[Mono-bugs] [Bug 36621][Wis] New - mcs fails compiling (unsafe)

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Changed by gonzalo@ximian.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=36621

--- shadow/36621	Sun Jan 12 05:26:38 2003
+++ shadow/36621.tmp.8454	Sun Jan 12 05:26:38 2003
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Bug#: 36621
+Product: Mono/MCS
+Version: unspecified
+OS: All
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Wishlist
+Component: Misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: gonzalo@ximian.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: mcs fails compiling (unsafe)
+
+compiling this program with mcs /unsafe:
+
+using System;
+
+class Bug {
+        static char *a;
+
+        public unsafe static void Main ()
+        {
+                a [0] = (char) 0;
+        }
+}
+
+produces:
+unsafe.cs(4) error CS0214: Pointers may only be used in an unsafe context
+Compilation failed: 1 error(s), 0 warnings
+
+while csc compiles it.