OK, I set `MaxLoopIterations* = 1_000_000_000` (1 Billion) in `~/nim-0.18.0/compiler/vmdef.nim` and rebuilt doing `./koch boot -d:release` and was able to compile P17.
I think this value is way more reasonable, because as stated previously, on modern machines (or really any system with gigahertz clock speeds) we're only talking second for even a billion iterations. I really hope you will up the value. Until so, I'll patch my own systems. Thanks for instructing how to do this. `Again, I strongly urge you to PROMINENTLY DOCUMENT this capability too.`