Fix Firebird 'make dist' and build
[mono.git] / mcs / gmcs / ecore.cs
index 3518f56a14e43ab38d9a32570992f98d4df20adc..3d4786437d3a1dc56537c96eb66eb7a1f6286b47 100644 (file)
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                DisableFlowAnalysis     = 8,
 
                // Set if this is resolving the first part of a MemberAccess.
-               Intermediate            = 16
+               Intermediate            = 16,
+
+               // Disable control flow analysis _of struct_ while resolving the expression.
+               // This is used when resolving the instance expression of a field expression.
+               DisableStructFlowAnalysis       = 32,
+
        }
 
        //
@@ -90,23 +95,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                void AddressOf (EmitContext ec, AddressOp mode);
        }
 
-       /// <summary>
-       ///   We are either a namespace or a type.
-       ///   If we're a type, `IsType' is true and we may use `Type' to get
-       ///   a TypeExpr representing that type.
-       /// </summary>
-       public interface IAlias {
-               bool IsType {
-                       get;
-               }
-
-               string Name {
-                       get;
-               }
-
-               TypeExpr ResolveAsType (EmitContext ec);
-       }
-
        /// <summary>
        ///   This interface is implemented by variables
        /// </summary>
@@ -115,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        get;
                }
 
-               bool VerifyFixed (bool is_expression);
+               bool VerifyFixed ();
        }
 
        /// <remarks>
@@ -127,19 +115,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                protected Location loc;
                
                public Type Type {
-                       get {
-                               return type;
-                       }
-
-                       set {
-                               type = value;
-                       }
+                       get { return type; }
+                       set { type = value; }
                }
 
                public Location Location {
-                       get {
-                               return loc;
-                       }
+                       get { return loc; }
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -147,10 +128,10 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                /// </summary>
                public void Error (int error, string s)
                {
-                       if (!Location.IsNull (loc))
-                               Report.Error (error, loc, s);
-                       else
+                       if (loc.IsNull)
                                Report.Error (error, s);
+                       else
+                               Report.Error (error, loc, s);
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -176,6 +157,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        AttributeTester.Report_ObsoleteMessage (obsolete_attr, type.FullName, loc);
                }
 
+               public virtual string GetSignatureForError ()
+               {
+                       return TypeManager.CSharpName (type);
+               }
+
                public static bool IsAccessorAccessible (Type invocation_type, MethodInfo mi, out bool must_do_cs1540_check)
                {
                        MethodAttributes ma = mi.Attributes & MethodAttributes.MemberAccessMask;
@@ -186,7 +172,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // If only accessible to the current class or children
                        //
                        if (ma == MethodAttributes.Private)
-                               return invocation_type == mi.DeclaringType ||
+                               return TypeManager.IsPrivateAccessible (invocation_type, mi.DeclaringType) ||
                                        TypeManager.IsNestedChildOf (invocation_type, mi.DeclaringType);
 
                        if (mi.DeclaringType.Assembly == invocation_type.Assembly) {
@@ -252,7 +238,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                // This is used if the expression should be resolved as a type or namespace name.
                // the default implementation fails.   
                //
-               public virtual FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
+               public FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
+               {
+                       return ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
+               }
+
+               public virtual FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec,  bool silent)
                {
                        return null;
                }
@@ -262,29 +253,30 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                // value will be returned if the expression is not a type
                // reference
                //
-               public virtual TypeExpr ResolveAsTypeTerminal (EmitContext ec)
+               public TypeExpr ResolveAsTypeTerminal (EmitContext ec)
+               {
+                       return ResolveAsTypeTerminal (ec, false);
+               }
+
+               public virtual TypeExpr ResolveAsTypeTerminal (EmitContext ec, bool silent)
                {
                        int errors = Report.Errors;
 
-                       FullNamedExpression fne = ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                       FullNamedExpression fne = ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, silent);
 
-                       if (fne == null) {
-                               if (errors == Report.Errors)
-                                       Report.Error (246, Location, "Cannot find type '{0}'", ToString ());
+                       if (fne == null)
                                return null;
-                       }
 
                        if (fne.eclass != ExprClass.Type) {
-                               if (errors == Report.Errors)
-                                       Report.Error (118, Location, "'{0}' denotes a '{1}', where a type was expected",
-                                                     fne.FullName, fne.ExprClassName ());
+                               if (!silent && (errors == Report.Errors))
+                                       fne.Error_UnexpectedKind (null, "type", loc);
                                return null;
                        }
 
                        TypeExpr te = fne as TypeExpr;
 
                        if (!te.CheckAccessLevel (ec.DeclSpace)) {
-                               Report.Error (122, Location, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level", te.Name);
+                               ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpName (te.Type));
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -294,6 +286,46 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        return te;
                }
+
+               public static void ErrorIsInaccesible (Location loc, string name)
+               {
+                       Report.Error (122, loc, "`{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level", name);
+               }
+
+               public virtual void Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (Location loc, Type t)
+               {
+                       Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, Type, t);
+               }
+
+               protected static void Error_TypeDoesNotContainDefinition (Location loc, Type type, string name)
+               {
+                       Report.Error (117, loc, "`{0}' does not contain a definition for `{1}'",
+                               TypeManager.CSharpName (type), name);
+               }
+
+               ResolveFlags ExprClassToResolveFlags ()
+               {
+                       switch (eclass) {
+                       case ExprClass.Type:
+                       case ExprClass.Namespace:
+                               return ResolveFlags.Type;
+
+                       case ExprClass.MethodGroup:
+                               return ResolveFlags.MethodGroup;
+
+                       case ExprClass.Value:
+                       case ExprClass.Variable:
+                       case ExprClass.PropertyAccess:
+                       case ExprClass.EventAccess:
+                       case ExprClass.IndexerAccess:
+                               return ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue;
+
+                       default:
+                               throw new Exception ("Expression " + GetType () +
+                                                    " ExprClass is Invalid after resolve");
+                       }
+
+               }
               
                /// <summary>
                ///   Resolves an expression and performs semantic analysis on it.
@@ -306,11 +338,14 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                public Expression Resolve (EmitContext ec, ResolveFlags flags)
                {
                        if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MaskExprClass) == ResolveFlags.Type) 
-                               return ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                               return ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
 
                        bool old_do_flow_analysis = ec.DoFlowAnalysis;
+                       bool old_omit_struct_analysis = ec.OmitStructFlowAnalysis;
                        if ((flags & ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis) != 0)
                                ec.DoFlowAnalysis = false;
+                       if ((flags & ResolveFlags.DisableStructFlowAnalysis) != 0)
+                               ec.OmitStructFlowAnalysis = true;
 
                        Expression e;
                        bool intermediate = (flags & ResolveFlags.Intermediate) == ResolveFlags.Intermediate;
@@ -321,56 +356,14 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                e = DoResolve (ec);
 
                        ec.DoFlowAnalysis = old_do_flow_analysis;
+                       ec.OmitStructFlowAnalysis = old_omit_struct_analysis;
 
                        if (e == null)
                                return null;
 
-                       if ((e is TypeExpr) || (e is ComposedCast) || (e is Namespace)) {
-                               if ((flags & ResolveFlags.Type) == 0) {
-                                       e.Error_UnexpectedKind (flags, loc);
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-
-                               return e;
-                       }
-
-                       switch (e.eclass) {
-                       case ExprClass.Type:
-                       case ExprClass.Namespace:
-                               if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) == 0) {
-                                       e.Error_UnexpectedKind (flags, loc);
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-                               break;
-
-                       case ExprClass.MethodGroup:
-                               if (RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1){
-                                       if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MethodGroup) == 0) {
-                                               ((MethodGroupExpr) e).ReportUsageError ();
-                                               return null;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               break;
-
-                       case ExprClass.Value:
-                       case ExprClass.Variable:
-                       case ExprClass.PropertyAccess:
-                       case ExprClass.EventAccess:
-                       case ExprClass.IndexerAccess:
-                               if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) == 0) {
-                                       Console.WriteLine ("I got: {0} and {1}", e.GetType (), e);
-                                       Console.WriteLine ("I am {0} and {1}", this.GetType (), this);
-                                       FieldInfo fi = ((FieldExpr) e).FieldInfo;
-                                       
-                                       Console.WriteLine ("{0} and {1}", fi.DeclaringType, fi.Name);
-                                       e.Error_UnexpectedKind (flags, loc);
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-                               break;
-
-                       default:
-                               throw new Exception ("Expression " + e.GetType () +
-                                                    " ExprClass is Invalid after resolve");
+                       if ((flags & e.ExprClassToResolveFlags ()) == 0) {
+                               e.Error_UnexpectedKind (flags, loc);
+                               return null;
                        }
 
