argExprs.Length + (if isSuperInit then 1 else 0))) (if isSuperInit then Push0 else Push ilReturnTys) il

    // Load the 'this' pointer as the pretend 'result' of the isSuperInit operation.
    // It will be immediately popped in most cases, but may also be used as the target of some "property set" operations.
    if isSuperInit then CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilMethSpec.DeclaringType]) [ mkLdarg0 ]
    CommitCallSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf mustGenerateUnitAfterCall sequel

and CommitCallSequel cenv eenv m cloc cgbuf mustGenerateUnitAfterCall sequel =
    if mustGenerateUnitAfterCall
    then GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m cloc cgbuf sequel
    else GenSequel cenv cloc cgbuf sequel


and MakeNotSupportedExnExpr cenv eenv (argExpr, m) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let ety = mkAppTy (g.FindSysTyconRef ["System"] "NotSupportedException") []
    let ilty = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ety
    let mref = mkILCtorMethSpecForTy(ilty, [g.ilg.typ_String]).MethodRef
    Expr.Op (TOp.ILCall (false, false, false, true, NormalValUse, false, false, mref, [], [], [ety]), [], [argExpr], m)

and GenTraitCall cenv cgbuf eenv (traitInfo, argExprs, m) expr sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    let minfoOpt = CommitOperationResult (ConstraintSolver.CodegenWitnessThatTypeSupportsTraitConstraint cenv.TcVal g cenv.amap m traitInfo argExprs)
    match minfoOpt with
    | None ->
        let exnArg = mkString g m (FSComp.SR.ilDynamicInvocationNotSupported(traitInfo.MemberName))
        let exnExpr = MakeNotSupportedExnExpr cenv eenv (exnArg, m)
        let replacementExpr = mkThrow m (tyOfExpr g expr) exnExpr
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress replacementExpr sequel
    | Some expr ->
        let expr = cenv.optimizeDuringCodeGen expr
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress expr sequel

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate byref-related operations
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenGetAddrOfRefCellField cenv cgbuf eenv (e, ty, m) sequel =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let fref = GenRecdFieldRef m cenv eenv.tyenv (mkRefCellContentsRef cenv.g) [ty]
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ILType.Byref fref.ActualType]) [ I_ldflda fref ]
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetValAddr cenv cgbuf eenv (v: ValRef, m) sequel =
    let vspec = v.Deref
    let ilTy = GenTypeOfVal cenv eenv vspec
    let storage = StorageForValRef cenv.g m v eenv

    match storage with
    | Local (idx, _, None) ->
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ILType.Byref ilTy]) [ I_ldloca (uint16 idx) ]

    | Arg idx ->
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ILType.Byref ilTy]) [ I_ldarga (uint16 idx) ]

    | StaticField (fspec, _vref, hasLiteralAttr, _ilTyForProperty, _, ilTy, _, _, _) ->
        if hasLiteralAttr then errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilAddressOfLiteralFieldIsInvalid(), m))
        let ilTy = if ilTy.IsNominal && ilTy.Boxity = ILBoxity.AsValue then ILType.Byref ilTy else ilTy
        EmitGetStaticFieldAddr cgbuf ilTy fspec

    | Env (_, _, ilField, _) ->
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ILType.Byref ilTy]) [ mkLdarg0; mkNormalLdflda ilField ]

    | Local (_, _, Some _) | StaticProperty _ | Method _ | Env _ | Null ->
        errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilAddressOfValueHereIsInvalid(v.DisplayName), m))
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ILType.Byref ilTy]) [ I_ldarga (uint16 669 (* random value for post-hoc diagnostic analysis on generated tree *) ) ] 

    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenGetByref cenv cgbuf eenv (v: ValRef, m) sequel =
    GenGetLocalVRef cenv cgbuf eenv m v None
    let ilty = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv (destByrefTy cenv.g v.Type)
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [ilty]) [ mkNormalLdobj ilty ]
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenSetByref cenv cgbuf eenv (v: ValRef, e, m) sequel =
    GenGetLocalVRef cenv cgbuf eenv m v None
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    let ilty = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv (destByrefTy cenv.g v.Type)
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 [ mkNormalStobj ilty ]
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenDefaultValue cenv cgbuf eenv (ty, m) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let ilTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty
    if isRefTy g ty then
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) AI_ldnull
    else
        match tryDestAppTy g ty with
        | ValueSome tcref when (tyconRefEq g g.system_SByte_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_Int16_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_Int32_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_Bool_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_Byte_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_Char_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_UInt16_tcref tcref ||
                                   tyconRefEq g g.system_UInt32_tcref tcref) ->
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) iLdcZero
        | ValueSome tcref when (tyconRefEq g g.system_Int64_tcref tcref ||
                                 tyconRefEq g g.system_UInt64_tcref tcref) ->
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (iLdcInt64 0L)
        | ValueSome tcref when (tyconRefEq g g.system_Single_tcref tcref) ->
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (iLdcSingle 0.0f)
        | ValueSome tcref when (tyconRefEq g g.system_Double_tcref tcref) ->
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (iLdcDouble 0.0)
        | _ ->
            let ilTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty
            LocalScope "ilzero" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->
                let locIdx, realloc, _ =
                    // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
                    assert(g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
                    AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenv true (g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.IlxGenNiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName ("default", m), ilTy, false) scopeMarks
                // "initobj" (Generated by EmitInitLocal) doesn't work on byref types
                // But ilzero(&ty) only gets generated in the built-in get-address function so
                // we can just rely on zeroinit of all IL locals.
                if realloc then
                    match ilTy with
                    | ILType.Byref _ -> ()
                    | _ -> EmitInitLocal cgbuf ilTy locIdx
                EmitGetLocal cgbuf ilTy locIdx
            )

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate generic parameters
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenGenericParam cenv eenv (tp: Typar) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let subTypeConstraints =
        tp.Constraints
        |> List.choose (function | TyparConstraint.CoercesTo(ty, _) -> Some ty | _ -> None)
        |> List.map (GenTypeAux cenv.amap tp.Range eenv.tyenv VoidNotOK PtrTypesNotOK)

    let refTypeConstraint =
        tp.Constraints
        |> List.exists (function TyparConstraint.IsReferenceType _ -> true | TyparConstraint.SupportsNull _ -> true | _ -> false)

    let notNullableValueTypeConstraint =
        tp.Constraints |> List.exists (function TyparConstraint.IsNonNullableStruct _ -> true | _ -> false)

    let defaultConstructorConstraint =
        tp.Constraints |> List.exists (function TyparConstraint.RequiresDefaultConstructor _ -> true | _ -> false)

    let tpName =
          // use the CompiledName if given
          // Inference variables get given an IL name "TA, TB" etc.
          let nm =
              match tp.ILName with
              | None -> tp.Name
              | Some nm -> nm
          // Some special rules apply when compiling Fsharp.Core.dll to avoid a proliferation of [<CompiledName>] attributes on type parameters
          if g.compilingFslib then
              match nm with
              | "U" -> "TResult"
              | "U1" -> "TResult1"
              | "U2" -> "TResult2"
              | _ ->
                  if nm.TrimEnd([| '0' .. '9' |]).Length = 1 then nm
                  elif nm.Length >= 1 && nm.[0] = 'T' && (nm.Length = 1 || not (System.Char.IsLower nm.[1])) then nm
                  else "T" + (String.capitalize nm)
          else
               nm

    let tpAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs (GenAttrs cenv eenv tp.Attribs)

    { Name = tpName
      Constraints = subTypeConstraints
      Variance = NonVariant
      CustomAttrsStored = storeILCustomAttrs tpAttrs
      MetadataIndex = NoMetadataIdx
      HasReferenceTypeConstraint = refTypeConstraint
      HasNotNullableValueTypeConstraint = notNullableValueTypeConstraint
      HasDefaultConstructorConstraint = defaultConstructorConstraint }

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate object expressions as ILX "closures"
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Generates the data used for parameters at definitions of abstract method slots such as interface methods or override methods.
and GenSlotParam m cenv eenv (TSlotParam(nm, ty, inFlag, outFlag, optionalFlag, attribs)) : ILParameter =
    let ilTy = GenParamType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv true ty
    let inFlag2, outFlag2, optionalFlag2, defaultParamValue, paramMarshal2, attribs = GenParamAttribs cenv ty attribs

    let ilAttribs = GenAttrs cenv eenv attribs

    let ilAttribs =
        match GenReadOnlyAttributeIfNecessary cenv.g ty with
        | Some attr -> ilAttribs @ [attr]
        | None -> ilAttribs

    { Name=nm
      Type= ilTy
      Default=defaultParamValue
      Marshal=paramMarshal2
      IsIn=inFlag || inFlag2
      IsOut=outFlag || outFlag2
      IsOptional=optionalFlag || optionalFlag2
      CustomAttrsStored = storeILCustomAttrs (mkILCustomAttrs ilAttribs)
      MetadataIndex = NoMetadataIdx }

and GenFormalSlotsig m cenv eenv (TSlotSig(_, ty, ctps, mtps, paraml, returnTy)) =
    let paraml = List.concat paraml
    let ilTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty
    let eenvForSlotSig = EnvForTypars (ctps @ mtps) eenv
    let ilParams = paraml |> List.map (GenSlotParam m cenv eenvForSlotSig)
    let ilRetTy = GenReturnType cenv.amap m eenvForSlotSig.tyenv returnTy
    let ilRet = mkILReturn ilRetTy
    let ilRet =
        match returnTy with
        | None -> ilRet
        | Some ty ->
        match GenReadOnlyAttributeIfNecessary cenv.g ty with
        | Some attr -> ilRet.WithCustomAttrs (mkILCustomAttrs (ilRet.CustomAttrs.AsList @ [attr]))
        | None -> ilRet
    ilTy, ilParams, ilRet

and instSlotParam inst (TSlotParam(nm, ty, inFlag, fl2, fl3, attrs)) =
    TSlotParam(nm, instType inst ty, inFlag, fl2, fl3, attrs)

and GenActualSlotsig m cenv eenv (TSlotSig(_, ty, ctps, mtps, ilSlotParams, ilSlotRetTy)) methTyparsOfOverridingMethod (methodParams: Val list) =
    let ilSlotParams = List.concat ilSlotParams
    let instForSlotSig = mkTyparInst (ctps@mtps) (argsOfAppTy cenv.g ty @ generalizeTypars methTyparsOfOverridingMethod)
    let ilParams = ilSlotParams |> List.map (instSlotParam instForSlotSig >> GenSlotParam m cenv eenv)

    // Use the better names if available
    let ilParams =
        if ilParams.Length = methodParams.Length then
            (ilParams, methodParams) ||> List.map2 (fun p pv -> { p with Name = Some (nameOfVal pv) })
        else ilParams

    let ilRetTy = GenReturnType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv (Option.map (instType instForSlotSig) ilSlotRetTy)
    let iLRet = mkILReturn ilRetTy
    ilParams, iLRet

and GenNameOfOverridingMethod cenv (useMethodImpl, slotsig) =
    let (TSlotSig(nameOfOverridenMethod, enclTypOfOverridenMethod, _, _, _, _)) = slotsig
    if useMethodImpl then qualifiedMangledNameOfTyconRef (tcrefOfAppTy cenv.g enclTypOfOverridenMethod) nameOfOverridenMethod
    else nameOfOverridenMethod

and GenMethodImpl cenv eenv (useMethodImpl, (TSlotSig(nameOfOverridenMethod, _, _, _, _, _) as slotsig)) m =
    let ilOverrideTy, ilOverrideParams, ilOverrideRet = GenFormalSlotsig m cenv eenv slotsig

    let nameOfOverridingMethod = GenNameOfOverridingMethod cenv (useMethodImpl, slotsig)
    nameOfOverridingMethod,
    (fun (ilTyForOverriding, methTyparsOfOverridingMethod) ->
        let ilOverrideTyRef = ilOverrideTy.TypeRef
        let ilOverrideMethRef = mkILMethRef(ilOverrideTyRef, ILCallingConv.Instance, nameOfOverridenMethod, List.length (DropErasedTypars methTyparsOfOverridingMethod), typesOfILParams ilOverrideParams, ilOverrideRet.Type)
        let eenvForOverrideBy = AddTyparsToEnv methTyparsOfOverridingMethod eenv
        let ilParamsOfOverridingMethod, ilReturnOfOverridingMethod = GenActualSlotsig m cenv eenvForOverrideBy slotsig methTyparsOfOverridingMethod []
        let ilOverrideMethGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvForOverrideBy methTyparsOfOverridingMethod
        let ilOverrideMethGenericArgs = mkILFormalGenericArgs 0 ilOverrideMethGenericParams
        let ilOverrideBy = mkILInstanceMethSpecInTy(ilTyForOverriding, nameOfOverridingMethod, typesOfILParams ilParamsOfOverridingMethod, ilReturnOfOverridingMethod.Type, ilOverrideMethGenericArgs)
        { Overrides = OverridesSpec(ilOverrideMethRef, ilOverrideTy)
          OverrideBy = ilOverrideBy })

and bindBaseOrThisVarOpt cenv eenv baseValOpt =
    match baseValOpt with
    | None -> eenv
    | Some basev -> AddStorageForVal cenv.g (basev, notlazy (Arg 0)) eenv

and fixupVirtualSlotFlags (mdef: ILMethodDef) =
    mdef.WithHideBySig()

and renameMethodDef nameOfOverridingMethod (mdef: ILMethodDef) =
    mdef.With(name=nameOfOverridingMethod)

and fixupMethodImplFlags (mdef: ILMethodDef) =
    mdef.WithAccess(ILMemberAccess.Private).WithHideBySig().WithFinal(true).WithNewSlot

and GenObjectMethod cenv eenvinner (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) useMethodImpl tmethod =
    let g = cenv.g

    // Check if we're compiling the property as a .NET event
    let (TObjExprMethod(slotsig, attribs, methTyparsOfOverridingMethod, methodParams, methodBodyExpr, m)) = tmethod
    let (TSlotSig(nameOfOverridenMethod, _, _, _, _, _)) = slotsig
    if CompileAsEvent g attribs then
        []
    else
        let eenvUnderTypars = AddTyparsToEnv methTyparsOfOverridingMethod eenvinner
        let methodParams = List.concat methodParams
        let methodParamsNonSelf = match methodParams with [] -> [] | _ :: t -> t // drop the 'this' arg when computing better argument names for IL parameters
        let ilParamsOfOverridingMethod, ilReturnOfOverridingMethod =
            GenActualSlotsig m cenv eenvUnderTypars slotsig methTyparsOfOverridingMethod methodParamsNonSelf

        let ilAttribs = GenAttrs cenv eenvinner attribs

        // Args are stored starting at #1
        let eenvForMeth = AddStorageForLocalVals g (methodParams |> List.mapi (fun i v -> (v, Arg i))) eenvUnderTypars
        let sequel = (if slotSigHasVoidReturnTy slotsig then discardAndReturnVoid else Return)
        let ilMethodBody = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPAlways, [], nameOfOverridenMethod, eenvForMeth, 0, methodBodyExpr, sequel)

        let nameOfOverridingMethod, methodImplGenerator = GenMethodImpl cenv eenvinner (useMethodImpl, slotsig) methodBodyExpr.Range

        let mdef =
            mkILGenericVirtualMethod
              (nameOfOverridingMethod,
               ILMemberAccess.Public,
               GenGenericParams cenv eenvUnderTypars methTyparsOfOverridingMethod,
               ilParamsOfOverridingMethod,
               ilReturnOfOverridingMethod,
               MethodBody.IL ilMethodBody)
        // fixup attributes to generate a method impl
        let mdef = if useMethodImpl then fixupMethodImplFlags mdef else mdef
        let mdef = fixupVirtualSlotFlags mdef
        let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs ilAttribs)
        [(useMethodImpl, methodImplGenerator, methTyparsOfOverridingMethod), mdef]

and GenObjectExpr cenv cgbuf eenvouter expr (baseType, baseValOpt, basecall, overrides, interfaceImpls, m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    let cloinfo, _, eenvinner = GetIlxClosureInfo cenv m false None eenvouter expr

    let cloAttribs = cloinfo.cloAttribs
    let cloFreeVars = cloinfo.cloFreeVars
    let ilCloLambdas = cloinfo.ilCloLambdas
    let cloName = cloinfo.cloName

    let ilxCloSpec = cloinfo.cloSpec
    let ilCloFreeVars = cloinfo.cloILFreeVars
    let ilCloGenericFormals = cloinfo.cloILGenericParams
    assert (isNil cloinfo.localTypeFuncDirectILGenericParams)
    let ilCloGenericActuals = cloinfo.cloSpec.GenericArgs
    let ilCloRetTy = cloinfo.cloILFormalRetTy
    let ilCloTypeRef = cloinfo.cloSpec.TypeRef
    let ilTyForOverriding = mkILBoxedTy ilCloTypeRef ilCloGenericActuals

    let eenvinner = bindBaseOrThisVarOpt cenv eenvinner baseValOpt
    let ilCtorBody = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPAlways, [], cloName, eenvinner, 1, basecall, discardAndReturnVoid)

    let genMethodAndOptionalMethodImpl tmethod useMethodImpl =
        [ for ((useMethodImpl, methodImplGeneratorFunction, methTyparsOfOverridingMethod), mdef) in GenObjectMethod cenv eenvinner cgbuf useMethodImpl tmethod do
              let mimpl = (if useMethodImpl then Some(methodImplGeneratorFunction (ilTyForOverriding, methTyparsOfOverridingMethod)) else None)
              yield (mimpl, mdef) ]

    let mimpls, mdefs =
        [ for ov in overrides do
              yield! genMethodAndOptionalMethodImpl ov (isInterfaceTy g baseType)
          for (_, tmethods) in interfaceImpls do
             for tmethod in tmethods do
                 yield! genMethodAndOptionalMethodImpl tmethod true ]
        |> List.unzip

    let mimpls = mimpls |> List.choose id // choose the ones that actually have method impls

    let interfaceTys = interfaceImpls |> List.map (fst >> GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv)

    let attrs = GenAttrs cenv eenvinner cloAttribs
    let super = (if isInterfaceTy g baseType then g.ilg.typ_Object else ilCloRetTy)
    let interfaceTys = interfaceTys @ (if isInterfaceTy g baseType then [ilCloRetTy] else [])
    let cloTypeDefs = GenClosureTypeDefs cenv (ilCloTypeRef, ilCloGenericFormals, attrs, ilCloFreeVars, ilCloLambdas, ilCtorBody, mdefs, mimpls, super, interfaceTys)

    for cloTypeDef in cloTypeDefs do
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddTypeDef(ilCloTypeRef, cloTypeDef, false, false, None)
    CountClosure()
    GenGetLocalVals cenv cgbuf eenvouter m cloFreeVars
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop ilCloFreeVars.Length) (Push [ EraseClosures.mkTyOfLambdas g.ilxPubCloEnv ilCloLambdas]) (I_newobj (ilxCloSpec.Constructor, None))
    GenSequel cenv eenvouter.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenSequenceExpr
        cenv
        (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer)
        eenvouter
        (nextEnumeratorValRef: ValRef, pcvref: ValRef, currvref: ValRef, stateVars, generateNextExpr, closeExpr, checkCloseExpr: Expr, seqElemTy, m) sequel =

    let g = cenv.g
    let stateVars = [ pcvref; currvref ] @ stateVars
    let stateVarsSet = stateVars |> List.map (fun vref -> vref.Deref) |> Zset.ofList valOrder

    // pretend that the state variables are bound
    let eenvouter =
        eenvouter |> AddStorageForLocalVals g (stateVars |> List.map (fun v -> v.Deref, Local(0, false, None)))

    // Get the free variables. Make a lambda to pretend that the 'nextEnumeratorValRef' is bound (it is an argument to GenerateNext)
    let (cloAttribs, _, _, cloFreeTyvars, cloFreeVars, ilCloTypeRef: ILTypeRef, ilCloFreeVars, eenvinner) =
         GetIlxClosureFreeVars cenv m None eenvouter [] (mkLambda m nextEnumeratorValRef.Deref (generateNextExpr, g.int32_ty))

    let ilCloSeqElemTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv seqElemTy
    let cloRetTy = mkSeqTy g seqElemTy
    let ilCloRetTyInner = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv cloRetTy
    let ilCloRetTyOuter = GenType cenv.amap m eenvouter.tyenv cloRetTy
    let ilCloEnumeratorTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv (mkIEnumeratorTy g seqElemTy)
    let ilCloEnumerableTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv (mkSeqTy g seqElemTy)
    let ilCloBaseTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv (mkAppTy g.seq_base_tcr [seqElemTy])
    let ilCloGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvinner cloFreeTyvars

    // Create a new closure class with a single "MoveNext" method that implements the iterator.
    let ilCloTyInner = mkILFormalBoxedTy ilCloTypeRef ilCloGenericParams
    let ilCloLambdas = Lambdas_return ilCloRetTyInner
    let cloref = IlxClosureRef(ilCloTypeRef, ilCloLambdas, ilCloFreeVars)
    let ilxCloSpec = IlxClosureSpec.Create(cloref, GenGenericArgs m eenvouter.tyenv cloFreeTyvars)
    let formalClospec = IlxClosureSpec.Create(cloref, mkILFormalGenericArgs 0 ilCloGenericParams)

    let getFreshMethod =
        let _, mbody =
            CodeGenMethod cenv cgbuf.mgbuf
                ([], "GetFreshEnumerator", eenvinner, 1,
                 (fun cgbuf eenv ->
                    for fv in cloFreeVars do
                        /// State variables always get zero-initialized
                        if stateVarsSet.Contains fv then
                            GenDefaultValue cenv cgbuf eenv (fv.Type, m)
                        else
                            GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenv m fv None
                    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop ilCloFreeVars.Length) (Push [ilCloRetTyInner]) (I_newobj (formalClospec.Constructor, None))
                    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf Return),
                 m)
        mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod("GetFreshEnumerator", ILMemberAccess.Public, [], mkILReturn ilCloEnumeratorTy, MethodBody.IL mbody)
        |> AddNonUserCompilerGeneratedAttribs g

    let closeMethod =
        // Note: We suppress the first sequence point in the body of this method since it is the initial state machine jump
        let spReq = SPSuppress
        let ilCode = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (spReq, [], "Close", eenvinner, 1, closeExpr, discardAndReturnVoid)
        mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod("Close", ILMemberAccess.Public, [], mkILReturn ILType.Void, MethodBody.IL ilCode)

    let checkCloseMethod =
        // Note: We suppress the first sequence point in the body of this method since it is the initial state machine jump
        let spReq = SPSuppress
        let ilCode = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (spReq, [], "get_CheckClose", eenvinner, 1, checkCloseExpr, Return)
        mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod("get_CheckClose", ILMemberAccess.Public, [], mkILReturn g.ilg.typ_Bool, MethodBody.IL ilCode)

    let generateNextMethod =
        // Note: We suppress the first sequence point in the body of this method since it is the initial state machine jump
        let spReq = SPSuppress
        // the 'next enumerator' byref arg is at arg position 1
        let eenvinner = eenvinner |> AddStorageForLocalVals g [ (nextEnumeratorValRef.Deref, Arg 1) ]
        let ilParams = [mkILParamNamed("next", ILType.Byref ilCloEnumerableTy)]
        let ilReturn = mkILReturn g.ilg.typ_Int32
        let ilCode = MethodBody.IL (CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (spReq, [], "GenerateNext", eenvinner, 2, generateNextExpr, Return))
        mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod("GenerateNext", ILMemberAccess.Public, ilParams, ilReturn, ilCode)

    let lastGeneratedMethod =
        let ilCode = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPSuppress, [], "get_LastGenerated", eenvinner, 1, exprForValRef m currvref, Return)
        mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod("get_LastGenerated", ILMemberAccess.Public, [], mkILReturn ilCloSeqElemTy, MethodBody.IL ilCode)
        |> AddNonUserCompilerGeneratedAttribs g

    let ilCtorBody =
        mkILSimpleStorageCtor(None, Some ilCloBaseTy.TypeSpec, ilCloTyInner, [], [], ILMemberAccess.Assembly).MethodBody

    let attrs = GenAttrs cenv eenvinner cloAttribs
    let cloTypeDefs = GenClosureTypeDefs cenv (ilCloTypeRef, ilCloGenericParams, attrs, ilCloFreeVars, ilCloLambdas, ilCtorBody, [generateNextMethod;closeMethod;checkCloseMethod;lastGeneratedMethod;getFreshMethod], [], ilCloBaseTy, [])

    for cloTypeDef in cloTypeDefs do
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddTypeDef(ilCloTypeRef, cloTypeDef, false, false, None)

    CountClosure()

    for fv in cloFreeVars do
       /// State variables always get zero-initialized
       if stateVarsSet.Contains fv then
           GenDefaultValue cenv cgbuf eenvouter (fv.Type, m)
       else
           GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenvouter m fv None
   
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop ilCloFreeVars.Length) (Push [ilCloRetTyOuter]) (I_newobj (ilxCloSpec.Constructor, None))
    GenSequel cenv eenvouter.cloc cgbuf sequel



