Fix #1895: Use proper validity period for extension methods

When we create a symbol in a DenotationTransformer, we cannot safely
create it at phase `thisPhase.next` since this can lead to cycles. This
is why we created extension methods at phase `thisPhase`, but they're
not really valid at that point since they're only entered in their owner
once the transformer has been run. This lead to stale symbol errors
which were worked around in 51a458e but
the fix is incomplete and does not work with #4604 because that PR moves
the ExtensionMethods phase around.

This commit removes all the workarounds and uses a simpler solution:
create the symbols at phase `thisPhase` but set their validity
period to match the validity of the owner transformed denotation.

Author: smarter

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

@@ -51,13 +51,9 @@ trait SymDenotations { this: Context =>
     else {
       val initial = denot.initial
       val firstPhaseId = initial.validFor.firstPhaseId.max(ctx.typerPhase.id)
-      if ((initial ne denot) || ctx.phaseId != firstPhaseId) {
-        ctx.withPhase(firstPhaseId).stillValidInOwner(initial) ||
-         // Workaround #1895: A symbol might not be entered into an owner
-         // until the second phase where it exists
-         (denot.validFor.containsPhaseId(firstPhaseId + 1)) &&
-           ctx.withPhase(firstPhaseId + 1).stillValidInOwner(initial)
-      } else
+      if ((initial ne denot) || ctx.phaseId != firstPhaseId)
+        ctx.withPhase(firstPhaseId).stillValidInOwner(initial)
+      else
         stillValidInOwner(denot)
     }
 

compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ExtensionMethods.scala

@@ -62,33 +62,37 @@ class ExtensionMethods extends MiniPhase with DenotTransformer with FullParamete
           val decls1 = cinfo.decls.cloneScope
           val moduleSym = moduleClassSym.symbol.asClass
 
-          ctx.atPhase(thisPhase.next) { implicit ctx =>
-            // In Scala 2, extension methods are added before pickling so we should
-            // not generate them again.
-            if (!(valueClass is Scala2x)) ctx.atPhase(thisPhase) { implicit ctx =>
-              for (decl <- valueClass.classInfo.decls) {
-                if (isMethodWithExtension(decl)) {
-                  val meth = createExtensionMethod(decl, moduleClassSym.symbol)
-                  decls1.enter(meth)
-                  // Workaround #1895: force denotation of `meth` to be
-                  // at phase where `meth` is entered into the decls of a class
-                  meth.denot(ctx.withPhase(thisPhase.next))
-                }
-              }
-            }
-
-            val underlying = valueErasure(underlyingOfValueClass(valueClass))
-            val evt = ErasedValueType(valueClass.typeRef, underlying)
-            val u2evtSym = ctx.newSymbol(moduleSym, nme.U2EVT, Synthetic | Method,
-              MethodType(List(nme.x_0), List(underlying), evt))
-            val evt2uSym = ctx.newSymbol(moduleSym, nme.EVT2U, Synthetic | Method,
-              MethodType(List(nme.x_0), List(evt), underlying))
-
-            decls1.enter(u2evtSym)
-            decls1.enter(evt2uSym)
+          def enterInModuleClass(sym: Symbol): Unit = {
+            decls1.enter(sym)
+            // This is tricky: in this denotation transformer, we transform
+            // companion modules of value classes by adding methods to them.
+            // Running the transformer will create these methods, but they're
+            // only valid once it has finished running. This means we cannot use
+            // `ctx.withPhase(thisPhase.next)` here without potentially running
+            // into cycles. Instead, we manually set their validity after having
+            // created them to match the validity of the owner transformed
+            // denotation.
+            sym.validFor = thisPhase.validFor
           }
 
-          // Add the extension methods and the cast methods u2evt$ and evt2u$
+          // Create extension methods, except if the class comes from Scala 2
+          // because it adds extension methods before pickling.
+          if (!(valueClass.is(Scala2x)))
+            for (decl <- valueClass.classInfo.decls)
+              if (isMethodWithExtension(decl))
+                enterInModuleClass(createExtensionMethod(decl, moduleClassSym.symbol))
+
+          // Create synthetic methods to cast values between the underlying type
+          // and the ErasedValueType. These methods are removed in ElimErasedValueType.
+          val underlying = valueErasure(underlyingOfValueClass(valueClass))
+          val evt = ErasedValueType(valueClass.typeRef, underlying)
+          val u2evtSym = ctx.newSymbol(moduleSym, nme.U2EVT, Synthetic | Method,
+            MethodType(List(nme.x_0), List(underlying), evt))
+          val evt2uSym = ctx.newSymbol(moduleSym, nme.EVT2U, Synthetic | Method,
+            MethodType(List(nme.x_0), List(evt), underlying))
+          enterInModuleClass(u2evtSym)
+          enterInModuleClass(evt2uSym)
+
           moduleClassSym.copySymDenotation(info = cinfo.derivedClassInfo(decls = decls1))
         case _ =>
           moduleClassSym