                        if (e.type == null && !(e is Namespace)) {
@@ -388,7 +381,38 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                /// </summary>
                public Expression Resolve (EmitContext ec)
                {
-                       return Resolve (ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue);
+                       Expression e = Resolve (ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue | ResolveFlags.MethodGroup);
+
+                       if (e != null && e.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup && RootContext.Version == LanguageVersion.ISO_1) {
+                               ((MethodGroupExpr) e).ReportUsageError ();
+                               return null;
+                       }
+                       return e;
+               }
+
+               public Constant ResolveAsConstant (EmitContext ec, MemberCore mc)
+               {
+                       Expression e = Resolve (ec);
+                       if (e != null) {
+                               Constant c = e as Constant;
+                               if (c != null)
+                                       return c;
+
+                               EmptyCast empty = e as EmptyCast;
+                               if (empty != null) {
+                                       c = empty.Child as Constant;
+                                       if (c != null) {
+                                               // TODO: not sure about this maybe there is easier way how to use EmptyCast
+                                               if (e.Type.IsEnum)
+                                                       c.Type = e.Type;
+
+                                               return c;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       Const.Error_ExpressionMustBeConstant (loc, mc.GetSignatureForError ());
+                       return null;
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -399,14 +423,14 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   Currently ResolveLValue wraps DoResolveLValue to perform sanity
                ///   checking and assertion checking on what we expect from Resolve
                /// </remarks>
-               public Expression ResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side)
+               public Expression ResolveLValue (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side, Location loc)
                {
                        int errors = Report.Errors;
                        Expression e = DoResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
 
                        if (e == null) {
                                if (errors == Report.Errors)
-                                       Report.Error (131, Location, "The left-hand side of an assignment or mutating operation must be a variable, property or indexer");
+                                       Report.Error (131, loc, "The left-hand side of an assignment or mutating operation must be a variable, property or indexer");
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -516,6 +540,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                /// <summary>
                ///   Returns a fully formed expression after a MemberLookup
                /// </summary>
+               /// 
+               // TODO: This can be heavily cached
                public static Expression ExprClassFromMemberInfo (EmitContext ec, MemberInfo mi, Location loc)
                {
                        if (mi is EventInfo)
@@ -676,69 +702,66 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                       Location loc)
                {
                        if (almostMatchedMembers.Count != 0) {
-                               if (qualifier_type == null) {
-                                       foreach (MemberInfo m in almostMatchedMembers)
-                                               Report.Error (38, loc, 
-                                                             "Cannot access non-static member `{0}' via nested type `{1}'", 
-                                                             TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (m),
-                                                             TypeManager.CSharpName (ec.ContainerType));
-                                       return;
-                               }
-
-
-                               if (qualifier_type != ec.ContainerType) {
-                                       // Although a derived class can access protected members of
-                                       // its base class it cannot do so through an instance of the
-                                       // base class (CS1540).  If the qualifier_type is a base of the
-                                       // ec.ContainerType and the lookup succeeds with the latter one,
-                                       // then we are in this situation.
-                                       for (int i = 0; i < almostMatchedMembers.Count; ++i) {
-                                               MemberInfo m = (MemberInfo) almostMatchedMembers [i];
-                                               for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
-                                                       if (m == almostMatchedMembers [j]) {
-                                                               m = null;
-                                                               break;
-                                                       }
+                               for (int i = 0; i < almostMatchedMembers.Count; ++i) {
+                                       MemberInfo m = (MemberInfo) almostMatchedMembers [i];
+                                       for (int j = 0; j < i; ++j) {
+                                               if (m == almostMatchedMembers [j]) {
+                                                       m = null;
+                                                       break;
                                                }
-                                               if (m == null)
-                                                       continue;
-
-                                               Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (m);
+                                       }
+                                       if (m == null)
+                                               continue;
+                                       
+                                       Type declaring_type = m.DeclaringType;
+                                       
+                                       Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (m);
+                                       if (qualifier_type == null) {
+                                               Report.Error (38, loc, "Cannot access a nonstatic member of outer type `{0}' via nested type `{1}'",
+                                                             TypeManager.CSharpName (m.DeclaringType),
+                                                             TypeManager.CSharpName (ec.ContainerType));
+                                       } else if (qualifier_type != ec.ContainerType &&
+                                                  TypeManager.IsNestedFamilyAccessible (ec.ContainerType, declaring_type)) {
+                                               // Although a derived class can access protected members of
+                                               // its base class it cannot do so through an instance of the
+                                               // base class (CS1540).  If the qualifier_type is a base of the
+                                               // ec.ContainerType and the lookup succeeds with the latter one,
+                                               // then we are in this situation.
                                                Report.Error (1540, loc, 
                                                              "Cannot access protected member `{0}' via a qualifier of type `{1}';"
                                                              + " the qualifier must be of type `{2}' (or derived from it)", 
                                                              TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (m),
                                                              TypeManager.CSharpName (qualifier_type),
                                                              TypeManager.CSharpName (ec.ContainerType));
+                                       } else {
+                                               ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (m));
                                        }
-                                       return;
                                }
                                almostMatchedMembers.Clear ();
+                               return;
                        }
 
-                       MemberInfo[] mi = TypeManager.MemberLookup (queried_type, null, queried_type,
-                                                                   AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags |
-                                                                   BindingFlags.NonPublic, name, null);
+                       MemberInfo[] lookup = TypeManager.MemberLookup (queried_type, null, queried_type,
+                                                                       AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags |
+                                                                       BindingFlags.NonPublic, name, null);
 
-                       if (mi == null) {
+                       if (lookup == null) {
                                if (!complain_if_none_found)
                                        return;
 
                                if (class_name != null)
-                                       Report.Error (103, loc, "The name `" + name + "' could not be " +
-                                                     "found in `" + class_name + "'");
+                                       Report.Error (103, loc, "The name `{0}' does not exist in the context of `{1}'",
+                                               name, class_name);
                                else
-                                       Report.Error (
-                                               117, loc, "`" + queried_type + "' does not contain a " +
-                                               "definition for `" + name + "'");
+                                       Error_TypeDoesNotContainDefinition (loc, queried_type, name);
                                return;
                        }
 
                        if (TypeManager.MemberLookup (queried_type, null, queried_type,
                                                      AllMemberTypes, AllBindingFlags |
                                                      BindingFlags.NonPublic, name, null) == null) {
-                               if ((mi.Length == 1) && (mi [0] is Type)) {
-                                       Type t = (Type) mi [0];
+                               if ((lookup.Length == 1) && (lookup [0] is Type)) {
+                                       Type t = (Type) lookup [0];
 
                                        Report.Error (305, loc,
                                                      "Using the generic type `{0}' " +
@@ -749,18 +772,15 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
                        }
 
-                       if (name == ".ctor" && TypeManager.FindMembers (qualifier_type, MemberTypes.Constructor,
-                               BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly, null, null).Count == 0)
+                       MemberList ml = TypeManager.FindMembers (queried_type, MemberTypes.Constructor,
+                                                                BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly, null, null);
+                       if (name == ".ctor" && ml.Count == 0)
                        {
-                               Report.Error (143, loc, String.Format ("The type '{0}' has no constructors defined", TypeManager.CSharpName (queried_type)));
+                               Report.Error (143, loc, String.Format ("The type `{0}' has no constructors defined", TypeManager.CSharpName (queried_type)));
                                return;
                        }
 
-                       if (qualifier_type != null) {
-                               Report.Error (122, loc, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level", TypeManager.CSharpName (qualifier_type) + "." + name);
-                       } else {
-                               Report.Error (122, loc, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level", name);
-               }
+                       ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (lookup [0]));
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -833,7 +853,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return operator_true;
                }
                
