Add `inline` changes semantics

[liufengyun]

Compiler version

master

Minimized code

class A(val x: Int):
  class X:
    inline def foo() = A.this.foo()           // remove inline changes semantics

  private def foo(): Unit = println(x)

class B extends A(20):
  val a = new A(10)
  val y: Y = new Y

  class Y extends a.X

class C:
  var b = new B
  b.y.foo()  // should print 10, but prints 20

@main
def test = new C()

Output

20

Expectation

It should print 10, but it prints 20.

Initial Diagnosis

The problem seems to be related to the encoding of outer-select in inlining. The example above seems to suggest that hops alone is ambiguous.

[nicolasstucki]

Seems related to #15327

[odersky]

Can somebody else take a look at it?

[liufengyun]

If you can give some hints, I can try to tackle the problem @odersky @nicolasstucki.

It seems the underlying problem is with the outer-select encoding: given e.n_<outer>, the number n alone is not sufficient to find the exact outer. Does the design encode the current class where the outer-select originates from in e or e.n_<outer> to resolve the ambiguity?

[ValeriePe]

This issue was picked for the Issue Spree 18 of July 5th which takes place in a week from now. @griggt @gagandeepkalra will be working on it. If you have any insight into the issue or guidance on how to fix it, please leave it here.

[nicolasstucki]

When we inline the code we probably need to find the references to the outer this references and adapt them to the inline binding in the scope where they are inlined. Use -Xprint:inlining.

I see we get this

class C() extends Object() {
    var b: B = new B()
    def b_=(x$1: B): Unit = ()
    {
      val X_this: (B#y : B#Y) = this.b.y
      val A_this: (B#a : A) = X_this.1_<outer> // suspicious reference
      A_this.inline$foo():Unit
    }
  }

We should first try to:

• Minimize the example
• Figure out what should be on the RHS of A_this, or in general what code should be generated

[nicolasstucki]

I imagine we need something like

val X_this: (B#y : B#Y) = this.b.y
val A_this: (B#a : A) = this.b.a
A_this.inline$foo():Unit

It seems that we even have the correct type projection in B#a.

[liufengyun]

I think I incorrectly put the number 15327 in the registration. It should be the current issue.

/cc: @ValeriePe @anatoliykmetyuk