/// Generate the class for a closure type definition
and GenClosureTypeDefs cenv (tref: ILTypeRef, ilGenParams, attrs, ilCloFreeVars, ilCloLambdas, ilCtorBody, mdefs, mimpls, ext, ilIntfTys) =
  let g = cenv.g
  let cloInfo =
      { cloFreeVars=ilCloFreeVars
        cloStructure=ilCloLambdas
        cloCode=notlazy ilCtorBody }

  let tdef =
    ILTypeDef(name = tref.Name,
              layout = ILTypeDefLayout.Auto,
              attributes = enum 0,
              genericParams = ilGenParams,
              customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs(attrs @ [mkCompilationMappingAttr g (int SourceConstructFlags.Closure) ]),
              fields = emptyILFields,
              events= emptyILEvents,
              properties = emptyILProperties,
              methods= mkILMethods mdefs,
              methodImpls= mkILMethodImpls mimpls,
              nestedTypes=emptyILTypeDefs,
              implements = ilIntfTys,
              extends= Some ext,
              securityDecls= emptyILSecurityDecls)
        .WithSealed(true)
        .WithSerializable(true)
        .WithSpecialName(true)
        .WithAccess(ComputeTypeAccess tref true)
        .WithLayout(ILTypeDefLayout.Auto)
        .WithEncoding(ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Auto)
        .WithInitSemantics(ILTypeInit.BeforeField)

  let tdefs = EraseClosures.convIlxClosureDef g.ilxPubCloEnv tref.Enclosing tdef cloInfo
  tdefs
      
and GenGenericParams cenv eenv tps = 
    tps |> DropErasedTypars |> List.map (GenGenericParam cenv eenv)

and GenGenericArgs m (tyenv: TypeReprEnv) tps =
    tps |> DropErasedTypars |> List.map (fun c -> (mkILTyvarTy tyenv.[c, m]))

/// Generate the closure class for a function
and GenLambdaClosure cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) eenv isLocalTypeFunc selfv expr =
    let g = cenv.g
    match expr with
    | Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, _, _, m, _)
    | Expr.TyLambda (_, _, _, m, _) ->
      
        let cloinfo, body, eenvinner = GetIlxClosureInfo cenv m isLocalTypeFunc selfv eenv expr
      
        let entryPointInfo =
          match selfv with
          | Some v -> [(v, BranchCallClosure (cloinfo.cloArityInfo))]
          | _ -> []

        let ilCloBody = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPAlways, entryPointInfo, cloinfo.cloName, eenvinner, 1, body, Return)
        let ilCloTypeRef = cloinfo.cloSpec.TypeRef
        let cloTypeDefs =
            if isLocalTypeFunc then

                // Work out the contract type and generate a class with an abstract method for this type
                let (ilContractGenericParams, ilContractMethTyargs, ilContractTySpec: ILTypeSpec, ilContractFormalRetTy) = GenNamedLocalTypeFuncContractInfo cenv eenv m cloinfo
                let ilContractTypeRef = ilContractTySpec.TypeRef
                let ilContractTy = mkILFormalBoxedTy ilContractTypeRef ilContractGenericParams
                let ilContractCtor = mkILNonGenericEmptyCtor None g.ilg.typ_Object

                let ilContractMeths = [ilContractCtor; mkILGenericVirtualMethod("DirectInvoke", ILMemberAccess.Assembly, ilContractMethTyargs, [], mkILReturn ilContractFormalRetTy, MethodBody.Abstract) ]
                let ilContractTypeDef =
                    ILTypeDef(name = ilContractTypeRef.Name,
                              layout = ILTypeDefLayout.Auto,
                              attributes = enum 0,
                              genericParams = ilContractGenericParams,
                              customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs [mkCompilationMappingAttr g (int SourceConstructFlags.Closure) ],
                              fields = emptyILFields,
                              events= emptyILEvents,
                              properties = emptyILProperties,
                              methods= mkILMethods ilContractMeths,
                              methodImpls= emptyILMethodImpls,
                              nestedTypes=emptyILTypeDefs,
                              implements = [],
                              extends= Some g.ilg.typ_Object,
                              securityDecls= emptyILSecurityDecls)

                // the contract type is an abstract type and not sealed
                let ilContractTypeDef =
                    ilContractTypeDef
                        .WithAbstract(true)
                        .WithAccess(ComputeTypeAccess ilContractTypeRef true)
                        .WithSerializable(true)
                        .WithSpecialName(true)
                        .WithLayout(ILTypeDefLayout.Auto)
                        .WithInitSemantics(ILTypeInit.BeforeField)
                        .WithEncoding(ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Auto)

                cgbuf.mgbuf.AddTypeDef(ilContractTypeRef, ilContractTypeDef, false, false, None)
            
                let ilCtorBody = mkILMethodBody (true, [], 8, nonBranchingInstrsToCode (mkCallBaseConstructor(ilContractTy, [])), None )
                let cloMethods = [ mkILGenericVirtualMethod("DirectInvoke", ILMemberAccess.Assembly, cloinfo.localTypeFuncDirectILGenericParams, [], mkILReturn (cloinfo.cloILFormalRetTy), MethodBody.IL ilCloBody) ]
                let cloTypeDefs = GenClosureTypeDefs cenv (ilCloTypeRef, cloinfo.cloILGenericParams, [], cloinfo.cloILFreeVars, cloinfo.ilCloLambdas, ilCtorBody, cloMethods, [], ilContractTy, [])
                cloTypeDefs
            
            else
                GenClosureTypeDefs cenv (ilCloTypeRef, cloinfo.cloILGenericParams, [], cloinfo.cloILFreeVars, cloinfo.ilCloLambdas, ilCloBody, [], [], g.ilg.typ_Object, [])
        CountClosure()
        for cloTypeDef in cloTypeDefs do
            cgbuf.mgbuf.AddTypeDef(ilCloTypeRef, cloTypeDef, false, false, None)
        cloinfo, m

    | _ -> failwith "GenLambda: not a lambda"
    
and GenLambdaVal cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) eenv (cloinfo, m) =
    let g = cenv.g
    GenGetLocalVals cenv cgbuf eenv m cloinfo.cloFreeVars
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf
        (pop cloinfo.cloILFreeVars.Length)
        (Push [EraseClosures.mkTyOfLambdas g.ilxPubCloEnv cloinfo.ilCloLambdas])
        (I_newobj (cloinfo.cloSpec.Constructor, None))

and GenLambda cenv cgbuf eenv isLocalTypeFunc selfv expr sequel =
    let cloinfo, m = GenLambdaClosure cenv cgbuf eenv isLocalTypeFunc selfv expr
    GenLambdaVal cenv cgbuf eenv (cloinfo, m)
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel

and GenTypeOfVal cenv eenv (v: Val) =
    GenType cenv.amap v.Range eenv.tyenv v.Type

and GenFreevar cenv m eenvouter tyenvinner (fv: Val) =
    let g = cenv.g
    match StorageForVal cenv.g m fv eenvouter with
    // Local type functions
    | Local(_, _, Some _) | Env(_, _, _, Some _) -> g.ilg.typ_Object
#if DEBUG
    // Check for things that should never make it into the free variable set. Only do this in debug for performance reasons
    | (StaticField _ | StaticProperty _ | Method _ | Null) -> error(InternalError("GenFreevar: compiler error: unexpected unrealized value", fv.Range))
#endif
    | _ -> GenType cenv.amap m tyenvinner fv.Type

and GetIlxClosureFreeVars cenv m selfv eenvouter takenNames expr =
    let g = cenv.g

    // Choose a base name for the closure
    let basename =
        let boundv = eenvouter.letBoundVars |> List.tryFind (fun v -> not v.IsCompilerGenerated)
        match boundv with
        | Some v -> v.CompiledName cenv.g.CompilerGlobalState
        | None -> "clo"

    // Get a unique stamp for the closure. This must be stable for things that can be part of a let rec.
    let uniq =
        match expr with
        | Expr.Obj (uniq, _, _, _, _, _, _)
        | Expr.Lambda (uniq, _, _, _, _, _, _)
        | Expr.TyLambda (uniq, _, _, _, _) -> uniq
        | _ -> newUnique()

    // Choose a name for the closure
    let ilCloTypeRef =
        // FSharp 1.0 bug 3404: System.Reflection doesn't like '.' and '`' in type names
        let basenameSafeForUseAsTypename = CleanUpGeneratedTypeName basename
        let suffixmark = expr.Range
        let cloName =
            // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
            assert(g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
            g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.StableNameGenerator.GetUniqueCompilerGeneratedName(basenameSafeForUseAsTypename, suffixmark, uniq)
        NestedTypeRefForCompLoc eenvouter.cloc cloName

    // Collect the free variables of the closure
    let cloFreeVarResults = freeInExpr CollectTyparsAndLocals expr

    // Partition the free variables when some can be accessed from places besides the immediate environment
    // Also filter out the current value being bound, if any, as it is available from the "this"
    // pointer which gives the current closure itself. This is in the case e.g. let rec f = ... f ...
    let cloFreeVars =
        cloFreeVarResults.FreeLocals
        |> Zset.elements
        |> List.filter (fun fv ->
            match StorageForVal cenv.g m fv eenvouter with
            | (StaticField _ | StaticProperty _ | Method _ | Null) -> false
            | _ ->
                match selfv with
                | Some v -> not (valRefEq g (mkLocalValRef fv) v)
                | _ -> true)

    // The general shape is:
    //    {LAM <tyfunc-typars>. expr }[free-typars]: overall-type[contract-typars]
    // Then
    //    internal-typars = free-typars - contract-typars
    //
    // In other words, the free type variables get divided into two sets
    //  -- "contract" ones, which are part of the return type. We separate these to enable use to
    //     bake our own function base contracts for local type functions
    //
    //  -- "internal" ones, which get used internally in the implementation
    let cloContractFreeTyvarSet = (freeInType CollectTypars (tyOfExpr g expr)).FreeTypars

    let cloInternalFreeTyvars = Zset.diff cloFreeVarResults.FreeTyvars.FreeTypars cloContractFreeTyvarSet |> Zset.elements
    let cloContractFreeTyvars = cloContractFreeTyvarSet |> Zset.elements

    let cloFreeTyvars = cloContractFreeTyvars @ cloInternalFreeTyvars

    let cloAttribs = []

    let eenvinner = eenvouter |> EnvForTypars cloFreeTyvars

    let ilCloTyInner =
        let ilCloGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvinner cloFreeTyvars
        mkILFormalBoxedTy ilCloTypeRef ilCloGenericParams

    // If generating a named closure, add the closure itself as a var, available via "arg0" .
    // The latter doesn't apply for the delegate implementation of closures.
    // Build the environment that is active inside the closure itself
    let eenvinner = eenvinner |> AddStorageForLocalVals g (match selfv with | Some v -> [(v.Deref, Arg 0)] | _ -> [])

    let ilCloFreeVars =
        let ilCloFreeVarNames = ChooseFreeVarNames takenNames (List.map nameOfVal cloFreeVars)
        let ilCloFreeVars = (cloFreeVars, ilCloFreeVarNames) ||> List.map2 (fun fv nm -> mkILFreeVar (nm, fv.IsCompilerGenerated, GenFreevar cenv m eenvouter eenvinner.tyenv fv))
        ilCloFreeVars

    let ilCloFreeVarStorage =
        (cloFreeVars, ilCloFreeVars) ||> List.mapi2 (fun i v fv ->
            let localCloInfo =
                match StorageForVal g m v eenvouter with
                | Local(_, _, localCloInfo)
                | Env(_, _, _, localCloInfo) -> localCloInfo
                | _ -> None
            let ilField = mkILFieldSpecInTy (ilCloTyInner, fv.fvName, fv.fvType)

            (v, Env(ilCloTyInner, i, ilField, localCloInfo)))

    let eenvinner = eenvinner |> AddStorageForLocalVals g ilCloFreeVarStorage

    // Return a various results
    (cloAttribs, cloInternalFreeTyvars, cloContractFreeTyvars, cloFreeTyvars, cloFreeVars, ilCloTypeRef, Array.ofList ilCloFreeVars, eenvinner)


and GetIlxClosureInfo cenv m isLocalTypeFunc selfv eenvouter expr =
    let g = cenv.g
    let returnTy =
      match expr with
      | Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, _, _, _, returnTy) | Expr.TyLambda (_, _, _, _, returnTy) -> returnTy
      | Expr.Obj (_, ty, _, _, _, _, _) -> ty
      | _ -> failwith "GetIlxClosureInfo: not a lambda expression"

    // Determine the structure of the closure. We do this before analyzing free variables to
    // determine the taken argument names.
    let tvsl, vs, body, returnTy =
        let rec getCallStructure tvacc vacc (e, ety) =
            match e with
            | Expr.TyLambda (_, tvs, body, _m, bty) ->
                getCallStructure ((DropErasedTypars tvs) :: tvacc) vacc (body, bty)
            | Expr.Lambda (_, _, _, vs, body, _, bty) when not isLocalTypeFunc ->
                // Transform a lambda taking untupled arguments into one
                // taking only a single tupled argument if necessary. REVIEW: do this earlier
                let tupledv, body = MultiLambdaToTupledLambda g vs body
                getCallStructure tvacc (tupledv :: vacc) (body, bty)
            | _ ->
                (List.rev tvacc, List.rev vacc, e, ety)
        getCallStructure [] [] (expr, returnTy)

    let takenNames = vs |> List.map (fun v -> v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState)

    // Get the free variables and the information about the closure, add the free variables to the environment
    let (cloAttribs, cloInternalFreeTyvars, cloContractFreeTyvars, _, cloFreeVars, ilCloTypeRef, ilCloFreeVars, eenvinner) = GetIlxClosureFreeVars cenv m selfv eenvouter takenNames expr

    // Put the type and value arguments into the environment
    let rec getClosureArgs eenv ntmargs tvsl (vs: Val list) =
        match tvsl, vs with
        | tvs :: rest, _ ->
            let eenv = AddTyparsToEnv tvs eenv
            let l, eenv = getClosureArgs eenv ntmargs rest vs
            let lambdas = (tvs, l) ||> List.foldBack (fun tv sofar -> Lambdas_forall(GenGenericParam cenv eenv tv, sofar))
            lambdas, eenv
        | [], v :: rest ->
            let nm = v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState
            let l, eenv =
                let eenv = AddStorageForVal g (v, notlazy (Arg ntmargs)) eenv
                getClosureArgs eenv (ntmargs+1) [] rest
            let lambdas = Lambdas_lambda (mkILParamNamed(nm, GenTypeOfVal cenv eenv v), l)
            lambdas, eenv
        | _ ->
            let returnTy' = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv returnTy
            Lambdas_return returnTy', eenv

    // start at arg number 1 as "this" pointer holds the current closure
    let ilCloLambdas, eenvinner = getClosureArgs eenvinner 1 tvsl vs

    // Arity info: one argument at each position
    let narginfo = vs |> List.map (fun _ -> 1)

    // Generate the ILX view of the lambdas
    let ilReturnTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv returnTy

    // The general shape is:
    //    {LAM <tyfunc-typars>. expr }[free-typars]: overall-type[contract-typars]
    // Then
    //    internal-typars = free-typars - contract-typars
    //
    // For a local type function closure, this becomes
    //    class Contract<contract-typars> {
    //        abstract DirectInvoke<tyfunc-typars> : overall-type
    //    }
    //
    //    class ContractImplementation<contract-typars, internal-typars> : Contract<contract-typars> {
    //        override DirectInvoke<tyfunc-typars> : overall-type { expr }
    //    }
    //
    // For a non-local type function closure, this becomes
    //
    //    class FunctionImplementation<contract-typars, internal-typars> : FSharpTypeFunc {
    //        override Specialize<tyfunc-typars> : overall-type { expr }
    //    }
    //
    // For a normal function closure, <tyfunc-typars> is empty, and this becomes
    //
    //    class FunctionImplementation<contract-typars, internal-typars> : overall-type<contract-typars> {
    //        override Invoke(..) { expr }
    //    }

    // In other words, the free type variables get divided into two sets
    //  -- "contract" ones, which are part of the return type. We separate these to enable use to
    //     bake our own function base contracts for local type functions
    //
    //  -- "internal" ones, which get used internally in the implementation
    //
    // There are also "direct" and "indirect" type variables, which are part of the lambdas of the type function.
    // Direct type variables are only used for local type functions, and indirect type variables only used for first class
    // function values.

    /// Compute the contract if it is a local type function
    let ilContractGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvinner cloContractFreeTyvars
    let ilContractGenericActuals = GenGenericArgs m eenvouter.tyenv cloContractFreeTyvars
    let ilInternalGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvinner cloInternalFreeTyvars
    let ilInternalGenericActuals = GenGenericArgs m eenvouter.tyenv cloInternalFreeTyvars

    let ilCloGenericFormals = ilContractGenericParams @ ilInternalGenericParams
    let ilCloGenericActuals = ilContractGenericActuals @ ilInternalGenericActuals

    let ilDirectGenericParams, ilReturnTy, ilCloLambdas =
        if isLocalTypeFunc then
            let rec strip lambdas acc =
                match lambdas with
                | Lambdas_forall(gp, r) -> strip r (gp :: acc)
                | Lambdas_return returnTy -> List.rev acc, returnTy, lambdas
                | _ -> failwith "AdjustNamedLocalTypeFuncIlxClosureInfo: local functions can currently only be type functions"
            strip ilCloLambdas []
        else
            [], ilReturnTy, ilCloLambdas
    

    let ilxCloSpec = IlxClosureSpec.Create(IlxClosureRef(ilCloTypeRef, ilCloLambdas, ilCloFreeVars), ilCloGenericActuals)
    let cloinfo =
        { cloExpr=expr
          cloName=ilCloTypeRef.Name
          cloArityInfo =narginfo
          ilCloLambdas=ilCloLambdas
          cloILFreeVars = ilCloFreeVars
          cloILFormalRetTy=ilReturnTy
          cloSpec = ilxCloSpec
          cloILGenericParams = ilCloGenericFormals
          cloFreeVars=cloFreeVars
          cloAttribs=cloAttribs
          localTypeFuncContractFreeTypars = cloContractFreeTyvars
          localTypeFuncInternalFreeTypars = cloInternalFreeTyvars
          localTypeFuncILGenericArgs = ilContractGenericActuals
          localTypeFuncDirectILGenericParams = ilDirectGenericParams }
    cloinfo, body, eenvinner

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Named local type functions
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

and IsNamedLocalTypeFuncVal g (v: Val) expr =
    not v.IsCompiledAsTopLevel &&
    IsGenericValWithGenericContraints g v &&
    (match stripExpr expr with Expr.TyLambda _ -> true | _ -> false)

/// Generate the information relevant to the contract portion of a named local type function
and GenNamedLocalTypeFuncContractInfo cenv eenv m cloinfo =
    let ilCloTypeRef = cloinfo.cloSpec.TypeRef
    let ilContractTypeRef = ILTypeRef.Create(scope=ilCloTypeRef.Scope, enclosing=ilCloTypeRef.Enclosing, name=ilCloTypeRef.Name + "$contract")
    let eenvForContract = EnvForTypars cloinfo.localTypeFuncContractFreeTypars eenv
    let ilContractGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenv cloinfo.localTypeFuncContractFreeTypars
    let tvs, contractRetTy =
        match cloinfo.cloExpr with
        | Expr.TyLambda (_, tvs, _, _, bty) -> tvs, bty
        | e -> [], tyOfExpr cenv.g e
    let eenvForContract = AddTyparsToEnv tvs eenvForContract
    let ilContractMethTyargs = GenGenericParams cenv eenvForContract tvs
    let ilContractFormalRetTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvForContract.tyenv contractRetTy
    ilContractGenericParams, ilContractMethTyargs, mkILTySpec(ilContractTypeRef, cloinfo.localTypeFuncILGenericArgs), ilContractFormalRetTy

/// Generate a new delegate construction including a closure class if necessary. This is a lot like generating function closures
/// and object expression closures, and most of the code is shared.
and GenDelegateExpr cenv cgbuf eenvouter expr (TObjExprMethod((TSlotSig(_, delegateTy, _, _, _, _) as slotsig), _attribs, methTyparsOfOverridingMethod, tmvs, body, _), m) sequel =
    let g = cenv.g

    // Get the instantiation of the delegate type
    let ilCtxtDelTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvouter.tyenv delegateTy
    let tmvs = List.concat tmvs

    // Yuck. TLBIMP.EXE generated APIs use UIntPtr for the delegate ctor.
    let useUIntPtrForDelegateCtor =
        try
            if isILAppTy g delegateTy then
                let tcref = tcrefOfAppTy g delegateTy
                let tdef = tcref.ILTyconRawMetadata
                match tdef.Methods.FindByName ".ctor" with
                | [ctorMDef] ->
                    match ctorMDef.Parameters with
                    | [ _;p2 ] -> (p2.Type.TypeSpec.Name = "System.UIntPtr")
                    | _ -> false
                | _ -> false
            else
                false
         with _ ->
            false
    
    // Work out the free type variables for the morphing thunk
    let takenNames = List.map nameOfVal tmvs
    let (cloAttribs, _, _, cloFreeTyvars, cloFreeVars, ilDelegeeTypeRef, ilCloFreeVars, eenvinner) = GetIlxClosureFreeVars cenv m None eenvouter takenNames expr
    let ilDelegeeGenericParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvinner cloFreeTyvars
    let ilDelegeeGenericActualsInner = mkILFormalGenericArgs 0 ilDelegeeGenericParams

    // Create a new closure class with a single "delegee" method that implements the delegate.
    let delegeeMethName = "Invoke"
    let ilDelegeeTyInner = mkILBoxedTy ilDelegeeTypeRef ilDelegeeGenericActualsInner

    let envForDelegeeUnderTypars = AddTyparsToEnv methTyparsOfOverridingMethod eenvinner

    let numthis = 1
    let tmvs, body = BindUnitVars g (tmvs, List.replicate (List.concat slotsig.FormalParams).Length ValReprInfo.unnamedTopArg1, body)

    // The slot sig contains a formal instantiation. When creating delegates we're only
    // interested in the actual instantiation since we don't have to emit a method impl.
    let ilDelegeeParams, ilDelegeeRet = GenActualSlotsig m cenv envForDelegeeUnderTypars slotsig methTyparsOfOverridingMethod tmvs

    let envForDelegeeMeth = AddStorageForLocalVals g (List.mapi (fun i v -> (v, Arg (i+numthis))) tmvs) envForDelegeeUnderTypars
    let ilMethodBody = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPAlways, [], delegeeMethName, envForDelegeeMeth, 1, body, (if slotSigHasVoidReturnTy slotsig then discardAndReturnVoid else Return))
    let delegeeInvokeMeth =
        mkILNonGenericInstanceMethod
            (delegeeMethName, ILMemberAccess.Assembly,
             ilDelegeeParams,
             ilDelegeeRet,
             MethodBody.IL ilMethodBody)
    let delegeeCtorMeth = mkILSimpleStorageCtor(None, Some g.ilg.typ_Object.TypeSpec, ilDelegeeTyInner, [], [], ILMemberAccess.Assembly)
    let ilCtorBody = delegeeCtorMeth.MethodBody

    let ilCloLambdas = Lambdas_return ilCtxtDelTy
    let ilAttribs = GenAttrs cenv eenvinner cloAttribs
    let cloTypeDefs = GenClosureTypeDefs cenv (ilDelegeeTypeRef, ilDelegeeGenericParams, ilAttribs, ilCloFreeVars, ilCloLambdas, ilCtorBody, [delegeeInvokeMeth], [], g.ilg.typ_Object, [])
    for cloTypeDef in cloTypeDefs do
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddTypeDef(ilDelegeeTypeRef, cloTypeDef, false, false, None)
    CountClosure()

    let ctxtGenericArgsForDelegee = GenGenericArgs m eenvouter.tyenv cloFreeTyvars
    let ilxCloSpec = IlxClosureSpec.Create(IlxClosureRef(ilDelegeeTypeRef, ilCloLambdas, ilCloFreeVars), ctxtGenericArgsForDelegee)
    GenGetLocalVals cenv cgbuf eenvouter m cloFreeVars
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop ilCloFreeVars.Length) (Push [EraseClosures.mkTyOfLambdas g.ilxPubCloEnv ilCloLambdas]) (I_newobj (ilxCloSpec.Constructor, None))

    let ilDelegeeTyOuter = mkILBoxedTy ilDelegeeTypeRef ctxtGenericArgsForDelegee
    let ilDelegeeInvokeMethOuter = mkILNonGenericInstanceMethSpecInTy (ilDelegeeTyOuter, "Invoke", typesOfILParams ilDelegeeParams, ilDelegeeRet.Type)
    let ilDelegeeCtorMethOuter = mkCtorMethSpecForDelegate g.ilg (ilCtxtDelTy, useUIntPtrForDelegateCtor)
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.ilg.typ_IntPtr]) (I_ldftn ilDelegeeInvokeMethOuter)
    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) (Push [ilCtxtDelTy]) (I_newobj(ilDelegeeCtorMethOuter, None))
    GenSequel cenv eenvouter.cloc cgbuf sequel

/// Generate statically-resolved conditionals used for type-directed optimizations.
and GenStaticOptimization cenv cgbuf eenv (constraints, e2, e3, _m) sequel =
    let e =
      if DecideStaticOptimizations cenv.g constraints = StaticOptimizationAnswer.Yes then e2
      else e3
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e sequel

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate discrimination trees
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

and IsSequelImmediate sequel =
    match sequel with
    (* All of these can be done at the end of each branch - we don't need a real join point *)
    | Return | ReturnVoid | Br _ | LeaveHandler _ -> true
    | DiscardThen sequel -> IsSequelImmediate sequel
    | _ -> false

/// Generate a point where several branches of control flow can merge back together, e.g. after a conditional
/// or 'match'.
and GenJoinPoint cenv cgbuf pos eenv ty m sequel =

