v2: lots of small fixes parent method/field resolution

vlib/v/table/atypes.v

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 module table
 
-pub type TypeInfo = Array | ArrayFixed | Map | Struct | MultiReturn | Variadic
+pub type TypeInfo = Array | ArrayFixed | Map | Struct | MultiReturn
 
 pub struct Type {
 pub:
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ pub const (
 	// map_type_idx = 18
 )
 
+pub const (
+	builtin_type_names = [
+		'void', 'voidptr', 'charptr', 'byteptr', 'i8', 'i16', 'int', 'i64', 'u16', 'u32', 'u64',
+		'f32' ,'f64', 'string', 'char', 'byte' ,'bool', 'struct', 'array', 'array_fixed', 'map'
+	]
+)
+
 pub enum Kind {
 	placeholder
 	void
@@ -66,14 +73,13 @@ pub enum Kind {
 	char
 	byte
 	bool
-	const_
-	enum_
+	//const_
+	//enum_
 	struct_
 	array
 	array_fixed
 	map
 	multi_return
-	variadic
 	unresolved
 }
 
@@ -371,9 +377,6 @@ pub fn (k Kind) str() string {
 		.multi_return{
 			'multi_return'
 		}
-		.variadic{
-			'variadic'
-		}
 		else {
 			'unknown'}
 	}
@@ -407,6 +410,7 @@ pub mut:
 pub struct Field {
 pub:
 	name string
+mut:
 	typ  TypeRef
 	// type_idx int
 }
@@ -447,11 +451,6 @@ mut:
 	types []TypeRef
 }
 
-pub struct Variadic {
-pub:
-	typ TypeRef
-}
-
 [inline]
 pub fn (t &Table) get_type(idx int) &Type {
 	if idx == 0 {

vlib/v/table/table.v

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub:
 	name        string
 	args        []Var
 	return_type TypeRef
+	is_variadic bool
 	is_c        bool
 }
 
@@ -279,6 +280,19 @@ pub fn (t &Table) find_type(name string) ?Type {
 	return none
 }
 
+// this will override or register builtin type
+// allows prexisitng types added in register_builtins
+// to be overriden with their real type info
+[inline]
+pub fn (t mut Table) register_builtin_type(typ Type) int {
+	existing_idx := t.type_idxs[typ.name]
+	if existing_idx > 0 {
+		t.types[existing_idx] = typ
+		return existing_idx
+	}
+	return t.register_type(typ)
+}
+
 [inline]
 pub fn (t mut Table) register_type(typ Type) int {
 	existing_idx := t.type_idxs[typ.name]
@@ -399,25 +413,6 @@ pub fn (t mut Table) find_or_register_multi_return(mr_typs []TypeRef) int {
 	return t.register_type(mr_type)
 }
 
-pub fn (t mut Table) find_or_register_variadic(variadic_typ TypeRef) int {
-	name := 'variadic_$variadic_typ.typ.name'
-	// existing
-	existing_idx := t.type_idxs[name]
-	if existing_idx > 0 {
-		return existing_idx
-	}
-	// register
-	variadic_type := Type{
-		parent: 0
-		kind: .variadic
-		name: name
-		info: Variadic{
-			typ: variadic_typ
-		}
-	}
-	return t.register_type(variadic_type)
-}
-
 pub fn (t mut Table) add_placeholder_type(name string) int {
 	ph_type := Type{
 		parent: 0
@@ -433,6 +428,9 @@ pub fn (t &Table) check(got, expected &TypeRef) bool {
 	if expected.typ.kind == .voidptr {
 		return true
 	}
+	if expected.typ.kind in [.voidptr, .byteptr, .charptr] && got.typ.kind == .int {
+		return true
+	}
 	if expected.typ.kind == .byteptr && got.typ.kind == .voidptr {
 		return true
 	}