-               public string ExprClassName ()
+               string ExprClassName ()
                {
                        switch (eclass){
                        case ExprClass.Invalid:
@@ -863,326 +883,57 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                /// <summary>
                ///   Reports that we were expecting `expr' to be of class `expected'
                /// </summary>
-               public void Error_UnexpectedKind (string expected, Location loc)
+               public void Error_UnexpectedKind (EmitContext ec, string expected, Location loc)
+               {
+                       Error_UnexpectedKind (ec, expected, ExprClassName (), loc);
+               }
+
+               public void Error_UnexpectedKind (EmitContext ec, string expected, string was, Location loc)
                {
-                       Report.Error (118, loc, "Expression denotes a `" + ExprClassName () +
-                              "' where a `" + expected + "' was expected");
+                       string name = GetSignatureForError ();
+                       if (ec != null)
+                               name = ec.DeclSpace.GetSignatureForError () + '.' + name;
+
+                       Report.Error (118, loc, "`{0}' is a `{1}' but a `{2}' was expected",
+                             name, was, expected);
                }
 
                public void Error_UnexpectedKind (ResolveFlags flags, Location loc)
                {
-                       ArrayList valid = new ArrayList (10);
+                       string [] valid = new string [4];
+                       int count = 0;
 
                        if ((flags & ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue) != 0) {
-                               valid.Add ("variable");
-                               valid.Add ("value");
+                               valid [count++] = "variable";
+                               valid [count++] = "value";
                        }
 
                        if ((flags & ResolveFlags.Type) != 0)
-                               valid.Add ("type");
+                               valid [count++] = "type";
 
                        if ((flags & ResolveFlags.MethodGroup) != 0)
-                               valid.Add ("method group");
+                               valid [count++] = "method group";
 
-                       if (valid.Count == 0)
-                               valid.Add ("unknown");
+                       if (count == 0)
+                               valid [count++] = "unknown";
 
-                       StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder ();
-                       for (int i = 0; i < valid.Count; i++) {
-                               if (i > 0)
-                                       sb.Append (", ");
-                               else if (i == valid.Count)
-                                       sb.Append (" or ");
+                       StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder (valid [0]);
+                       for (int i = 1; i < count - 1; i++) {
+                               sb.Append ("', `");
                                sb.Append (valid [i]);
                        }
+                       if (count > 1) {
+                               sb.Append ("' or `");
+                               sb.Append (valid [count - 1]);
+                       }
 
-                       Report.Error (119, loc, "Expression denotes a `" + ExprClassName () + "' where " +
-                              "a `" + sb.ToString () + "' was expected");
+                       Report.Error (119, loc, 
+                               "Expression denotes a `{0}', where a `{1}' was expected", ExprClassName (), sb);
                }
                
-               static public void Error_ConstantValueCannotBeConverted (Location l, string val, Type t)
-               {
-                       Report.Error (31, l, "Constant value `" + val + "' cannot be converted to " +
-                                     TypeManager.CSharpName (t));
-               }
-
                public static void UnsafeError (Location loc)
                {
-                       Report.Error (214, loc, "Pointers may only be used in an unsafe context");
-               }
-               
-               /// <summary>
-               ///   Converts the IntConstant, UIntConstant, LongConstant or
-               ///   ULongConstant into the integral target_type.   Notice
-               ///   that we do not return an `Expression' we do return
-               ///   a boxed integral type.
-               ///
-               ///   FIXME: Since I added the new constants, we need to
-               ///   also support conversions from CharConstant, ByteConstant,
-               ///   SByteConstant, UShortConstant, ShortConstant
-               ///
-               ///   This is used by the switch statement, so the domain
-               ///   of work is restricted to the literals above, and the
-               ///   targets are int32, uint32, char, byte, sbyte, ushort,
-               ///   short, uint64 and int64
-               /// </summary>
-               public static object ConvertIntLiteral (Constant c, Type target_type, Location loc)
-               {
-                       if (!Convert.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (Convert.ConstantEC, c, target_type)){
-                               Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, c.Type, target_type);
-                               return null;
-                       }
-                       
-                       string s = "";
-
-                       if (c.Type == target_type)
-                               return ((Constant) c).GetValue ();
-
-                       //
-                       // Make into one of the literals we handle, we dont really care
-                       // about this value as we will just return a few limited types
-                       // 
-                       if (c is EnumConstant)
-                               c = ((EnumConstant)c).WidenToCompilerConstant ();
-
-                       if (c is IntConstant){
-                               int v = ((IntConstant) c).Value;
-                               
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (uint) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v >= SByte.MinValue && v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                                       if (v >= Int16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (short) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                                       if (v >= UInt16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (ushort) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                                       if (v > 0)
-                                               return (ulong) v;
-                               }
-
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is UIntConstant){
-                               uint v = ((UIntConstant) c).Value;
-
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
-                                       if (v <= Int32.MaxValue)
-                                               return (int) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                                       if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (short) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                                       if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (ushort) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return (ulong) v;
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is LongConstant){ 
-                               long v = ((LongConstant) c).Value;
-
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
-                                       if (v >= UInt32.MinValue && v <= UInt32.MaxValue)
-                                               return (int) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0 && v <= UInt32.MaxValue)
-                                               return (uint) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v >= SByte.MinValue && v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                                       if (v >= Int16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (short) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                                       if (v >= UInt16.MinValue && v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (ushort) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                                       if (v > 0)
-                                               return (ulong) v;
-                               }
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is ULongConstant){
-                               ulong v = ((ULongConstant) c).Value;
-
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
-                                       if (v <= Int32.MaxValue)
-                                               return (int) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                                       if (v <= UInt32.MaxValue)
-                                               return (uint) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v <= (int) SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                                       if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (short) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                                       if (v <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (ushort) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
-                                       if (v <= Int64.MaxValue)
-                                               return (long) v;
-                               }
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is ByteConstant){
-                               byte v = ((ByteConstant) c).Value;
-                               
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return (int) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return (uint) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return (char) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return (short) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return (ushort) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return (ulong) v;
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is SByteConstant){
-                               sbyte v = ((SByteConstant) c).Value;
-                               
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return (int) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (uint) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return (short) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (ushort) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (ulong) v;
-                               }
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is ShortConstant){
-                               short v = ((ShortConstant) c).Value;
-                               
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
-                                       return (int) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (uint) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v >= SByte.MinValue && v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return (ushort) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return (ulong) v;
-
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is UShortConstant){
-                               ushort v = ((UShortConstant) c).Value;
-                               
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return (int) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return (uint) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.char_type){
-                                       if (v >= Char.MinValue && v <= Char.MaxValue)
-                                               return (char) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                                       if (v <= Int16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (short) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return (ulong) v;
-
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       } else if (c is CharConstant){
-                               char v = ((CharConstant) c).Value;
-                               
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return (int) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return (uint) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (v >= Byte.MinValue && v <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (byte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                                       if (v <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                               return (sbyte) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                                       if (v <= Int16.MaxValue)
-                                               return (short) v;
-                               } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return (short) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return (long) v;
-                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return (ulong) v;
-
-                               s = v.ToString ();
-                       }
-                       Error_ConstantValueCannotBeConverted (loc, s, target_type);
-                       return null;
+                       Report.Error (214, loc, "Pointers and fixed size buffers may only be used in an unsafe context");
                }
 
                //
@@ -1290,6 +1041,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                {
                        Report.Error (248, loc, "Cannot create an array with a negative size");
                }
+
+               protected void Error_CannotCallAbstractBase (string name)
+               {
+                       Report.Error (205, loc, "Cannot call an abstract base member `{0}'", name);
+               }
                
