diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/evaluate_type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/evaluate_type.h
index cdf51fb94..8fa2c373a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/evaluate_type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/evaluate_type.h
@@ -70,10 +70,13 @@ void setup_type_progs (void);
 
 typedef struct expr_s expr_t;
 typedef struct gentype_s gentype_t;
+typedef struct rua_ctx_s rua_ctx_t;
+
 typeeval_t *build_type_function (const expr_t *te, int num_types,
 								 gentype_t *types);
 const type_t *evaluate_type (const typeeval_t *typeeval, int num_types,
-							 const type_t **types, const expr_t *expr);
+							 const type_t **types, const expr_t *expr,
+							 rua_ctx_t *rua_ctx);
 ///@}
 
 #endif//__evaluate_type_h
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
index 5f146de82..39af97921 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
@@ -1075,7 +1075,8 @@ const expr_t *asx_expr (int op, const expr_t *e1, const expr_t *e2);
 const expr_t *unary_expr (int op, const expr_t *e);
 const expr_t *build_function_call (const expr_t *fexpr, const type_t *ftype,
 								   const expr_t *params);
-const expr_t *function_expr (const expr_t *e1, const expr_t *e2);
+const expr_t *function_expr (const expr_t *e1, const expr_t *e2,
+							 rua_ctx_t *ctx);
 const expr_t *get_column (const expr_t *e, int i);
 const expr_t *constructor_expr (const expr_t *e, const expr_t *params);
 struct function_s;
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/function.h b/tools/qfcc/include/function.h
index f63640912..04f6e31b1 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/function.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/function.h
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ function_t *make_function (symbol_t *sym, const char *nice_name,
 						struct defspace_s *space,
 						enum storage_class_e storage);
 symbol_t *function_symbol (specifier_t spec, rua_ctx_t *ctx);
-const expr_t *find_function (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *params);
+const expr_t *find_function (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *params,
+							 rua_ctx_t *ctx);
 function_t *begin_function (specifier_t spec, const char *nicename,
 							symtab_t *parent, rua_ctx_t *ctx);
 void build_code_function (specifier_t spec, const expr_t *state_expr,
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate.c b/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate.c
index a28ca699d..97ee619c5 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate.c
@@ -67,13 +67,14 @@ evaluate_debug_handler (prdebug_t event, void *param, void *data)
 		case prd_breakpoint:
 		case prd_subenter:
 		case prd_subexit:
-		case prd_runerror:
 		case prd_watchpoint:
 		case prd_begin:
 		case prd_terminate:
 		case prd_error:
 		case prd_none:
 			break;
+		case prd_runerror:
+			internal_error (0, "program error in evaluation");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate_type.c b/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate_type.c
index 03be65bf0..de157dd09 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate_type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/evaluate_type.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "QF/simd/types.h"
 
+#include "tools/qfcc/include/attribute.h"
 #include "tools/qfcc/include/codespace.h"
 #include "tools/qfcc/include/def.h"
 #include "tools/qfcc/include/defspace.h"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ typedef struct typectx_s {
 	const type_t **types;
 	int         num_types;
 	const expr_t *expr;
+	rua_ctx_t  *rua_ctx;
 	sys_jmpbuf  jmpbuf;
 } typectx_t;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,37 @@ fetch_type (unsigned id, typectx_t *ctx)
 	return type;
 }
 
+static void
+tf_attribute_func (progs_t *pr, void *data)
+{
+	auto ctx = *(typectx_t **) data;
+	unsigned id = P_UINT (pr, 0);
+	auto type = fetch_type (id, ctx);
+	if (!type->attrib) {
+		error (ctx->expr, "type doesn't support attributes");
+		Sys_longjmp (ctx->jmpbuf);
+	}
+	auto attr_params = &P_STRUCT (pr, pr_int_t, 1);
+	auto name = PR_GetString (pr, attr_params[0]);
+	int count = attr_params[1];
+	attribute_t *attrib = nullptr;
+	if (count) {
+		const expr_t *param_exprs[count] = {};
+		internal_error (ctx->expr, "not implemented");
+		auto params = new_list_expr (nullptr);
+		list_gather (&params->list, param_exprs, count);
+		attrib = new_attribute (name, params);
+	} else {
+		attrib = new_attribute (name, nullptr);
+	}
+	auto e = type->attrib (type, attrib);
+	if (is_error (e)) {
+		Sys_longjmp (ctx->jmpbuf);
+	}
+	type = resolve_type (e, ctx->rua_ctx);
+	R_UINT (pr) = type->id;
+}
+
 static void
 tf_function_func (progs_t *pr, void *data)
 {
@@ -239,6 +272,7 @@ static typectx_t *type_genfunc;
 static bfunction_t type_functions[] = {
 	{},	// null function
 	[tf_eval] = { .first_statement = 1 },
+	TF_FUNC(tf_attribute),
 	TF_FUNC(tf_function),
 	TF_FUNC(tf_field),
 	TF_FUNC(tf_pointer),
@@ -302,12 +336,13 @@ setup_type_progs (void)
 
