typing: allow `new` on interface and abstract classes that have a `new`-factory

[nit.git] / src / semantize / typing.nit

diff --git a/src/semantize/typing.nit b/src/semantize/typing.nit
index 8c648a0..83bebc2 100644 (file)
--- a/src/semantize/typing.nit
+++ b/src/semantize/typing.nit
@@ -1696,14 +1696,6 @@ redef class ANewExpr
                                v.error(self, "Type error: cannot instantiate the formal type {recvtype}.")
                                return
                        end
-               else
-                       if recvtype.mclass.kind == abstract_kind then
-                               v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate abstract class {recvtype}.")
-                               return
-                       else if recvtype.mclass.kind == interface_kind then
-                               v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate interface {recvtype}.")
-                               return
-                       end
                end
 
                self.recvtype = recvtype
@@ -1719,6 +1711,13 @@ redef class ANewExpr
                if callsite == null then return
 
                if not callsite.mproperty.is_new then
+                       if recvtype.mclass.kind == abstract_kind then
+                               v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate abstract class {recvtype}.")
+                               return
+                       else if recvtype.mclass.kind == interface_kind then
+                               v.error(self, "Cannot instantiate interface {recvtype}.")
+                               return
+                       end
                        self.mtype = recvtype
                else
                        self.mtype = callsite.msignature.return_mtype