                //
                // Converts `source' to an int, uint, long or ulong.
@@ -1414,6 +1170,104 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        child.Emit (ec);
                }
        }
+       /// <summary>
+       ///     This is a numeric cast to a Decimal
+       /// </summary>
+       public class CastToDecimal : EmptyCast {
+
+               MethodInfo conversion_operator;
+
+               public CastToDecimal (EmitContext ec, Expression child)
+                       : this (ec, child, false)
+               {
+               }
+
+               public CastToDecimal (EmitContext ec, Expression child, bool find_explicit)
+                       : base (child, TypeManager.decimal_type)
+               {
+                       conversion_operator = GetConversionOperator (ec, find_explicit);
+
+                       if (conversion_operator == null)
+                               Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, child.Type, type);
+               }
+
+               // Returns the implicit operator that converts from
+               // 'child.Type' to System.Decimal.
+               MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (EmitContext ec, bool find_explicit)
+               {
+                       string operator_name = "op_Implicit";
+
+                       if (find_explicit)
+                               operator_name = "op_Explicit";
+                       
+                       MethodGroupExpr opers = Expression.MethodLookup (
+                               ec, type, operator_name, loc) as MethodGroupExpr;
+
+                       if (opers == null)
+                               Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, child.Type, type);
+                       
+                       foreach (MethodInfo oper in opers.Methods) {
+                               ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (oper);
+
+                               if (pd.ParameterType (0) == child.Type && oper.ReturnType == type)
+                                       return oper;
+                       }
+
+                       return null;
+               }
+               public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
+               {
+                       ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
+                       child.Emit (ec);
+
+                       ig.Emit (OpCodes.Call, conversion_operator);
+               }
+       }
+       /// <summary>
+       ///     This is an explicit numeric cast from a Decimal
+       /// </summary>
+       public class CastFromDecimal : EmptyCast
+       {
+               MethodInfo conversion_operator;
+               public CastFromDecimal (EmitContext ec, Expression child, Type return_type)
+                       : base (child, return_type)
+               {
+                       if (child.Type != TypeManager.decimal_type)
+                               throw new InternalErrorException (
+                                       "The expected type is Decimal, instead it is " + child.Type.FullName);
+
+                       conversion_operator = GetConversionOperator (ec);
+                       if (conversion_operator == null)
+                               Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, child.Type, type);
+               }
+
+               // Returns the explicit operator that converts from an
+               // express of type System.Decimal to 'type'.
+               MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (EmitContext ec)
+               {                               
+                       MethodGroupExpr opers = Expression.MethodLookup (
+                               ec, child.Type, "op_Explicit", loc) as MethodGroupExpr;
+
+                       if (opers == null)
+                               Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, child.Type, type);
+                       
+                       foreach (MethodInfo oper in opers.Methods) {
+                               ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (oper);
+
+                               if (pd.ParameterType (0) == child.Type && oper.ReturnType == type)
+                                       return oper;
+                       }
+
+                       return null;
+               }
+               public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
+               {
+                       ILGenerator ig = ec.ig;
+                       child.Emit (ec);
+
+                       ig.Emit (OpCodes.Call, conversion_operator);
+               }
+       }
 
         //
        // We need to special case this since an empty cast of
@@ -1452,6 +1306,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        child.Emit (ec);
                }
 
+               public override Constant Increment ()
+               {
+                       throw new NotSupportedException ();
+               }
+
                public override bool IsDefaultValue {
                        get {
                                throw new NotImplementedException ();
@@ -1497,69 +1356,21 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return Child.GetValue ();
                }
 
-               public object GetValueAsEnumType ()
+               public override object GetTypedValue ()
                {
+                       // FIXME: runtime is not ready to work with just emited enums
+                       if (!RootContext.StdLib) {
+                               return Child.GetValue ();
+                       }
+
                        return System.Enum.ToObject (type, Child.GetValue ());
                }
-
-               //
-               // Converts from one of the valid underlying types for an enumeration
-               // (int32, uint32, int64, uint64, short, ushort, byte, sbyte) to
-               // one of the internal compiler literals: Int/UInt/Long/ULong Literals.
-               //
-               public Constant WidenToCompilerConstant ()
+               
+               public override void Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (Location loc, Type t)
                {
-                       Type t = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (Child.Type);
-                       object v = ((Constant) Child).GetValue ();;
-                       
-                       if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                               return new IntConstant ((int) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                               return new UIntConstant ((uint) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                               return new LongConstant ((long) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                               return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
-                               return new ShortConstant ((short) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                               return new UShortConstant ((ushort) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                               return new ByteConstant ((byte) v);
-                       if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                               return new SByteConstant ((sbyte) v);
-
-                       throw new Exception ("Invalid enumeration underlying type: " + t);
+                       Convert.Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, Type, t);
                }
 
-               //
-               // Extracts the value in the enumeration on its native representation
-               //
-               public object GetPlainValue ()
-               {
-                       Type t = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (Child.Type);
-                       object v = ((Constant) Child).GetValue ();;
-                       
-                       if (t == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                               return (int) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                               return (uint) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                               return (long) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                               return (ulong) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.short_type)
-                               return (short) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                               return (ushort) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                               return (byte) v;
-                       if (t == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                               return (sbyte) v;
-
-                       return null;
-               }
-               
                public override string AsString ()
                {
                        return Child.AsString ();
@@ -1595,6 +1406,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return Child.ConvertToInt ();
                }
 
+               public override Constant Increment()
+               {
+                       return new EnumConstant (Child.Increment (), type);
+               }
+
                public override bool IsDefaultValue {
                        get {
                                return Child.IsDefaultValue;
@@ -1610,6 +1426,27 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                return Child.IsNegative;
                        }
                }
+
+               public override Constant ToType (Type type, Location loc)
+               {
+                       if (Type == type) {
+                               // This is workaround of mono bug. It can be removed when the latest corlib spreads enough
+                               if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (type.UnderlyingSystemType))
+                                       return this;
+
+                               if (type.UnderlyingSystemType != Child.Type)
+                                       Child = Child.ToType (type.UnderlyingSystemType, loc);
+                               return this;
+                       }
+
+                       if (!Convert.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (Convert.ConstantEC, this, type)){
+                               Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (loc, type);
+                               return null;
+                       }
+
+                       return Child.ToType (type, loc);
+               }
+
        }
 
        /// <summary>
@@ -1620,12 +1457,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        /// </summary>
        public class BoxedCast : EmptyCast {
 
-               public BoxedCast (Expression expr)
-                       : base (expr, TypeManager.object_type) 
-               {
-                       eclass = ExprClass.Value;
-               }
-
                public BoxedCast (Expression expr, Type target_type)
                        : base (expr, target_type)
                {
@@ -2030,15 +1861,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                public static void Error_ObjectRefRequired (EmitContext ec, Location l, string name)
                {
                        if (ec.IsFieldInitializer)
+                               Report.Error (236, l,
+                                       "A field initializer cannot reference the nonstatic field, method, or property `{0}'",
+                                       name);
+                       else {
+                               if (name.LastIndexOf ('.') > 0)
+                                       name = name.Substring (name.LastIndexOf ('.') + 1);
+
                                Report.Error (
-                                       236, l,
-                                       "A field initializer cannot reference the non-static field, " +
-                                       "method or property `"+name+"'");
-                       else
-                               Report.Error (
-                                       120, l,
-                                       "An object reference is required " +
-                                       "for the non-static field `"+name+"'");
+                                       120, l, "`{0}': An object reference is required for the nonstatic field, method or property",
+                                       name);
+                       }
                }
 
                public bool IdenticalNameAndTypeName (EmitContext ec, Expression resolved_to, Location loc)
@@ -2118,30 +1951,56 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return null;
                }
 
-               public override FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
+               public override FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec, bool silent)
                {
-                       FullNamedExpression dt = ec.DeclSpace.LookupGeneric (Name, loc);
-                       if (dt != null)
-                               return dt.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                       FullNamedExpression fne = ec.DeclSpace.LookupGeneric (Name, loc);
+                       if (fne != null)
+                               return fne.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, silent);
 
                        int errors = Report.Errors;
-                       dt = ec.DeclSpace.LookupType (Name, loc, /*ignore_cs0104=*/ false);
-                       if (Report.Errors != errors)
-                               return null;
+                       fne = ec.DeclSpace.LookupType (Name, loc, /*ignore_cs0104=*/ false);
+
+                       if (fne != null) {
+                               if (fne.Type == null)
+                                       return fne;
 
-                       if ((dt == null) || (dt.Type == null))
-                               return dt;
+                               FullNamedExpression nested = ResolveNested (ec, fne.Type);
+                               if (nested != null)
+                                       return nested.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
 
-                       FullNamedExpression nested = ResolveNested (ec, dt.Type);
-                       if (nested != null)
-                               return nested.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                               if (Arguments != null) {
+                                       ConstructedType ct = new ConstructedType (fne, Arguments, loc);
+                                       return ct.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                               }
 
-                       if (Arguments != null) {
-                               ConstructedType ct = new ConstructedType (dt, Arguments, loc);
-                               return ct.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                               return fne;
                        }
 
