Implement checking for illegal parent trait constructor calls.

A parent trait may not be parameterized (as in T()) if the calling class does not
directly implement that trait.

Author: odersky

src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Checking.scala

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import annotation.unchecked
 import util.Positions._
 import util.{Stats, SimpleMap}
 import util.common._
+import transform.SymUtils._
 import Decorators._
 import Uniques._
 import ErrorReporting.{err, errorType, DiagnosticString}
@@ -334,9 +335,15 @@ trait Checking {
     }
   }
 
-  def checkInstantiatable(cls: ClassSymbol, pos: Position): Unit = {
-    ??? // to be done in later phase: check that class `cls` is legal in a new.
-  }
+  def checkParentCall(call: Tree, caller: ClassSymbol)(implicit ctx: Context) =
+    if (!ctx.isAfterTyper) {
+      val called = call.tpe.classSymbol
+      if (caller is Trait)
+        ctx.error(i"$caller may not call constructor of $called", call.pos)
+      else if (called.is(Trait) && !caller.mixins.contains(called))
+        ctx.error(i"""$called is already implemented by super${caller.superClass},
+                   |its constructor cannot be called again""".stripMargin, call.pos)
+    }
 }
 
 trait NoChecking extends Checking {
@@ -350,4 +357,5 @@ trait NoChecking extends Checking {
   override def checkImplicitParamsNotSingletons(vparamss: List[List[ValDef]])(implicit ctx: Context): Unit = ()
   override def checkFeasible(tp: Type, pos: Position, where: => String = "")(implicit ctx: Context): Type = tp
   override def checkNoDoubleDefs(cls: Symbol)(implicit ctx: Context): Unit = ()
+  override def checkParentCall(call: Tree, caller: ClassSymbol)(implicit ctx: Context) = ()
 }

src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala

@@ -913,8 +913,7 @@ class Typer extends Namer with TypeAssigner with Applications with Implicits wit
       if (tree.isType) typedType(tree)(superCtx)
       else {
         val result = typedExpr(tree)(superCtx)
-        if ((cls is Trait) && result.tpe.classSymbol.isRealClass && !ctx.isAfterTyper)
-          ctx.error(s"trait may not call constructor of ${result.tpe.classSymbol}", tree.pos)
+        checkParentCall(result, cls)
         result
       }
 

test/dotc/tests.scala

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class tests extends CompilerTest {
   @Test def neg_escapingRefs = compileFile(negDir, "escapingRefs", xerrors = 2)
   @Test def neg_instantiateAbstract = compileFile(negDir, "instantiateAbstract", xerrors = 8)
   @Test def neg_selfInheritance = compileFile(negDir, "selfInheritance", xerrors = 5)
-
+  @Test def neg_traitParamsTyper = compileFile(negDir, "traitParamsTyper", xerrors = 5)
 
   @Test def run_all = runFiles(runDir)
 

tests/neg/traitParamsTyper.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+trait T(x: Int) {
+  def f = x
+}
+
+class C(x: Int) extends T() // error
+
+trait U extends C with T
+
+trait V extends C(1) with T(2) // two errors
+
+trait W extends T(3) // error
+
+
+class E extends T(0)
+class F extends E with T(1) // error
+