2007-12-06 Atsushi Enomoto <atsushi@ximian.com>
[mono.git] / mcs / mcs / convert.cs
index c8380ae29384c9f386ff8e01d1630cda3f303c6f..a2820a1442416f48ba62920f87b1e11b13cbbb2f 100644 (file)
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // Authors:
 //   Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com)
 //   Ravi Pratap (ravi@ximian.com)
+//   Marek Safar (marek.safar@gmail.com)
 //
 // (C) 2001, 2002, 2003 Ximian, Inc.
 //
@@ -19,21 +20,239 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        // A container class for all the conversion operations
        //
        public class Convert {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+               static bool TypeParameter_to_Null (Type target_type)
+               {
+                       GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (target_type);
+                       if (gc == null)
+                               return false;
+
+                       if (gc.HasReferenceTypeConstraint)
+                               return true;
+                       if (gc.HasClassConstraint && !TypeManager.IsValueType (gc.ClassConstraint))
+                               return true;
+
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               static Type TypeParam_EffectiveBaseType (GenericConstraints gc)
+               {
+                       ArrayList list = new ArrayList ();
+                       list.Add (gc.EffectiveBaseClass);
+                       foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (t))
+                                       continue;
+
+                               GenericConstraints new_gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (t);
+                               if (new_gc != null)
+                                       list.Add (TypeParam_EffectiveBaseType (new_gc));
+                       }
+                       return FindMostEncompassedType (list);
+               }
+#endif
+
                //
-               // This is used to prettify the code: a null argument is allowed
-               // for ImplicitStandardConversion as long as it is known that
-               // no anonymous method will play a role.
+               // From a one-dimensional array-type S[] to System.Collections.IList<S> and base
+               // interfaces of this interface.
                //
-               // FIXME: renamed from `const' to `static' to allow bootstraping from older
-               // versions of the compiler that could not cope with this construct.
+               // From a one-dimensional array-type S[] to System.Collections.IList<T> and base
+               // interfaces of this interface, provided there is an implicit reference conversion
+               // from S to T.
                //
-               public static EmitContext ConstantEC = null;
+               static bool Array_To_IList (Type array, Type list)
+               {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       if (!array.IsArray || (array.GetArrayRank () != 1) || !list.IsGenericType)
+                               return false;
+
+                       Type gt = list.GetGenericTypeDefinition ();
+                       if ((gt != TypeManager.generic_ilist_type) &&
+                           (gt != TypeManager.generic_icollection_type) &&
+                           (gt != TypeManager.generic_ienumerable_type))
+                               return false;
+
+                       Type element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (array);
+                       Type arg_type = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (list) [0];
+
+                       if (element_type == arg_type)
+                               return true;
+
+                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
+                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
+                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType (TypeManager.GetElementType (array));
+
+                       return ImplicitReferenceConversionCore (MyEmptyExpr, arg_type);
+#else
+                       return false;
+#endif
+               }
                
-               static public void Error_CannotConvertType (Location loc, Type source, Type target)
+               static bool IList_To_Array(Type list, Type array)
                {
-                       Report.Error (30, loc, "Cannot convert type '" +
-                                     TypeManager.CSharpName (source) + "' to '" +
-                                     TypeManager.CSharpName (target) + "'");
+# if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       if (!list.IsGenericType || !array.IsArray || array.GetArrayRank() != 1)
+                               return false;
+                       
+                       Type gt = list.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+                       if (gt != TypeManager.generic_ilist_type &&
+                               gt != TypeManager.generic_icollection_type &&
+                               gt != TypeManager.generic_ienumerable_type)
+                               return false;
+                       
+                       Type arg_type = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments(list)[0];
+                       Type element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType(array);
+                       
+                       if (element_type == arg_type)
+                               return true;
+                       
+                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
+                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression();
+                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType(element_type);
+                       return ImplicitReferenceConversionExists(MyEmptyExpr, arg_type) || ExplicitReferenceConversionExists(element_type, arg_type);
+#else
+                       return false;
+#endif
+               }
+
+               static Expression ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (Expression expr,
+                                                                  Type target_type)
+               {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
+
+                       GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (expr_type);
+
+                       if (gc == null) {
+                               if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type)
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+
+                               return null;
+                       }
+
+                       // We're converting from a type parameter which is known to be a reference type.
+                       Type base_type = TypeParam_EffectiveBaseType (gc);
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (base_type, target_type))
+                               return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (base_type, target_type))
+                                       return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+
+                               foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (t, target_type))
+                                               return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (t, target_type))
+                                               return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (t))
+                                       continue;
+                               if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (t, target_type))
+                                       return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (t, target_type))
+                                       return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+                       }
+#endif
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               static bool ImplicitTypeParameterBoxingConversion (Type expr_type, Type target_type,
+                                                                  out bool use_class_cast)
+               {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (expr_type);
+
+                       if (gc == null) {
+                               use_class_cast = false;
+                               return target_type == TypeManager.object_type;
+                       }
+
+                       use_class_cast = true;
+
+                       if (!gc.HasReferenceTypeConstraint)
+                               return false;
+
+                       // We're converting from a type parameter which is known to be a reference type.
+                       Type base_type = TypeParam_EffectiveBaseType (gc);
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (base_type, target_type))
+                               return true;
+
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (base_type, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+
+                               foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (t, target_type))
+                                               return true;
+                                       if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (t, target_type))
+                                               return true;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       foreach (Type t in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (t))
+                                       continue;
+                               if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (t, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (t, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+#endif
+
+                       use_class_cast = false;
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               static bool ExplicitTypeParameterConversionExists (Type source_type, Type target_type)
+               {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface)
+                               return true;
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type)) {
+                               GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (target_type);
+                               if (gc == null)
+                                       return false;
+
+                               foreach (Type iface in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                                       if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (iface))
+                                               continue;
+
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (source_type, iface))
+                                               return true;
+                               }
+                       }
+#endif
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               static Expression ExplicitTypeParameterConversion (Expression source, Type target_type)
+               {
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       Type source_type = source.Type;
+
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface)
+                               return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type)) {
+                               GenericConstraints gc = TypeManager.GetTypeParameterConstraints (target_type);
+                               if (gc == null)
+                                       return null;
+
+                               foreach (Type iface in gc.InterfaceConstraints) {
+                                       if (!TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (iface))
+                                               continue;
+
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (source_type, iface))
+                                               return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
+                               }
+                       }
+#endif
+                       return null;
                }
 
                static EmptyExpression MyEmptyExpr;
@@ -49,7 +268,34 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.void_type)
                                return null;
-                       
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                               return ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (expr, target_type);
+
+                       // from the null type to any reference-type.
+                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type) {
+                               NullConstant nc = (NullConstant)expr;
+                               return nc.ConvertImplicitly(target_type);
+                       }
+
+                       if (ImplicitReferenceConversionCore (expr, target_type))
+                               return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
+
+                       bool use_class_cast;
+                       if (ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (expr, target_type, out use_class_cast)) {
+                               if (use_class_cast)
+                                       return new ClassCast (expr, target_type);
+                               else
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                       }
+
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               static public bool ImplicitReferenceConversionCore (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               {
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
+
                        //
                        // notice that it is possible to write "ValueType v = 1", the ValueType here
                        // is an abstract class, and not really a value type, so we apply the same rules.
@@ -57,36 +303,29 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
                                //
                                // A pointer type cannot be converted to object
-                               // 
+                               //
                                if (expr_type.IsPointer)
-                                       return null;
+                                       return false;
 
-                               if (expr_type.IsValueType)
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type))
+                                       return false;
                                if (expr_type.IsClass || expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type){
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type)
-                                               return null;
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return expr_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type;
                                }
 
-                               return null;
+                               return false;
                        } else if (target_type == TypeManager.value_type) {
-                               if (expr_type.IsValueType)
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
-                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type)
-                                       return new NullCast (expr, target_type);
-
-                               return null;
-                       } else if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (target_type)) {
+                               return expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type;
+                       } else if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type)) {
                                //
                                // Special case: enumeration to System.Enum.
                                // System.Enum is not a value type, it is a class, so we need
                                // a boxing conversion
                                //
-                               if (expr_type.IsEnum)
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (expr_type.IsEnum || TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                                       return false;
 
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               return true;
                        }
 
                        // This code is kind of mirrored inside ImplicitStandardConversionExists
@@ -94,15 +333,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        // Always ensure that the code here and there is in sync
 
-                       // from the null type to any reference-type.
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type){
-                               if (target_type.IsPointer)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (NullPointer.Null, target_type);
-                                       
-                               if (!target_type.IsValueType)
-                                       return new NullCast (expr, target_type);
-                       }
-
                        // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
                        if (target_type.IsInterface) {
                                if (target_type != TypeManager.iconvertible_type &&
@@ -112,27 +342,20 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                      expr is LongLiteral || expr is CharLiteral ||
                                      expr is StringLiteral || expr is DecimalLiteral ||
                                      expr is UIntLiteral || expr is ULongLiteral)) {
-                                       return null;
+                                       return false;
                                }
 
                                if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type)){
-                                       if (expr_type.IsClass)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       else if (expr_type.IsValueType)
-                                               return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       else
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return !TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type) &&
+                                               !TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
                                }
                        }
 
                        // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
                        if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface) {
-                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               else
-                                       return null;
+                               return TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type);
                        }
-                               
+
                        // from an array-type S to an array-type of type T
                        if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
                                if (expr_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
@@ -141,64 +364,92 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                                        if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
                                                MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
-                                               
+
                                        MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
                                        Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
 
                                        if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
-                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ConstantEC, MyEmptyExpr,
-                                                                                     target_element_type))
-                                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                               return ImplicitStandardConversionExists (
+                                                       MyEmptyExpr, target_element_type);
                                }
                        }
-                               
+
                        // from an array-type to System.Array
                        if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type == TypeManager.array_type)
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               
+                               return true;
+
+                       // from an array-type of type T to IList<T>
+                       if (expr_type.IsArray && Array_To_IList (expr_type, target_type))
+                               return true;
+
                        // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
-                       if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
-                            expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type)) &&
+                       if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type)) &&
                            target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
-                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       
+                               return true;
+
                        // from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
                        if (expr_type.IsArray ||
-                           expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
-                           expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+                           expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type))
                                if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               
-                       return null;
+                                       return true;
+
+                       // from a generic type definition to a generic instance.
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEqual (expr_type, target_type))
+                               return true;
+
+                       return false;
                }
 
-               //
-               // Tests whether an implicit reference conversion exists between expr_type
-               // and target_type
-               //
-               static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               static public bool ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type,
+                                                                  out bool use_class_cast)
                {
-                       if (target_type.IsValueType)
-                               return false;
-
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-
+                       use_class_cast = false;
+                       
                        //
-                       // This is the boxed case.
+                       // From any value-type to the type object.
                        //
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
-                               if (expr_type.IsClass || expr_type.IsValueType ||
-                                   expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
-                                       if (target_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type)
-                                               return true;
+                               //
+                               // A pointer type cannot be converted to object
+                               //
+                               if (expr_type.IsPointer)
+                                       return false;
+
+                               return TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
+                       }
+                       
+                       //
+                       // From any value-type to the type System.ValueType.
+                       //
+                       if (target_type == TypeManager.value_type)
+                               return TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
+
+                       if (target_type == TypeManager.enum_type) {
+                               //
+                               // From any enum-type to the type System.Enum.
+                               //
+                               if (expr_type.IsEnum)
+                                       return true;
+                               //
+                               // From any nullable-type with an underlying enum-type to the type System.Enum
+                               //
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type))
+                                       return TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (expr_type) [0].IsEnum;
+                       }
+                       
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type)) {
+                               if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                                       return true;
 
                                return false;
-                       } else if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (target_type)) 
-                               return true;
+                       }
+
+                       // This code is kind of mirrored inside ImplicitStandardConversionExists
+                       // with the small distinction that we only probe there
+                       //
+                       // Always ensure that the code here and there is in sync
 
-                       // Please remember that all code below actually comes
-                       // from ImplicitReferenceConversion so make sure code remains in sync
-                               
                        // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
                        if (target_type.IsInterface) {
                                if (target_type != TypeManager.iconvertible_type &&
@@ -210,61 +461,47 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                      expr is UIntLiteral || expr is ULongLiteral)) {
                                        return false;
                                }
-                               
+
                                if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
-                                       return true;
+                                       return TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type) ||
+                                               TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type);
                        }
-                               
-                       // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
-                       if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface)
-                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
-                                       return true;
-                               
-                       // from an array-type S to an array-type of type T
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
-                               if (expr_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
-                                               
-                                       Type expr_element_type = expr_type.GetElementType ();
 
-                                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
-                                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
-                                               
-                                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
-                                       Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
-                                               
-                                       if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
-                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ConstantEC, MyEmptyExpr,
-                                                                                     target_element_type))
-                                                       return true;
-                               }
-                       }
-                               
-                       // from an array-type to System.Array
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray && (target_type == TypeManager.array_type))
-                               return true;
-                               
-                       // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
-                       if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
-                            expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type)) &&
-                           target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
-                               if (target_type.IsAssignableFrom (expr_type))
-                                       return true;
-                                       
-                       // from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
-                       if (expr_type.IsArray ||
-                           expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
-                           expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
-                                       return true;
-                               
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                               return ImplicitTypeParameterBoxingConversion (
+                                       expr_type, target_type, out use_class_cast);
+
+                       return false;
+               }
+
+               //
+               // Tests whether an implicit reference conversion exists between expr_type
+               // and target_type
+               //
+               public static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               {
+                       if (target_type.IsValueType)
+                               return false;
+
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
+
                        // from the null type to any reference-type.
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type){
                                if (target_type.IsPointer)
                                        return true;
-                       
+
                                if (!target_type.IsValueType)
                                        return true;
                        }
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (expr_type))
+                               return ImplicitTypeParameterConversion (expr, target_type) != null;
+
+                       bool use_class_cast;
+                       if (ImplicitReferenceConversionCore (expr, target_type) ||
+                           ImplicitBoxingConversionExists (expr, target_type, out use_class_cast))
+                               return true;
+
                        return false;
                }
 
@@ -274,35 +511,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   expr is the expression to convert, returns a new expression of type
                ///   target_type or null if an implicit conversion is not possible.
                /// </summary>
-               static public Expression ImplicitNumericConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
-                                                                   Type target_type, Location loc)
+               static public Expression ImplicitNumericConversion (Expression expr,
+                                                                   Type target_type)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-
-                       //
-                       // Attempt to do the implicit constant expression conversions
-
-                       if (expr is Constant){
-                               if (expr is IntConstant){
-                                       Expression e;
-                                       
-                                       e = TryImplicitIntConversion (target_type, (IntConstant) expr);
-                                       
-                                       if (e != null)
-                                               return e;
-                               } else if (expr is LongConstant && target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                                       //
-                                       // Try the implicit constant expression conversion
-                                       // from long to ulong, instead of a nice routine,
-                                       // we just inline it
-                                       //
-                                       long v = ((LongConstant) expr).Value;
-                                       if (v >= 0)
-                                               return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v, expr.Location);
-                               } 
-                       }
-                       
-                       Type real_target_type = target_type;
+                       Type real_target_type = target_type;
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                //
@@ -319,16 +532,16 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
                                //
                                // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
-                               // 
+                               //
                                if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type))
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
@@ -339,14 +552,14 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
-                               
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
                                // From short to int, long, float, double, decimal
-                               // 
+                               //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
@@ -354,14 +567,14 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
-                               
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
                                //
                                // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
@@ -374,7 +587,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
                                //
                                // From int to long, float, double, decimal
@@ -386,7 +599,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                //
                                // From uint to long, ulong, float, double, decimal
@@ -402,7 +615,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
                                                               OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
                                //
                                // From long/ulong to float, double
@@ -412,7 +625,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
                                //
                                // From ulong to float, double
@@ -424,15 +637,15 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
                                                               OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
                                //
                                // From char to ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
-                               // 
+                               //
                                if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type))
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
@@ -442,7 +655,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.float_type){
                                //
                                // float to double
@@ -454,29 +667,30 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return null;
                }
 
