[Mono-bugs] [Bug 37358][Nor] New - mcs believes that System.Enum is a value type

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Changed by mathpup@mylinuxisp.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=37358

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+Bug#: 37358
+Product: Mono/MCS
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Normal
+Component: Misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: mathpup@mylinuxisp.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: mcs believes that System.Enum is a value type
+
+Description of Problem: 
+ 
+When compiling a statement like  
+ 
+	Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToInt64( Fruit.Orange as Enum ) ); 
+ 
+mcs complains that "The as operator should be used with a reference type only 
+(System.Enum is a value type." The above statement would be a genuine error is 
+System.Enum were a value type, but System.Enum is, in fact, a reference type. I'm 
+not sure why mcs believes that System.Enum is a value type, given that  
+Type.GetType("System.Enum").IsValueType is False on mono. Rotor's csc compiles 
+the test-case without complaint. 
+ 
+This situation comes up in mcs/tools/verifier.cs, but a smaller test-case is attached. 
+ 
+Steps to reproduce the problem: 
+1. mcs enumtest.cs 
+ 
+ 
+Actual Results: 
+ 
+enumtest.cs(9) error CS0077: The as operator should be used with a reference type 
+only (System.Enum is a value type 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+Expected Results: 
+ 
+Successful compilation 
+ 
+ 
+How often does this happen?  
+ 
+Always 
+ 
+Additional Information: