[Mono-bugs] [Bug 639010] New: "dynamic" type not working in C# REPL

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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=639010

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           Summary: "dynamic" type not working in C# REPL
    Classification: Mono
           Product: Mono: Compilers
           Version: 2.8.x
          Platform: 64bit
        OS/Version: Windows Vista
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Major
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: C#
        AssignedTo: mono-bugs at lists.ximian.com
        ReportedBy: robreiss at hotmail.com
         QAContact: mono-bugs at lists.ximian.com
          Found By: Community User
           Blocker: ---


Description of Problem:
"dynamic" type not working in C# REPL

Steps to reproduce the problem:
(Use C# REPL console, using mono c# compiler as service on top of Microsoft
Net 4.0 runtime):

Mono C# Shell, type "help;" for help

Enter statements below.
csharp> dynamic a = 4;


Actual Results:

{interactive}(1,10): error CS8088: Your .NET Runtime does not support ``void'
or
 `void*' field type'. Please use the latest Mono runtime instead.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an
obj
ect.
   at Mono.CSharp.PredefinedAttribute.EmitAttribute(FieldBuilder builder) in
C:\
Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-mono-2f1c4b3\mcs\mcs\attribute.cs:line 1789
   at Mono.CSharp.FieldBase.Emit() in
C:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-mono-2f1c
4b3\mcs\mcs\field.cs:line 211
   at Mono.CSharp.TypeContainer.EmitType() in
C:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-m
ono-2f1c4b3\mcs\mcs\class.cs:line 1842
   at Mono.CSharp.RootContext.EmitCode() in
C:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-mon
o-2f1c4b3\mcs\mcs\rootcontext.cs:line 340
   at Mono.CSharp.Evaluator.CompileBlock(Class host, Undo undo, Report Report)
i
n C:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-mono-2f1c4b3\mcs\mcs\eval.cs:line 741
   at Mono.CSharp.Evaluator.Compile(String input, CompiledMethod& compiled) in
C
:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-mono-2f1c4b3\mcs\mcs\eval.cs:line 291
   at Mono.CSharp.Evaluator.Evaluate(String input, Object& result, Boolean&
resu
lt_set) in C:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mono-mono-2f1c4b3\mcs\mcs\eval.cs:line
36
4
   at Mono.CSharpShell.Evaluate(String input) in
C:\Users\RobReiss\Downloads\mon
o-mono-2f1c4b3\mcs\tools\csharp\repl.cs:line 291


Expected Results:
expected no error with variable "a" set to int 4

How often does this happen? 
Every time

Additional Information:
Running on Microsoft .Net runtime not mono runtime.

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