    // What the join point does depends on the contents of the sequel. For example, if the sequal is "return" then
    // each branch can just return and no true join point is needed.
    match sequel with
    // All of these can be done at the end of each branch - we don't need a real join point
    | _ when IsSequelImmediate sequel ->
        let stackAfterJoin = cgbuf.GetCurrentStack()
        let afterJoin = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf (pos + "_join")
        sequel, afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, Continue

    // We end scopes at the join point, if any
    | EndLocalScope(sq, mark) ->
        let sequelNow, afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, sequelAfterJoin = GenJoinPoint cenv cgbuf pos eenv ty m sq
        sequelNow, afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, EndLocalScope(sequelAfterJoin, mark)

    // If something non-trivial happens after a discard then generate a join point, but first discard the value (often this means we won't generate it at all)
    | DiscardThen sequel ->
        let stackAfterJoin = cgbuf.GetCurrentStack()
        let afterJoin = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf (pos + "_join")
        DiscardThen (Br afterJoin), afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, sequel

    // The others (e.g. Continue, LeaveFilter and CmpThenBrOrContinue) can't be done at the end of each branch. We must create a join point.
    | _ ->
        let pushed = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty
        let stackAfterJoin = (pushed :: (cgbuf.GetCurrentStack()))
        let afterJoin = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf (pos + "_join")
        // go to the join point
        Br afterJoin, afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, sequel
    
and GenMatch cenv cgbuf eenv (spBind, _exprm, tree, targets, m, ty) sequel =

    match spBind with
    | SequencePointAtBinding m -> CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf m
    | NoSequencePointAtDoBinding
    | NoSequencePointAtLetBinding
    | NoSequencePointAtInvisibleBinding
    | NoSequencePointAtStickyBinding -> ()

    // The target of branch needs a sequence point.
    // If we don't give it one it will get entirely the wrong sequence point depending on earlier codegen
    // Note we're not interested in having pattern matching and decision trees reveal their inner working.
    // Hence at each branch target we 'reassert' the overall sequence point that was active as we came into the match.
    //
    // NOTE: sadly this causes multiple sequence points to appear for the "initial" location of an if/then/else or match.
    let activeSP = cgbuf.GetLastSequencePoint()
    let repeatSP() =
        match activeSP with
        | None -> ()
        | Some src ->
            if activeSP <> cgbuf.GetLastSequencePoint() then
                CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf src

    // First try the common cases where we don't need a join point.
    match tree with
    | TDSuccess _ ->
        failwith "internal error: matches that immediately succeed should have been normalized using mkAndSimplifyMatch"

    | _ ->
        // Create a join point
        let stackAtTargets = cgbuf.GetCurrentStack() // the stack at the target of each clause
        let (sequelOnBranches, afterJoin, stackAfterJoin, sequelAfterJoin) = GenJoinPoint cenv cgbuf "match" eenv ty m sequel

        // Stack: "stackAtTargets" is "stack prior to any match-testing" and also "stack at the start of each branch-RHS".
        //        match-testing (dtrees) should not contribute to the stack.
        //        Each branch-RHS (targets) may contribute to the stack, leaving it in the "stackAfterJoin" state, for the join point.
        //        Since code is branching and joining, the cgbuf stack is maintained manually.
        GenDecisionTreeAndTargets cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets eenv tree targets repeatSP sequelOnBranches
        CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf afterJoin

        //assert(cgbuf.GetCurrentStack() = stackAfterJoin)  // REVIEW: Since gen_dtree* now sets stack, stack should be stackAfterJoin at this point...
        CG.SetStack cgbuf stackAfterJoin
        // If any values are left on the stack after the join then we're certainly going to do something with them
        // For example, we may be about to execute a 'stloc' for
        //
        //   let y2 = if System.DateTime.Now.Year < 2000 then 1 else 2
        //
        // or a 'stelem' for
        //
        //   arr.[0] <- if System.DateTime.Now.Year > 2000 then 1 else 2
        //
        // In both cases, any instructions that come after this point will be falsely associated with the last branch of the control
        // prior to the join point. This is base, e.g. see FSharp 1.0 bug 5155
        if not (isNil stackAfterJoin) then
            cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()

        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequelAfterJoin

// Accumulate the decision graph as we go
and GenDecisionTreeAndTargets cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets eenv tree targets repeatSP sequel =
    let targetInfos = GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf None stackAtTargets eenv tree targets repeatSP (IntMap.empty()) sequel
    GenPostponedDecisionTreeTargets cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets targetInfos sequel

and TryFindTargetInfo targetInfos n =
    match IntMap.tryFind n targetInfos with
    | Some (targetInfo, _) -> Some targetInfo
    | None -> None

/// When inplabOpt is None, we are assuming a branch or fallthrough to the current code location
///
/// When inplabOpt is "Some inplab", we are assuming an existing branch to "inplab" and can optionally
/// set inplab to point to another location if no codegen is required.
and GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf inplabOpt stackAtTargets eenv tree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel =
    CG.SetStack cgbuf stackAtTargets              // Set the expected initial stack.
    match tree with
    | TDBind(bind, rest) ->
       match inplabOpt with Some inplab -> CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf inplab | None -> ()
       let startScope, endScope as scopeMarks = StartDelayedLocalScope "dtreeBind" cgbuf
       let eenv = AllocStorageForBind cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv bind
       let sp = GenSequencePointForBind cenv cgbuf bind
       GenBindingAfterSequencePoint cenv cgbuf eenv sp bind (Some startScope)
       // We don't get the scope marks quite right for dtree-bound variables. This is because
       // we effectively lose an EndLocalScope for all dtrees that go to the same target
       // So we just pretend that the variable goes out of scope here.
       CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf endScope
       GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf None stackAtTargets eenv rest targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

    | TDSuccess (es, targetIdx) ->
       GenDecisionTreeSuccess cenv cgbuf inplabOpt stackAtTargets eenv es targetIdx targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

    | TDSwitch(e, cases, dflt, m) ->
       GenDecisionTreeSwitch cenv cgbuf inplabOpt stackAtTargets eenv e cases dflt m targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

and GetTarget (targets:_[]) n =
    if n >= targets.Length then failwith "GetTarget: target not found in decision tree"
    targets.[n]

and GenDecisionTreeSuccess cenv cgbuf inplabOpt stackAtTargets eenv es targetIdx targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel =
    let (TTarget(vs, successExpr, spTarget)) = GetTarget targets targetIdx
    match TryFindTargetInfo targetInfos targetIdx with
    | Some (_, targetMarkAfterBinds: Mark, eenvAtTarget, _, _, _, _, _, _, _) ->

        // If not binding anything we can go directly to the targetMarkAfterBinds point
        // This is useful to avoid lots of branches e.g. in match A | B | C -> e
        // In this case each case will just go straight to "e"
        if isNil vs then
            match inplabOpt with
            | None -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (I_br targetMarkAfterBinds.CodeLabel)
            | Some inplab -> CG.SetMark cgbuf inplab targetMarkAfterBinds
        else
            match inplabOpt with None -> () | Some inplab -> CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf inplab
            repeatSP()
            // It would be better not to emit any expressions here, and instead push these assignments into the postponed target
            // However not all targets are currently postponed (we only postpone in debug code), pending further testing of the performance
            // impact of postponing.
            (vs, es) ||> List.iter2 (GenBindingRhs cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress)
            vs |> List.rev |> List.iter (fun v -> GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenvAtTarget v.Range v)
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (I_br targetMarkAfterBinds.CodeLabel)

        targetInfos

    | None ->

        match inplabOpt with None -> () | Some inplab -> CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf inplab
        let targetMarkBeforeBinds = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "targetBeforeBinds"
        let targetMarkAfterBinds = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "targetAfterBinds"
        let startScope, endScope as scopeMarks = StartDelayedLocalScope "targetBinds" cgbuf
        let binds = mkInvisibleBinds vs es
        let eenvAtTarget = AllocStorageForBinds cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv binds
        let targetInfo = (targetMarkBeforeBinds, targetMarkAfterBinds, eenvAtTarget, successExpr, spTarget, repeatSP, vs, binds, startScope, endScope)
    
        // In debug mode push all decision tree targets to after the switching
        let isTargetPostponed =
            if cenv.opts.localOptimizationsAreOn then
                GenDecisionTreeTarget cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets targetIdx targetInfo sequel
                false
            else
                CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 (I_br targetMarkBeforeBinds.CodeLabel)
                true

        let targetInfos = IntMap.add targetIdx (targetInfo, isTargetPostponed) targetInfos
        targetInfos

and GenPostponedDecisionTreeTargets cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets targetInfos sequel =
    let targetInfos = targetInfos |> Seq.sortBy (fun (KeyValue(targetIdx, _)) -> targetIdx)
    for (KeyValue(targetIdx, (targetInfo, isTargetPostponed))) in targetInfos do    
        if isTargetPostponed then
            GenDecisionTreeTarget cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets targetIdx targetInfo sequel

and GenDecisionTreeTarget cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets _targetIdx (targetMarkBeforeBinds, targetMarkAfterBinds, eenvAtTarget, successExpr, spTarget, repeatSP, vs, binds, startScope, endScope) sequel =
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf targetMarkBeforeBinds
    let spExpr = (match spTarget with SequencePointAtTarget -> SPAlways | SuppressSequencePointAtTarget _ -> SPSuppress)

    // Repeat the sequence point to make sure each target branch has some sequence point (instead of inheriting
    // a random sequence point from the previously generated IL code from the previous block. See comment on
    // repeatSP() above.
    //
    // Only repeat the sequence point if we really have to, i.e. if the target expression doesn't start with a
    // sequence point anyway
    if isNil vs && DoesGenExprStartWithSequencePoint cenv.g spExpr successExpr then
       ()
    else
       match spTarget with
       | SequencePointAtTarget -> repeatSP()
       | SuppressSequencePointAtTarget -> cgbuf.EmitStartOfHiddenCode()

    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf startScope
    GenBindings cenv cgbuf eenvAtTarget binds
    CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf targetMarkAfterBinds
    CG.SetStack cgbuf stackAtTargets
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenvAtTarget spExpr successExpr (EndLocalScope(sequel, endScope))


and GenDecisionTreeSwitch cenv cgbuf inplabOpt stackAtTargets eenv e cases defaultTargetOpt switchm targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    let m = e.Range
    match inplabOpt with None -> () | Some inplab -> CG.SetMarkToHere cgbuf inplab

    repeatSP()
    match cases with
      // optimize a test against a boolean value, i.e. the all-important if-then-else
      | TCase(DecisionTreeTest.Const(Const.Bool b), successTree) :: _ ->
       let failureTree = (match defaultTargetOpt with None -> cases.Tail.Head.CaseTree | Some d -> d)
       GenDecisionTreeTest cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf stackAtTargets e None eenv (if b then successTree else failureTree) (if b then failureTree else successTree) targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

      // // Remove a single test for a union case . Union case tests are always exa
      //| [ TCase(DecisionTreeTest.UnionCase _, successTree) ] when (defaultTargetOpt.IsNone) ->
      //  GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf inplabOpt stackAtTargets eenv successTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel
      //   //GenDecisionTree cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf stackAtTargets e (Some (pop 1, Push [g.ilg.typ_Bool], Choice1Of2 (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx))) eenv successTree failureTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

      // Optimize a single test for a union case to an "isdata" test - much
      // more efficient code, and this case occurs in the generated equality testers where perf is important
      | TCase(DecisionTreeTest.UnionCase(c, tyargs), successTree) :: rest when rest.Length = (match defaultTargetOpt with None -> 1 | Some _ -> 0) ->
        let failureTree =
            match defaultTargetOpt with
            | None -> rest.Head.CaseTree
            | Some tg -> tg
        let cuspec = GenUnionSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv c.TyconRef tyargs
        let idx = c.Index
        let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib c.TyconRef
        GenDecisionTreeTest cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf stackAtTargets e (Some (pop 1, Push [g.ilg.typ_Bool], Choice1Of2 (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx))) eenv successTree failureTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

      | _ ->
        let caseLabels = List.map (fun _ -> CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "switch_case") cases
        let firstDiscrim = cases.Head.Discriminator
        match firstDiscrim with
        // Iterated tests, e.g. exception constructors, nulltests, typetests and active patterns.
        // These should always have one positive and one negative branch
        | DecisionTreeTest.IsInst _
        | DecisionTreeTest.ArrayLength _
        | DecisionTreeTest.IsNull
        | DecisionTreeTest.Const(Const.Zero) ->
            if not (isSingleton cases) || Option.isNone defaultTargetOpt then failwith "internal error: GenDecisionTreeSwitch: DecisionTreeTest.IsInst/isnull/query"
            let bi =
              match firstDiscrim with
              | DecisionTreeTest.Const(Const.Zero) ->
                  GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
                  BI_brfalse
              | DecisionTreeTest.IsNull ->
                  GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
                  let srcTy = tyOfExpr g e
                  if isTyparTy g srcTy then
                      let ilFromTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv srcTy
                      CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Object]) (I_box ilFromTy)
                  BI_brfalse
              | DecisionTreeTest.IsInst (_srcty, tgty) ->
                  let e = mkCallTypeTest g m tgty e
                  GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
                  BI_brtrue
              | _ -> failwith "internal error: GenDecisionTreeSwitch"
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (I_brcmp (bi, (List.head caseLabels).CodeLabel))
            GenDecisionTreeCases cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets eenv targets repeatSP targetInfos defaultTargetOpt caseLabels cases sequel
          
        | DecisionTreeTest.ActivePatternCase _ -> error(InternalError("internal error in codegen: DecisionTreeTest.ActivePatternCase", switchm))
        | DecisionTreeTest.UnionCase (hdc, tyargs) ->
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
            let cuspec = GenUnionSpec cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv hdc.TyconRef tyargs
            let dests =
              if cases.Length <> caseLabels.Length then failwith "internal error: DecisionTreeTest.UnionCase"
              (cases, caseLabels) ||> List.map2 (fun case label ->
                  match case with
                  | TCase(DecisionTreeTest.UnionCase (c, _), _) -> (c.Index, label.CodeLabel)
                  | _ -> failwith "error: mixed constructor/const test?")
        
            let avoidHelpers = entityRefInThisAssembly g.compilingFslib hdc.TyconRef
            EraseUnions.emitDataSwitch g.ilg (UnionCodeGen cgbuf) (avoidHelpers, cuspec, dests)
            CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 [ ] // push/pop to match the line above
            GenDecisionTreeCases cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets eenv targets repeatSP targetInfos defaultTargetOpt caseLabels cases sequel
          
        | DecisionTreeTest.Const c ->
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
            match c with
            | Const.Bool _ -> failwith "should have been done earlier"
            | Const.SByte _        
            | Const.Int16 _       
            | Const.Int32 _       
            | Const.Byte _      
            | Const.UInt16 _      
            | Const.UInt32 _
            | Const.Char _ ->
                if List.length cases <> List.length caseLabels then failwith "internal error: "
                let dests =
                  (cases, caseLabels) ||> List.map2 (fun case label ->
                      let i =
                        match case.Discriminator with
                          DecisionTreeTest.Const c' ->
                            match c' with
                            | Const.SByte i -> int32 i
                            | Const.Int16 i -> int32 i
                            | Const.Int32 i -> i
                            | Const.Byte i -> int32 i
                            | Const.UInt16 i -> int32 i
                            | Const.UInt32 i -> int32 i
                            | Const.Char c -> int32 c
                            | _ -> failwith "internal error: badly formed const test"

                        | _ -> failwith "internal error: badly formed const test"
                      (i, label.CodeLabel))
                let mn = List.foldBack (fst >> Operators.min) dests (fst(List.head dests))
                let mx = List.foldBack (fst >> Operators.max) dests (fst(List.head dests))
                // Check if it's worth using a switch
                // REVIEW: this is using switches even for single integer matches!
                if mx - mn = (List.length dests - 1) then
                    let destinationLabels = dests |> List.sortBy fst |> List.map snd
                    if mn <> 0 then
                      CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Int32]) [ mkLdcInt32 mn]
                      CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 [ AI_sub ]
                    CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (I_switch destinationLabels)
                else
                  error(InternalError("non-dense integer matches not implemented in codegen - these should have been removed by the pattern match compiler", switchm))
                GenDecisionTreeCases cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets eenv targets repeatSP targetInfos defaultTargetOpt caseLabels cases sequel
            | _ -> error(InternalError("these matches should never be needed", switchm))

and GenDecisionTreeCases cenv cgbuf stackAtTargets eenv targets repeatSP targetInfos defaultTargetOpt caseLabels cases sequel =
    assert(cgbuf.GetCurrentStack() = stackAtTargets) // cgbuf stack should be unchanged over tests. [bug://1750].

    let targetInfos =
        match defaultTargetOpt with
        | Some defaultTarget -> GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf None stackAtTargets eenv defaultTarget targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel
        | None -> targetInfos

    let targetInfos =
        (targetInfos, caseLabels, cases) |||> List.fold2 (fun targetInfos caseLabel (TCase(_, caseTree)) ->
            GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf (Some caseLabel) stackAtTargets eenv caseTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel)
    targetInfos

// Used for the peephole optimization below
and (|BoolExpr|_|) = function Expr.Const (Const.Bool b1, _, _) -> Some b1 | _ -> None

and GenDecisionTreeTest cenv cloc cgbuf stackAtTargets e tester eenv successTree failureTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    match successTree, failureTree with

    // Peephole: if generating a boolean value or its negation then just leave it on the stack
    // This comes up in the generated equality functions. REVIEW: do this as a peephole optimization elsewhere
    | TDSuccess(es1, n1),
      TDSuccess(es2, n2) when
         isNil es1 && isNil es2 &&
         (match GetTarget targets n1, GetTarget targets n2 with
          | TTarget(_, BoolExpr b1, _), TTarget(_, BoolExpr b2, _) -> b1 = not b2
          | _ -> false) ->

             match GetTarget targets n1, GetTarget targets n2 with

             | TTarget(_, BoolExpr b1, _), _ ->
                 GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
                 match tester with
                 | Some (pops, pushes, i) ->
                    match i with
                    | Choice1Of2 (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx) -> CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf pops pushes (EraseUnions.mkIsData g.ilg (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx))
                    | Choice2Of2 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf pops pushes i
                 | _ -> ()
                 if not b1 then
                   CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [g.ilg.typ_Bool]) [mkLdcInt32 0 ]
                   CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 [AI_ceq]
                 GenSequel cenv cloc cgbuf sequel
                 targetInfos

             | _ -> failwith "internal error: GenDecisionTreeTest during bool elim"

    | _ ->
        let failure = CG.GenerateDelayMark cgbuf "testFailure"
        match tester with
        | None ->
            // generate the expression, then test it for "false"
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e (CmpThenBrOrContinue(pop 1, [ I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, failure.CodeLabel) ]))

        // Turn 'isdata' tests that branch into EI_brisdata tests
        | Some (_, _, Choice1Of2 (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx)) ->
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e (CmpThenBrOrContinue(pop 1, EraseUnions.mkBrIsData g.ilg false (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx, failure.CodeLabel)))

        | Some (pops, pushes, i) ->
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
            match i with
            | Choice1Of2 (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx) -> CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf pops pushes (EraseUnions.mkIsData g.ilg (avoidHelpers, cuspec, idx))
            | Choice2Of2 i -> CG.EmitInstr cgbuf pops pushes i
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (I_brcmp (BI_brfalse, failure.CodeLabel))

        let targetInfos = GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf None stackAtTargets eenv successTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

        GenDecisionTreeAndTargetsInner cenv cgbuf (Some failure) stackAtTargets eenv failureTree targets repeatSP targetInfos sequel

/// Generate fixups for letrec bindings
and GenLetRecFixup cenv cgbuf eenv (ilxCloSpec: IlxClosureSpec, e, ilField: ILFieldSpec, e2, _m) =
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [ I_castclass ilxCloSpec.ILType ]
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e2 Continue
    CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 [ mkNormalStfld (mkILFieldSpec(ilField.FieldRef, ilxCloSpec.ILType)) ]

/// Generate letrec bindings
and GenLetRecBindings cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) eenv (allBinds: Bindings, m) =
    let eenv = SetIsInLoop true eenv
    // Fix up recursion for non-toplevel recursive bindings
    let bindsPossiblyRequiringFixup =
        allBinds |> List.filter (fun b ->
            match (StorageForVal cenv.g m b.Var eenv) with
            | StaticProperty _
            | Method _
            // Note: Recursive data stored in static fields may require fixups e.g. let x = C(x)
            // | StaticField _
            | Null -> false
            | _ -> true)

    let computeFixupsForOneRecursiveVar boundv forwardReferenceSet fixups selfv access set e =
        match e with
        | Expr.Lambda _ | Expr.TyLambda _ | Expr.Obj _ ->
            let isLocalTypeFunc = Option.isSome selfv && (IsNamedLocalTypeFuncVal cenv.g (Option.get selfv) e)
            let selfv = (match e with Expr.Obj _ -> None | _ when isLocalTypeFunc -> None | _ -> Option.map mkLocalValRef selfv)
            let clo, _, eenvclo = GetIlxClosureInfo cenv m isLocalTypeFunc selfv {eenv with letBoundVars=(mkLocalValRef boundv) :: eenv.letBoundVars} e
            clo.cloFreeVars |> List.iter (fun fv ->
                if Zset.contains fv forwardReferenceSet then
                    match StorageForVal cenv.g m fv eenvclo with
                    | Env (_, _, ilField, _) -> fixups := (boundv, fv, (fun () -> GenLetRecFixup cenv cgbuf eenv (clo.cloSpec, access, ilField, exprForVal m fv, m))) :: !fixups
                    | _ -> error (InternalError("GenLetRec: " + fv.LogicalName + " was not in the environment", m)) )
          
        | Expr.Val (vref, _, _) ->
            let fv = vref.Deref
            let needsFixup = Zset.contains fv forwardReferenceSet
            if needsFixup then fixups := (boundv, fv, (fun () -> GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress (set e) discard)) :: !fixups
        | _ -> failwith "compute real fixup vars"


    let fixups = ref []
    let recursiveVars = Zset.addList (bindsPossiblyRequiringFixup |> List.map (fun v -> v.Var)) (Zset.empty valOrder)
    let _ =
        (recursiveVars, bindsPossiblyRequiringFixup) ||> List.fold (fun forwardReferenceSet (bind: Binding) ->
            // Compute fixups
            bind.Expr |> IterateRecursiveFixups cenv.g (Some bind.Var)
                               (computeFixupsForOneRecursiveVar bind.Var forwardReferenceSet fixups)
                               (exprForVal m bind.Var,
                                  (fun _ -> failwith ("internal error: should never need to set non-delayed recursive val: " + bind.Var.LogicalName)))
            // Record the variable as defined
            let forwardReferenceSet = Zset.remove bind.Var forwardReferenceSet
            forwardReferenceSet)

    // Generate the actual bindings
    let _ =
        (recursiveVars, allBinds) ||> List.fold (fun forwardReferenceSet (bind: Binding) ->
            GenBinding cenv cgbuf eenv bind
            // Record the variable as defined
            let forwardReferenceSet = Zset.remove bind.Var forwardReferenceSet
            // Execute and discard any fixups that can now be committed
            fixups := !fixups |> List.filter (fun (boundv, fv, action) -> if (Zset.contains boundv forwardReferenceSet || Zset.contains fv forwardReferenceSet) then true else (action(); false))
            forwardReferenceSet)
    ()

and GenLetRec cenv cgbuf eenv (binds, body, m) sequel =
    let _, endScope as scopeMarks = StartLocalScope "letrec" cgbuf
    let eenv = AllocStorageForBinds cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv binds
    GenLetRecBindings cenv cgbuf eenv (binds, m)
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPAlways body (EndLocalScope(sequel, endScope))

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate simple bindings
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenSequencePointForBind cenv cgbuf bind =
    let _, pt, sp = ComputeSequencePointInfoForBinding cenv.g bind
    pt |> Option.iter (CG.EmitSeqPoint cgbuf)
    sp

and GenBinding cenv cgbuf eenv bind =
    let sp = GenSequencePointForBind cenv cgbuf bind
    GenBindingAfterSequencePoint cenv cgbuf eenv sp bind None

and ComputeMemberAccessRestrictedBySig eenv vspec =
    let isHidden =
        IsHiddenVal eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo vspec ||  // anything hidden by a signature gets assembly visibility
        not vspec.IsMemberOrModuleBinding ||          // anything that's not a module or member binding gets assembly visibility
        vspec.IsIncrClassGeneratedMember              // compiler generated members for class function 'let' bindings get assembly visibility
    ComputeMemberAccess isHidden

and ComputeMethodAccessRestrictedBySig eenv vspec =
    let isHidden =
        IsHiddenVal eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo vspec ||  // anything hidden by a signature gets assembly visibility
        not vspec.IsMemberOrModuleBinding ||          // anything that's not a module or member binding gets assembly visibility
        vspec.IsIncrClassGeneratedMember              // compiler generated members for class function 'let' bindings get assembly visibility
    ComputeMemberAccess isHidden

and GenBindingAfterSequencePoint cenv cgbuf eenv sp (TBind(vspec, rhsExpr, _)) startScopeMarkOpt =
    let g = cenv.g

