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Is it expected that summonInline seems to return not as precise type as summon? #23134

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3.7.2-RC1-bin-20250510-f784625-NIGHTLY
3.7.0
3.6.4

Minimized code

trait A:
  inline def foo: Int

given a: A with
  override inline def foo: Int = 1

summon[A]/*(using a)*/.foo // 1
  
/*transparent*/ inline def summonAAndFoo: Int = summonInline[A].foo
  
summonAAndFoo //doesn't compile: Deferred inline method foo in trait A cannot be invoked

Output

summon[A] seems to return an implicit of precise type a.type.
But summonInline[A] seems to return just A upon inlining, that's why Deferred inline method foo in trait A cannot be invoked.

Is this expected behavior?

The output with scalacOptions ++= Seq( "-Xprint-types", "-Vprint:typer"):

//[info]     <<println:((x: Any): Unit)>(
//[info]       <<<<App.a:App.a>:App.a.type>:App.a.type>.foo:=> Int>):Unit>

//[info]     inline def summonAAndFoo: Int =
//[info]       <
//[info]         <<<scala.compiletime.summonInline:([T]: T)>[App.A]:App.A>.foo:
//[info]           (=> Int)>
//[info]        :Int:Int>
//[info]     <<println:((x: Any): Unit)>(<App.summonAAndFoo:=> Int>):Unit>

The output with scalacOptions ++= Seq( "-Xprint-types", "-Vprint:inlining"):

[info]     <<println:((x: Any): Unit)>(<<<1:(1 : Int)> :Int:Int>:Int>):Unit>

[info]     inline def summonAAndFoo: Int =
[info]       <
[info]         <<<scala.compiletime.summonInline:([T]: T)>[App.A]:App.A>.foo:
[info]           (=> Int)>
[info]        :Int:Int>
[info]     <<println:((x: Any): Unit)>(<<<<App.a:App.a>.foo:<error>> :Int:Int>:Int>
[info]       ):Unit>

Expectation

summonAAndFoo should compile and return 1.

Discovered in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79614883/how-to-call-an-inline-method-from-within-a-scala-3-6-4-macro

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