fix

Author: nitely

tests/tunittest.nim

@@ -184,6 +184,24 @@ suite "bug #5784":
     var obj: Obj
     check obj.isNil or obj.field == 0
 
+suite "PR #65":
+  test "no $ defined compiles":
+    type Foo = distinct int
+    proc `==`(a, b: Foo): bool {.borrow.}
+
+    var v = Foo(1)
+    check:
+      v == Foo(1)
+
+  test "$ return non-string compiles":
+    type Foo = distinct int
+    proc `==`(a, b: Foo): bool {.borrow.}
+    proc `$`(x: Foo): Foo = x
+
+    var v = Foo(1)
+    check:
+      v == Foo(1)
+
 type
     SomeType = object
         value: int

unittest2.nim

@@ -1249,8 +1249,9 @@ macro check*(conditions: untyped): untyped =
   {.warning[Deprecated]:on.}
 
   template print(name: untyped, value: typed) =
-    when compiles($value) and typeof($value) is string:
-      checkpoint(name & " was " & $value)
+    when compiles($value):
+      when typeof($value) is string:
+        checkpoint(name & " was " & $value)
 
   proc inspectArgs(exp: NimNode): tuple[frame, inner, check, printOuts: NimNode] =
     result.check = copyNimTree(exp)