    // Record the closed reflection definition if publishing
    // There is no real reason we're doing this so late in the day
    match vspec.PublicPath, vspec.ReflectedDefinition with
    | Some _, Some e -> cgbuf.mgbuf.AddReflectedDefinition(vspec, e)
    | _ -> ()

    let eenv = {eenv with letBoundVars= (mkLocalValRef vspec) :: eenv.letBoundVars}

    let access = ComputeMethodAccessRestrictedBySig eenv vspec

    // Workaround for .NET and Visual Studio restriction w.r.t debugger type proxys
    // Mark internal constructors in internal classes as public.
    let access =
        if access = ILMemberAccess.Assembly && vspec.IsConstructor && IsHiddenTycon g eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo vspec.MemberApparentEntity.Deref then
            ILMemberAccess.Public
        else
            access

    let m = vspec.Range

    match StorageForVal cenv.g m vspec eenv with

    | Null ->
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress rhsExpr discard
        CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt

    // The initialization code for static 'let' and 'do' bindings gets compiled into the initialization .cctor for the whole file
    | _ when vspec.IsClassConstructor && isNil vspec.TopValDeclaringEntity.TyparsNoRange ->
        let tps, _, _, _, cctorBody, _ = IteratedAdjustArityOfLambda g cenv.amap vspec.ValReprInfo.Value rhsExpr
        let eenv = EnvForTypars tps eenv
        CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress cctorBody discard
    
    | Method (topValInfo, _, mspec, _, paramInfos, methodArgTys, retInfo) ->
        let tps, ctorThisValOpt, baseValOpt, vsl, body', bodyty = IteratedAdjustArityOfLambda g cenv.amap topValInfo rhsExpr
        let methodVars = List.concat vsl
        CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
        GenMethodForBinding cenv cgbuf eenv (vspec, mspec, access, paramInfos, retInfo) (topValInfo, ctorThisValOpt, baseValOpt, tps, methodVars, methodArgTys, body', bodyty)

    | StaticProperty (ilGetterMethSpec, optShadowLocal) ->

        let ilAttribs = GenAttrs cenv eenv vspec.Attribs
        let ilTy = ilGetterMethSpec.FormalReturnType
        let ilPropDef =
            ILPropertyDef(name = PrettyNaming.ChopPropertyName ilGetterMethSpec.Name,
                          attributes = PropertyAttributes.None,
                          setMethod = None,
                          getMethod = Some ilGetterMethSpec.MethodRef,
                          callingConv = ILThisConvention.Static,
                          propertyType = ilTy,
                          init = None,
                          args = [],
                          customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs ilAttribs)
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddOrMergePropertyDef(ilGetterMethSpec.MethodRef.DeclaringTypeRef, ilPropDef, m)

        let ilMethodDef =
            let ilMethodBody = MethodBody.IL(CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPSuppress, [], ilGetterMethSpec.Name, eenv, 0, rhsExpr, Return))
            (mkILStaticMethod ([], ilGetterMethSpec.Name, access, [], mkILReturn ilTy, ilMethodBody)).WithSpecialName
            |> AddNonUserCompilerGeneratedAttribs g

        CountMethodDef()
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddMethodDef(ilGetterMethSpec.MethodRef.DeclaringTypeRef, ilMethodDef)

        CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
        match optShadowLocal with
        | NoShadowLocal -> ()
        | ShadowLocal storage ->
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (I_call (Normalcall, ilGetterMethSpec, None))
            GenSetStorage m cgbuf storage

    | StaticField (fspec, vref, hasLiteralAttr, ilTyForProperty, ilPropName, fty, ilGetterMethRef, ilSetterMethRef, optShadowLocal) ->
        let mut = vspec.IsMutable
    
        let canTarget(targets, goal: System.AttributeTargets) =
            match targets with
            | None -> true
            | Some tgts -> 0 <> int(tgts &&& goal)

        /// Generate a static field definition...
        let ilFieldDefs =
            let access = ComputeMemberAccess (not hasLiteralAttr || IsHiddenVal eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo vspec)
            let ilFieldDef = mkILStaticField (fspec.Name, fty, None, None, access)
            let ilFieldDef =
                match vref.LiteralValue with
                | Some konst -> ilFieldDef.WithLiteralDefaultValue( Some (GenFieldInit m konst) )
                | None -> ilFieldDef
          
            let ilFieldDef =
                let isClassInitializer = (cgbuf.MethodName = ".cctor")
                ilFieldDef.WithInitOnly(not (mut || cenv.opts.isInteractiveItExpr || not isClassInitializer || hasLiteralAttr))

            let ilAttribs =
                if not hasLiteralAttr then
                    vspec.Attribs
                    |> List.filter (fun (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, targets, _)) -> canTarget(targets, System.AttributeTargets.Field))
                    |> GenAttrs cenv eenv // backing field only gets attributes that target fields
                else
                    GenAttrs cenv eenv vspec.Attribs  // literals have no property, so preserve all the attributes on the field itself

            let ilFieldDef = ilFieldDef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs (ilAttribs @ [ g.DebuggerBrowsableNeverAttribute ]))

            [ (fspec.DeclaringTypeRef, ilFieldDef) ]
      
        let ilTypeRefForProperty = ilTyForProperty.TypeRef

        for (tref, ilFieldDef) in ilFieldDefs do
            cgbuf.mgbuf.AddFieldDef(tref, ilFieldDef)
            CountStaticFieldDef()

        // ... and the get/set properties to access it.
        if not hasLiteralAttr then
            let ilAttribs =
                vspec.Attribs
                |> List.filter (fun (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, targets, _)) -> canTarget(targets, System.AttributeTargets.Property))
                |> GenAttrs cenv eenv // property only gets attributes that target properties
            let ilPropDef =
                ILPropertyDef(name=ilPropName,
                              attributes = PropertyAttributes.None,
                              setMethod=(if mut || cenv.opts.isInteractiveItExpr then Some ilSetterMethRef else None),
                              getMethod=Some ilGetterMethRef,
                              callingConv=ILThisConvention.Static,
                              propertyType=fty,
                              init=None,
                              args = [],
                              customAttrs=mkILCustomAttrs (ilAttribs @ [mkCompilationMappingAttr g (int SourceConstructFlags.Value)]))
            cgbuf.mgbuf.AddOrMergePropertyDef(ilTypeRefForProperty, ilPropDef, m)

            let getterMethod =
                mkILStaticMethod([], ilGetterMethRef.Name, access, [], mkILReturn fty,
                               mkMethodBody(true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode [ mkNormalLdsfld fspec ], None)).WithSpecialName
            cgbuf.mgbuf.AddMethodDef(ilTypeRefForProperty, getterMethod)
            if mut || cenv.opts.isInteractiveItExpr then
                let setterMethod =
                    mkILStaticMethod([], ilSetterMethRef.Name, access, [mkILParamNamed("value", fty)], mkILReturn ILType.Void,
                                   mkMethodBody(true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode [ mkLdarg0;mkNormalStsfld fspec], None)).WithSpecialName
                cgbuf.mgbuf.AddMethodDef(ilTypeRefForProperty, setterMethod)

            GenBindingRhs cenv cgbuf eenv sp vspec rhsExpr
            match optShadowLocal with
            | NoShadowLocal ->
                CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
                EmitSetStaticField cgbuf fspec
            | ShadowLocal storage->
                CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
                CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [fty]) AI_dup
                EmitSetStaticField cgbuf fspec
                GenSetStorage m cgbuf storage

    | _ ->
        let storage = StorageForVal cenv.g m vspec eenv
        match storage, rhsExpr with
        // locals are zero-init, no need to initialize them, except if you are in a loop and the local is mutable.
        | Local (_, realloc, _), Expr.Const (Const.Zero, _, _) when not realloc && not (eenv.isInLoop && vspec.IsMutable) ->
            CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
        | _ ->
            GenBindingRhs cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress vspec rhsExpr
            CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt
            GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenv vspec.Range vspec

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate method bindings
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Generate encoding P/Invoke and COM marshalling information
and GenMarshal cenv attribs =
    let g = cenv.g
    let otherAttribs =
        // For IlReflect backend, we rely on Reflection.Emit API to emit the pseudo-custom attributes
        // correctly, so we do not filter them out.
        // For IlWriteBackend, we filter MarshalAs attributes
        match cenv.opts.ilxBackend with
        | IlReflectBackend -> attribs
        | IlWriteBackend ->
            attribs |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_MarshalAsAttribute >> not)

    match TryFindFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_MarshalAsAttribute attribs with
    | Some (Attrib(_, _, [ AttribInt32Arg unmanagedType ], namedArgs, _, _, m)) ->
        let decoder = AttributeDecoder namedArgs
        let rec decodeUnmanagedType unmanagedType =
            // enumeration values for System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedType taken from mscorlib.il
            match unmanagedType with
            | 0x0 -> ILNativeType.Empty
            | 0x01 -> ILNativeType.Void
            | 0x02 -> ILNativeType.Bool
            | 0x03 -> ILNativeType.Int8
            | 0x04 -> ILNativeType.Byte
            | 0x05 -> ILNativeType.Int16
            | 0x06 -> ILNativeType.UInt16
            | 0x07 -> ILNativeType.Int32
            | 0x08 -> ILNativeType.UInt32
            | 0x09 -> ILNativeType.Int64
            | 0x0A -> ILNativeType.UInt64
            | 0x0B -> ILNativeType.Single
            | 0x0C -> ILNativeType.Double
            | 0x0F -> ILNativeType.Currency
            | 0x13 -> ILNativeType.BSTR
            | 0x14 -> ILNativeType.LPSTR
            | 0x15 -> ILNativeType.LPWSTR
            | 0x16 -> ILNativeType.LPTSTR
            | 0x17 -> ILNativeType.FixedSysString (decoder.FindInt32 "SizeConst" 0x0)
            | 0x19 -> ILNativeType.IUnknown
            | 0x1A -> ILNativeType.IDispatch
            | 0x1B -> ILNativeType.Struct
            | 0x1C -> ILNativeType.Interface
            | 0x1D ->
                let safeArraySubType =
                    match decoder.FindInt32 "SafeArraySubType" 0x0 with
                    (* enumeration values for System.Runtime.InteropServices.VarType taken from mscorlib.il *)
                    | 0x0 -> ILNativeVariant.Empty
                    | 0x1 -> ILNativeVariant.Null              
                    | 0x02 -> ILNativeVariant.Int16            
                    | 0x03 -> ILNativeVariant.Int32            
                    | 0x0C -> ILNativeVariant.Variant          
                    | 0x04 -> ILNativeVariant.Single          
                    | 0x05 -> ILNativeVariant.Double          
                    | 0x06 -> ILNativeVariant.Currency         
                    | 0x07 -> ILNativeVariant.Date             
                    | 0x08 -> ILNativeVariant.BSTR             
                    | 0x09 -> ILNativeVariant.IDispatch        
                    | 0x0a -> ILNativeVariant.Error            
                    | 0x0b -> ILNativeVariant.Bool             
                    | 0x0d -> ILNativeVariant.IUnknown         
                    | 0x0e -> ILNativeVariant.Decimal          
                    | 0x10 -> ILNativeVariant.Int8             
                    | 0x11 -> ILNativeVariant.UInt8    
                    | 0x12 -> ILNativeVariant.UInt16   
                    | 0x13 -> ILNativeVariant.UInt32   
                    | 0x15 -> ILNativeVariant.UInt64   
                    | 0x16 -> ILNativeVariant.Int              
                    | 0x17 -> ILNativeVariant.UInt     
                    | 0x18 -> ILNativeVariant.Void             
                    | 0x19 -> ILNativeVariant.HRESULT          
                    | 0x1a -> ILNativeVariant.PTR              
                    | 0x1c -> ILNativeVariant.CArray           
                    | 0x1d -> ILNativeVariant.UserDefined      
                    | 0x1e -> ILNativeVariant.LPSTR            
                    | 0x1B -> ILNativeVariant.SafeArray        
                    | 0x1f -> ILNativeVariant.LPWSTR           
                    | 0x24 -> ILNativeVariant.Record           
                    | 0x40 -> ILNativeVariant.FileTime         
                    | 0x41 -> ILNativeVariant.Blob             
                    | 0x42 -> ILNativeVariant.Stream           
                    | 0x43 -> ILNativeVariant.Storage          
                    | 0x44 -> ILNativeVariant.StreamedObject  
                    | 0x45 -> ILNativeVariant.StoredObject    
                    | 0x46 -> ILNativeVariant.BlobObject      
                    | 0x47 -> ILNativeVariant.CF               
                    | 0x48 -> ILNativeVariant.CLSID            
                    | 0x14 -> ILNativeVariant.Int64            
                    | _ -> ILNativeVariant.Empty
                let safeArrayUserDefinedSubType =
                    // the argument is a System.Type obj, but it's written to MD as a UTF8 string
                    match decoder.FindTypeName "SafeArrayUserDefinedSubType" "" with
                    | "" -> None
                    | res -> if (safeArraySubType = ILNativeVariant.IDispatch) || (safeArraySubType = ILNativeVariant.IUnknown) then Some res else None
                ILNativeType.SafeArray(safeArraySubType, safeArrayUserDefinedSubType)
            | 0x1E -> ILNativeType.FixedArray (decoder.FindInt32 "SizeConst" 0x0)
            | 0x1F -> ILNativeType.Int
            | 0x20 -> ILNativeType.UInt
            | 0x22 -> ILNativeType.ByValStr
            | 0x23 -> ILNativeType.ANSIBSTR
            | 0x24 -> ILNativeType.TBSTR
            | 0x25 -> ILNativeType.VariantBool
            | 0x26 -> ILNativeType.Method
            | 0x28 -> ILNativeType.AsAny
            | 0x2A ->
               let sizeParamIndex =
                    match decoder.FindInt16 "SizeParamIndex" -1s with
                    | -1s -> None
                    | res -> Some ((int)res, None)
               let arraySubType =
                    match decoder.FindInt32 "ArraySubType" -1 with
                    | -1 -> None
                    | res -> Some (decodeUnmanagedType res)
               ILNativeType.Array(arraySubType, sizeParamIndex)
            | 0x2B -> ILNativeType.LPSTRUCT
            | 0x2C ->
               error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilCustomMarshallersCannotBeUsedInFSharp(), m))
               (* ILNativeType.Custom of bytes * string * string * bytes (* GUID, nativeTypeName, custMarshallerName, cookieString *) *)
               //ILNativeType.Error
            | 0x2D -> ILNativeType.Error
            | 0x30 -> ILNativeType.LPUTF8STR
            | _ -> ILNativeType.Empty
        Some(decodeUnmanagedType unmanagedType), otherAttribs
    | Some (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, _, m)) ->
        errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilMarshalAsAttributeCannotBeDecoded(), m))
        None, attribs
    | _ ->
        // No MarshalAs detected
        None, attribs

/// Generate special attributes on an IL parameter
and GenParamAttribs cenv paramTy attribs =
    let g = cenv.g
    let inFlag = HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_InAttribute attribs || isInByrefTy g paramTy
    let outFlag = HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_OutAttribute attribs || isOutByrefTy g paramTy
    let optionalFlag = HasFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_OptionalAttribute attribs

    let defaultValue = TryFindFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_DefaultParameterValueAttribute attribs
                       |> Option.bind OptionalArgInfo.FieldInitForDefaultParameterValueAttrib
    // Return the filtered attributes. Do not generate In, Out, Optional or DefaultParameterValue attributes
    // as custom attributes in the code - they are implicit from the IL bits for these
    let attribs =
        attribs
        |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_InAttribute >> not)
        |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_OutAttribute >> not)
        |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_OptionalAttribute >> not)
        |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_DefaultParameterValueAttribute >> not)

    let Marshal, attribs = GenMarshal cenv attribs
    inFlag, outFlag, optionalFlag, defaultValue, Marshal, attribs

/// Generate IL parameters
and GenParams cenv eenv (mspec: ILMethodSpec) (attribs: ArgReprInfo list) methodArgTys (implValsOpt: Val list option) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let ilArgTys = mspec.FormalArgTypes
    let argInfosAndTypes =
        if List.length attribs = List.length ilArgTys then List.zip ilArgTys attribs
        else ilArgTys |> List.map (fun ilArgTy -> ilArgTy, ValReprInfo.unnamedTopArg1)

    let argInfosAndTypes =
        match implValsOpt with
        | Some implVals when (implVals.Length = ilArgTys.Length) ->
            List.map2 (fun x y -> x, Some y) argInfosAndTypes implVals
        | _ ->
            List.map (fun x -> x, None) argInfosAndTypes

    (Set.empty, List.zip methodArgTys argInfosAndTypes)
    ||> List.mapFold (fun takenNames (methodArgTy, ((ilArgTy, topArgInfo), implValOpt)) ->
        let inFlag, outFlag, optionalFlag, defaultParamValue, Marshal, attribs = GenParamAttribs cenv methodArgTy topArgInfo.Attribs

        let idOpt = (match topArgInfo.Name with
                     | Some v -> Some v
                     | None -> match implValOpt with
                               | Some v -> Some v.Id
                               | None -> None)

        let nmOpt, takenNames =
            match idOpt with
            | Some id ->
                let nm =
                    if takenNames.Contains(id.idText) then
                        // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
                        assert(g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
                        g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.NiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName (id.idText, id.idRange)
                    else
                        id.idText
                Some nm, takenNames.Add nm
            | None ->
                None, takenNames

        let ilAttribs = GenAttrs cenv eenv attribs

        let ilAttribs =
            match GenReadOnlyAttributeIfNecessary g methodArgTy with
            | Some attr -> ilAttribs @ [attr]
            | None -> ilAttribs

        let param: ILParameter =
            { Name=nmOpt
              Type= ilArgTy
              Default=defaultParamValue
              Marshal=Marshal
              IsIn=inFlag
              IsOut=outFlag
              IsOptional=optionalFlag
              CustomAttrsStored = storeILCustomAttrs (mkILCustomAttrs ilAttribs)
              MetadataIndex = NoMetadataIdx }

        param, takenNames)
    |> fst

/// Generate IL method return information
and GenReturnInfo cenv eenv ilRetTy (retInfo: ArgReprInfo) : ILReturn =
    let marshal, attribs = GenMarshal cenv retInfo.Attribs
    { Type=ilRetTy
      Marshal=marshal
      CustomAttrsStored= storeILCustomAttrs (mkILCustomAttrs (GenAttrs cenv eenv attribs))
      MetadataIndex = NoMetadataIdx }
   
/// Generate an IL property for a member
and GenPropertyForMethodDef compileAsInstance tref mdef (v: Val) (memberInfo: ValMemberInfo) ilArgTys ilPropTy ilAttrs compiledName =
    let name = match compiledName with | Some n -> n | _ -> v.PropertyName in (* chop "get_" *)

    ILPropertyDef(name = name,
                  attributes = PropertyAttributes.None,
                  setMethod = (if memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind= MemberKind.PropertySet then Some(mkRefToILMethod(tref, mdef)) else None),
                  getMethod = (if memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind= MemberKind.PropertyGet then Some(mkRefToILMethod(tref, mdef)) else None),
                  callingConv = (if compileAsInstance then ILThisConvention.Instance else ILThisConvention.Static),
                  propertyType = ilPropTy,
                  init = None,
                  args = ilArgTys,
                  customAttrs = ilAttrs)

/// Generate an ILEventDef for a [<CLIEvent>] member
and GenEventForProperty cenv eenvForMeth (mspec: ILMethodSpec) (v: Val) ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem m returnTy =
    let evname = v.PropertyName
    let delegateTy = Infos.FindDelegateTypeOfPropertyEvent cenv.g cenv.amap evname m returnTy
    let ilDelegateTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvForMeth.tyenv delegateTy
    let ilThisTy = mspec.DeclaringType
    let addMethRef = mkILMethRef (ilThisTy.TypeRef, mspec.CallingConv, "add_" + evname, 0, [ilDelegateTy], ILType.Void)
    let removeMethRef = mkILMethRef (ilThisTy.TypeRef, mspec.CallingConv, "remove_" + evname, 0, [ilDelegateTy], ILType.Void)
    ILEventDef(eventType = Some ilDelegateTy,
               name= evname,
               attributes = EventAttributes.None,
               addMethod = addMethRef,
               removeMethod = removeMethRef,
               fireMethod= None,
               otherMethods= [],
               customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem)

and ComputeFlagFixupsForMemberBinding cenv (v: Val, memberInfo: ValMemberInfo) =
     let g = cenv.g
     if isNil memberInfo.ImplementedSlotSigs then
         [fixupVirtualSlotFlags]
     else
         memberInfo.ImplementedSlotSigs |> List.map (fun slotsig ->
             let oty = slotsig.ImplementedType
             let otcref = tcrefOfAppTy g oty
             let tcref = v.MemberApparentEntity
         
             let useMethodImpl =
                // REVIEW: it would be good to get rid of this special casing of Compare and GetHashCode during code generation
                isInterfaceTy g oty &&
                (let isCompare =
                    Option.isSome tcref.GeneratedCompareToValues &&
                     (typeEquiv g oty g.mk_IComparable_ty ||
                      tyconRefEq g g.system_GenericIComparable_tcref otcref)
             
                 not isCompare) &&

                (let isGenericEquals =
                    Option.isSome tcref.GeneratedHashAndEqualsWithComparerValues && tyconRefEq g g.system_GenericIEquatable_tcref otcref
             
                 not isGenericEquals) &&
                (let isStructural =
                    (Option.isSome tcref.GeneratedCompareToWithComparerValues && typeEquiv g oty g.mk_IStructuralComparable_ty) ||
                    (Option.isSome tcref.GeneratedHashAndEqualsWithComparerValues && typeEquiv g oty g.mk_IStructuralEquatable_ty)

                 not isStructural)

             let nameOfOverridingMethod = GenNameOfOverridingMethod cenv (useMethodImpl, slotsig)

             if useMethodImpl then
                fixupMethodImplFlags >> renameMethodDef nameOfOverridingMethod
             else
                fixupVirtualSlotFlags >> renameMethodDef nameOfOverridingMethod)
          
and ComputeMethodImplAttribs cenv (_v: Val) attrs =
    let g = cenv.g
    let implflags =
        match TryFindFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_MethodImplAttribute attrs with
        | Some (Attrib(_, _, [ AttribInt32Arg flags ], _, _, _, _)) -> flags
        | _ -> 0x0

    let hasPreserveSigAttr =
        match TryFindFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_PreserveSigAttribute attrs with
        | Some _ -> true
        | _ -> false

    // strip the MethodImpl pseudo-custom attribute
    // The following method implementation flags are used here
    // 0x80 - hasPreserveSigImplFlag
    // 0x20 - synchronize
    // (See ECMA 335, Partition II, section 23.1.11 - Flags for methods [MethodImplAttributes])
    let attrs =
        attrs
        |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_MethodImplAttribute >> not)
        |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_PreserveSigAttribute >> not)

    let hasPreserveSigImplFlag = ((implflags &&& 0x80) <> 0x0) || hasPreserveSigAttr
    let hasSynchronizedImplFlag = (implflags &&& 0x20) <> 0x0
    let hasNoInliningImplFlag = (implflags &&& 0x08) <> 0x0
    let hasAggressiveInliningImplFlag = (implflags &&& 0x0100) <> 0x0
    hasPreserveSigImplFlag, hasSynchronizedImplFlag, hasNoInliningImplFlag, hasAggressiveInliningImplFlag, attrs

and GenMethodForBinding
        cenv cgbuf eenv
        (v: Val, mspec, access, paramInfos, retInfo)
        (topValInfo, ctorThisValOpt, baseValOpt, tps, methodVars, methodArgTys, body, returnTy) =

    let g = cenv.g
    let m = v.Range
    let selfMethodVars, nonSelfMethodVars, compileAsInstance =
        match v.MemberInfo with
        | Some _ when ValSpecIsCompiledAsInstance g v ->
            match methodVars with
            | [] -> error(InternalError("Internal error: empty argument list for instance method", v.Range))
            | h :: t -> [h], t, true
        | _ -> [], methodVars, false

    let nonUnitNonSelfMethodVars, body = BindUnitVars g (nonSelfMethodVars, paramInfos, body)
    let nonUnitMethodVars = selfMethodVars@nonUnitNonSelfMethodVars
    let cmtps, curriedArgInfos, _, _ = GetTopValTypeInCompiledForm g topValInfo v.Type v.Range

    let eenv = bindBaseOrThisVarOpt cenv eenv ctorThisValOpt
    let eenv = bindBaseOrThisVarOpt cenv eenv baseValOpt

    // The type parameters of the method's type are different to the type parameters
    // for the big lambda ("tlambda") of the implementation of the method.
    let eenvUnderMethLambdaTypars = EnvForTypars tps eenv
    let eenvUnderMethTypeTypars = EnvForTypars cmtps eenv

    // Add the arguments to the environment. We add an implicit 'this' argument to constructors
    let isCtor = v.IsConstructor
    let eenvForMeth =
        let eenvForMeth = eenvUnderMethLambdaTypars
        let numImplicitArgs = if isCtor then 1 else 0
        let eenvForMeth = AddStorageForLocalVals g (List.mapi (fun i v -> (v, Arg (numImplicitArgs+i))) nonUnitMethodVars) eenvForMeth
        eenvForMeth

    let tailCallInfo = [(mkLocalValRef v, BranchCallMethod (topValInfo.AritiesOfArgs, curriedArgInfos, tps, nonUnitMethodVars.Length, v.NumObjArgs))]

    // Discard the result on a 'void' return type. For a constructor just return 'void'
    let sequel =
        if isUnitTy g returnTy then discardAndReturnVoid
        elif isCtor then ReturnVoid
        else Return

    // Now generate the code.
    let hasPreserveSigNamedArg, ilMethodBody, hasDllImport =
        match TryFindFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_DllImportAttribute v.Attribs with
        | Some (Attrib(_, _, [ AttribStringArg dll ], namedArgs, _, _, m)) ->
            if not (isNil tps) then error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilSignatureForExternalFunctionContainsTypeParameters(), m))
            let hasPreserveSigNamedArg, mbody = GenPInvokeMethod (v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, dll, namedArgs)
            hasPreserveSigNamedArg, mbody, true

        | Some (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, _, m)) ->
            error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilDllImportAttributeCouldNotBeDecoded(), m))

        | _ ->
            // Replace the body of ValInline.PseudoVal "must inline" methods with a 'throw'
            // However still generate the code for reflection etc.
            let bodyExpr =
                if HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_NoDynamicInvocationAttribute v.Attribs then
                    let exnArg = mkString g m (FSComp.SR.ilDynamicInvocationNotSupported(v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState))
                    let exnExpr = MakeNotSupportedExnExpr cenv eenv (exnArg, m)
                    mkThrow m returnTy exnExpr
                else
                    body
            
            let ilCode = CodeGenMethodForExpr cenv cgbuf.mgbuf (SPAlways, tailCallInfo, mspec.Name, eenvForMeth, 0, bodyExpr, sequel)

            // This is the main code generation for most methods
            false, MethodBody.IL ilCode, false

    // Do not generate DllImport attributes into the code - they are implicit from the P/Invoke
    let attrs =
        v.Attribs
            |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_DllImportAttribute >> not)
            |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_CompiledNameAttribute >> not)
        
    let attrsAppliedToGetterOrSetter, attrs =
        List.partition (fun (Attrib(_, _, _, _, isAppliedToGetterOrSetter, _, _)) -> isAppliedToGetterOrSetter) attrs
        
    let sourceNameAttribs, compiledName =
        match v.Attribs |> List.tryFind (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_CompiledNameAttribute) with
        | Some (Attrib(_, _, [ AttribStringArg b ], _, _, _, _)) -> [ mkCompilationSourceNameAttr g v.LogicalName ], Some b
        | _ -> [], None

    // check if the hasPreserveSigNamedArg and hasSynchronizedImplFlag implementation flags have been specified
    let hasPreserveSigImplFlag, hasSynchronizedImplFlag, hasNoInliningFlag, hasAggressiveInliningImplFlag, attrs = ComputeMethodImplAttribs cenv v attrs
    
    let securityAttributes, attrs = attrs |> List.partition (fun a -> IsSecurityAttribute g cenv.amap cenv.casApplied a m)

    let permissionSets = CreatePermissionSets cenv eenv securityAttributes

    let secDecls = if List.isEmpty securityAttributes then emptyILSecurityDecls else mkILSecurityDecls permissionSets

    // Do not push the attributes to the method for events and properties
    let ilAttrsCompilerGenerated = if v.IsCompilerGenerated then [ g.CompilerGeneratedAttribute ] else []

    let ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem =
        [ yield! GenAttrs cenv eenv attrs
          yield! GenCompilationArgumentCountsAttr cenv v ]

    let ilTypars = GenGenericParams cenv eenvUnderMethLambdaTypars tps
    let ilParams = GenParams cenv eenv mspec paramInfos methodArgTys (Some nonUnitNonSelfMethodVars)
    let ilReturn = GenReturnInfo cenv eenv mspec.FormalReturnType retInfo
    let methName = mspec.Name
    let tref = mspec.MethodRef.DeclaringTypeRef

    let EmitTheMethodDef (mdef: ILMethodDef) =
        // Does the function have an explicit [<EntryPoint>] attribute?
        let isExplicitEntryPoint = HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_EntryPointAttribute attrs

        let mdef =
            mdef
              .WithSecurity(not (List.isEmpty securityAttributes))
              .WithPInvoke(hasDllImport)
              .WithPreserveSig(hasPreserveSigImplFlag || hasPreserveSigNamedArg)
              .WithSynchronized(hasSynchronizedImplFlag)
              .WithNoInlining(hasNoInliningFlag)
              .WithAggressiveInlining(hasAggressiveInliningImplFlag)
              .With(isEntryPoint=isExplicitEntryPoint, securityDecls=secDecls)

        let mdef =
            if // operator names
               mdef.Name.StartsWithOrdinal("op_") ||
               // active pattern names
               mdef.Name.StartsWithOrdinal("|") ||
               // event add/remove method
               v.val_flags.IsGeneratedEventVal then
                mdef.WithSpecialName
            else
                mdef
        CountMethodDef()
        cgbuf.mgbuf.AddMethodDef(tref, mdef)
            

    match v.MemberInfo with
    // don't generate unimplemented abstracts
    | Some memberInfo when memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsDispatchSlot && not memberInfo.IsImplemented ->
         // skipping unimplemented abstract method
         ()
    | Some memberInfo when not v.IsExtensionMember ->

       let ilMethTypars = ilTypars |> List.drop mspec.DeclaringType.GenericArgs.Length
       if memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind = MemberKind.Constructor then
           assert (isNil ilMethTypars)
           let mdef = mkILCtor (access, ilParams, ilMethodBody)
           let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs= mkILCustomAttrs (ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem @ sourceNameAttribs @ ilAttrsCompilerGenerated))
           EmitTheMethodDef mdef

       elif memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind = MemberKind.ClassConstructor then
           assert (isNil ilMethTypars)
           let mdef = mkILClassCtor ilMethodBody
           let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs= mkILCustomAttrs (ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem @ sourceNameAttribs @ ilAttrsCompilerGenerated))
           EmitTheMethodDef mdef

       // Generate virtual/override methods + method-impl information if needed
       else
           let mdef =
               if not compileAsInstance then
                   mkILStaticMethod (ilMethTypars, v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, access, ilParams, ilReturn, ilMethodBody)

               elif (memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsDispatchSlot && memberInfo.IsImplemented) ||
                    memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsOverrideOrExplicitImpl then

                   let flagFixups = ComputeFlagFixupsForMemberBinding cenv (v, memberInfo)
                   let mdef = mkILGenericVirtualMethod (v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, ILMemberAccess.Public, ilMethTypars, ilParams, ilReturn, ilMethodBody)
                   let mdef = List.fold (fun mdef f -> f mdef) mdef flagFixups

                   // fixup can potentially change name of reflected definition that was already recorded - patch it if necessary
                   cgbuf.mgbuf.ReplaceNameOfReflectedDefinition(v, mdef.Name)
                   mdef
               else
                   mkILGenericNonVirtualMethod (v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, access, ilMethTypars, ilParams, ilReturn, ilMethodBody)

           let isAbstract =
               memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsDispatchSlot &&
               let tcref = v.MemberApparentEntity
               not tcref.Deref.IsFSharpDelegateTycon

           let mdef =
               if mdef.IsVirtual then
                    mdef.WithFinal(memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsFinal).WithAbstract(isAbstract)
               else mdef

           match memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind with
           
           | (MemberKind.PropertySet | MemberKind.PropertyGet) ->
               if not (isNil ilMethTypars) then
                   error(InternalError("A property may not be more generic than the enclosing type - constrain the polymorphism in the expression", v.Range))
               
               // Check if we're compiling the property as a .NET event
               if CompileAsEvent g v.Attribs then

                   // Emit the pseudo-property as an event, but not if its a private method impl
                   if mdef.Access <> ILMemberAccess.Private then
                       let edef = GenEventForProperty cenv eenvForMeth mspec v ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem m returnTy
                       cgbuf.mgbuf.AddEventDef(tref, edef)
                   // The method def is dropped on the floor here
               
               else
                   // Emit the property, but not if its a private method impl
                   if mdef.Access <> ILMemberAccess.Private then
                       let vtyp = ReturnTypeOfPropertyVal g v
                       let ilPropTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvUnderMethTypeTypars.tyenv vtyp
                       let ilArgTys = v |> ArgInfosOfPropertyVal g |> List.map fst |> GenTypes cenv.amap m eenvUnderMethTypeTypars.tyenv
                       let ilPropDef = GenPropertyForMethodDef compileAsInstance tref mdef v memberInfo ilArgTys ilPropTy (mkILCustomAttrs ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem) compiledName
                       cgbuf.mgbuf.AddOrMergePropertyDef(tref, ilPropDef, m)

                   // Add the special name flag for all properties               
                   let mdef = mdef.WithSpecialName.With(customAttrs= mkILCustomAttrs ((GenAttrs cenv eenv attrsAppliedToGetterOrSetter) @ sourceNameAttribs @ ilAttrsCompilerGenerated))
                   EmitTheMethodDef mdef
           | _ ->
               let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs= mkILCustomAttrs (ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem @ sourceNameAttribs @ ilAttrsCompilerGenerated))
               EmitTheMethodDef mdef

    | _ ->
        let mdef = mkILStaticMethod (ilTypars, methName, access, ilParams, ilReturn, ilMethodBody)

        // For extension properties, also emit attrsAppliedToGetterOrSetter on the getter or setter method
        let ilAttrs =
            match v.MemberInfo with
            | Some memberInfo when v.IsExtensionMember ->
                 match memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind with
                 | (MemberKind.PropertySet | MemberKind.PropertyGet) -> ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem @ GenAttrs cenv eenv attrsAppliedToGetterOrSetter
                 | _ -> ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem
            | _ -> ilAttrsThatGoOnPrimaryItem

        let ilCustomAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs (ilAttrs @ sourceNameAttribs @ ilAttrsCompilerGenerated)
        let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs= ilCustomAttrs)
        EmitTheMethodDef mdef
    
and GenPInvokeMethod (nm, dll, namedArgs) =
    let decoder = AttributeDecoder namedArgs

    let hasPreserveSigNamedArg = decoder.FindBool "PreserveSig" true
    hasPreserveSigNamedArg,
    MethodBody.PInvoke
      { Where=mkSimpleModRef dll
        Name=decoder.FindString "EntryPoint" nm
        CallingConv=
            match decoder.FindInt32 "CallingConvention" 0 with
            | 1 -> PInvokeCallingConvention.WinApi
            | 2 -> PInvokeCallingConvention.Cdecl
            | 3 -> PInvokeCallingConvention.Stdcall
            | 4 -> PInvokeCallingConvention.Thiscall
            | 5 -> PInvokeCallingConvention.Fastcall
            | _ -> PInvokeCallingConvention.WinApi
        CharEncoding=
            match decoder.FindInt32 "CharSet" 0 with
            | 1 -> PInvokeCharEncoding.None
            | 2 -> PInvokeCharEncoding.Ansi
            | 3 -> PInvokeCharEncoding.Unicode
            | 4 -> PInvokeCharEncoding.Auto
            | _ -> PInvokeCharEncoding.None
        NoMangle= decoder.FindBool "ExactSpelling" false
        LastError= decoder.FindBool "SetLastError" false
        ThrowOnUnmappableChar= if (decoder.FindBool "ThrowOnUnmappableChar" false) then PInvokeThrowOnUnmappableChar.Enabled else PInvokeThrowOnUnmappableChar.UseAssembly
        CharBestFit=if (decoder.FindBool "BestFitMapping" false) then PInvokeCharBestFit.Enabled else PInvokeCharBestFit.UseAssembly }
  
and GenBindings cenv cgbuf eenv binds = List.iter (GenBinding cenv cgbuf eenv) binds

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate locals and other storage of values
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenSetVal cenv cgbuf eenv (vref, e, m) sequel =
    let storage = StorageForValRef cenv.g m vref eenv
    match storage with
    | Env (ilCloTy, _, _, _) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilCloTy]) mkLdarg0
    | _ ->
        ()
    GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress e Continue
    GenSetStorage vref.Range cgbuf storage
    GenUnitThenSequel cenv eenv m eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
  
and GenGetValRefAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m (v: ValRef) fetchSequel =
    let ty = v.Type
    GenGetStorageAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m (ty, GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv ty) (StorageForValRef cenv.g m v eenv) fetchSequel

and GenGetVal cenv cgbuf eenv (v: ValRef, m) sequel =
    GenGetValRefAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m v None
    GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
  
and GenBindingRhs cenv cgbuf eenv sp (vspec: Val) e =
    let g = cenv.g
    match e with
    | Expr.TyLambda _ | Expr.Lambda _ ->
        let isLocalTypeFunc = IsNamedLocalTypeFuncVal g vspec e
     
        match e with
        | Expr.TyLambda (_, tyargs, body, _, ttype) when
            (
                tyargs |> List.forall (fun tp -> tp.IsErased) &&
                (match StorageForVal g vspec.Range vspec eenv with Local _ -> true | _ -> false) &&
                (isLocalTypeFunc ||
                    (match ttype with
                     TType_var typar -> match typar.Solution with Some(TType_app(t, _))-> t.IsStructOrEnumTycon | _ -> false
                     | _ -> false))
            ) ->
            // type lambda with erased type arguments that is stored as local variable (not method or property)- inline body
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv sp body Continue
        | _ ->
            let selfv = if isLocalTypeFunc then None else Some (mkLocalValRef vspec)
            GenLambda cenv cgbuf eenv isLocalTypeFunc selfv e Continue
    | _ ->
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv sp e Continue

and CommitStartScope cgbuf startScopeMarkOpt =
    match startScopeMarkOpt with
    | None -> ()
    | Some ss -> cgbuf.SetMarkToHere ss
    
and EmitInitLocal cgbuf ty idx = CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 [I_ldloca (uint16 idx); (I_initobj ty) ]

and EmitSetLocal cgbuf idx = CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (mkStloc (uint16 idx))

and EmitGetLocal cgbuf ty idx = CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ty]) (mkLdloc (uint16 idx))

and EmitSetStaticField cgbuf fspec = CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (mkNormalStsfld fspec)

and EmitGetStaticFieldAddr cgbuf ty fspec = CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ty]) (I_ldsflda fspec)

and EmitGetStaticField cgbuf ty fspec = CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ty]) (mkNormalLdsfld fspec)

and GenSetStorage m cgbuf storage =
    match storage with
    | Local (idx, _, _) ->
        EmitSetLocal cgbuf idx

    | StaticField (_, _, hasLiteralAttr, ilContainerTy, _, _, _, ilSetterMethRef, _) ->
        if hasLiteralAttr then errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilLiteralFieldsCannotBeSet(), m))
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 (I_call(Normalcall, mkILMethSpecForMethRefInTy(ilSetterMethRef, ilContainerTy, []), None))

    | StaticProperty (ilGetterMethSpec, _) ->
        error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilStaticMethodIsNotLambda(ilGetterMethSpec.Name), m))

    | Method (_, _, mspec, m, _, _, _) ->
        error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilStaticMethodIsNotLambda(mspec.Name), m))

    | Null ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 1) Push0 AI_pop

    | Arg _ ->
        error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilMutableVariablesCannotEscapeMethod(), m))

    | Env (_, _, ilField, _) ->
        // Note: ldarg0 has already been emitted in GenSetVal
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 2) Push0 (mkNormalStfld ilField)

and CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty localCloInfo storeSequel =
    match localCloInfo, storeSequel with
    | Some {contents =NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerator _cloinfo}, _ -> error(InternalError("Unexpected generator", m))
    | Some {contents =NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerated cloinfo}, Some (tyargs, args, m, sequel) when not (isNil tyargs) ->
        let actualRetTy = GenNamedLocalTyFuncCall cenv cgbuf eenv ty cloinfo tyargs m
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m actualRetTy None (Some ([], args, m, sequel))
    | _, None -> ()
    | _, Some ([], [], _, sequel) ->
        GenSequel cenv eenv.cloc cgbuf sequel
    | _, Some (tyargs, args, m, sequel) ->
        GenArgsAndIndirectCall cenv cgbuf eenv (ty, tyargs, args, m) sequel

and GenGetStorageAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m (ty, ilTy) storage storeSequel =
    let g = cenv.g
    match storage with
    | Local (idx, _, localCloInfo) ->
        EmitGetLocal cgbuf ilTy idx
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty localCloInfo storeSequel

    | StaticField (fspec, _, hasLiteralAttr, ilContainerTy, _, _, ilGetterMethRef, _, _) ->
        // References to literals go directly to the field - no property is used
        if hasLiteralAttr then
            EmitGetStaticField cgbuf ilTy fspec
        else
            CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (I_call(Normalcall, mkILMethSpecForMethRefInTy (ilGetterMethRef, ilContainerTy, []), None))
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty None storeSequel

    | StaticProperty (ilGetterMethSpec, _) ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (I_call (Normalcall, ilGetterMethSpec, None))
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty None storeSequel

    | Method (topValInfo, vref, mspec, _, _, _, _) ->
        // Get a toplevel value as a first-class value.
        // We generate a lambda expression and that simply calls
        // the toplevel method. However we optimize the case where we are
        // immediately applying the value anyway (to insufficient arguments).

        // First build a lambda expression for the saturated use of the toplevel value...
        // REVIEW: we should NOT be doing this in the backend...
        let expr, exprty = AdjustValForExpectedArity g m vref NormalValUse topValInfo

        // Then reduce out any arguments (i.e. apply the sequel immediately if we can...)
        match storeSequel with
        | None ->
            GenLambda cenv cgbuf eenv false None expr Continue
        | Some (tyargs', args, m, sequel) ->
            let specializedExpr =
                if isNil args && isNil tyargs' then failwith ("non-lambda at use of method " + mspec.Name)
                MakeApplicationAndBetaReduce g (expr, exprty, [tyargs'], args, m)
            GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPSuppress specializedExpr sequel

    | Null ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (AI_ldnull)
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty None storeSequel

    | Arg i ->
        CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) (mkLdarg (uint16 i))
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty None storeSequel

    | Env (_, _, ilField, localCloInfo) ->
        // Note: ldarg 0 is emitted in 'cu_erase' erasure of the ldenv instruction
        CG.EmitInstrs cgbuf (pop 0) (Push [ilTy]) [ mkLdarg0; mkNormalLdfld ilField ]
        CommitGetStorageSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m ty localCloInfo storeSequel

and GenGetLocalVals cenv cgbuf eenvouter m fvs =
    List.iter (fun v -> GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenvouter m v None) fvs

and GenGetLocalVal cenv cgbuf eenv m (vspec: Val) fetchSequel =
    GenGetStorageAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m (vspec.Type, GenTypeOfVal cenv eenv vspec) (StorageForVal cenv.g m vspec eenv) fetchSequel

and GenGetLocalVRef cenv cgbuf eenv m (vref: ValRef) fetchSequel =
    GenGetStorageAndSequel cenv cgbuf eenv m (vref.Type, GenTypeOfVal cenv eenv vref.Deref) (StorageForValRef cenv.g m vref eenv) fetchSequel

and GenStoreVal cenv cgbuf eenv m (vspec: Val) =
    GenSetStorage vspec.Range cgbuf (StorageForVal cenv.g m vspec eenv)

/// Allocate IL locals 
and AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenv compgen (v, ty, isFixed) (scopeMarks: Mark * Mark) =
     // The debug range for the local
     let ranges = if compgen then [] else [(v, scopeMarks)]
     // Get an index for the local
     let j, realloc =
        if cenv.opts.localOptimizationsAreOn then
            cgbuf.ReallocLocal((fun i (_, ty', isFixed') -> not isFixed' && not isFixed && not (IntMap.mem i eenv.liveLocals) && (ty = ty')), ranges, ty, isFixed)
        else
            cgbuf.AllocLocal(ranges, ty, isFixed), false
     j, realloc, { eenv with liveLocals = IntMap.add j () eenv.liveLocals }

/// Decide storage for local value and if necessary allocate an ILLocal for it
and AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf v eenv repr scopeMarks =
    let g = cenv.g
    let repr, eenv =
        let ty = v.Type
        if isUnitTy g ty && not v.IsMutable then Null, eenv
        else
            match repr with 
            | Some r when IsNamedLocalTypeFuncVal g v r ->
                // known, named, non-escaping type functions 
                let cloinfoGenerate eenv =
                    let eenvinner =
                        {eenv with
                             letBoundVars=(mkLocalValRef v) :: eenv.letBoundVars}
                    let cloinfo, _, _ = GetIlxClosureInfo cenv v.Range true None eenvinner (Option.get repr)
                    cloinfo
        
                let idx, realloc, eenv = AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenv v.IsCompilerGenerated (v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, g.ilg.typ_Object, false) scopeMarks
                Local (idx, realloc, Some(ref (NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerator cloinfoGenerate))), eenv
            | _ -> 
                // normal local 
                let idx, realloc, eenv = AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenv v.IsCompilerGenerated (v.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, GenTypeOfVal cenv eenv v, v.IsFixed) scopeMarks
                Local (idx, realloc, None), eenv
    let eenv = AddStorageForVal g (v, notlazy repr) eenv
    Some repr, eenv

and AllocStorageForBind cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv bind =
    AllocStorageForBinds cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv [bind]

and AllocStorageForBinds cenv cgbuf scopeMarks eenv binds =
    // phase 1 - decide representations - most are very simple.
    let reps, eenv = List.mapFold (AllocValForBind cenv cgbuf scopeMarks) eenv binds

    // Phase 2 - run the cloinfo generators for NamedLocalClosure values against the environment recording the
    // representation choices.
    reps |> List.iter (fun reprOpt ->
       match reprOpt with
       | Some repr ->
           match repr with
           | Local(_, _, Some g)
           | Env(_, _, _, Some g) ->
               match !g with
               | NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerator f -> g := NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerated (f eenv)
               | NamedLocalIlxClosureInfoGenerated _ -> ()
           | _ -> ()
       | _ -> ())

    eenv

and AllocValForBind cenv cgbuf (scopeMarks: Mark * Mark) eenv (TBind(v, repr, _)) =
    match v.ValReprInfo with
    | None ->
        AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf v eenv (Some repr) scopeMarks
    | Some _ ->
        None, AllocTopValWithinExpr cenv cgbuf eenv.cloc scopeMarks v eenv


and AllocTopValWithinExpr cenv cgbuf cloc scopeMarks v eenv =
    let g = cenv.g
    // decide whether to use a shadow local or not
    let useShadowLocal =
        cenv.opts.generateDebugSymbols &&
        not cenv.opts.localOptimizationsAreOn &&
        not v.IsCompilerGenerated &&
        not v.IsMutable &&
        // Don't use shadow locals for things like functions which are not compiled as static values/properties
        IsCompiledAsStaticProperty g v

    let optShadowLocal, eenv =
        if useShadowLocal then
            let storageOpt, eenv = AllocLocalVal cenv cgbuf v eenv None scopeMarks
            match storageOpt with
            | None -> NoShadowLocal, eenv
            | Some storage -> ShadowLocal storage, eenv
        else
            NoShadowLocal, eenv

    ComputeAndAddStorageForLocalTopVal (cenv.amap, g, cenv.intraAssemblyInfo, cenv.opts.isInteractive, optShadowLocal) cloc v eenv

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate stack save/restore and assertions - pulled into letrec by alloc*
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Save the stack
/// - [gross] because IL flushes the stack at the exn. handler
/// - and because IL requires empty stack following a forward br (jump).
and EmitSaveStack cenv cgbuf eenv m scopeMarks =
    let savedStack = (cgbuf.GetCurrentStack())
    let savedStackLocals, eenvinner =
        (eenv, savedStack) ||> List.mapFold (fun eenv ty ->
            let idx, _realloc, eenv =
                // Ensure that we have an g.CompilerGlobalState
                assert(cenv.g.CompilerGlobalState |> Option.isSome)
                AllocLocal cenv cgbuf eenv true (cenv.g.CompilerGlobalState.Value.IlxGenNiceNameGenerator.FreshCompilerGeneratedName ("spill", m), ty, false) scopeMarks
            idx, eenv)
    List.iter (EmitSetLocal cgbuf) savedStackLocals
    cgbuf.AssertEmptyStack()
    (savedStack, savedStackLocals), eenvinner (* need to return, it marks locals "live" *)

/// Restore the stack and load the result
and EmitRestoreStack cgbuf (savedStack, savedStackLocals) =
    cgbuf.AssertEmptyStack()
    List.iter2 (EmitGetLocal cgbuf) (List.rev savedStack) (List.rev savedStackLocals)

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
//GenAttr: custom attribute generation
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

and GenAttribArg amap g eenv x (ilArgTy: ILType) =
    let exprL expr = exprL g expr

    match x, ilArgTy with
    // Detect 'null' used for an array argument
    | Expr.Const (Const.Zero, _, _), ILType.Array _ ->
        ILAttribElem.Null

