tailrec.scala:43: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method: it contains a recursive call not in tail position def facfail(n: Int): Int = ^ tailrec.scala:50: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method: it is neither private nor final so can be overridden @tailrec def fail1(x: Int): Int = fail1(x) ^ tailrec.scala:53: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method: it contains a recursive call not in tail position @tailrec final def fail2[T](xs: List[T]): List[T] = xs match { ^ tailrec.scala:59: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method: it is called recursively with different type arguments @tailrec final def fail3[T](x: Int): Int = fail3(x - 1) ^ tailrec.scala:63: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method: it changes type of 'this' on a polymorphic recursive call @tailrec final def fail4[U](other: Tom[U], x: Int): Int = other.fail4[U](other, x - 1) ^ 5 errors found