Make concrete inline methods effectively final

Author: odersky

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymDenotations.scala

@@ -1094,7 +1094,9 @@ object SymDenotations {
 
     /** A symbol is effectively final if it cannot be overridden in a subclass */
     final def isEffectivelyFinal(implicit ctx: Context): Boolean =
-      isOneOf(EffectivelyFinalFlags) || !owner.isExtensibleClass
+      isOneOf(EffectivelyFinalFlags)
+      || is(Inline, butNot = Deferred)
+      || !owner.isExtensibleClass
 
     /** A class is effectively sealed if has the `final` or `sealed` modifier, or it
      *  is defined in Scala 3 and is neither abstract nor open.

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/RefChecks.scala

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ object RefChecks {
    *    1.8.3  M is of type ()S, O is of type []T and S <: T, or
    *    1.9.1  If M is erased, O is erased. If O is erased, M is erased or inline.
    *    1.9.2  If M or O are extension methods, they must both be extension methods.
-   *    1.10   If O is inline, M must be inline
+   *    1.10   If O is inline (and deferred, otherwise O would be final), M must be inline
    *    1.11.  If O is a Scala-2 macro, M must be a Scala-2 macro.
    *  2. Check that only abstract classes have deferred members
    *  3. Check that concrete classes do not have deferred definitions
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ object RefChecks {
       else if (other.isAllOf(ExtensionMethod) && !member.isAllOf(ExtensionMethod)) // (1.9.2)
         overrideError("is a normal method, cannot override an extension method")
       else if other.isInlineMethod && !member.isInlineMethod then // (1.10)
-        overrideError("is not inline, cannot override an inline method")
+        overrideError("is not inline, cannot implement an inline method")
       else if (other.isScala2Macro && !member.isScala2Macro) // (1.11)
         overrideError("cannot be used here - only Scala-2 macros can override Scala-2 macros")
       else if (!compatibleTypes(memberTp(self), otherTp(self)) &&

docs/docs/reference/metaprogramming/inline.md

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ funkyAssertEquals(computeActual(), computeExpected(), computeDelta())
 ```
 ### Rules for Overriding
 
-Inline methods can override other methods and can themselves be overridden by other inline methods. The rules are as follows:
+Inline methods can override other methods. Abstract inline methods can themselves be implemented by other inline methods. The rules are as follows:
 
 1. If an inline method `f` implements or overrides another, non-inline method, the inline method can also be invoked at runtime. For instance, consider the scenario:
 ```scala
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ assert(a.g() == 33)
 ```
 The inlined invocations and the dynamically dispatched invocations give the same results.
 
-2. Inline methods can override or implement normal methods, as the previous example shows. Inline methods can be overridden only by other inline methods.
+2. Inline methods can override or implement normal methods, as the previous example shows. Concrete inline methods are effectively final; they cannot be
+overriden.
 
 3. Inline methods can also be abstract. An abstract inline method can be implemented only by other inline methods. It cannot be invoked directly:
 ```scala

tests/neg-macros/quote-MacroOverride.scala

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ object Test {
   abstract class A {
     def f(): Unit
     inline def g(): Unit = ()
+    inline def h(): Unit
   }
 
   object B extends A {
     override inline def f() = ()
-    override def g() = () // error: is not inline, cannot override an inline method
+    override def g() = () // error: cannot override final member
+    def h() = ()
   }
 
 }

tests/run/quote-MacroOverride.scala

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 object Test {
 
   abstract class A {
-    inline def f1(): String = "A.f1"
-    inline def f2(): String = "A.f2"
+    inline def f1(): String
+    def f2(): String
     def f3(): String = "A.f3"
   }
 
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ object Test {
 
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
     val a: A = B
-    assert(a.f1() == "A.f1")
-    assert(a.f2() == "A.f2")
+    assert(a.f2() == "B.f2")
     assert(a.f3() == "B.f3")
 
     val b: B.type = B