Merge pull request #14474 from dotty-staging/fix-14449

Document that inline methods are not eta expanded

Author: nicolasstucki

docs/_docs/reference/metaprogramming/inline.md

@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ semantics, by binding the value and reusing the `msg` through the body of
 `factorial`. Also, note the special handling of the assignment to the private var
 `indent`. It is achieved by generating a setter method `def inline$indent_=` and calling it instead.
 
+Inline methods always have to be fully applied. For instance, a call to
+```scala
+Logger.log[String]("some op", indentSetting)
+```
+would be ill-formed and the compiler would complain that arguments are missing.
+However, it is possible to pass wildcard arguments instead. For instance,
+```scala
+Logger.log[String]("some op", indentSetting)(_)
+```
+would typecheck.
+
 ### Recursive Inline Methods
 
 Inline methods can be recursive. For instance, when called with a constant

tests/pos/reference/inlines.scala

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ object Test{
     }
   }
 
+  val x = log[String]("some op", indentSetting)(_)
+
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit =
     println(factorial(33))
 }