    // Detect standard constants
    | Expr.Const (c, m, _), _ ->
        let tynm = ilArgTy.TypeSpec.Name
        let isobj = (tynm = "System.Object")

        match c with
        | Const.Bool b -> ILAttribElem.Bool b
        | Const.Int32 i when isobj || tynm = "System.Int32" -> ILAttribElem.Int32 ( i)
        | Const.Int32 i when tynm = "System.SByte" -> ILAttribElem.SByte (sbyte i)
        | Const.Int32 i when tynm = "System.Int16" -> ILAttribElem.Int16 (int16 i)
        | Const.Int32 i when tynm = "System.Byte" -> ILAttribElem.Byte (byte i)
        | Const.Int32 i when tynm = "System.UInt16" ->ILAttribElem.UInt16 (uint16 i)
        | Const.Int32 i when tynm = "System.UInt32" ->ILAttribElem.UInt32 (uint32 i)
        | Const.Int32 i when tynm = "System.UInt64" ->ILAttribElem.UInt64 (uint64 (int64 i))
        | Const.SByte i -> ILAttribElem.SByte i
        | Const.Int16 i -> ILAttribElem.Int16 i
        | Const.Int32 i -> ILAttribElem.Int32 i
        | Const.Int64 i -> ILAttribElem.Int64 i
        | Const.Byte i -> ILAttribElem.Byte i
        | Const.UInt16 i -> ILAttribElem.UInt16 i
        | Const.UInt32 i -> ILAttribElem.UInt32 i
        | Const.UInt64 i -> ILAttribElem.UInt64 i
        | Const.Double i -> ILAttribElem.Double i
        | Const.Single i -> ILAttribElem.Single i
        | Const.Char i -> ILAttribElem.Char i
        | Const.Zero when isobj -> ILAttribElem.Null
        | Const.Zero when tynm = "System.String" -> ILAttribElem.String None
        | Const.Zero when tynm = "System.Type" -> ILAttribElem.Type None
        | Const.String i when isobj || tynm = "System.String" -> ILAttribElem.String (Some i)
        | _ -> error (InternalError ( "The type '" + tynm + "' may not be used as a custom attribute value", m))

    // Detect '[| ... |]' nodes
    | Expr.Op (TOp.Array, [elemTy], args, m), _ ->
        let ilElemTy = GenType amap m eenv.tyenv elemTy
        ILAttribElem.Array (ilElemTy, List.map (fun arg -> GenAttribArg amap g eenv arg ilElemTy) args)

    // Detect 'typeof<ty>' calls
    | TypeOfExpr g ty, _ ->
        ILAttribElem.Type (Some (GenType amap x.Range eenv.tyenv ty))

    // Detect 'typedefof<ty>' calls
    | TypeDefOfExpr g ty, _ ->
        ILAttribElem.TypeRef (Some (GenType amap x.Range eenv.tyenv ty).TypeRef)

    // Ignore upcasts
    | Expr.Op (TOp.Coerce, _, [arg2], _), _ ->
        GenAttribArg amap g eenv arg2 ilArgTy

    // Detect explicit enum values
    | EnumExpr g arg1, _ ->
        GenAttribArg amap g eenv arg1 ilArgTy


    // Detect bitwise or of attribute flags: one case of constant folding (a more general treatment is needed)

    | AttribBitwiseOrExpr g (arg1, arg2), _ ->
        let v1 = GenAttribArg amap g eenv arg1 ilArgTy
        let v2 = GenAttribArg amap g eenv arg2 ilArgTy
        match v1, v2 with
        | ILAttribElem.SByte i1, ILAttribElem.SByte i2 -> ILAttribElem.SByte (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.Int16 i1, ILAttribElem.Int16 i2-> ILAttribElem.Int16 (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.Int32 i1, ILAttribElem.Int32 i2-> ILAttribElem.Int32 (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.Int64 i1, ILAttribElem.Int64 i2-> ILAttribElem.Int64 (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.Byte i1, ILAttribElem.Byte i2-> ILAttribElem.Byte (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.UInt16 i1, ILAttribElem.UInt16 i2-> ILAttribElem.UInt16 (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.UInt32 i1, ILAttribElem.UInt32 i2-> ILAttribElem.UInt32 (i1 ||| i2)
        | ILAttribElem.UInt64 i1, ILAttribElem.UInt64 i2-> ILAttribElem.UInt64 (i1 ||| i2)
        | _ -> error (InternalError ("invalid custom attribute value (not a valid constant): " + showL (exprL x), x.Range))

    // Other expressions are not valid custom attribute values
    | _ ->
        error (InternalError ("invalid custom attribute value (not a constant): " + showL (exprL x), x.Range))


and GenAttr amap g eenv (Attrib(_, k, args, props, _, _, _)) =
    let props =
        props |> List.map (fun (AttribNamedArg(s, ty, fld, AttribExpr(_, expr))) ->
            let m = expr.Range
            let ilTy = GenType amap m eenv.tyenv ty
            let cval = GenAttribArg amap g eenv expr ilTy
            (s, ilTy, fld, cval))
    let mspec =
        match k with
        | ILAttrib mref -> mkILMethSpec(mref, AsObject, [], [])
        | FSAttrib vref ->
             assert(vref.IsMember)
             let mspec, _, _, _, _, _ = GetMethodSpecForMemberVal amap g (Option.get vref.MemberInfo) vref
             mspec
    let ilArgs = List.map2 (fun (AttribExpr(_, vexpr)) ty -> GenAttribArg amap g eenv vexpr ty) args mspec.FormalArgTypes
    mkILCustomAttribMethRef g.ilg (mspec, ilArgs, props)

and GenAttrs cenv eenv attrs =
    List.map (GenAttr cenv.amap cenv.g eenv) attrs

and GenCompilationArgumentCountsAttr cenv (v: Val) =
    let g = cenv.g
    [ match v.ValReprInfo with
      | Some tvi when v.IsMemberOrModuleBinding ->
          let arities = if ValSpecIsCompiledAsInstance g v then List.tail tvi.AritiesOfArgs else tvi.AritiesOfArgs
          if arities.Length > 1 then
              yield mkCompilationArgumentCountsAttr g arities
      | _ ->
          () ]      

// Create a permission set for a list of security attributes
and CreatePermissionSets cenv eenv (securityAttributes: Attrib list) =
    let g = cenv.g
    [for ((Attrib(tcref, _, actions, _, _, _, _)) as attr) in securityAttributes do
        let action = match actions with | [AttribInt32Arg act] -> act | _ -> failwith "internal error: unrecognized security action"
        let secaction = (List.assoc action (Lazy.force ILSecurityActionRevMap))
        let tref = tcref.CompiledRepresentationForNamedType
        let ilattr = GenAttr cenv.amap g eenv attr
        let _, ilNamedArgs =
            match TryDecodeILAttribute g tref (mkILCustomAttrs [ilattr]) with
            | Some(ae, na) -> ae, na
            | _ -> [], []
        let setArgs = ilNamedArgs |> List.map (fun (n, ilt, _, ilae) -> (n, ilt, ilae))
        yield IL.mkPermissionSet g.ilg (secaction, [(tref, setArgs)])]

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Generate the set of modules for an assembly, and the declarations in each module
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

/// Generate a static class at the given cloc
and GenTypeDefForCompLoc (cenv, eenv, mgbuf: AssemblyBuilder, cloc, hidden, attribs, initTrigger, eliminateIfEmpty, addAtEnd) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let tref = TypeRefForCompLoc cloc
    let tdef =
      mkILSimpleClass g.ilg
        (tref.Name,
         ComputeTypeAccess tref hidden,
         emptyILMethods,
         emptyILFields,
         emptyILTypeDefs,
         emptyILProperties,
         emptyILEvents,
         mkILCustomAttrs
           (GenAttrs cenv eenv attribs @
            (if List.contains tref.Name [TypeNameForImplicitMainMethod cloc; TypeNameForInitClass cloc; TypeNameForPrivateImplementationDetails cloc]
             then [ ]
             else [mkCompilationMappingAttr g (int SourceConstructFlags.Module)])),
         initTrigger)
    let tdef = tdef.WithSealed(true).WithAbstract(true)
    mgbuf.AddTypeDef(tref, tdef, eliminateIfEmpty, addAtEnd, None)


and GenModuleExpr cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv x =
    let (ModuleOrNamespaceExprWithSig(mty, def, _)) = x
    // REVIEW: the scopeMarks are used for any shadow locals we create for the module bindings
    // We use one scope for all the bindings in the module, which makes them all appear with their "default" values
    // rather than incrementally as we step through the initializations in the module. This is a little unfortunate
    // but stems from the way we add module values all at once before we generate the module itself.
    LocalScope "module" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->
        let sigToImplRemapInfo = ComputeRemappingFromImplementationToSignature cenv.g def mty
        let eenv = AddSignatureRemapInfo "defs" sigToImplRemapInfo eenv
        let eenv =
            // Allocate all the values, including any shadow locals for static fields
            let allocVal cloc v = AllocTopValWithinExpr cenv cgbuf cloc scopeMarks v
            AddBindingsForModuleDef allocVal eenv.cloc eenv def
        GenModuleDef cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv def)

and GenModuleDefs cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv mdefs =
    mdefs |> List.iter (GenModuleDef cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv)

and GenModuleDef cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) qname lazyInitInfo eenv x =
    match x with
    | TMDefRec(_isRec, tycons, mbinds, m) ->
        tycons |> List.iter (fun tc ->
            if tc.IsExceptionDecl
            then GenExnDef cenv cgbuf.mgbuf eenv m tc
            else GenTypeDef cenv cgbuf.mgbuf lazyInitInfo eenv m tc)
        mbinds |> List.iter (GenModuleBinding cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv m)

    | TMDefLet(bind, _) ->
        GenBindings cenv cgbuf eenv [bind]

    | TMDefDo(e, _) ->
        GenExpr cenv cgbuf eenv SPAlways e discard

    | TMAbstract mexpr ->
        GenModuleExpr cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv mexpr

    | TMDefs mdefs ->
        GenModuleDefs cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv mdefs


// Generate a module binding
and GenModuleBinding cenv (cgbuf: CodeGenBuffer) (qname: QualifiedNameOfFile) lazyInitInfo eenv m x =
  match x with
  | ModuleOrNamespaceBinding.Binding bind ->
    GenLetRecBindings cenv cgbuf eenv ([bind], m)

  | ModuleOrNamespaceBinding.Module (mspec, mdef) ->
    let hidden = IsHiddenTycon cenv.g eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo mspec

    let eenvinner =
        if mspec.IsNamespace then eenv else
        {eenv with cloc = CompLocForFixedModule cenv.opts.fragName qname.Text mspec }

    // Create the class to hold the contents of this module. No class needed if
    // we're compiling it as a namespace.
    //
    // Most module static fields go into the "InitClass" static class.
    // However mutable static fields go into the class for the module itself.
    // So this static class ends up with a .cctor if it has mutable fields.
    //
    if not mspec.IsNamespace then
        // The use of ILTypeInit.OnAny prevents the execution of the cctor before the
        // "main" method in the case where the "main" method is implicit.
        let staticClassTrigger = (* if eenv.isFinalFile then *) ILTypeInit.OnAny (* else ILTypeInit.BeforeField *)

        GenTypeDefForCompLoc (cenv, eenvinner, cgbuf.mgbuf, eenvinner.cloc, hidden, mspec.Attribs, staticClassTrigger, false, (* atEnd= *) true)

    // Generate the declarations in the module and its initialization code
    GenModuleDef cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenvinner mdef

    // If the module has a .cctor for some mutable fields, we need to ensure that when
    // those fields are "touched" the InitClass .cctor is forced. The InitClass .cctor will
    // then fill in the value of the mutable fields.
    if not mspec.IsNamespace && (cgbuf.mgbuf.GetCurrentFields(TypeRefForCompLoc eenvinner.cloc) |> Seq.isEmpty |> not) then
        GenForceWholeFileInitializationAsPartOfCCtor cenv cgbuf.mgbuf lazyInitInfo (TypeRefForCompLoc eenvinner.cloc) mspec.Range


/// Generate the namespace fragments in a single file
and GenTopImpl cenv (mgbuf: AssemblyBuilder) mainInfoOpt eenv (TImplFile (qname, _, mexpr, hasExplicitEntryPoint, isScript, anonRecdTypes), optimizeDuringCodeGen) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let m = qname.Range

    // Generate all the anonymous record types mentioned anywhere in this module
    for anonInfo in anonRecdTypes.Values do
        mgbuf.GenerateAnonType((fun ilThisTy -> GenToStringMethod cenv eenv ilThisTy m), anonInfo)

    let eenv = {eenv with cloc = { eenv.cloc with TopImplQualifiedName = qname.Text } }

    cenv.optimizeDuringCodeGen <- optimizeDuringCodeGen

    // This is used to point the inner classes back to the startup module for initialization purposes
    let isFinalFile = Option.isSome mainInfoOpt

    let initClassCompLoc = CompLocForInitClass eenv.cloc
    let initClassTy = mkILTyForCompLoc initClassCompLoc

    let initClassTrigger = (* if isFinalFile then *) ILTypeInit.OnAny (* else ILTypeInit.BeforeField *)

    let eenv = {eenv with cloc = initClassCompLoc
                          isFinalFile = isFinalFile
                          someTypeInThisAssembly = initClassTy }

    // Create the class to hold the initialization code and static fields for this file.
    //     internal static class $<StartupCode...> {}
    // Put it at the end since that gives an approximation of dependency order (to aid FSI.EXE's code generator - see FSharp 1.0 5548)
    GenTypeDefForCompLoc (cenv, eenv, mgbuf, initClassCompLoc, useHiddenInitCode, [], initClassTrigger, false, (*atEnd=*)true)

    // lazyInitInfo is an accumulator of functions which add the forced initialization of the storage module to
    //    - mutable fields in public modules
    //    - static "let" bindings in types
    // These functions only get executed/committed if we actually end up producing some code for the .cctor for the storage module.
    // The existence of .cctors adds costs to execution, so this is a half-sensible attempt to avoid adding them when possible.
    let lazyInitInfo = new ResizeArray<ILFieldSpec -> ILInstr list -> ILInstr list -> unit>()

    // codegen .cctor/main for outer module
    let clocCcu = CompLocForCcu cenv.viewCcu

    // This method name is only used internally in ilxgen.fs to aid debugging
    let methodName =
        match mainInfoOpt with
        //   Library file
        | None -> ".cctor"
        //   Final file, explicit entry point
        | Some _ when hasExplicitEntryPoint -> ".cctor"
        //   Final file, implicit entry point
        | Some _ -> mainMethName
    
    // topInstrs is ILInstr[] and contains the abstract IL for this file's top-level actions. topCode is the ILMethodBody for that same code.
    let topInstrs, topCode =
        CodeGenMethod cenv mgbuf
            ([], methodName, eenv, 0,
             (fun cgbuf eenv ->
                  GenModuleExpr cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv mexpr
                  CG.EmitInstr cgbuf (pop 0) Push0 I_ret), m)

    // The code generation for the initialization is now complete and the IL code is in topCode.
    // Make a .cctor and/or main method to contain the code. This initializes all modules.
    //   Library file (mainInfoOpt = None) : optional .cctor if topCode has initialization effect
    //   Final file, explicit entry point (mainInfoOpt = Some _, GetExplicitEntryPointInfo() = Some) : main + optional .cctor if topCode has initialization effect
    //   Final file, implicit entry point (mainInfoOpt = Some _, GetExplicitEntryPointInfo() = None) : main + initialize + optional .cctor calling initialize
    let doesSomething = CheckCodeDoesSomething topCode.Code

    // Make a FEEFEE instruction to mark hidden code regions
    // We expect the first instruction to be a sequence point when generating debug symbols
    let feefee, seqpt =
        if topInstrs.Length > 1 then
            match topInstrs.[0] with
            | I_seqpoint sp as i -> [ FeeFeeInstr cenv sp.Document ], [ i ]
            | _ -> [], []
        else
            [], []

    begin

        match mainInfoOpt with

        // Final file in .EXE
        | Some mainInfo ->

            // Generate an explicit main method. If necessary, make a class constructor as
            // well for the bindings earlier in the file containing the entrypoint.
            match mgbuf.GetExplicitEntryPointInfo() with

            // Final file, explicit entry point: place the code in a .cctor, and add code to main that forces the .cctor (if topCode has initialization effect).
            | Some tref ->       
                if doesSomething then
                    lazyInitInfo.Add (fun fspec feefee seqpt ->
                        // This adds the explicit init of the .cctor to the explicit entrypoint main method
                        mgbuf.AddExplicitInitToSpecificMethodDef((fun md -> md.IsEntryPoint), tref, fspec, GenPossibleILSourceMarker cenv m, feefee, seqpt))

                    let cctorMethDef = mkILClassCtor (MethodBody.IL topCode)
                    mgbuf.AddMethodDef(initClassTy.TypeRef, cctorMethDef)

            // Final file, implicit entry point. We generate no .cctor.
            //       void main@() {
            //             <topCode>
            //    }
            | None ->

                let ilAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs (GenAttrs cenv eenv mainInfo)
                if not cenv.opts.isInteractive && not doesSomething then
                    let errorM = m.EndRange
                    warning (Error(FSComp.SR.ilMainModuleEmpty(), errorM))

                // generate main@
                let ilMainMethodDef =
                    let mdef = mkILNonGenericStaticMethod(mainMethName, ILMemberAccess.Public, [], mkILReturn ILType.Void, MethodBody.IL topCode)
                    mdef.With(isEntryPoint= true, customAttrs = ilAttrs)

                mgbuf.AddMethodDef(initClassTy.TypeRef, ilMainMethodDef)


        //   Library file: generate an optional .cctor if topCode has initialization effect
        | None ->
            if doesSomething then

                // Add the cctor
                let cctorMethDef = mkILClassCtor (MethodBody.IL topCode)
                mgbuf.AddMethodDef(initClassTy.TypeRef, cctorMethDef)


    end

    // Commit the directed initializations
    if doesSomething then
        // Create the field to act as the target for the forced initialization.
        // Why do this for the final file?
        // There is no need to do this for a final file with an implicit entry point. For an explicit entry point in lazyInitInfo.
        let initFieldName = CompilerGeneratedName "init"
        let ilFieldDef =
            mkILStaticField (initFieldName, g.ilg.typ_Int32, None, None, ComputeMemberAccess true)
            |> g.AddFieldNeverAttrs
            |> g.AddFieldGeneratedAttrs

        let fspec = mkILFieldSpecInTy (initClassTy, initFieldName, cenv. g.ilg.typ_Int32)
        CountStaticFieldDef()
        mgbuf.AddFieldDef(initClassTy.TypeRef, ilFieldDef)

        // Run the imperative (yuck!) actions that force the generation
        // of references to the cctor for nested modules etc.
        lazyInitInfo |> Seq.iter (fun f -> f fspec feefee seqpt)

        if isScript && not isFinalFile then
            mgbuf.AddScriptInitFieldSpec(fspec, m)

    // Compute the ilxgenEnv after the generation of the module, i.e. the residue need to generate anything that
    // uses the constructs exported from this module.
    // We add the module type all over again. Note no shadow locals for static fields needed here since they are only relevant to the main/.cctor
    let eenvafter =
        let allocVal = ComputeAndAddStorageForLocalTopVal (cenv.amap, g, cenv.intraAssemblyInfo, cenv.opts.isInteractive, NoShadowLocal)
        AddBindingsForLocalModuleType allocVal clocCcu eenv mexpr.Type

    eenvafter

and GenForceWholeFileInitializationAsPartOfCCtor cenv (mgbuf: AssemblyBuilder) (lazyInitInfo: ResizeArray<_>) tref m =
    // Authoring a .cctor with effects forces the cctor for the 'initialization' module by doing a dummy store & load of a field
    // Doing both a store and load keeps FxCop happier because it thinks the field is useful
    lazyInitInfo.Add (fun fspec feefee seqpt -> mgbuf.AddExplicitInitToSpecificMethodDef((fun md -> md.Name = ".cctor"), tref, fspec, GenPossibleILSourceMarker cenv m, feefee, seqpt))


/// Generate an Equals method.
and GenEqualsOverrideCallingIComparable cenv (tcref: TyconRef, ilThisTy, _ilThatTy) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let mspec = mkILNonGenericInstanceMethSpecInTy (g.iltyp_IComparable, "CompareTo", [g.ilg.typ_Object], g.ilg.typ_Int32)

    mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod
        ("Equals", ILMemberAccess.Public,
         [mkILParamNamed ("obj", g.ilg.typ_Object)],
         mkILReturn g.ilg.typ_Bool,
         mkMethodBody(true, [], 2,
                         nonBranchingInstrsToCode
                            [ yield mkLdarg0
                              yield mkLdarg 1us
                              if tcref.IsStructOrEnumTycon then
                                  yield I_callconstraint ( Normalcall, ilThisTy, mspec, None)
                              else
                                  yield I_callvirt ( Normalcall, mspec, None)
                              yield mkLdcInt32 0
                              yield AI_ceq ],
                         None))
    |> AddNonUserCompilerGeneratedAttribs g

and GenFieldInit m c =
    match c with
    | ConstToILFieldInit fieldInit -> fieldInit
    | _ -> error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilTypeCannotBeUsedForLiteralField(), m))

and GenAbstractBinding cenv eenv tref (vref: ValRef) =
    assert(vref.IsMember)
    let g = cenv.g
    let m = vref.Range
    let memberInfo = Option.get vref.MemberInfo
    let attribs = vref.Attribs
    let hasPreserveSigImplFlag, hasSynchronizedImplFlag, hasNoInliningFlag, hasAggressiveInliningImplFlag, attribs = ComputeMethodImplAttribs cenv vref.Deref attribs
    if memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsDispatchSlot && not memberInfo.IsImplemented then
        let ilAttrs =
            [ yield! GenAttrs cenv eenv attribs
              yield! GenCompilationArgumentCountsAttr cenv vref.Deref ]
    
        let mspec, ctps, mtps, argInfos, retInfo, methodArgTys = GetMethodSpecForMemberVal cenv.amap g memberInfo vref
        let eenvForMeth = EnvForTypars (ctps@mtps) eenv
        let ilMethTypars = GenGenericParams cenv eenvForMeth mtps
        let ilReturn = GenReturnInfo cenv eenvForMeth mspec.FormalReturnType retInfo
        let ilParams = GenParams cenv eenvForMeth mspec argInfos methodArgTys None
    
        let compileAsInstance = ValRefIsCompiledAsInstanceMember g vref
        let mdef = mkILGenericVirtualMethod (vref.CompiledName g.CompilerGlobalState, ILMemberAccess.Public, ilMethTypars, ilParams, ilReturn, MethodBody.Abstract)

        let mdef = fixupVirtualSlotFlags mdef
        let mdef =
            if mdef.IsVirtual then
                mdef.WithFinal(memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsFinal).WithAbstract(memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsDispatchSlot)
            else mdef
        let mdef =
             mdef.WithPreserveSig(hasPreserveSigImplFlag)
                 .WithSynchronized(hasSynchronizedImplFlag)
                 .WithNoInlining(hasNoInliningFlag)
                 .WithAggressiveInlining(hasAggressiveInliningImplFlag)
    
        match memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind with
        | MemberKind.ClassConstructor
        | MemberKind.Constructor
        | MemberKind.Member ->
             let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs= mkILCustomAttrs ilAttrs)
             [mdef], [], []
        | MemberKind.PropertyGetSet -> error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilUnexpectedGetSetAnnotation(), m))
        | MemberKind.PropertySet | MemberKind.PropertyGet ->
             let v = vref.Deref
             let vtyp = ReturnTypeOfPropertyVal g v
             if CompileAsEvent g attribs then
               
                 let edef = GenEventForProperty cenv eenvForMeth mspec v ilAttrs m vtyp
                 [], [], [edef]
             else
                 let ilPropDef =
                     let ilPropTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvForMeth.tyenv vtyp
                     let ilArgTys = v |> ArgInfosOfPropertyVal g |> List.map fst |> GenTypes cenv.amap m eenvForMeth.tyenv
                     GenPropertyForMethodDef compileAsInstance tref mdef v memberInfo ilArgTys ilPropTy (mkILCustomAttrs ilAttrs) None
                 let mdef = mdef.WithSpecialName
                 [mdef], [ilPropDef], []

    else
        [], [], []

/// Generate a ToString method that calls 'sprintf "%A"'
and GenToStringMethod cenv eenv ilThisTy m =
    let g = cenv.g
    [ match (eenv.valsInScope.TryFind g.sprintf_vref.Deref,
             eenv.valsInScope.TryFind g.new_format_vref.Deref) with
      | Some(Lazy(Method(_, _, sprintfMethSpec, _, _, _, _))), Some(Lazy(Method(_, _, newFormatMethSpec, _, _, _, _))) ->
               // The type returned by the 'sprintf' call
               let funcTy = EraseClosures.mkILFuncTy g.ilxPubCloEnv ilThisTy g.ilg.typ_String
               // Give the instantiation of the printf format object, i.e. a Format`5 object compatible with StringFormat<ilThisTy>
               let newFormatMethSpec = mkILMethSpec(newFormatMethSpec.MethodRef, AsObject,
                                               [// 'T -> string'
                                               funcTy
                                               // rest follow from 'StringFormat<T>'
                                               GenUnitTy cenv eenv m
                                               g.ilg.typ_String
                                               g.ilg.typ_String
                                               ilThisTy], [])
               // Instantiate with our own type
               let sprintfMethSpec = mkILMethSpec(sprintfMethSpec.MethodRef, AsObject, [], [funcTy])
               // Here's the body of the method. Call printf, then invoke the function it returns
               let callInstrs = EraseClosures.mkCallFunc g.ilxPubCloEnv (fun _ -> 0us) eenv.tyenv.Count Normalcall (Apps_app(ilThisTy, Apps_done g.ilg.typ_String))
               let mdef =
                   mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod ("ToString", ILMemberAccess.Public, [],
                        mkILReturn g.ilg.typ_String,
                        mkMethodBody (true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode
                                ([ // load the hardwired format string
                                    yield I_ldstr "%+A"
                                    // make the printf format object
                                    yield mkNormalNewobj newFormatMethSpec
                                    // call sprintf
                                    yield mkNormalCall sprintfMethSpec
                                    // call the function returned by sprintf
                                    yield mkLdarg0
                                    if ilThisTy.Boxity = ILBoxity.AsValue then
                                        yield mkNormalLdobj ilThisTy ] @
                                    callInstrs),
                                None))
               let mdef = mdef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs [ g.CompilerGeneratedAttribute ])
               yield mdef
      | _ -> () ]

and GenTypeDef cenv mgbuf lazyInitInfo eenv m (tycon: Tycon) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let tcref = mkLocalTyconRef tycon
    if tycon.IsTypeAbbrev then () else
    match tycon.TypeReprInfo with
#if !NO_EXTENSIONTYPING
    | TProvidedNamespaceExtensionPoint _ -> ()
    | TProvidedTypeExtensionPoint _ -> ()
#endif
    | TNoRepr -> ()
    | TAsmRepr _ | TILObjectRepr _ | TMeasureableRepr _ -> ()
    | TFSharpObjectRepr _ | TRecdRepr _ | TUnionRepr _ ->
        let eenvinner = ReplaceTyenv (TypeReprEnv.ForTycon tycon) eenv
        let thisTy = generalizedTyconRef tcref

        let ilThisTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv thisTy
        let tref = ilThisTy.TypeRef
        let ilGenParams = GenGenericParams cenv eenvinner tycon.TyparsNoRange
        let ilIntfTys = tycon.ImmediateInterfaceTypesOfFSharpTycon |> List.map (GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv)
        let ilTypeName = tref.Name

        let hidden = IsHiddenTycon g eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo tycon
        let hiddenRepr = hidden || IsHiddenTyconRepr g eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo tycon
        let access = ComputeTypeAccess tref hidden

