Merge pull request #475 from scala/backport-lts-3.3-23439

Backport "Avoid forcing extension on check of local select" to 3.3 LTS

Author: tgodzik

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

@@ -639,25 +639,33 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
       checkLegalValue(tree2, pt)
       tree2
 
-    def isLocalExtensionMethodRef: Boolean = rawType match
-      case rawType: TermRef =>
-        rawType.denot.hasAltWith(_.symbol.is(ExtensionMethod))
-        && !pt.isExtensionApplyProto
-        && {
+    // extensionParam
+    def leadParamOf(m: SymDenotation): Symbol =
+      def leadParam(paramss: List[List[Symbol]]): Symbol = paramss match
+        case (param :: _) :: paramss if param.isType => leadParam(paramss)
+        case _ :: (param :: Nil) :: _ if m.name.isRightAssocOperatorName => param
+        case (param :: Nil) :: _ => param
+        case _ => NoSymbol
+      leadParam(m.rawParamss)
+
+    val localExtensionSelection: untpd.Tree =
+      var select: untpd.Tree = EmptyTree
+      if ctx.mode.is(Mode.InExtensionMethod) then
+        rawType match
+        case rawType: TermRef
+        if rawType.denot.hasAltWith(_.symbol.is(ExtensionMethod)) && !pt.isExtensionApplyProto =>
           val xmethod = ctx.owner.enclosingExtensionMethod
-          rawType.denot.hasAltWith { alt =>
-            alt.symbol.is(ExtensionMethod)
-            && alt.symbol.extensionParam.span == xmethod.extensionParam.span
-          }
-        }
-      case _ =>
-        false
+          val xparam  = leadParamOf(xmethod)
+          if rawType.denot.hasAltWith: alt =>
+               alt.symbol.is(ExtensionMethod)
+            && alt.symbol.extensionParam.span == xparam.span // forces alt.symbol (which might be xmethod)
+          then
+            select = untpd.cpy.Select(tree)(untpd.ref(xparam), name)
+        case _ =>
+      select
 
-    if ctx.mode.is(Mode.InExtensionMethod) && isLocalExtensionMethodRef then
-      val xmethod = ctx.owner.enclosingExtensionMethod
-      val qualifier = untpd.ref(xmethod.extensionParam.termRef)
-      val selection = untpd.cpy.Select(tree)(qualifier, name)
-      typed(selection, pt)
+    if !localExtensionSelection.isEmpty then
+      typed(localExtensionSelection, pt)
     else if rawType.exists then
       val ref = setType(ensureAccessible(rawType, superAccess = false, tree.srcPos))
       if ref.symbol.name != name then

tests/pos/i18450.scala

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//> using options -explain-cyclic -Ydebug-cyclic
+
+class C:
+  extension (s: String)
+    def f = "hello, world"
+    def g = f
+
+    //def k = k // Overloaded or recursive method k needs return type
+    // if k is not forced, it fails with:
+    // value k is not a member of String.
+    // Extension methods were tried, ...
+
+    def e =
+      import this.{f as hw}
+      hw // this.f