[Mono-bugs] [Bug 79703][Nor] New - Gmcs incorrectly raises CS0452 despite where clause

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Changed by brian at fluggo.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=79703

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+Bug#: 79703
+Product: Mono: Compilers
+Version: 1.1
+OS: GNU/Linux [Other]
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Normal
+Component: C#
+AssignedTo: rharinath at novell.com                            
+ReportedBy: brian at fluggo.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs at ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Summary: Gmcs incorrectly raises CS0452 despite where clause
+
+Please fill in this template when reporting a bug, unless you know what you
+are doing.
+Description of Problem:
+gmcs incorrectly produces error CS0452 where a type parameter restriction
+ensures that the parameter is a reference type. There appears to be no
+workaround.
+
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+Compile the following code with gmcs (r66822):
+
+--------------------------------
+namespace Test {
+    class Cache<T> where T : class {
+    }
+
+    class Base {
+    }
+
+    class MyType<T> where T : Base {
+        Cache<T> _cache;   // CS0452
+    }
+}
+---------------------------------
+
+Actual Results:
+gmcs produces error CS0452 at line 9:
+
+error CS0452: The type `T' must be a reference type in order to use it as
+type parameter `T' in the generic type or method `Test.Cache<T>'.
+
+
+Expected Results:
+The code should compile fine. The fact that T must derive from the Base
+class ensures that it is a reference type.
+
+
+How often does this happen? 
+Every time.