        // The implicit augmentation doesn't actually create CompareTo(object) or Object.Equals
        // So we do it here.
        //
        // Note you only have to implement 'System.IComparable' to customize structural comparison AND equality on F# types
        // See also FinalTypeDefinitionChecksAtEndOfInferenceScope in tc.fs
        //  
        // Generate an Equals method implemented via IComparable if the type EXPLICITLY implements IComparable.
        // HOWEVER, if the type doesn't override Object.Equals already.
        let augmentOverrideMethodDefs =

              (if Option.isNone tycon.GeneratedCompareToValues &&
                  Option.isNone tycon.GeneratedHashAndEqualsValues &&
                  tycon.HasInterface g g.mk_IComparable_ty &&
                  not (tycon.HasOverride g "Equals" [g.obj_ty]) &&
                  not tycon.IsFSharpInterfaceTycon
               then
                  [ GenEqualsOverrideCallingIComparable cenv (tcref, ilThisTy, ilThisTy) ]
               else [])

        // Generate the interface slots and abstract slots.
        let abstractMethodDefs, abstractPropDefs, abstractEventDefs =
            if tycon.IsFSharpDelegateTycon then
                [], [], []
            else
                // sort by order of declaration
                // REVIEW: this should be based off tcaug_adhoc_list, which is in declaration order
                tycon.MembersOfFSharpTyconSorted
                |> List.sortWith (fun v1 v2 -> rangeOrder.Compare(v1.DefinitionRange, v2.DefinitionRange))
                |> List.map (GenAbstractBinding cenv eenv tref)
                |> List.unzip3
                |> mapTriple (List.concat, List.concat, List.concat)


        let abstractPropDefs = abstractPropDefs |> MergePropertyDefs m
        let isAbstract = isAbstractTycon tycon

        // Generate all the method impls showing how various abstract slots and interface slots get implemented
        // REVIEW: no method impl generated for IStructuralHash or ICompare
        let methodImpls =
            [ for vref in tycon.MembersOfFSharpTyconByName |> NameMultiMap.range do
                 assert(vref.IsMember)
                 let memberInfo = vref.MemberInfo.Value
                 if memberInfo.MemberFlags.IsOverrideOrExplicitImpl && not (CompileAsEvent g vref.Attribs) then

                     for slotsig in memberInfo.ImplementedSlotSigs do

                         if isInterfaceTy g slotsig.ImplementedType then

                             match vref.ValReprInfo with
                             | Some _ ->

                                 let memberParentTypars, memberMethodTypars =
                                     match PartitionValRefTypars g vref with
                                     | Some(_, memberParentTypars, memberMethodTypars, _, _) -> memberParentTypars, memberMethodTypars
                                     | None -> [], []

                                 let useMethodImpl = true
                                 let eenvUnderTypars = EnvForTypars memberParentTypars eenv
                                 let _, methodImplGenerator = GenMethodImpl cenv eenvUnderTypars (useMethodImpl, slotsig) m
                                 if useMethodImpl then
                                     yield methodImplGenerator (ilThisTy, memberMethodTypars)

                             | _ -> () ]
    
        // Try to add a DefaultMemberAttribute for the 'Item' property
        let defaultMemberAttrs =
            // REVIEW: this should be based off tcaug_adhoc_list, which is in declaration order
            tycon.MembersOfFSharpTyconSorted
            |> List.tryPick (fun vref ->
                let name = vref.DisplayName
                match vref.MemberInfo with
                | None -> None
                | Some memberInfo ->
                    match name, memberInfo.MemberFlags.MemberKind with
                    | ("Item" | "op_IndexedLookup"), (MemberKind.PropertyGet | MemberKind.PropertySet) when not (isNil (ArgInfosOfPropertyVal g vref.Deref)) ->
                        Some( mkILCustomAttribute g.ilg (g.FindSysILTypeRef "System.Reflection.DefaultMemberAttribute", [g.ilg.typ_String], [ILAttribElem.String(Some name)], []) )
                    | _ -> None)
            |> Option.toList

        let tyconRepr = tycon.TypeReprInfo

        // DebugDisplayAttribute gets copied to the subtypes generated as part of DU compilation
        let debugDisplayAttrs, normalAttrs = tycon.Attribs |> List.partition (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_DebuggerDisplayAttribute)
        let securityAttrs, normalAttrs = normalAttrs |> List.partition (fun a -> IsSecurityAttribute g cenv.amap cenv.casApplied a m)
        let generateDebugDisplayAttribute = not g.compilingFslib && tycon.IsUnionTycon && isNil debugDisplayAttrs
        let generateDebugProxies = (not (tyconRefEq g tcref g.unit_tcr_canon) &&
                                    not (HasFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute tycon.Attribs))

        let permissionSets = CreatePermissionSets cenv eenv securityAttrs
        let secDecls = if List.isEmpty securityAttrs then emptyILSecurityDecls else mkILSecurityDecls permissionSets
    
        let ilDebugDisplayAttributes =
            [ yield! GenAttrs cenv eenv debugDisplayAttrs
              if generateDebugDisplayAttribute then
                  yield g.mkDebuggerDisplayAttribute ("{" + debugDisplayMethodName + "(),nq}") ]


        let ilCustomAttrs =
          [ yield! defaultMemberAttrs
            yield! normalAttrs
                      |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_StructLayoutAttribute >> not)
                      |> GenAttrs cenv eenv
            yield! ilDebugDisplayAttributes ]

        let reprAccess = ComputeMemberAccess hiddenRepr


        let ilTypeDefKind =
           match tyconRepr with
           | TFSharpObjectRepr o ->
               match o.fsobjmodel_kind with
               | TTyconClass -> ILTypeDefKind.Class
               | TTyconStruct -> ILTypeDefKind.ValueType
               | TTyconInterface -> ILTypeDefKind.Interface
               | TTyconEnum -> ILTypeDefKind.Enum
               | TTyconDelegate _ -> ILTypeDefKind.Delegate
           | TRecdRepr _ | TUnionRepr _ when tycon.IsStructOrEnumTycon -> ILTypeDefKind.ValueType
           | _ -> ILTypeDefKind.Class

        let requiresExtraField =
            let isEmptyStruct =
                (match ilTypeDefKind with ILTypeDefKind.ValueType -> true | _ -> false) &&
                // All structs are sequential by default
                // Structs with no instance fields get size 1, pack 0
                tycon.AllFieldsArray |> Array.forall (fun f -> f.IsStatic)

            isEmptyStruct && cenv.opts.workAroundReflectionEmitBugs && not tycon.TyparsNoRange.IsEmpty
    
        // Compute a bunch of useful things for each field
        let isCLIMutable = (TryFindFSharpBoolAttribute g g.attrib_CLIMutableAttribute tycon.Attribs = Some true)
        let fieldSummaries =

             [ for fspec in tycon.AllFieldsArray do

                   let useGenuineField = useGenuineField tycon fspec

                   // The property (or genuine IL field) is hidden in these circumstances:
                   //     - secret fields apart from "__value" fields for enums
                   //     - the representation of the type is hidden
                   //     - the F# field is hidden by a signature or private declaration
                   let isPropHidden =
                        // Enums always have public cases irrespective of Enum Visibility
                        if tycon.IsEnumTycon then false
                        else
                            (fspec.IsCompilerGenerated || hiddenRepr ||
                             IsHiddenRecdField eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo (tcref.MakeNestedRecdFieldRef fspec))
                   let ilType = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv fspec.FormalType
                   let ilFieldName = ComputeFieldName tycon fspec
                    
                   yield (useGenuineField, ilFieldName, fspec.IsMutable, fspec.IsStatic, fspec.PropertyAttribs, ilType, isPropHidden, fspec) ]
                
        // Generate the IL fields
        let ilFieldDefs =
             [ for (useGenuineField, ilFieldName, isFSharpMutable, isStatic, _, ilPropType, isPropHidden, fspec) in fieldSummaries do

                  let ilFieldOffset =
                     match TryFindFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_FieldOffsetAttribute fspec.FieldAttribs with
                     | Some (Attrib(_, _, [ AttribInt32Arg fieldOffset ], _, _, _, _)) ->
                         Some fieldOffset
                     | Some (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, _, m)) ->
                         errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilFieldOffsetAttributeCouldNotBeDecoded(), m))
                         None
                     | _ ->
                         None

                  let attribs =
                      [ // If using a field then all the attributes go on the field
                        // See also FSharp 1.0 Bug 4727: once we start compiling them as real mutable fields, you should not be able to target both "property" for "val mutable" fields in classes

                        if useGenuineField then yield! fspec.PropertyAttribs
                        yield! fspec.FieldAttribs ]

                        
                  let ilNotSerialized = HasFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_NonSerializedAttribute attribs
              
                  let fattribs =
                      attribs
                      // Do not generate FieldOffset as a true CLI custom attribute, since it is implied by other corresponding CLI metadata
                      |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_FieldOffsetAttribute >> not)
                      // Do not generate NonSerialized as a true CLI custom attribute, since it is implied by other corresponding CLI metadata
                      |> List.filter (IsMatchingFSharpAttributeOpt g g.attrib_NonSerializedAttribute >> not)

                  let ilFieldMarshal, fattribs = GenMarshal cenv fattribs

                  // The IL field is hidden if the property/field is hidden OR we're using a property AND the field is not mutable (because we can take the address of a mutable field).
                  // Otherwise fields are always accessed via their property getters/setters
                  let isFieldHidden = isPropHidden || (not useGenuineField && not isFSharpMutable)
              
                  let extraAttribs =
                     match tyconRepr with
                     | TRecdRepr _ when not useGenuineField -> [ g.DebuggerBrowsableNeverAttribute ] // hide fields in records in debug display
                     | _ -> [] // don't hide fields in classes in debug display

                  let access = ComputeMemberAccess isFieldHidden
                  let literalValue = Option.map (GenFieldInit m) fspec.LiteralValue
              
                  let fdef =
                      ILFieldDef(name = ilFieldName,
                                 fieldType = ilPropType,
                                 attributes = enum 0,
                                 data = None,
                                 literalValue = None,
                                 offset = ilFieldOffset,
                                 marshal = None,
                                 customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs (GenAttrs cenv eenv fattribs @ extraAttribs))
                        .WithAccess(access)
                        .WithStatic(isStatic)
                        .WithSpecialName(ilFieldName="value__" && tycon.IsEnumTycon)
                        .WithNotSerialized(ilNotSerialized)
                        .WithLiteralDefaultValue(literalValue)
                        .WithFieldMarshal(ilFieldMarshal)
                  yield fdef

               if requiresExtraField then
                   yield mkILInstanceField("__dummy", g.ilg.typ_Int32, None, ILMemberAccess.Assembly) ]
     
        // Generate property definitions for the fields compiled as properties
        let ilPropertyDefsForFields =
             [ for (i, (useGenuineField, _, isFSharpMutable, isStatic, propAttribs, ilPropType, _, fspec)) in Seq.indexed fieldSummaries do
                 if not useGenuineField then
                     let ilCallingConv = if isStatic then ILCallingConv.Static else ILCallingConv.Instance
                     let ilPropName = fspec.Name
                     let ilHasSetter = isCLIMutable || isFSharpMutable
                     let ilFieldAttrs = GenAttrs cenv eenv propAttribs @ [mkCompilationMappingAttrWithSeqNum g (int SourceConstructFlags.Field) i]
                     yield
                       ILPropertyDef(name= ilPropName,
                                     attributes= PropertyAttributes.None,
                                     setMethod= (if ilHasSetter then Some(mkILMethRef(tref, ilCallingConv, "set_" + ilPropName, 0, [ilPropType], ILType.Void)) else None),
                                     getMethod= Some(mkILMethRef(tref, ilCallingConv, "get_" + ilPropName, 0, [], ilPropType)),
                                     callingConv= ilCallingConv.ThisConv,
                                     propertyType= ilPropType,
                                     init= None,
                                     args= [],
                                     customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs ilFieldAttrs) ]
     
        let methodDefs =
            [ // Generate property getter methods for those fields that have properties
              for (useGenuineField, ilFieldName, _, isStatic, _, ilPropType, isPropHidden, fspec) in fieldSummaries do
                if not useGenuineField then
                    let ilPropName = fspec.Name
                    let ilMethName = "get_" + ilPropName
                    let access = ComputeMemberAccess isPropHidden
                    yield mkLdfldMethodDef (ilMethName, access, isStatic, ilThisTy, ilFieldName, ilPropType)

              // Generate property setter methods for the mutable fields
              for (useGenuineField, ilFieldName, isFSharpMutable, isStatic, _, ilPropType, isPropHidden, fspec) in fieldSummaries do
                let ilHasSetter = (isCLIMutable || isFSharpMutable) && not useGenuineField
                if ilHasSetter then
                    let ilPropName = fspec.Name
                    let ilFieldSpec = mkILFieldSpecInTy(ilThisTy, ilFieldName, ilPropType)
                    let ilMethName = "set_" + ilPropName
                    let ilParams = [mkILParamNamed("value", ilPropType)]
                    let ilReturn = mkILReturn ILType.Void
                    let iLAccess = ComputeMemberAccess isPropHidden
                    let ilMethodDef =
                         if isStatic then
                             mkILNonGenericStaticMethod
                               (ilMethName, iLAccess, ilParams, ilReturn,
                                  mkMethodBody(true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode ([ mkLdarg0;mkNormalStsfld ilFieldSpec]), None))
                         else
                             mkILNonGenericInstanceMethod
                               (ilMethName, iLAccess, ilParams, ilReturn,
                                  mkMethodBody(true, [], 2, nonBranchingInstrsToCode ([ mkLdarg0;mkLdarg 1us;mkNormalStfld ilFieldSpec]), None))
                    yield ilMethodDef.WithSpecialName

              if generateDebugDisplayAttribute then
                  let (|Lazy|) (x: Lazy<_>) = x.Force()
                  match (eenv.valsInScope.TryFind g.sprintf_vref.Deref,
                         eenv.valsInScope.TryFind g.new_format_vref.Deref) with
                  | Some(Lazy(Method(_, _, sprintfMethSpec, _, _, _, _))), Some(Lazy(Method(_, _, newFormatMethSpec, _, _, _, _))) ->
                      // The type returned by the 'sprintf' call
                      let funcTy = EraseClosures.mkILFuncTy g.ilxPubCloEnv ilThisTy g.ilg.typ_String
                      // Give the instantiation of the printf format object, i.e. a Format`5 object compatible with StringFormat<ilThisTy>
                      let newFormatMethSpec = mkILMethSpec(newFormatMethSpec.MethodRef, AsObject,
                                                      [// 'T -> string'
                                                       funcTy
                                                       // rest follow from 'StringFormat<T>'
                                                       GenUnitTy cenv eenv m
                                                       g.ilg.typ_String
                                                       g.ilg.typ_String
                                                       g.ilg.typ_String], [])
                      // Instantiate with our own type
                      let sprintfMethSpec = mkILMethSpec(sprintfMethSpec.MethodRef, AsObject, [], [funcTy])
                      // Here's the body of the method. Call printf, then invoke the function it returns
                      let callInstrs = EraseClosures.mkCallFunc g.ilxPubCloEnv (fun _ -> 0us) eenv.tyenv.Count Normalcall (Apps_app(ilThisTy, Apps_done g.ilg.typ_String))
                      let ilMethodDef = mkILNonGenericInstanceMethod (debugDisplayMethodName, ILMemberAccess.Assembly, [],
                                                   mkILReturn g.ilg.typ_Object,
                                                   mkMethodBody
                                                         (true, [], 2,
                                                          nonBranchingInstrsToCode
                                                            ([ // load the hardwired format string
                                                               yield I_ldstr "%+0.8A"
                                                               // make the printf format object
                                                               yield mkNormalNewobj newFormatMethSpec
                                                               // call sprintf
                                                               yield mkNormalCall sprintfMethSpec
                                                               // call the function returned by sprintf
                                                               yield mkLdarg0
                                                               if ilThisTy.Boxity = ILBoxity.AsValue then
                                                                  yield mkNormalLdobj ilThisTy ] @
                                                             callInstrs),
                                                          None))
                      yield ilMethodDef.WithSpecialName |> AddNonUserCompilerGeneratedAttribs g
                  | None, _ ->
                      //printfn "sprintf not found"
                      ()
                  | _, None ->
                      //printfn "new formatnot found"
                      ()
                  | _ ->
                      //printfn "neither found, or non-method"
                      ()

              // Build record constructors and the funky methods that go with records and delegate types.
              // Constructors and delegate methods have the same access as the representation
              match tyconRepr with
              | TRecdRepr _ when not (tycon.IsEnumTycon) ->
                 // No constructor for enum types
                 // Otherwise find all the non-static, non zero-init fields and build a constructor
                 let relevantFields =
                     fieldSummaries
                     |> List.filter (fun (_, _, _, isStatic, _, _, _, fspec) -> not isStatic && not fspec.IsZeroInit)

                 let fieldNamesAndTypes =
                     relevantFields
                     |> List.map (fun (_, ilFieldName, _, _, _, ilPropType, _, fspec) -> (fspec.Name, ilFieldName, ilPropType))

                 let isStructRecord = tycon.IsStructRecordOrUnionTycon

                 // No type spec if the record is a value type
                 let spec = if isStructRecord then None else Some(g.ilg.typ_Object.TypeSpec)
                 let ilMethodDef = mkILSimpleStorageCtorWithParamNames(None, spec, ilThisTy, [], ChooseParamNames fieldNamesAndTypes, reprAccess)

                 yield ilMethodDef
                 // FSharp 1.0 bug 1988: Explicitly setting the ComVisible(true) attribute on an F# type causes an F# record to be emitted in a way that enables mutation for COM interop scenarios
                 // FSharp 3.0 feature: adding CLIMutable to a record type causes emit of default constructor, and all fields get property setters
                 // Records that are value types do not create a default constructor with CLIMutable or ComVisible
                 if not isStructRecord && (isCLIMutable || (TryFindFSharpBoolAttribute g g.attrib_ComVisibleAttribute tycon.Attribs = Some true)) then
                     yield mkILSimpleStorageCtor(None, Some g.ilg.typ_Object.TypeSpec, ilThisTy, [], [], reprAccess)
             
                 if not (tycon.HasMember g "ToString" []) then
                    yield! GenToStringMethod cenv eenv ilThisTy m
              | TFSharpObjectRepr r when tycon.IsFSharpDelegateTycon ->

                 // Build all the methods that go with a delegate type
                 match r.fsobjmodel_kind with
                 | TTyconDelegate ss ->
                     let p, r =
                         // When "type delegateTy = delegate of unit -> returnTy",
                         // suppress the unit arg from delegate .Invoke vslot.
                         let (TSlotSig(nm, ty, ctps, mtps, paraml, returnTy)) = ss
                         let paraml =
                             match paraml with
                             | [[tsp]] when isUnitTy g tsp.Type -> [] (* suppress unit arg *)
                             | paraml -> paraml
                         GenActualSlotsig m cenv eenvinner (TSlotSig(nm, ty, ctps, mtps, paraml, returnTy)) [] []
                     yield! mkILDelegateMethods reprAccess g.ilg (g.iltyp_AsyncCallback, g.iltyp_IAsyncResult) (p, r)
                 | _ ->
                     ()
              | TUnionRepr _ when not (tycon.HasMember g "ToString" []) ->
                  yield! GenToStringMethod cenv eenv ilThisTy m
              | _ -> () ]
          
        let ilMethods = methodDefs @ augmentOverrideMethodDefs @ abstractMethodDefs
        let ilProperties = mkILProperties (ilPropertyDefsForFields @ abstractPropDefs)
        let ilEvents = mkILEvents abstractEventDefs
        let ilFields = mkILFields ilFieldDefs
    
        let tdef, tdefDiscards =
           let isSerializable = (TryFindFSharpBoolAttribute g g.attrib_AutoSerializableAttribute tycon.Attribs <> Some false)

           match tycon.TypeReprInfo with
           | TILObjectRepr _ ->
               let tdef = tycon.ILTyconRawMetadata.WithAccess access
               let tdef = tdef.With(customAttrs = mkILCustomAttrs ilCustomAttrs, genericParams = ilGenParams)
               tdef, None

           | TRecdRepr _ | TFSharpObjectRepr _ as tyconRepr ->
               let super = superOfTycon g tycon
               let ilBaseTy = GenType cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv super
           
               // Build a basic type definition
               let isObjectType = (match tyconRepr with TFSharpObjectRepr _ -> true | _ -> false)
               let ilAttrs =
                   ilCustomAttrs @
                   [mkCompilationMappingAttr g
                       (int (if isObjectType
                             then SourceConstructFlags.ObjectType
                             elif hiddenRepr then SourceConstructFlags.RecordType ||| SourceConstructFlags.NonPublicRepresentation
                             else SourceConstructFlags.RecordType)) ]
                            
               // For now, generic types always use ILTypeInit.BeforeField. This is because
               // there appear to be some cases where ILTypeInit.OnAny causes problems for
               // the .NET CLR when used in conjunction with generic classes in cross-DLL
               // and NGEN scenarios.
               //
               // We don't apply this rule to the final file. This is because ALL classes with .cctors in
               // the final file (which may in turn trigger the .cctor for the .EXE itself, which
               // in turn calls the main() method) must have deterministic initialization
               // that is not triggered prior to execution of the main() method.
               // If this property doesn't hold then the .cctor can end up running
               // before the main method even starts.
               let typeDefTrigger =
                   if eenv.isFinalFile || tycon.TyparsNoRange.IsEmpty then
                       ILTypeInit.OnAny
                   else
                       ILTypeInit.BeforeField

               let tdef = mkILGenericClass (ilTypeName, access, ilGenParams, ilBaseTy, ilIntfTys,
                                            mkILMethods ilMethods, ilFields, emptyILTypeDefs, ilProperties, ilEvents, mkILCustomAttrs ilAttrs,
                                            typeDefTrigger)

               // Set some the extra entries in the definition
               let isTheSealedAttribute = tyconRefEq g tcref g.attrib_SealedAttribute.TyconRef

               let tdef = tdef.WithSealed(isSealedTy g thisTy || isTheSealedAttribute).WithSerializable(isSerializable).WithAbstract(isAbstract).WithImport(isComInteropTy g thisTy)
               let tdef = tdef.With(methodImpls=mkILMethodImpls methodImpls)

               let tdLayout, tdEncoding =
                    match TryFindFSharpAttribute g g.attrib_StructLayoutAttribute tycon.Attribs with
                    | Some (Attrib(_, _, [ AttribInt32Arg layoutKind ], namedArgs, _, _, _)) ->
                        let decoder = AttributeDecoder namedArgs
                        let ilPack = decoder.FindInt32 "Pack" 0x0
                        let ilSize = decoder.FindInt32 "Size" 0x0
                        let tdEncoding =
                            match (decoder.FindInt32 "CharSet" 0x0) with
                            (* enumeration values for System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet taken from mscorlib.il *)
                            | 0x03 -> ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Unicode
                            | 0x04 -> ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Auto
                            | _ -> ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Ansi
                        let layoutInfo =
                            if ilPack = 0x0 && ilSize = 0x0
                            then { Size=None; Pack=None }
                            else { Size = Some ilSize; Pack = Some (uint16 ilPack) }
                        let tdLayout =
                          match layoutKind with
                          (* enumeration values for System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind taken from mscorlib.il *)
                          | 0x0 -> ILTypeDefLayout.Sequential layoutInfo
                          | 0x2 -> ILTypeDefLayout.Explicit layoutInfo
                          | _ -> ILTypeDefLayout.Auto
                        tdLayout, tdEncoding
                    | Some (Attrib(_, _, _, _, _, _, m)) ->
                        errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilStructLayoutAttributeCouldNotBeDecoded(), m))
                        ILTypeDefLayout.Auto, ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Ansi

                    | _ when (match ilTypeDefKind with ILTypeDefKind.ValueType -> true | _ -> false) ->
                    