-                       return dt;
+                       if (silent || errors != Report.Errors)
+                               return null;
+
+                       MemberCore mc = ec.DeclSpace.GetDefinition (Name);
+                       if (mc != null) {
+                               Error_UnexpectedKind (ec, "type", GetMemberType (mc), loc);
+                       } else {
+                               NamespaceEntry.Error_NamespaceNotFound (loc, Name);
+                       }
+
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               // TODO: I am still not convinced about this. If someone else will need it
+               // implement this as virtual property in MemberCore hierarchy
+               string GetMemberType (MemberCore mc)
+               {
+                       if (mc is PropertyBase)
+                               return "property";
+                       if (mc is Indexer)
+                               return "indexer";
+                       if (mc is FieldBase)
+                               return "field";
+
+                       return "type";
                }
 
                Expression SimpleNameResolve (EmitContext ec, Expression right_side, bool intermediate)
@@ -2188,20 +2047,21 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (current_block != null){
                                LocalInfo vi = current_block.GetLocalInfo (Name);
                                if (vi != null){
-                                       Expression var;
-                                       
-                                       var = new LocalVariableReference (ec.CurrentBlock, Name, loc);
-                                       
-                                       if (right_side != null)
-                                               return var.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
-                                       else
-                                               return var.Resolve (ec);
+                                       LocalVariableReference var = new LocalVariableReference (ec.CurrentBlock, Name, loc);
+                                       if (right_side != null) {
+                                               return var.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side, loc);
+                                       } else {
+                                               ResolveFlags rf = ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue;
+                                               if (intermediate)
+                                                       rf |= ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis;
+                                               return var.Resolve (ec, rf);
+                                       }
                                }
 
                                ParameterReference pref = current_block.Toplevel.GetParameterReference (Name, loc);
                                if (pref != null) {
                                        if (right_side != null)
-                                               return pref.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side);
+                                               return pref.ResolveLValue (ec, right_side, loc);
                                        else
                                                return pref.Resolve (ec);
                                }
@@ -2238,7 +2098,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        almost_matched_type = ec.ContainerType;
                                        almost_matched = (ArrayList) almostMatchedMembers.Clone ();
                                }
-                               e = ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                               e = ResolveAsTypeStep (ec, false);
                        }
 
                        if (e == null) {
@@ -2268,7 +2128,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                                                if (!me.IsStatic &&
                                                    (!intermediate || !IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, me, loc))) {
-                                                       Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, Name);
+                                                       Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, me.GetSignatureForError ());
                                                        return null;
                                                }
 
@@ -2304,9 +2164,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    me.InstanceExpression.Type != me.DeclaringType &&
                                    !TypeManager.IsFamilyAccessible (me.InstanceExpression.Type, me.DeclaringType) &&
                                    (!intermediate || !IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, e, loc))) {
-                                       Error (38, "Cannot access nonstatic member `" + me.Name + "' of " +
-                                              "outer type `" + me.DeclaringType + "' via nested type `" +
-                                              me.InstanceExpression.Type + "'");
+                                       Report.Error (38, loc, "Cannot access a nonstatic member of outer type `{0}' via nested type `{1}'",
+                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (me.DeclaringType), TypeManager.CSharpName (me.InstanceExpression.Type));
                                        return null;
                                }
 
@@ -2334,6 +2193,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                {
                        return Name;
                }
+
+               public override string GetSignatureForError ()
+               {
+                       return Name;
+               }
        }
 
        /// <summary>
@@ -2341,7 +2205,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        ///   section 10.8.1 (Fully Qualified Names).
        /// </summary>
        public abstract class FullNamedExpression : Expression {
-               public override FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
+               public override FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec, bool silent)
                {
                        return this;
                }
@@ -2355,7 +2219,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        ///   Fully resolved expression that evaluates to a type
        /// </summary>
        public abstract class TypeExpr : FullNamedExpression {
-               override public FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
+               override public FullNamedExpression ResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec, bool silent)
                {
                        TypeExpr t = DoResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
                        if (t == null)
@@ -2462,15 +2326,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                }
 
                public override string Name {
-                       get {
-                               return Type.ToString ();
-                       }
+                       get { return Type.ToString (); }
                }
 
                public override string FullName {
-                       get {
-                               return TypeManager.GetTypeName (Type);
-                       }
+                       get { return Type.FullName; }
                }
        }
 
@@ -2487,36 +2347,73 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        this.name = name;
                }
 
+               static readonly char [] dot_array = { '.' };
                protected override TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
                {
-                       if (type == null) {
-                               FullNamedExpression t = ec.DeclSpace.LookupType (name, Location.Null, /*ignore_cs0104=*/ false);
-                               if (t == null) {
-                                       Report.Error (246, loc, "Cannot find type `" + name + "'");
-                                       return null;
+                       if (type != null)
+                               return this;
+
+                       // If name is of the form `N.I', first lookup `N', then search a member `I' in it.
+                       string rest = null;
+                       string lookup_name = name;
+                       int pos = name.IndexOf ('.');
+                       if (pos >= 0) {
+                               rest = name.Substring (pos + 1);
+                               lookup_name = name.Substring (0, pos);
+                       }
+
+                       FullNamedExpression resolved = Namespace.Root.Lookup (ec.DeclSpace, lookup_name, Location.Null);
+
+                       if (resolved != null && rest != null) {
+                               // Now handle the rest of the the name.
+                               string [] elements = rest.Split (dot_array);
+                               string element;
+                               int count = elements.Length;
+                               int i = 0;
+                               while (i < count && resolved != null && resolved is Namespace) {
+                                       Namespace ns = resolved as Namespace;
+                                       element = elements [i++];
+                                       lookup_name += "." + element;
+                                       resolved = ns.Lookup (ec.DeclSpace, element, Location.Null);
                                }
-                               if (!(t is TypeExpr)) {
-                                       Report.Error (118, Location, "'{0}' denotes a '{1}', where a type was expected",
-                                                     t.FullName, t.ExprClassName ());
 
-                                       return null;
+                               if (resolved != null && resolved is TypeExpr) {
+                                       Type t = ((TypeExpr) resolved).Type;
+                                       while (t != null) {
+                                               if (!ec.DeclSpace.CheckAccessLevel (t)) {
+                                                       resolved = null;
+                                                       lookup_name = t.FullName;
+                                                       break;
+                                               }
+                                               if (i == count) {
+                                                       type = t;
+                                                       return this;
+                                               }
+                                               t = TypeManager.GetNestedType (t, elements [i++]);
+                                       }
                                }
-                               type = ((TypeExpr) t).ResolveType (ec);
                        }
 
+                       if (resolved == null) {
+                               NamespaceEntry.Error_NamespaceNotFound (loc, lookup_name);
+                               return null;
+                       }
+
+                       if (!(resolved is TypeExpr)) {
+                               resolved.Error_UnexpectedKind (ec, "type", loc);
+                               return null;
+                       }
+
+                       type = ((TypeExpr) resolved).ResolveType (ec);
                        return this;
                }
 
                public override string Name {
-                       get {
-                               return name;
-                       }
+                       get { return name; }
                }
 
                public override string FullName {
-                       get {
-                               return name;
-                       }
+                       get { return name; }
                }
        }
 
@@ -2524,10 +2421,41 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        ///   Represents an "unbound generic type", ie. typeof (Foo<>).
        ///   See 14.5.11.
        /// </summary>
-       public class UnboundTypeExpression : TypeLookupExpression {
-               public UnboundTypeExpression (string name)
-                       : base (name)
-               { }
+       public class UnboundTypeExpression : TypeExpr
+       {
+               MemberName name;
+
+               public UnboundTypeExpression (MemberName name, Location l)
+               {
+                       this.name = name;
+                       loc = l;
+               }
+
+               protected override TypeExpr DoResolveAsTypeStep (EmitContext ec)
+               {
+                       Expression expr;
+                       if (name.Left != null) {
+                               Expression lexpr = name.Left.GetTypeExpression ();
+                               expr = new MemberAccess (lexpr, name.Basename, loc);
+                       } else {
+                               expr = new SimpleName (name.Basename, loc);
+                       }
+
+                       FullNamedExpression fne = expr.ResolveAsTypeStep (ec);
+                       if (fne == null)
+                               return null;
+
+                       type = fne.Type;
+                       return new TypeExpression (type, loc);
+               }
+
+               public override string Name {
+                       get { return name.FullName; }
+               }
+
+               public override string FullName {
+                       get { return name.FullName; }
+               }
        }
 
        public class TypeAliasExpression : TypeExpr {
@@ -2657,8 +2585,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                public static void error176 (Location loc, string name)
                {
-                       Report.Error (176, loc, "Static member `" + name + "' cannot be accessed " +
-                                     "with an instance reference, qualify with a type name instead");
+                       Report.Error (176, loc, "Static member `{0}' cannot be accessed " +
+                                     "with an instance reference, qualify it with a type name instead", name);
                }
 