 const type_t *
 evaluate_type (const typeeval_t *typeeval, int num_types, const type_t **types,
-			   const expr_t *expr)
+			   const expr_t *expr, rua_ctx_t *rua_ctx)
 {
 	typectx_t   ctx = {
-		types = types,
-		num_types = num_types,
-		expr = expr,
+		.types = types,
+		.num_types = num_types,
+		.expr = expr,
+		.rua_ctx = rua_ctx,
 	};
 	int         err;
 	if ((err = Sys_setjmp (ctx.jmpbuf))) {
@@ -317,6 +352,8 @@ evaluate_type (const typeeval_t *typeeval, int num_types, const type_t **types,
 	type_pr.pr_statements = typeeval->code;
 	type_pr.pr_globals = typeeval->data;
 	type_pr.globals_size = typeeval->data_size;
+	type_pr.pr_strings = (char *) typeeval->strings;
+	type_pr.pr_stringsize = typeeval->string_size;
 	type_pr.pr_trace = options.verbosity > 1;
 	PR_ExecuteProgram (&type_pr, tf_eval);
 	unsigned id = R_UINT (&type_pr);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_call.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_call.c
index 39f1a9d3f..48c118e2f 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_call.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_call.c
@@ -447,13 +447,13 @@ build_function_call (const expr_t *fexpr, const type_t *ftype,
 }
 
 const expr_t *
-function_expr (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *args)
+function_expr (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *args, rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	if (fexpr->type == ex_type) {
 		return constructor_expr (fexpr, args);
 	}
 
-	fexpr = find_function (fexpr, args);
+	fexpr = find_function (fexpr, args, ctx);
 	if (is_error (fexpr)) {
 		return fexpr;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_process.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_process.c
index b41e53126..3d7985843 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_process.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_process.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ proc_branch (const expr_t *expr, rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 				return new_error_expr ();
 			}
 		}
-		return function_expr (target, args);
+		return function_expr (target, args, ctx);
 	} else {
 		auto branch = new_expr ();
 		branch->type = ex_branch;
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_type.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_type.c
index 1075751d1..6cf65a8c5 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_type.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ compute_attribute (int arg_count, const expr_t **args, comp_ctx_t *ctx)
 		}
 	}
 	C (OP_STORE_A_1, ctx->args[0],             nullptr, type);
-	C (OP_STORE_A_1, ctx->args[1],             nullptr, attr_params);
+	C (OP_LEA_A,     attr_params,              nullptr, ctx->args[1]);
 	C (OP_CALL_B,    ctx->funcs[tf_attribute], nullptr, res);
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/function.c b/tools/qfcc/source/function.c
index 67945fcce..d627b817a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/function.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/function.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ select_type (gentype_t *gentype, callparm_t param)
 
