issue a warning for ptr to cstring conversion[backport] (#20814)

* issue a warning for ptr to cstring conversion[backport]

* add a changelog

(cherry picked from commit 8e1181b)

changelog.md

@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 ## Standard library additions and changes
 
+- Pointer to `cstring` conversion now triggers a `[PtrToCstringConv]` warning.
+  This warning will become an error in future versions! Use a `cast` operation
+  like `cast[cstring](x)` instead.
+
 ## Standard library additions and changes
 
 - `macros.parseExpr` and `macros.parseStmt` now accept an optional

compiler/lineinfos.nim

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type
     warnAnyEnumConv = "AnyEnumConv",
     warnHoleEnumConv = "HoleEnumConv",
     warnCstringConv = "CStringConv",
+    warnPtrToCstringConv = "PtrToCstringConv",
     warnEffect = "Effect",
     warnUser = "User",
     # hints
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ const
     warnAnyEnumConv: "$1",
     warnHoleEnumConv: "$1",
     warnCstringConv: "$1",
+    warnPtrToCstringConv: "unsafe conversion to 'cstring' from '$1'; this will become a compile time error in the future",
     warnEffect: "$1",
     warnUser: "$1",
     hintSuccess: "operation successful: $#",

compiler/sempass2.nim

@@ -1216,6 +1216,11 @@ proc track(tracked: PEffects, n: PNode) =
       message(tracked.config, n.info, warnCstringConv,
         "implicit conversion to 'cstring' from a non-const location: $1; this will become a compile time error in the future" %
           $n[1])
+    if n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyCstring and
+        isCharArrayPtr(n[1].typ, true):
+      message(tracked.config, n.info, warnPtrToCstringConv,
+          $n[1].typ)
+
 
     let t = n.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
     if t.kind == tyEnum: