[Mono-bugs] [Bug 57522][Wis] New - Smarter implicit type conversions for constants?

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Changed by trow@ximian.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=57522

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+Bug#: 57522
+Product: Mono: Compilers
+Version: unspecified
+OS: SUSE 9.0
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Wishlist
+Component: C#
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: trow@ximian.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: Smarter implicit type conversions for constants?
+
+Trying to compile
+
+   ulong foo = 0L;
+
+results in
+
+   error CS0031: Constant value `0' cannot be converted to ulong
+
+I don't know what the C# spec says, but is that really the correct
+behavior?  Since the value is known at compile-time, we should be able to
+know whether or not the conversion from long to ulong is safe.  In this
+case, it would be nice if the compiler silently converted 0L to 0UL.