 
@@ -2685,7 +2613,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (original != null && original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))
                                        return this;
 
-                               error176 (loc, Name);
+                               error176 (loc, GetSignatureForError ());
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -2693,6 +2621,32 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        return this;
                }
+
+               protected void EmitInstance (EmitContext ec, bool prepare_for_load)
+               {
+                       if (IsStatic)
+                               return;
+
+                       if (InstanceExpression == EmptyExpression.Null) {
+                               SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, Name);
+                               return;
+                       }
+                               
+                       if (InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType) {
+                               if (InstanceExpression is IMemoryLocation) {
+                                       ((IMemoryLocation) InstanceExpression).AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.LoadStore);
+                               } else {
+                                       LocalTemporary t = new LocalTemporary (ec, InstanceExpression.Type);
+                                       InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
+                                       t.Store (ec);
+                                       t.AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.Store);
+                               }
+                       } else
+                               InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
+
+                       if (prepare_for_load)
+                               ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
+               }
        }
 
        /// <summary>
@@ -2775,10 +2729,14 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        }
                }
 
+               public override string GetSignatureForError ()
+               {
+                       return TypeManager.CSharpSignature (Methods [0]);
+               }
+
                public override string Name {
                        get {
-                               //return Methods [0].Name;
-                                return Methods [Methods.Length - 1].Name;
+                               return Methods [0].Name;
                        }
                }
 
@@ -2899,7 +2857,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (gen_params.Length != atypes.Length)
                                        continue;
 
-                               list.Add (mi.BindGenericParameters (atypes));
+                               list.Add (mi.MakeGenericMethod (atypes));
                        }
 
                        if (list.Count > 0) {
@@ -2972,6 +2930,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        }
                }
 
+               public override string GetSignatureForError ()
+               {
+                       return TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (FieldInfo);
+               }
+
                public VariableInfo VariableInfo {
                        get {
                                return variable_info;
@@ -2981,39 +2944,31 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                public override Expression ResolveMemberAccess (EmitContext ec, Expression left, Location loc,
                                                                SimpleName original)
                {
-                       bool left_is_type = left is TypeExpr;
-
                        FieldInfo fi = FieldInfo.Mono_GetGenericFieldDefinition ();
 
-                       Type decl_type = fi.DeclaringType;
-                       
-                       bool is_emitted = fi is FieldBuilder;
-                       Type t = fi.FieldType;
-                       
-                       if (is_emitted) {
-                               Const c = TypeManager.LookupConstant ((FieldBuilder) fi);
-                               
-                               if (c != null) {
-                                       object o;
-                                       if (!c.LookupConstantValue (out o))
-                                               return null;
-
-                                       c.SetMemberIsUsed ();
-                                       object real_value = ((Constant) c.Expr).GetValue ();
+                       if (fi.IsLiteral) {
+                               IConstant ic = TypeManager.GetConstant (fi);
+                               if (ic == null) {
+                                       ic = new ExternalConstant (fi);
+                                       TypeManager.RegisterConstant (fi, ic);
+                               }
 
-                                       Expression exp = Constantify (real_value, t);
-                                       
-                                       if (!left_is_type && 
-                                           (original == null || !original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))) {
-                                               Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (c);
-                                               error176 (loc, c.GetSignatureForError ());
-                                               return null;
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       return exp;
+                               bool left_is_type = left is TypeExpr;
+                               if (!left_is_type && (original == null || !original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))) {
+                                       Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (FieldInfo);
+                                       error176 (loc, TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (FieldInfo));
+                                       return null;
                                }
+
+                               if (ic.ResolveValue ())
+                                       ic.CheckObsoleteness (loc);
+
+                               return ic.Value;
                        }
 
+                       bool is_emitted = fi is FieldBuilder;
+                       Type t = fi.FieldType;
+                       
                        //
                        // Decimal constants cannot be encoded in the constant blob, and thus are marked
                        // as IsInitOnly ('readonly' in C# parlance).  We get its value from the 
@@ -3025,46 +2980,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new DecimalConstant (((System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DecimalConstantAttribute) attrs [0]).Value);
                        }
                        
-                       if (fi.IsLiteral) {
-                               object o;
-
-                               if (is_emitted)
-                                       o = TypeManager.GetValue ((FieldBuilder) fi);
-                               else
-                                       o = fi.GetValue (fi);
-                               
-                               if (decl_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)) {
-                                       if (!left_is_type &&
-                                           (original == null || !original.IdenticalNameAndTypeName (ec, left, loc))) {
-                                               error176 (loc, fi.Name);
-                                               return null;
-                                       }                                       
-                                       
-                                       Expression enum_member = MemberLookup (
-                                              ec, decl_type, "value__", MemberTypes.Field,
-                                              AllBindingFlags | BindingFlags.NonPublic, loc); 
-                                       
-                                       Enum en = TypeManager.LookupEnum (decl_type);
-                                       
-                                       Constant c;
-                                       if (en != null)
-                                               c = Constantify (o, en.UnderlyingType);
-                                       else 
-                                               c = Constantify (o, enum_member.Type);
-                                       
-                                       return new EnumConstant (c, decl_type);
-                               }
-                               
-                               Expression exp = Constantify (o, t);
-                               
-                               if (!left_is_type) {
-                                       error176 (loc, fi.Name);
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-                               
-                               return exp;
-                       }
-                       
                        if (t.IsPointer && !ec.InUnsafe) {
                                UnsafeError (loc);
                                return null;
@@ -3078,17 +2993,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (ec.InRefOutArgumentResolving && FieldInfo.IsInitOnly && !ec.IsConstructor && FieldInfo.FieldType.IsValueType) {
                                if (FieldInfo.FieldType is TypeBuilder) {
                                        if (FieldInfo.IsStatic)
-                                               Report.Error (1651, loc, "Members of readonly static field '{0}.{1}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
-                                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (DeclaringType), Name);
+                                               Report.Error (1651, loc, "Fields of static readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a static constructor)",
+                                                       GetSignatureForError ());
                                        else
-                                               Report.Error (1649, loc, "Members of readonly field '{0}.{1}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
+                                               Report.Error (1649, loc, "Members of readonly field `{0}.{1}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
                                                        TypeManager.CSharpName (DeclaringType), Name);
                                } else {
                                        if (FieldInfo.IsStatic)
-                                               Report.Error (199, loc, "A static readonly field '{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a static constructor)",
+                                               Report.Error (199, loc, "A static readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a static constructor)",
                                                        Name);
                                        else
-                                               Report.Error (192, loc, "A readonly field '{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
+                                               Report.Error (192, loc, "A readonly field `{0}' cannot be passed ref or out (except in a constructor)",
                                                        Name);
                                }
                                return null;
@@ -3107,8 +3022,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // Resolve the field's instance expression while flow analysis is turned
                                // off: when accessing a field "a.b", we must check whether the field
                                // "a.b" is initialized, not whether the whole struct "a" is initialized.
-                               InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.Resolve (ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue |
-                                                                      ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis);
+                               InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.Resolve (
+                                       ec, ResolveFlags.VariableOrValue | ResolveFlags.DisableFlowAnalysis);
                                if (InstanceExpression == null)
                                        return null;
                        }
@@ -3117,9 +3032,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                ObsoleteAttribute oa;
                                FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
                                if (f != null) {
-                                       oa = f.GetObsoleteAttribute (f.Parent);
-                                       if (oa != null)
-                                               AttributeTester.Report_ObsoleteMessage (oa, f.GetSignatureForError (), loc);
+                                       f.CheckObsoleteness (loc);
                                        // To be sure that type is external because we do not register generated fields
                                } else if (!(FieldInfo.DeclaringType is TypeBuilder)) {                                
                                        oa = AttributeTester.GetMemberObsoleteAttribute (FieldInfo);
@@ -3128,14 +3041,18 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
                        }
 