-
                /// <summary>
                ///  Same as ImplicitStandardConversionExists except that it also looks at
                ///  implicit user defined conversions - needed for overload resolution
                /// </summary>
                public static bool ImplicitConversionExists (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
-                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, target_type))
-                               return true;
-
-                       Expression dummy = ImplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, Location.Null);
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       if (expr is NullLiteral) {
+                               if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type))
+                                       return TypeParameter_to_Null (target_type);
 
-                       if (dummy != null)
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+#endif
+                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, target_type))
                                return true;
 
-                       return false;
+                       return ImplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, Location.Null) != null;
                }
 
                public static bool ImplicitUserConversionExists (EmitContext ec, Type source, Type target)
                {
-                       Expression dummy = ImplicitUserConversion (
-                               ec, new EmptyExpression (source), target, Location.Null);
-                       return dummy != null;
+                       return ImplicitUserConversion (ec, new EmptyExpression (source), target, Location.Null) != null;
                }
 
                /// <summary>
@@ -485,35 +699,51 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///
                ///  ec should point to a real EmitContext if expr.Type is TypeManager.anonymous_method_type.
                /// </summary>
-               public static bool ImplicitStandardConversionExists (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               public static bool ImplicitStandardConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type)) {
+                               // if implicit standard conversion S -> T exists, S -> T? and S? -> T? also exists
+                               target_type = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (target_type) [0];
+
+                               // S? -> T?
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
+                                       EmptyExpression new_expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
+                                       new_expr.SetType (TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (expr_type) [0]);
+                                       bool retval = ImplicitStandardConversionExists (new_expr, target_type);
+                                       EmptyExpression.Release (new_expr);
+                                       return retval;
+                               }
+                       }
+#endif
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.void_type)
                                return false;
 
-                       if (expr_type == target_type)
+                       //Console.WriteLine ("Expr is {0}", expr);
+                       //Console.WriteLine ("{0} -> {1} ?", expr_type, target_type);
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEqual (expr_type, target_type))
                                return true;
 
 
-                       // First numeric conversions 
+                       // First numeric conversions
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                //
                                // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double, decimal
                                //
-                               if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) || 
+                               if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type)  ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-                               
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
                                //
                                // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
-                               // 
+                               //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
@@ -524,18 +754,18 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-       
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
-                               // From short to int, long, double, float, decimal
-                               // 
+                               // From short to int, long, double, float, decimal 
+                               //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-                                       
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
                                //
                                // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, double, float, decimal
@@ -548,7 +778,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-                                   
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
                                //
                                // From int to long, double, float, decimal
@@ -558,7 +788,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-                                       
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                //
                                // From uint to long, ulong, double, float, decimal
@@ -569,7 +799,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-                                       
+
                        } else if ((expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
                                   (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)) {
                                //
@@ -579,11 +809,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type))
                                        return true;
-                                   
+
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
                                //
                                // From char to ushort, int, uint, ulong, long, float, double, decimal
-                               // 
+                               //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type) ||
@@ -600,23 +830,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                //
                                if (target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
                                        return true;
-                       }       
-                       
+                       }
+
                        if (expr.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup){
                                if (TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type) && RootContext.Version != LanguageVersion.ISO_1){
                                        MethodGroupExpr mg = expr as MethodGroupExpr;
                                        if (mg != null){
-                                               //
-                                               // This should not happen frequently, so we can create an object
-                                               // to test compatibility
-                                               //
-                                               Expression c = ImplicitDelegateCreation.Create (
-                                                       ec, mg, target_type, true, Location.Null);
-                                               return c != null;
+                                               return DelegateCreation.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (mg, target_type) != null;
                                        }
                                }
                        }
-                       
+
                        if (ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (expr, target_type))
                                return true;
 
@@ -650,7 +874,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        if (value >= 0)
                                                return true;
                                }
-                               
+
                                if (value == 0 && expr is IntLiteral && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type))
                                        return true;
                        }
@@ -665,20 +889,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (v >= 0)
                                        return true;
                        }
-                       
-                       if ((target_type == TypeManager.enum_type ||
-                            target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)) &&
-                            expr is IntLiteral){
-                               IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
-
-                               if (i.Value == 0)
-                                       return true;
-                       }
 
