Fix #6460: less forcing in checkNonCyclic

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

@@ -1301,12 +1301,12 @@ object Denotations {
         if (owner.exists) {
           val result = if (isPackage) owner.info.decl(selector) else owner.info.member(selector)
           if (result.exists) result
+          else if (isPackageFromCoreLibMissing) throw new MissingCoreLibraryException(selector.toString)
           else {
             val alt =
               if (generateStubs) missingHook(owner.symbol.moduleClass, selector)
               else NoSymbol
             if (alt.exists) alt.denot
-            else if (isPackageFromCoreLibMissing) throw new MissingCoreLibraryException(selector.toString)
             else MissingRef(owner, selector)
           }
         }

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

@@ -852,7 +852,9 @@ object SymDenotations {
      * During completion, references to moduleClass and sourceModules are stored in
      * the completers.
      */
-    /** The class implementing this module, NoSymbol if not applicable. */
+    /** If this a module, return the corresponding class, if this is a module, return itself,
+     *  otherwise NoSymbol
+     */
     final def moduleClass(implicit ctx: Context): Symbol = {
       def notFound = {
       	if (Config.showCompletions) println(s"missing module class for $name: $myInfo")
@@ -870,23 +872,34 @@ object SymDenotations {
             }
           case _ => notFound
         }
-      else NoSymbol
+      else if (this is ModuleClass)
+        symbol
+      else
+        NoSymbol
     }
 
-    /** The module implemented by this module class, NoSymbol if not applicable. */
-    final def sourceModule(implicit ctx: Context): Symbol = myInfo match {
-      case ClassInfo(_, _, _, _, selfType) if this is ModuleClass =>
-        def sourceOfSelf(tp: TypeOrSymbol): Symbol = tp match {
-          case tp: TermRef => tp.symbol
-          case tp: Symbol => sourceOfSelf(tp.info)
-          case tp: RefinedType => sourceOfSelf(tp.parent)
+    /** If this a module class, return the corresponding module, if this is a module, return itself,
+     *  otherwise NoSymbol
+     */
+    final def sourceModule(implicit ctx: Context): Symbol =
+      if (this is ModuleClass)
+        myInfo match {
+          case ClassInfo(_, _, _, _, selfType) =>
+            def sourceOfSelf(tp: TypeOrSymbol): Symbol = tp match {
+              case tp: TermRef => tp.symbol
+              case tp: Symbol => sourceOfSelf(tp.info)
+              case tp: RefinedType => sourceOfSelf(tp.parent)
+            }
+            sourceOfSelf(selfType)
+          case info: LazyType =>
+            info.sourceModule
+          case _ =>
+            NoSymbol
         }
-        sourceOfSelf(selfType)
-      case info: LazyType =>
-        info.sourceModule
-      case _ =>
+      else if (this is ModuleVal)
+        symbol
+      else
         NoSymbol
-    }
 
     /** The field accessed by this getter or setter, or if it does not exist, the getter */
     def accessedFieldOrGetter(implicit ctx: Context): Symbol = {

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/interactive/Completion.scala

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ object Completion {
       !sym.isAbsent &&
       !sym.isPrimaryConstructor &&
       sym.sourceSymbol.exists &&
-      (!sym.is(Package) || !sym.moduleClass.exists) &&
+      (!sym.is(Package) || sym.is(ModuleClass)) &&
       !sym.is(allOf(Mutable, Accessor)) &&
       !sym.isPackageObject &&
       !sym.is(Artifact) &&

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

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ object Checking {
               )
             case prefix: NamedType =>
               (!sym.is(Private) && prefix.derivesFrom(sym.owner)) ||
-              (!prefix.symbol.isStaticOwner && isInteresting(prefix.prefix))
+              (!prefix.symbol.moduleClass.isStaticOwner && isInteresting(prefix.prefix))
             case SuperType(thistp, _) => isInteresting(thistp)
             case AndType(tp1, tp2) => isInteresting(tp1) || isInteresting(tp2)
             case OrType(tp1, tp2) => isInteresting(tp1) && isInteresting(tp2)

compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/BootstrappedOnlyCompilationTests.scala

@@ -48,7 +48,15 @@ class BootstrappedOnlyCompilationTests extends ParallelTesting {
       compileDir("compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting", withCompilerOptions),
       compileDir("compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer", withCompilerOptions),
       compileDir("compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util", withCompilerOptions),
-      compileDir("compiler/src/dotty/tools/io", withCompilerOptions)
+      compileDir("compiler/src/dotty/tools/io", withCompilerOptions),
+      compileList(
+        "testIssue6460",
+        List(
+          "compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/SymbolLoaders.scala",
+          "compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala"
+        ),
+        withCompilerOptions
+      ),
     ).checkCompile()
   }
 

tests/neg/toplevel-cyclic/defs_1.scala

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-type A = B  // error: illegal cyclic reference
+type A = B  // error: recursion limit exceeded
 

tests/neg/toplevel-cyclic/moredefs_1.scala

@@ -1 +1 @@
-type B = A
+type B = A // error: recursion limit exceeded // error: recursion limit exceeded