 static genfunc_t *
 find_generic_function (genfunc_t **genfuncs, const expr_t *fexpr,
-					   calltype_t *calltype, bool promote)
+					   calltype_t *calltype, bool promote, rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	int num_funcs = 0;
 	for (auto gf = genfuncs; *gf; gf++, num_funcs++) continue;
@@ -683,7 +683,11 @@ find_generic_function (genfunc_t **genfuncs, const expr_t *fexpr,
 		bool ok = true;
 		for (int i = 0; ok && i < num_params; i++) {
 			auto p = &g->params[i];
-			if (!p->fixed_type) {
+			if (p->compute) {
+				auto ptype = evaluate_type (p->compute, g->num_types,
+										    types, fexpr, ctx);
+				ok &= check_type (ptype, call_params[i], costs + j, promote);
+			} else if (!p->fixed_type) {
 				costs[j] += 1;
 				int ind = p->gentype;
 				if (!types[ind]) {
@@ -727,7 +731,7 @@ find_generic_function (genfunc_t **genfuncs, const expr_t *fexpr,
 static const type_t *
 compute_param_type (const genparam_t *param, int param_ind,
 					const genfunc_t *genfunc, calltype_t *calltype,
-					const expr_t *fexpr)
+					const expr_t *fexpr, rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	auto call_types = calltype->types;
 	auto call_params = calltype->params;
@@ -736,7 +740,7 @@ compute_param_type (const genparam_t *param, int param_ind,
 	}
 	if (param->compute) {
 		return evaluate_type (param->compute, genfunc->num_types,
-							  calltype->types, fexpr);
+							  calltype->types, fexpr, ctx);
 	}
 	int ind = param->gentype;
 	if (!call_types[ind] && param_ind >= 0) {
@@ -747,7 +751,8 @@ compute_param_type (const genparam_t *param, int param_ind,
 }
 
 static symbol_t *
-create_generic_sym (genfunc_t *g, const expr_t *fexpr, calltype_t *calltype)
+create_generic_sym (genfunc_t *g, const expr_t *fexpr, calltype_t *calltype,
+					rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	int num_params = calltype->num_params;
 	const type_t *param_types[num_params];
@@ -755,10 +760,10 @@ create_generic_sym (genfunc_t *g, const expr_t *fexpr, calltype_t *calltype)
 	const type_t *return_type;
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_params; i++) {
 		auto p = &g->params[i];
-		param_types[i] = compute_param_type (p, i, g, calltype, fexpr);
+		param_types[i] = compute_param_type (p, i, g, calltype, fexpr, ctx);
 		param_quals[i] = p->qual;
 	}
-	return_type = compute_param_type (g->ret_type, -1, g, calltype, fexpr);
+	return_type = compute_param_type (g->ret_type, -1, g, calltype, fexpr, ctx);
 	if (!return_type) {
 		internal_error (0, "return type not determined");
 	}
@@ -837,11 +842,12 @@ get_function (const char *name, specifier_t spec, rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 			|| !fexpr.symbol->metafunc) {
 			internal_error (0, "genfunc oops");
 		}
-		auto gen = find_generic_function (genfuncs, &fexpr, &calltype, false);
+		auto gen = find_generic_function (genfuncs, &fexpr, &calltype, false,
+										  ctx);
 		if (gen) {
 			const type_t *ref_types[gen->num_types] = {};
 			calltype.types = ref_types;
-			auto sym = create_generic_sym (gen, &fexpr, &calltype);
+			auto sym = create_generic_sym (gen, &fexpr, &calltype, ctx);
 			if (sym == fexpr.symbol
 				|| sym->metafunc == fexpr.symbol->metafunc) {
 				internal_error (0, "genfunc oops");
@@ -1013,7 +1019,7 @@ new_function (const char *name, const char *nice_name)
 }
 
 const expr_t *
-find_function (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *params)
+find_function (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *params, rua_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
 	if (fexpr->type != ex_symbol) {
 		return fexpr;
@@ -1045,13 +1051,14 @@ find_function (const expr_t *fexpr, const expr_t *params)
 	const char *fname = fsym->name;
 	auto genfuncs = (genfunc_t **) Hash_FindList (generic_functions, fname);
 	if (genfuncs) {
-		auto gen = find_generic_function (genfuncs, fexpr, &calltype, true);
+		auto gen = find_generic_function (genfuncs, fexpr, &calltype, true,
+										  ctx);
 		if (!gen) {
 			return new_error_expr ();
 		}
 		const type_t *ref_types[gen->num_types] = {};
 		calltype.types = ref_types;
-		auto sym = create_generic_sym (gen, fexpr, &calltype);
+		auto sym = create_generic_sym (gen, fexpr, &calltype, ctx);
 		if (gen->can_inline) {
 			// the call will be inlined, so a new scope is needed every
 			// time