                        //
                        // If `expr_type' implements `target_type' (which is an iface)
                        // see TryImplicitIntConversion
-                       // 
+                       //
                        if (target_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsAssignableFrom (expr_type))
                                return true;
 
@@ -689,11 +904,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
                                        return false;
 
-                               AnonymousMethod am = (AnonymousMethod) expr;
-
-                               Expression conv = am.Compatible (ec, target_type, true);
-                               if (conv != null)
-                                       return true;
+                               AnonymousMethodExpression ame = (AnonymousMethodExpression) expr;
+                               return ame.ImplicitStandardConversionExists (target_type);
                        }
 
                        return false;
@@ -703,7 +915,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///  Finds "most encompassed type" according to the spec (13.4.2)
                ///  amongst the methods in the MethodGroupExpr
                /// </summary>
-               static Type FindMostEncompassedType (EmitContext ec, ArrayList types)
+               static Type FindMostEncompassedType (ArrayList types)
                {
                        Type best = null;
 
@@ -722,7 +934,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
 
                                expr.SetType (t);
-                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, best))
+                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, best))
                                        best = t;
                        }
 
@@ -730,7 +942,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        foreach (Type t in types) {
                                if (best == t)
                                        continue;
-                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, t)) {
+                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, t)) {
                                        best = null;
                                        break;
                                }
@@ -740,12 +952,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        return best;
                }
-       
+
                /// <summary>
                ///  Finds "most encompassing type" according to the spec (13.4.2)
                ///  amongst the types in the given set
                /// </summary>
-               static Type FindMostEncompassingType (EmitContext ec, ArrayList types)
+               static Type FindMostEncompassingType (ArrayList types)
                {
                        Type best = null;
 
@@ -764,7 +976,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                }
 
                                expr.SetType (best);
-                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, t))
+                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, t))
                                        best = t;
                        }
 
@@ -772,7 +984,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (best == t)
                                        continue;
                                expr.SetType (t);
-                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, best)) {
+                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, best)) {
                                        best = null;
                                        break;
                                }
@@ -788,12 +1000,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   by making use of FindMostEncomp* methods. Applies the correct rules separately
                ///   for explicit and implicit conversion operators.
                /// </summary>
-               static public Type FindMostSpecificSource (EmitContext ec, IList list,
-                                                          Expression source, bool apply_explicit_conv_rules,
-                                                          Location loc)
+               static public Type FindMostSpecificSource (IList list,
+                                                          Expression source, bool apply_explicit_conv_rules)
                {
                        ArrayList src_types_set = new ArrayList ();
-                       
+
                        //
                        // If any operator converts from S then Sx = S
                        //
@@ -807,7 +1018,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                                src_types_set.Add (param_type);
                        }
-                       
+
                        //
                        // Explicit Conv rules
                        //
@@ -815,32 +1026,31 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                ArrayList candidate_set = new ArrayList ();
 
                                foreach (Type param_type in src_types_set){
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, source, param_type))
+                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
                                                candidate_set.Add (param_type);
                                }
 
                                if (candidate_set.Count != 0)
-                                       return FindMostEncompassedType (ec, candidate_set);
+                                       return FindMostEncompassedType (candidate_set);
                        }
 
                        //
                        // Final case
                        //
                        if (apply_explicit_conv_rules)
-                               return FindMostEncompassingType (ec, src_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassingType (src_types_set);
                        else
-                               return FindMostEncompassedType (ec, src_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassedType (src_types_set);
                }
-               
+
                /// <summary>
                ///  Finds the most specific target Tx according to section 13.4.4
                /// </summary>
-               static public Type FindMostSpecificTarget (EmitContext ec, IList list,
-                                                          Type target, bool apply_explicit_conv_rules,
-                                                          Location loc)
+               static public Type FindMostSpecificTarget (IList list,
+                                                          Type target, bool apply_explicit_conv_rules)
                {
                        ArrayList tgt_types_set = new ArrayList ();
-                       
+
                        //
                        // If any operator converts to T then Tx = T
                        //
@@ -862,26 +1072,26 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                                foreach (Type ret_type in tgt_types_set){
                                        expr.SetType (ret_type);
-                                       
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, target))
+
+                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, target))
                                                candidate_set.Add (ret_type);
                                }
 