-                       if (ec.CurrentAnonymousMethod != null){
+                       AnonymousContainer am = ec.CurrentAnonymousMethod;
+                       if (am != null){
                                if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic){
-                                       if (!ec.CurrentAnonymousMethod.IsIterator && (ec.TypeContainer is Struct)){
-                                               Report.Error (1673, loc, "Can not reference instance variables in anonymous methods hosted in structs");
+                                       if (!am.IsIterator && (ec.TypeContainer is Struct)){
+                                               Report.Error (1673, loc,
+                                               "Anonymous methods inside structs cannot access instance members of `{0}'. Consider copying `{0}' to a local variable outside the anonymous method and using the local instead",
+                                                       "this");
                                                return null;
                                        }
-                                       ec.CaptureField (this);
-                               } 
+                                       if ((am.ContainerAnonymousMethod == null) && (InstanceExpression is This))
+                                               ec.CaptureField (this);
+                               }
                        }
                        
                        // If the instance expression is a local variable or parameter.
@@ -3156,11 +3073,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        string msg;
                        
                        if (is_instance)
-                               msg = "Readonly field can not be assigned outside " +
-                               "of constructor or variable initializer";
+                               msg = "A readonly field cannot be assigned to (except in a constructor or a variable initializer)";
                        else
-                               msg = "A static readonly field can only be assigned in " +
-                               "a static constructor";
+                               msg = "A static readonly field cannot be assigned to (except in a static constructor or a variable initializer)";
 
                        Report.Error (is_instance ? 191 : 198, loc, msg);
                }
@@ -3177,8 +3092,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                return null;
 
                        if (!FieldInfo.IsStatic && (InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType && !(InstanceExpression is IMemoryLocation))) {
-                               // FIXME: Provide better error reporting.
-                               Error (1612, "Cannot modify expression because it is not a variable.");
+                               Report.Error (1612, loc, "Cannot modify the return value of `{0}' because it is not a variable",
+                                       InstanceExpression.GetSignatureForError ());
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -3216,17 +3131,18 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                {
                        if (!IsStatic && Type.IsValueType && !container.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.mbr_type) && DeclaringType.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.mbr_type)) {
                                Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (DeclaringType);
-                               Report.Error (1690, loc, "Cannot call '{0}' method, property, or indexer because it is a value type member of a marshal-by-reference class", Name);
+                               Report.Error (1690, loc, "Cannot call methods, properties, or indexers on `{0}' because it is a value type member of a marshal-by-reference class",
+                                       GetSignatureForError ());
                        }
                }
 
-               public bool VerifyFixed (bool is_expression)
+               public bool VerifyFixed ()
                {
                        IVariable variable = InstanceExpression as IVariable;
-                       if ((variable == null) || !variable.VerifyFixed (true))
-                               return false;
-
-                       return true;
+                       // A variable of the form V.I is fixed when V is a fixed variable of a struct type.
+                       // We defer the InstanceExpression check after the variable check to avoid a 
+                       // separate null check on InstanceExpression.
+                       return variable != null && InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType && variable.VerifyFixed ();
                }
 
                public override int GetHashCode()
@@ -3272,7 +3188,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsfld, FieldInfo);
                        } else {
                                if (!prepared)
-                                       EmitInstance (ec);
+                                       EmitInstance (ec, false);
 
                                if (is_volatile)
                                        ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
@@ -3310,11 +3226,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                return;
                        }
 
-                       if (!is_static) {
-                               EmitInstance (ec);
-                               if (prepare_for_load)
-                                       ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
-                       }
+                       EmitInstance (ec, prepare_for_load);
 
                        source.Emit (ec);
                        if (leave_copy) {
@@ -3331,7 +3243,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0)
                                                ig.Emit (OpCodes.Volatile);
                                        
-                                       f.status |= Field.Status.ASSIGNED;
+                                       f.SetAssigned ();
                                }
                        } 
 
@@ -3344,21 +3256,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                temp.Emit (ec);
                }
 
-               void EmitInstance (EmitContext ec)
-               {
-                       if (InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType) {
-                               if (InstanceExpression is IMemoryLocation) {
-                                       ((IMemoryLocation) InstanceExpression).AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.LoadStore);
-                               } else {
-                                       LocalTemporary t = new LocalTemporary (ec, InstanceExpression.Type);
-                                       InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
-                                       t.Store (ec);
-                                       t.AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.Store);
-                               }
-                       } else
-                               InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
-               }
-
                public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
                {
                        Emit (ec, false);
@@ -3372,12 +3269,13 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                FieldBase f = TypeManager.GetField (FieldInfo);
                                if (f != null){
                                        if ((f.ModFlags & Modifiers.VOLATILE) != 0){
-                                               Error (676, "volatile variable: can not take its address, or pass as ref/out parameter");
+                                               Report.Warning (420, 1, loc, "`{0}': A volatile fields cannot be passed using a ref or out parameter",
+                                                       f.GetSignatureForError ());
                                                return;
                                        }
                                        
                                        if ((mode & AddressOp.Store) != 0)
-                                               f.status |= Field.Status.ASSIGNED;
+                                               f.SetAssigned ();
                                        if ((mode & AddressOp.Load) != 0)
                                                f.SetMemberIsUsed ();
                                }
@@ -3413,7 +3311,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (FieldInfo.IsStatic){
                                ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldsflda, FieldInfo);
                        } else {
-                               EmitInstance (ec);
+                               EmitInstance (ec, false);
                                ig.Emit (OpCodes.Ldflda, FieldInfo);
                        }
                }
@@ -3493,16 +3391,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        }
                }
 
-               public bool VerifyAssignable ()
+               public override string GetSignatureForError ()
                {
-                       if (setter == null) {
-                               Report.Error (200, loc, 
-                                             "The property `" + PropertyInfo.Name +
-                                             "' can not be assigned to, as it has not set accessor");
-                               return false;
-                       }
-
-                       return true;
+                       return TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo);
                }
 
                void FindAccessors (Type invocation_type)
@@ -3568,23 +3459,23 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                bool InstanceResolve (EmitContext ec, bool must_do_cs1540_check)
                {
-                       if ((InstanceExpression == null) && ec.IsStatic && !is_static) {
+                       if (is_static) {
+                               InstanceExpression = null;
+                               return true;
+                       }
+
+                       if (InstanceExpression == null) {
                                SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, PropertyInfo.Name);
                                return false;
                        }
 
-                       if (!IsInstance || InstanceExpression == EmptyExpression.Null)
-                               InstanceExpression = null;
-
-                       if (InstanceExpression != null) {
-                               InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
-                               if (InstanceExpression == null)
-                                       return false;
-
-                               InstanceExpression.CheckMarshallByRefAccess (ec.ContainerType);
-                       }
+                       InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
+                       if (InstanceExpression == null)
+                               return false;
+                       
+                       InstanceExpression.CheckMarshallByRefAccess (ec.ContainerType);
 
-                       if (must_do_cs1540_check && (InstanceExpression != null)) {
+                       if (must_do_cs1540_check && InstanceExpression != EmptyExpression.Null) {
                                if ((InstanceExpression.Type != ec.ContainerType) &&
                                    ec.ContainerType.IsSubclassOf (InstanceExpression.Type)) {
                                        Report.Error (1540, loc, "Cannot access protected member `" +
@@ -3600,6 +3491,26 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        return true;
                }
+
+               void Error_PropertyNotFound (MethodInfo mi, bool getter)
+               {
+                       // TODO: correctly we should compare arguments but it will lead to bigger changes
+                       if (mi is MethodBuilder) {
+                               Error_TypeDoesNotContainDefinition (loc, PropertyInfo.DeclaringType, Name);
+                               return;
+                       }
+
+                       StringBuilder sig = new StringBuilder (TypeManager.CSharpName (mi.DeclaringType));
+                       sig.Append ('.');
+                       ParameterData iparams = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mi);
+                       sig.Append (getter ? "get_" : "set_");
+                       sig.Append (Name);
+                       sig.Append (iparams.GetSignatureForError ());
+
+                       Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (mi);
+                       Report.Error (1546, loc, "Property `{0}' is not supported by the C# language. Try to call the accessor method `{1}' directly",
+                               Name, sig.ToString ());
+               }
                
                override public Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
                {
@@ -3608,10 +3519,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (getter != null){
                                if (TypeManager.GetArgumentTypes (getter).Length != 0){
-                                       Report.Error (
-                                               117, loc, "`{0}' does not contain a " +
-                                               "definition for `{1}'.", getter.DeclaringType,
-                                               Name);
+                                       Error_PropertyNotFound (getter, true);
                                        return null;
                                }
                        }
@@ -3627,10 +3535,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return null;
 
                                if (InstanceExpression != EmptyExpression.Null) {
-                                       Report.Error (154, loc, 
-                                               "The property `" + PropertyInfo.Name +
-                                               "' can not be used in " +
-                                               "this context because it lacks a get accessor");
+                                       Report.Error (154, loc, "The property or indexer `{0}' cannot be used in this context because it lacks the `get' accessor",
+                                               TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
                                        return null;
                                }
                        } 
@@ -3641,12 +3547,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                PropertyBase.PropertyMethod pm = TypeManager.GetMethod (getter) as PropertyBase.PropertyMethod;
                                if (pm != null && pm.HasCustomAccessModifier) {
                                        Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (pm);
-                                       Report.Error (271, loc, "The property or indexer '{0}' cannot be used in this context because the get accessor is inaccessible",
+                                       Report.Error (271, loc, "The property or indexer `{0}' cannot be used in this context because the get accessor is inaccessible",
                                                TypeManager.CSharpSignature (getter));
                                }
                                else
-                                       Report.Error (122, loc, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level",
-                                               TypeManager.CSharpSignature (getter));
+                                       ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (getter));
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -3656,9 +3561,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        // Only base will allow this invocation to happen.
                        //
-                       if (IsBase && getter.IsAbstract){
-                               Report.Error (205, loc, "Cannot call an abstract base property: " +
-                                             PropertyInfo.DeclaringType + "." +PropertyInfo.Name);
+                       if (IsBase && getter.IsAbstract) {
+                               Error_CannotCallAbstractBase (TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -3684,17 +3588,13 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (getter == null)
                                        return null;
                                
-                               // TODO: Print better property name
-                               Report.Error (200, loc, "Property or indexer '{0}' cannot be assigned to -- it is read only",
-                                             PropertyInfo.Name);
+                               Report.Error (200, loc, " Property or indexer `{0}' cannot be assigned to (it is read only)",
+                                             TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
                                return null;
                        }
 
                        if (TypeManager.GetArgumentTypes (setter).Length != 1){
-                               Report.Error (
-                                       117, loc, "`{0}' does not contain a " +
-                                       "definition for `{1}'.", getter.DeclaringType,
-                                       Name);
+                               Error_PropertyNotFound (setter, false);
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -3703,12 +3603,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                PropertyBase.PropertyMethod pm = TypeManager.GetMethod (setter) as PropertyBase.PropertyMethod;
                                if (pm != null && pm.HasCustomAccessModifier) {
                                        Report.SymbolRelatedToPreviousError (pm);
-                                       Report.Error (272, loc, "The property or indexer '{0}' cannot be used in this context because the set accessor is inaccessible",
+                                       Report.Error (272, loc, "The property or indexer `{0}' cannot be used in this context because the set accessor is inaccessible",
                                                TypeManager.CSharpSignature (setter));
                                }
                                else
-                                       Report.Error (122, loc, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level",
-                                               TypeManager.CSharpSignature (setter));
+                                       ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (setter));
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -3719,8 +3618,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // Only base will allow this invocation to happen.
                        //
                        if (IsBase && setter.IsAbstract){
-                               Report.Error (205, loc, "Cannot call an abstract base property: " +
-                                             PropertyInfo.DeclaringType + "." +PropertyInfo.Name);
+                               Error_CannotCallAbstractBase (TypeManager.GetFullNameSignature (PropertyInfo));
                                return null;
                        }
 
@@ -3728,47 +3626,23 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // Check that we are not making changes to a temporary memory location
                        //
                        if (InstanceExpression != null && InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType && !(InstanceExpression is IMemoryLocation)) {
-                               // FIXME: Provide better error reporting.
-                               Error (1612, "Cannot modify expression because it is not a variable.");
+                               Report.Error (1612, loc, "Cannot modify the return value of `{0}' because it is not a variable",
+                                       InstanceExpression.GetSignatureForError ());
                                return null;
                        }
 
                        return this;
                }
-
-
                
                public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
                {
                        Emit (ec, false);
                }
                
-               void EmitInstance (EmitContext ec)
-               {
-                       if (is_static)
-                               return;
-
-                       if (InstanceExpression.Type.IsValueType) {
-                               if (InstanceExpression is IMemoryLocation) {
-                                       ((IMemoryLocation) InstanceExpression).AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.LoadStore);
-                               } else {
-                                       LocalTemporary t = new LocalTemporary (ec, InstanceExpression.Type);
-                                       InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
-                                       t.Store (ec);
-                                       t.AddressOf (ec, AddressOp.Store);
-                               }
-                       } else
-                               InstanceExpression.Emit (ec);
-                       
-                       if (prepared)
-                               ec.ig.Emit (OpCodes.Dup);
-               }
-
-               
                public void Emit (EmitContext ec, bool leave_copy)
                {
                        if (!prepared)
-                               EmitInstance (ec);
+                               EmitInstance (ec, false);
                        
                        //
                        // Special case: length of single dimension array property is turned into ldlen
@@ -3807,7 +3681,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                {
                        prepared = prepare_for_load;
                        
-                       EmitInstance (ec);
+                       EmitInstance (ec, prepare_for_load);
 
                        source.Emit (ec);
                        if (leave_copy) {
@@ -3912,30 +3786,28 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                bool InstanceResolve (EmitContext ec, bool must_do_cs1540_check)
                {
-                       if ((InstanceExpression == null) && ec.IsStatic && !is_static) {
+                       if (is_static) {
+                               InstanceExpression = null;
+                               return true;
+                       }
+
+                       if (InstanceExpression == null) {
                                SimpleName.Error_ObjectRefRequired (ec, loc, EventInfo.Name);
                                return false;
                        }
 
-                       if (!IsInstance || InstanceExpression == EmptyExpression.Null)
-                               InstanceExpression = null;
-
-                       if (InstanceExpression != null) {
-                               InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
-                               if (InstanceExpression == null)
-                                       return false;
-                       }
+                       InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
+                       if (InstanceExpression == null)
+                               return false;
 
                        //
                        // This is using the same mechanism as the CS1540 check in PropertyExpr.
                        // However, in the Event case, we reported a CS0122 instead.
                        //
-                       if (must_do_cs1540_check && (InstanceExpression != null)) {
+                       if (must_do_cs1540_check && InstanceExpression != EmptyExpression.Null) {
                                if ((InstanceExpression.Type != ec.ContainerType) &&
                                        ec.ContainerType.IsSubclassOf (InstanceExpression.Type)) {
-                                       Report.Error (122, loc, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level",
-                                               DeclaringType.Name + "." + EventInfo.Name);
-
+                                       ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (EventInfo));
                                        return false;
                                }
                        }
@@ -3950,22 +3822,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                public override Expression DoResolve (EmitContext ec)
                {
-                       if (!IsInstance)
-                               InstanceExpression = null;
-
-                       if (InstanceExpression != null) {
-                               InstanceExpression = InstanceExpression.DoResolve (ec);
-                               if (InstanceExpression == null)
-                                       return null;
-                       }
-
                        bool must_do_cs1540_check;
                        if (!(IsAccessorAccessible (ec.ContainerType, add_accessor, out must_do_cs1540_check) &&
                              IsAccessorAccessible (ec.ContainerType, remove_accessor, out must_do_cs1540_check))) {
-                               
-                               Report.Error (122, loc, "'{0}' is inaccessible due to its protection level",
-                                               DeclaringType.Name + "." + EventInfo.Name);
-                               return null;
+                               ErrorIsInaccesible (loc, TypeManager.CSharpSignature (EventInfo));
+                               return null;
                        }
 
                        if (!InstanceResolve (ec, must_do_cs1540_check))
@@ -3977,12 +3838,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                public override void Emit (EmitContext ec)
                {
                        if (InstanceExpression is This)
-                               Report.Error (79, loc, "The event `{0}' can only appear on the left hand side of += or -=, try calling the actual delegate", Name);
+                               Report.Error (79, loc, "The event `{0}' can only appear on the left hand side of += or -=", GetSignatureForError ());
                        else
                                Report.Error (70, loc, "The event `{0}' can only appear on the left hand side of += or -= "+
                                              "(except on the defining type)", Name);
                }
 
+               public override string GetSignatureForError ()
+               {
+                       return TypeManager.CSharpSignature (EventInfo);
+               }
+
                public void EmitAddOrRemove (EmitContext ec, Expression source)
                {
                        BinaryDelegate source_del = (BinaryDelegate) source;