// see #13 // providing the type parameter in the recursive call to all4Impl // avoids the problem // covariant linked list abstract class M { self => type T final type selfType = M {type T <: self.T} type actualSelfType >: self.type <: selfType def next: selfType // I don't understand why this doesn't compile, but that's a separate matter // error: method all2 cannot be accessed in M.this.selfType // because its instance type => Stream[M{type T <: M.this.selfType#T}] // contains a malformed type: M.this.selfType#T // def all2: Stream[M {type T <: self.T}] = Stream.cons(self: actualSelfType, next.all2) // compiles successfully // def all3: Stream[M {type T <: self.T}] = all3Impl(self: actualSelfType) // private def all3Impl(first: M {type T <: self.T}): Stream[M {type T <: self.T}] = Stream.cons(first, all3Impl(first.next)) def all4: Stream[M {type T <: self.T}] = Unrelated.all4Impl[T](self: actualSelfType) } object Unrelated { // TODO!!! fix this bug for real, it compiles successfully, but weird types are inferred // def all4Impl[U](first: M {type T <: U}): Stream[M {type T <: U}] = Stream.cons(first, all4Impl(first.next)) // compiles successfully def all4Impl[U](first: M {type T <: U}): Stream[M {type T <: U}] = Stream.cons(first, all4Impl[U](first.next)) }