How to convert a string to an identifer or symbol?

[ElegantBeef]

You were on the right track, you can just use a macro for this and it makes it 
so much simpler. 
    
    
    import std/[macros]
    
    macro createProc(name, body: untyped): untyped =
      result = newProc(ident("auto" & $name.baseName), body = body)
    
    createProc foo:
      echo "I am in foo"
    
    auto_foo()
    
    
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