[go-nuts] Why can't I call a pointer-receiver method on a temperary but addressable struct literal?

[Cholerae Hu]

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "reflect"
)

type Circle struct {
    radius float64
}

func (c *Circle) DummyMethod() { 
    fmt.Println("Type of receiver:", reflect.TypeOf(c))
}

func main() {
    // error: cannot take the address of Circle literal
    // Circle{radius: 1.0}.DummyMethod()
    (&Circle{radius: 1.0}).DummyMethod()
}

https://golang.org/ref/spec#Calls 

>  If x is addressable <https://golang.org/ref/spec#Address_operators> and 
> &x's method set contains m, x.m() is shorthand for (&x).m()


https://golang.org/ref/spec#Address_operators
Composite literals is addressable.

So why can't I call DummyMethod like Circle{radius: 1.0}.DummyMethod() ?

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