diff --git a/compiler/installer.ini b/compiler/installer.ini
index 1a998d9ef8d1..54a35dbeeac6 100644
--- a/compiler/installer.ini
+++ b/compiler/installer.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Name: "Nim"
 Version: "$version"
 Platforms: """
   windows: i386;amd64
-  linux: i386;hppa;ia64;alpha;amd64;powerpc64;arm;sparc;sparc64;m68k;mips;mipsel;mips64;mips64el;powerpc;powerpc64el;arm64;riscv32;riscv64
+  linux: i386;hppa;ia64;alpha;amd64;powerpc64;arm;sparc;sparc64;m68k;mips;mipsel;mips64;mips64el;powerpc;powerpc64el;arm64;riscv32;riscv64;loongarch64
   macosx: i386;amd64;powerpc64;arm64
   solaris: i386;amd64;sparc;sparc64
   freebsd: i386;amd64;powerpc64;arm;arm64;riscv64;sparc64;mips;mipsel;mips64;mips64el;powerpc;powerpc64el
diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 8fcf5936ef57..10695ed1d0fa 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -2944,6 +2944,18 @@ proc asBracketExpr(c: PContext; n: PNode): PNode =
           return result
   return nil
 
+proc isOpenArraySym(x: PNode): bool =
+  var x = x
+  while true:
+    case x.kind
+    of {nkAddr, nkHiddenAddr}:
+      x = x[0]
+    of {nkHiddenStdConv, nkHiddenDeref}:
+      x = x[1]
+    else:
+      break
+  result = x.kind == nkSym
+
 proc hoistParamsUsedInDefault(c: PContext, call, letSection, defExpr: var PNode) =
   # This takes care of complicated signatures such as:
   # proc foo(a: int, b = a)
@@ -2964,7 +2976,10 @@ proc hoistParamsUsedInDefault(c: PContext, call, letSection, defExpr: var PNode)
   if defExpr.kind == nkSym and defExpr.sym.kind == skParam and defExpr.sym.owner == call[0].sym:
     let paramPos = defExpr.sym.position + 1
 
-    if call[paramPos].skipAddr.kind != nkSym:
+    if call[paramPos].skipAddr.kind != nkSym and not (
+      skipTypes(call[paramPos].typ, abstractVar).kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs} and
+      isOpenArraySym(call[paramPos])
+    ):
       let hoistedVarSym = newSym(skLet, getIdent(c.graph.cache, genPrefix), c.idgen,
                                  c.p.owner, letSection.info, c.p.owner.options)
       hoistedVarSym.typ = call[paramPos].typ
diff --git a/testament/important_packages.nim b/testament/important_packages.nim
index 56497a94989a..3f8d375e2363 100644
--- a/testament/important_packages.nim
+++ b/testament/important_packages.nim
@@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ pkg "criterion", allowFailure = true # needs testing binary
 pkg "datamancer"
 pkg "dashing", "nim c tests/functional.nim"
 pkg "delaunay"
+pkg "dnsclient"
 pkg "docopt"
+pkg "dotenv"
 # when defined(linux): pkg "drchaos"
 pkg "easygl", "nim c -o:egl -r src/easygl.nim", "https://github.com/jackmott/easygl"
 pkg "elvis"
+pkg "faststreams"
 pkg "fidget"
 pkg "fragments", "nim c -r fragments/dsl.nim", allowFailure = true # pending https://github.com/nim-lang/packages/issues/2115 
 pkg "fusion"
@@ -79,10 +82,13 @@ pkg "gnuplot", "nim c gnuplot.nim"
   # pending https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/16509
 pkg "hts", "nim c -o:htss src/hts.nim"
 pkg "httpauth"
+pkg "httputils"
 pkg "illwill", "nimble examples"
 pkg "inim"
 pkg "itertools", "nim doc src/itertools.nim"
 pkg "iterutils"
+pkg "json_rpc"
+pkg "json_serialization"
 pkg "jstin"
 pkg "karax", "nim c -r tests/tester.nim"
 pkg "kdtree", "nimble test -d:nimLegacyRandomInitRand", "https://github.com/jblindsay/kdtree"
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ pkg "nimwc", "nim c nimwc.nim"
 pkg "nimx", "nim c test/main.nim", allowFailure = true
 pkg "nitter", "nim c src/nitter.nim", "https://github.com/zedeus/nitter"
 pkg "norm", "testament r tests/common/tmodel.nim"
+pkg "normalize"
 pkg "npeg", "nimble testarc"
 pkg "numericalnim", "nimble nimCI"
 pkg "optionsutils"
@@ -134,6 +141,7 @@ pkg "pixie"
 pkg "plotly", "nim c examples/all.nim"
 pkg "pnm"
 pkg "polypbren"
+pkg "presto"
 pkg "prologue", "nimble tcompile"
 pkg "protobuf", "nim c -o:protobuff -r src/protobuf.nim"
 pkg "pylib"
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ pkg "RollingHash", "nim c -r tests/test_cyclichash.nim"
 pkg "rosencrantz", "nim c -o:rsncntz -r rosencrantz.nim"
 pkg "sdl1", "nim c -r src/sdl.nim"
 pkg "sdl2_nim", "nim c -r sdl2/sdl.nim"
+pkg "serialization"
 pkg "sigv4", "nim c --mm:arc -r sigv4.nim", "https://github.com/disruptek/sigv4"
 pkg "sim"
 pkg "smtp", "nimble compileExample"
@@ -163,14 +172,17 @@ pkg "templates"
 pkg "tensordsl", "nim c -r --mm:refc tests/tests.nim", "https://krux02@bitbucket.org/krux02/tensordslnim.git"
 pkg "terminaltables", "nim c src/terminaltables.nim"
 pkg "termstyle", "nim c -r termstyle.nim"
+pkg "testutils"
 pkg "timeit"
 pkg "timezones"
 pkg "tiny_sqlite"
 pkg "unicodedb", "nim c -d:release -r tests/tests.nim"
 pkg "unicodeplus", "nim c -d:release -r tests/tests.nim"
 pkg "union", "nim c -r tests/treadme.nim", url = "https://github.com/alaviss/union"
+pkg "unittest2"
 pkg "unpack"
 pkg "weave", "nimble test_gc_arc", useHead = true
+pkg "websock"
 pkg "websocket", "nim c websocket.nim"
 # pkg "winim", allowFailure = true
 pkg "with"
@@ -178,3 +190,4 @@ pkg "ws", allowFailure = true
 pkg "yaml"
 pkg "zero_functional", "nim c -r test.nim"
 pkg "zippy"
+pkg "zxcvbn"
diff --git a/tests/ccgbugs/t10964.nim b/tests/ccgbugs/t10964.nim
index a331b16cdc84..c19db6997142 100644
--- a/tests/ccgbugs/t10964.nim
+++ b/tests/ccgbugs/t10964.nim
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ func test*(input: var openArray[int32], start: int = 0, fin: int = input.len - 1
 
 var someSeq = @[1'i32]
 
-test(someSeq)
\ No newline at end of file
+test(someSeq)
+# bug with gcc 14
\ No newline at end of file