                        // All structs are sequential by default
                        // Structs with no instance fields get size 1, pack 0
                        if tycon.AllFieldsArray |> Array.exists (fun f -> not f.IsStatic) ||
                            // Reflection emit doesn't let us emit 'pack' and 'size' for generic structs.
                            // In that case we generate a dummy field instead
                           (cenv.opts.workAroundReflectionEmitBugs && not tycon.TyparsNoRange.IsEmpty)
                           then
                            ILTypeDefLayout.Sequential { Size=None; Pack=None }, ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Ansi
                        else
                            ILTypeDefLayout.Sequential { Size=Some 1; Pack=Some 0us }, ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Ansi
                    
                    | _ ->
                        ILTypeDefLayout.Auto, ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Ansi
           
               // if the type's layout is Explicit, ensure that each field has a valid offset
               let validateExplicit (fdef: ILFieldDef) =
                    match fdef.Offset with
                    // Remove field suffix "@" for pretty printing
                    | None -> errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilFieldDoesNotHaveValidOffsetForStructureLayout(tdef.Name, fdef.Name.Replace("@", "")), (trimRangeToLine m)))
                    | _ -> ()
           
               // if the type's layout is Sequential, no offsets should be applied
               let validateSequential (fdef: ILFieldDef) =
                    match fdef.Offset with
                    | Some _ -> errorR(Error(FSComp.SR.ilFieldHasOffsetForSequentialLayout(), (trimRangeToLine m)))
                    | _ -> ()
            
               match tdLayout with
               | ILTypeDefLayout.Explicit(_) -> List.iter validateExplicit ilFieldDefs
               | ILTypeDefLayout.Sequential(_) -> List.iter validateSequential ilFieldDefs
               | _ -> ()
           
               let tdef = tdef.WithKind(ilTypeDefKind).WithLayout(tdLayout).WithEncoding(tdEncoding)
               tdef, None

           | TUnionRepr _ ->
               let alternatives =
                   tycon.UnionCasesArray |> Array.mapi (fun i ucspec ->
                       { altName=ucspec.CompiledName
                         altFields=GenUnionCaseRef cenv.amap m eenvinner.tyenv i ucspec.RecdFieldsArray
                         altCustomAttrs= mkILCustomAttrs (GenAttrs cenv eenv ucspec.Attribs @ [mkCompilationMappingAttrWithSeqNum g (int SourceConstructFlags.UnionCase) i]) })
               let cuinfo =
                  { cudReprAccess=reprAccess
                    cudNullPermitted=IsUnionTypeWithNullAsTrueValue g tycon
                    cudHelpersAccess=reprAccess
                    cudHasHelpers=ComputeUnionHasHelpers g tcref
                    cudDebugProxies= generateDebugProxies
                    cudDebugDisplayAttributes= ilDebugDisplayAttributes
                    cudAlternatives= alternatives
                    cudWhere = None}

               let layout =
                   if isStructTy g thisTy then
                       if (match ilTypeDefKind with ILTypeDefKind.ValueType -> true | _ -> false) then
                           // Structs with no instance fields get size 1, pack 0
                           ILTypeDefLayout.Sequential { Size=Some 1; Pack=Some 0us }
                       else
                           ILTypeDefLayout.Sequential { Size=None; Pack=None }
                   else
                       ILTypeDefLayout.Auto

               let cattrs =
                   mkILCustomAttrs (ilCustomAttrs @
                                    [mkCompilationMappingAttr g
                                        (int (if hiddenRepr
                                              then SourceConstructFlags.SumType ||| SourceConstructFlags.NonPublicRepresentation
                                              else SourceConstructFlags.SumType)) ])
               let tdef =
                   ILTypeDef(name = ilTypeName,
                             layout = layout,
                             attributes = enum 0,
                             genericParams = ilGenParams,
                             customAttrs = cattrs,
                             fields = ilFields,
                             events= ilEvents,
                             properties = ilProperties,
                             methods= mkILMethods ilMethods,
                             methodImpls= mkILMethodImpls methodImpls,
                             nestedTypes=emptyILTypeDefs,
                             implements = ilIntfTys,
                             extends= Some (if tycon.IsStructOrEnumTycon then g.iltyp_ValueType else g.ilg.typ_Object),
                             securityDecls= emptyILSecurityDecls)
                         .WithLayout(layout)
                         .WithSerializable(isSerializable)
                         .WithSealed(true)
                         .WithEncoding(ILDefaultPInvokeEncoding.Auto)
                         .WithAccess(access)
                         .WithInitSemantics(ILTypeInit.BeforeField)

               let tdef2 = g.eraseClassUnionDef tref tdef cuinfo

               // Discard the user-supplied (i.e. prim-type.fs) implementations of the get_Empty, get_IsEmpty, get_Value and get_None and Some methods.
               // This is because we will replace their implementations by ones that load the unique
               // private static field for lists etc.
               //
               // Also discard the F#-compiler supplied implementation of the Empty, IsEmpty, Value and None properties.
               let tdefDiscards =
                  Some ((fun (md: ILMethodDef) ->
                            (cuinfo.cudHasHelpers = SpecialFSharpListHelpers && (md.Name = "get_Empty" || md.Name = "Cons" || md.Name = "get_IsEmpty")) ||
                            (cuinfo.cudHasHelpers = SpecialFSharpOptionHelpers && (md.Name = "get_Value" || md.Name = "get_None" || md.Name = "Some"))),

                        (fun (pd: ILPropertyDef) ->
                            (cuinfo.cudHasHelpers = SpecialFSharpListHelpers && (pd.Name = "Empty" || pd.Name = "IsEmpty" )) ||
                            (cuinfo.cudHasHelpers = SpecialFSharpOptionHelpers && (pd.Name = "Value" || pd.Name = "None"))))

               tdef2, tdefDiscards

           | _ -> failwith "??"

        let tdef = tdef.WithHasSecurity(not (List.isEmpty securityAttrs))
        let tdef = tdef.With(securityDecls = secDecls)
        mgbuf.AddTypeDef(tref, tdef, false, false, tdefDiscards)

        // If a non-generic type is written with "static let" and "static do" (i.e. it has a ".cctor")
        // then the code for the .cctor is placed into .cctor for the backing static class for the file.
        // It is not placed in its own .cctor as there is no feasible way for this to be given a coherent
        // order in the sequential initialization of the file.
        //
        // In this case, the .cctor for this type must force the .cctor of the backing static class for the file.
        if tycon.TyparsNoRange.IsEmpty && tycon.MembersOfFSharpTyconSorted |> List.exists (fun vref -> vref.Deref.IsClassConstructor) then
          GenForceWholeFileInitializationAsPartOfCCtor cenv mgbuf lazyInitInfo tref m


    
/// Generate the type for an F# exception declaration.
and GenExnDef cenv mgbuf eenv m (exnc: Tycon) =
    let g = cenv.g
    let exncref = mkLocalEntityRef exnc
    match exnc.ExceptionInfo with
    | TExnAbbrevRepr _ | TExnAsmRepr _ | TExnNone -> ()
    | TExnFresh _ ->
        let ilThisTy = GenExnType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv exncref
        let tref = ilThisTy.TypeRef
        let isHidden = IsHiddenTycon g eenv.sigToImplRemapInfo exnc
        let access = ComputeTypeAccess tref isHidden
        let reprAccess = ComputeMemberAccess isHidden
        let fspecs = exnc.TrueInstanceFieldsAsList

        let ilMethodDefsForProperties, ilFieldDefs, ilPropertyDefs, fieldNamesAndTypes =
            [ for i, fld in Seq.indexed fspecs do
               let ilPropName = fld.Name
               let ilPropType = GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv fld.FormalType
               let ilMethName = "get_" + fld.Name
               let ilFieldName = ComputeFieldName exnc fld
               let ilMethodDef = mkLdfldMethodDef (ilMethName, reprAccess, false, ilThisTy, ilFieldName, ilPropType)
               let ilFieldDef = IL.mkILInstanceField(ilFieldName, ilPropType, None, ILMemberAccess.Assembly)
               let ilPropDef =
                   ILPropertyDef(name = ilPropName,
                                 attributes = PropertyAttributes.None,
                                 setMethod = None,
                                 getMethod = Some(mkILMethRef(tref, ILCallingConv.Instance, ilMethName, 0, [], ilPropType)),
                                 callingConv = ILThisConvention.Instance,
                                 propertyType = ilPropType,
                                 init = None,
                                 args = [],
                                 customAttrs=mkILCustomAttrs (GenAttrs cenv eenv fld.PropertyAttribs @ [mkCompilationMappingAttrWithSeqNum g (int SourceConstructFlags.Field) i]))
               yield (ilMethodDef, ilFieldDef, ilPropDef, (ilPropName, ilFieldName, ilPropType)) ]
             |> List.unzip4

        let ilCtorDef =
            mkILSimpleStorageCtorWithParamNames(None, Some g.iltyp_Exception.TypeSpec, ilThisTy, [], ChooseParamNames fieldNamesAndTypes, reprAccess)

        // In compiled code, all exception types get a parameterless constructor for use with XML serialization
        // This does default-initialization of all fields
        let ilCtorDefNoArgs =
            if not (isNil fieldNamesAndTypes) then
                [ mkILSimpleStorageCtor(None, Some g.iltyp_Exception.TypeSpec, ilThisTy, [], [], reprAccess) ]
            else
                []

        let serializationRelatedMembers =
          // do not emit serialization related members if target framework lacks SerializationInfo or StreamingContext
          match g.iltyp_SerializationInfo, g.iltyp_StreamingContext with
          | Some serializationInfoType, Some streamingContextType ->
            let ilCtorDefForSerialziation =
                mkILCtor(ILMemberAccess.Family,
                        [mkILParamNamed("info", serializationInfoType);mkILParamNamed("context", streamingContextType)],
                        mkMethodBody
                          (false, [], 8,
                           nonBranchingInstrsToCode
                              [ mkLdarg0
                                mkLdarg 1us
                                mkLdarg 2us
                                mkNormalCall (mkILCtorMethSpecForTy (g.iltyp_Exception, [serializationInfoType; streamingContextType])) ],
                           None))
            
//#if BE_SECURITY_TRANSPARENT
            [ilCtorDefForSerialziation]
//#else
(*
            let getObjectDataMethodForSerialization =
        
                let ilMethodDef =
                    mkILNonGenericVirtualMethod
                        ("GetObjectData", ILMemberAccess.Public,
                         [mkILParamNamed ("info", serializationInfoType);mkILParamNamed("context", g.iltyp_StreamingContext)],
                         mkILReturn ILType.Void,
                         (let code =
                            nonBranchingInstrsToCode
                              [ mkLdarg0
                                mkLdarg 1us
                                mkLdarg 2us
                                mkNormalCall (mkILNonGenericInstanceMethSpecInTy (g.iltyp_Exception, "GetObjectData", [serializationInfoType; g.iltyp_StreamingContext], ILType.Void))
                              ]
                          mkMethodBody(true, [], 8, code, None)))
                // Here we must encode: [SecurityPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, SerializationFormatter = true)]
                // In ILDASM this is: .permissionset demand = {[mscorlib]System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermissionAttribute = {property bool 'SerializationFormatter' = bool(true)}}
                match g.tref_SecurityPermissionAttribute with
                | None -> ilMethodDef
                | Some securityPermissionAttributeType ->
                    { ilMethodDef with
                           SecurityDecls=mkILSecurityDecls [ IL.mkPermissionSet g.ilg (ILSecurityAction.Demand, [(securityPermissionAttributeType, [("SerializationFormatter", g.ilg.typ_Bool, ILAttribElem.Bool true)])])]
                           HasSecurity=true }
            [ilCtorDefForSerialziation; getObjectDataMethodForSerialization]
*)
//#endif            
          | _ -> []

        let ilTypeName = tref.Name
    
        let interfaces = exnc.ImmediateInterfaceTypesOfFSharpTycon |> List.map (GenType cenv.amap m eenv.tyenv)
        let tdef =
          mkILGenericClass
            (ilTypeName, access, [], g.iltyp_Exception,
             interfaces,
             mkILMethods ([ilCtorDef] @ ilCtorDefNoArgs @ serializationRelatedMembers @ ilMethodDefsForProperties),
             mkILFields ilFieldDefs,
             emptyILTypeDefs,
             mkILProperties ilPropertyDefs,
             emptyILEvents,
             mkILCustomAttrs [mkCompilationMappingAttr g (int SourceConstructFlags.Exception)],
             ILTypeInit.BeforeField)
        let tdef = tdef.WithSerializable(true)
        mgbuf.AddTypeDef(tref, tdef, false, false, None)


let CodegenAssembly cenv eenv mgbuf fileImpls =
    if not (isNil fileImpls) then
      let a, b = List.frontAndBack fileImpls
      let eenv = List.fold (GenTopImpl cenv mgbuf None) eenv a
      let eenv = GenTopImpl cenv mgbuf cenv.opts.mainMethodInfo eenv b

      // Some constructs generate residue types and bindings. Generate these now. They don't result in any
      // top-level initialization code.
      begin
          let extraBindings = mgbuf.GrabExtraBindingsToGenerate()
          //printfn "#extraBindings = %d" extraBindings.Length
          if extraBindings.Length > 0 then
              let mexpr = TMDefs [ for b in extraBindings -> TMDefLet(b, range0) ]
              let _emptyTopInstrs, _emptyTopCode =
                 CodeGenMethod cenv mgbuf ([], "unused", eenv, 0, (fun cgbuf eenv ->
                     let lazyInitInfo = ResizeArray()
                     let qname = QualifiedNameOfFile(mkSynId range0 "unused")
                     LocalScope "module" cgbuf (fun scopeMarks ->
                        let eenv = AddBindingsForModuleDef (fun cloc v -> AllocTopValWithinExpr cenv cgbuf cloc scopeMarks v) eenv.cloc eenv mexpr
                        GenModuleDef cenv cgbuf qname lazyInitInfo eenv mexpr)), range0)
              //printfn "#_emptyTopInstrs = %d" _emptyTopInstrs.Length
              ()
      end

      mgbuf.AddInitializeScriptsInOrderToEntryPoint()

//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// When generating a module we just write into mutable
// structures representing the contents of the module.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

let GetEmptyIlxGenEnv (ilg: ILGlobals) ccu =
    let thisCompLoc = CompLocForCcu ccu
    { tyenv=TypeReprEnv.Empty
      cloc = thisCompLoc
      valsInScope=ValMap<_>.Empty
      someTypeInThisAssembly=ilg.typ_Object (* dummy value *)
      isFinalFile = false
      letBoundVars=[]
      liveLocals=IntMap.empty()
      innerVals = []
      sigToImplRemapInfo = [] (* "module remap info" *)
      withinSEH = false
      isInLoop = false }

type IlxGenResults =
    { ilTypeDefs: ILTypeDef list
      ilAssemAttrs: ILAttribute list
      ilNetModuleAttrs: ILAttribute list
      topAssemblyAttrs: Attribs
      permissionSets: ILSecurityDecl list
      quotationResourceInfo: (ILTypeRef list * byte[]) list }


let GenerateCode (cenv, anonTypeTable, eenv, TypedAssemblyAfterOptimization fileImpls, assemAttribs, moduleAttribs) =

    use unwindBuildPhase = PushThreadBuildPhaseUntilUnwind BuildPhase.IlxGen
    let g = cenv.g

    // Generate the implementations into the mgbuf
    let mgbuf = new AssemblyBuilder(cenv, anonTypeTable)
    let eenv = { eenv with cloc = CompLocForFragment cenv.opts.fragName cenv.viewCcu }

    // Generate the PrivateImplementationDetails type
    GenTypeDefForCompLoc (cenv, eenv, mgbuf, CompLocForPrivateImplementationDetails eenv.cloc, useHiddenInitCode, [], ILTypeInit.BeforeField, true, (* atEnd= *) true)

    // Generate the whole assembly
    CodegenAssembly cenv eenv mgbuf fileImpls

    let ilAssemAttrs = GenAttrs cenv eenv assemAttribs

    let tdefs, reflectedDefinitions = mgbuf.Close()


    // Generate the quotations
    let quotationResourceInfo =
        match reflectedDefinitions with
        | [] -> []
        | _ ->
            let qscope = QuotationTranslator.QuotationGenerationScope.Create (g, cenv.amap, cenv.viewCcu, QuotationTranslator.IsReflectedDefinition.Yes)
            let defns =
              reflectedDefinitions |> List.choose (fun ((methName, v), e) ->
                    try
                      let ety = tyOfExpr g e
                      let tps, taue, _ =
                        match e with
                        | Expr.TyLambda (_, tps, b, _, _) -> tps, b, applyForallTy g ety (List.map mkTyparTy tps)
                        | _ -> [], e, ety
                      let env = QuotationTranslator.QuotationTranslationEnv.Empty.BindTypars tps
                      let astExpr = QuotationTranslator.ConvExprPublic qscope env taue
                      let mbaseR = QuotationTranslator.ConvMethodBase qscope env (methName, v)
                  
                      Some(mbaseR, astExpr)
                    with
                    | QuotationTranslator.InvalidQuotedTerm e -> warning e; None)

            let referencedTypeDefs, freeTypes, spliceArgExprs = qscope.Close()

            for (_freeType, m) in freeTypes do
                error(InternalError("A free type variable was detected in a reflected definition", m))

            for (_spliceArgExpr, m) in spliceArgExprs do
                error(Error(FSComp.SR.ilReflectedDefinitionsCannotUseSliceOperator(), m))

            let defnsResourceBytes = defns |> QuotationPickler.PickleDefns

            [ (referencedTypeDefs, defnsResourceBytes) ]

    let ilNetModuleAttrs = GenAttrs cenv eenv moduleAttribs

    let casApplied = new Dictionary<Stamp, bool>()
    let securityAttrs, topAssemblyAttrs = assemAttribs |> List.partition (fun a -> IsSecurityAttribute g cenv.amap casApplied a rangeStartup)
    // remove any security attributes from the top-level assembly attribute list
    let permissionSets = CreatePermissionSets cenv eenv securityAttrs

    { ilTypeDefs= tdefs
      ilAssemAttrs = ilAssemAttrs
      ilNetModuleAttrs = ilNetModuleAttrs
      topAssemblyAttrs = topAssemblyAttrs
      permissionSets = permissionSets
      quotationResourceInfo = quotationResourceInfo }


//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For printing values in fsi we want to lookup the value of given vrefs.
// The storage in the eenv says if the vref is stored in a static field.
// If we know how/where the field was generated, then we can lookup via reflection.
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------

open System
open System.Reflection

/// The lookup* functions are the conversions available from ilreflect.
type ExecutionContext =
    { LookupFieldRef: (ILFieldRef -> FieldInfo)
      LookupMethodRef: (ILMethodRef -> MethodInfo)
      LookupTypeRef: (ILTypeRef -> Type)
      LookupType: (ILType -> Type) }

// A helper to generate a default value for any System.Type. I couldn't find a System.Reflection
// method to do this.
let defaultOf =
    let gminfo =
       lazy
          (match <@@ Unchecked.defaultof<int> @@> with
           | Quotations.Patterns.Call(_, minfo, _) -> minfo.GetGenericMethodDefinition()
           | _ -> failwith "unexpected failure decoding quotation at ilxgen startup")
    fun ty -> gminfo.Value.MakeGenericMethod([| ty |]).Invoke(null, [| |])

/// Top-level val bindings are stored (for example) in static fields.
/// In the FSI case, these fields are be created and initialised, so we can recover the object.
/// IlxGen knows how v was stored, and then ilreflect knows how this storage was generated.
/// IlxGen converts (v: Tast.Val) to AbsIL datastructures.
/// Ilreflect converts from AbsIL datastructures to emitted Type, FieldInfo, MethodInfo etc.
let LookupGeneratedValue (amap: ImportMap) (ctxt: ExecutionContext) eenv (v: Val) =
  try
    // Convert the v.Type into a System.Type according to ilxgen and ilreflect.
    let objTyp() =
        let ilTy = GenType amap v.Range TypeReprEnv.Empty v.Type (* TypeReprEnv.Empty ok, not expecting typars *)
        ctxt.LookupType ilTy
    // Lookup the compiled v value (as an object).
    match StorageForVal amap.g v.Range v eenv with
      | StaticField (fspec, _, hasLiteralAttr, ilContainerTy, _, _, ilGetterMethRef, _, _) ->
          let obj =
              if hasLiteralAttr then
                  let staticTy = ctxt.LookupTypeRef fspec.DeclaringTypeRef
                  // Checked: This FieldInfo (FieldBuilder) supports GetValue().
                  staticTy.GetField(fspec.Name).GetValue(null: obj)
              else
                  let staticTy = ctxt.LookupTypeRef ilContainerTy.TypeRef
                  // We can't call .Invoke on the ILMethodRef's MethodInfo,
                  // because it is the MethodBuilder and that does not support Invoke.
                  // Rather, we look for the getter MethodInfo from the built type and .Invoke on that.
                  let methInfo = staticTy.GetMethod(ilGetterMethRef.Name, BindingFlags.Static ||| BindingFlags.Public ||| BindingFlags.NonPublic)
                  methInfo.Invoke((null: obj), (null: obj[]))
          Some (obj, objTyp())

      | StaticProperty (ilGetterMethSpec, _) ->
          let obj =
              let staticTy = ctxt.LookupTypeRef ilGetterMethSpec.MethodRef.DeclaringTypeRef
              // We can't call .Invoke on the ILMethodRef's MethodInfo,
              // because it is the MethodBuilder and that does not support Invoke.
              // Rather, we look for the getter MethodInfo from the built type and .Invoke on that.
              let methInfo = staticTy.GetMethod(ilGetterMethSpec.Name, BindingFlags.Static ||| BindingFlags.Public ||| BindingFlags.NonPublic)
              methInfo.Invoke((null: obj), (null: obj[]))
          Some (obj, objTyp())

      | Null ->
          Some (null, objTyp())
      | Local _ -> None 
      | Method _ -> None
      | Arg _ -> None
      | Env _ -> None
  with
    e ->
#if DEBUG  
      printf "ilxGen.LookupGeneratedValue for v=%s caught exception:\n%A\n\n" v.LogicalName e
#endif
      None

// Invoke the set_Foo method for a declaration with a default/null value. Used to release storage in fsi.exe
let ClearGeneratedValue (ctxt: ExecutionContext) (g: TcGlobals) eenv (v: Val) =
  try
    match StorageForVal g v.Range v eenv with
      | StaticField (fspec, _, hasLiteralAttr, _, _, _, _ilGetterMethRef, ilSetterMethRef, _) ->
          if not hasLiteralAttr && v.IsMutable then
              let staticTy = ctxt.LookupTypeRef ilSetterMethRef.DeclaringTypeRef
              let ty = ctxt.LookupType fspec.ActualType

              let methInfo = staticTy.GetMethod(ilSetterMethRef.Name, BindingFlags.Static ||| BindingFlags.Public ||| BindingFlags.NonPublic)
              methInfo.Invoke (null, [| defaultOf ty |]) |> ignore
      | _ -> ()
  with
    e ->
#if DEBUG  
      printf "ilxGen.ClearGeneratedValue for v=%s caught exception:\n%A\n\n" v.LogicalName e
#endif
      ()

/// The published API from the ILX code generator
type IlxAssemblyGenerator(amap: ImportMap, tcGlobals: TcGlobals, tcVal: ConstraintSolver.TcValF, ccu: Tast.CcuThunk) =

    // The incremental state held by the ILX code generator
    let mutable ilxGenEnv = GetEmptyIlxGenEnv tcGlobals.ilg ccu
    let anonTypeTable = AnonTypeGenerationTable()
    let intraAssemblyInfo = { StaticFieldInfo = new Dictionary<_, _>(HashIdentity.Structural) }
    let casApplied = new Dictionary<Stamp, bool>()

    /// Register a set of referenced assemblies with the ILX code generator
    member __.AddExternalCcus ccus =
        ilxGenEnv <- AddExternalCcusToIlxGenEnv amap tcGlobals ilxGenEnv ccus

    /// Register a fragment of the current assembly with the ILX code generator. If 'isIncrementalFragment' is true then the input
    /// is assumed to be a fragment 'typed' into FSI.EXE, otherwise the input is assumed to be the result of a '#load'
    member __.AddIncrementalLocalAssemblyFragment (isIncrementalFragment, fragName, typedImplFiles) =
        ilxGenEnv <- AddIncrementalLocalAssemblyFragmentToIlxGenEnv (amap, isIncrementalFragment, tcGlobals, ccu, fragName, intraAssemblyInfo, ilxGenEnv, typedImplFiles)

    /// Generate ILX code for an assembly fragment
    member __.GenerateCode (codeGenOpts, typedAssembly, assemAttribs, moduleAttribs) =
        let cenv: cenv =
            { g=tcGlobals
              TcVal = tcVal
              viewCcu = ccu
              ilUnitTy = None
              amap = amap
              casApplied = casApplied
              intraAssemblyInfo = intraAssemblyInfo
              opts = codeGenOpts
              optimizeDuringCodeGen = (fun x -> x) }
        GenerateCode (cenv, anonTypeTable, ilxGenEnv, typedAssembly, assemAttribs, moduleAttribs)

    /// Invert the compilation of the given value and clear the storage of the value
    member __.ClearGeneratedValue (ctxt, v) = ClearGeneratedValue ctxt tcGlobals ilxGenEnv v

    /// Invert the compilation of the given value and return its current dynamic value and its compiled System.Type
    member __.LookupGeneratedValue (ctxt, v) = LookupGeneratedValue amap ctxt ilxGenEnv v