                                EmptyExpression.Release (expr);
 
                                if (candidate_set.Count != 0)
-                                       return FindMostEncompassingType (ec, candidate_set);
+                                       return FindMostEncompassingType (candidate_set);
                        }
-                       
+
                        //
                        // Okay, final case !
                        //
                        if (apply_explicit_conv_rules)
-                               return FindMostEncompassedType (ec, tgt_types_set);
-                       else 
-                               return FindMostEncompassingType (ec, tgt_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassedType (tgt_types_set);
+                       else
+                               return FindMostEncompassingType (tgt_types_set);
                }
-               
+
                /// <summary>
                ///  User-defined Implicit conversions
                /// </summary>
@@ -900,8 +1110,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, true);
                }
 
-               static void AddConversionOperators (EmitContext ec, ArrayList list, 
-                                                   Expression source, Type target_type, 
+               static void AddConversionOperators (ArrayList list,
+                                                   Expression source, Type target_type,
                                                    bool look_for_explicit,
                                                    MethodGroupExpr mg)
                {
@@ -916,22 +1126,22 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                Type arg_type = pd.ParameterType (0);
 
                                if (source_type != arg_type) {
-                                       if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, source, arg_type)) {
+                                       if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, arg_type)) {
                                                if (!look_for_explicit)
                                                        continue;
                                                expr.SetType (arg_type);
-                                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, source_type))
+                                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, source_type))
                                                        continue;
                                        }
                                }
 
                                if (target_type != return_type) {
                                        expr.SetType (return_type);
-                                       if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, target_type)) {
+                                       if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, target_type)) {
                                                if (!look_for_explicit)
                                                        continue;
                                                expr.SetType (target_type);
-                                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, return_type))
+                                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (expr, return_type))
                                                        continue;
                                        }
                                }
@@ -943,42 +1153,60 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                }
 
                /// <summary>
-               ///   Computes the list of the user-defined conversion
-               ///   operators from source_type to target_type.  `look_for_explicit'
-               ///   controls whether we should also include the list of explicit
-               ///   operators
+               ///   Compute the user-defined conversion operator from source_type to target_type.
+               ///   `look_for_explicit' controls whether we should also include the list of explicit operators
                /// </summary>
-               static IList GetConversionOperators (EmitContext ec,
-                                                    Expression source, Type target_type,
-                                                    Location loc, bool look_for_explicit)
+               static MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (Type container_type, Expression source, Type target_type, bool look_for_explicit)
                {
-                       ArrayList ret = new ArrayList (4);
+                       ArrayList ops = new ArrayList (4);
 
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
 
                        if (source_type != TypeManager.decimal_type) {
-                               AddConversionOperators (ec, ret, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
-                                       Expression.MethodLookup (
-                                               ec, source_type, "op_Implicit", loc) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                               AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                       Expression.MethodLookup (container_type, source_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                if (look_for_explicit) {
-                                       AddConversionOperators (ec, ret, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                       AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
                                                Expression.MethodLookup (
-                                                       ec, source_type, "op_Explicit", loc) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                                                       container_type, source_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                }
                        }
 
                        if (target_type != TypeManager.decimal_type) {
-                               AddConversionOperators (ec, ret, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
-                                       Expression.MethodLookup (
-                                               ec, target_type, "op_Implicit", loc) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                               AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                       Expression.MethodLookup (container_type, target_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                if (look_for_explicit) {
-                                       AddConversionOperators (ec, ret, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                       AddConversionOperators (ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
                                                Expression.MethodLookup (
-                                                       ec, target_type, "op_Explicit", loc) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                                                       container_type, target_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
                                }
                        }
 
-                       return ret;
+                       if (ops.Count == 0)
+                               return null;
+
+                       Type most_specific_source = FindMostSpecificSource (ops, source, look_for_explicit);
+                       if (most_specific_source == null)
+                               return null;
+
+                       Type most_specific_target = FindMostSpecificTarget (ops, target_type, look_for_explicit);
+                       if (most_specific_target == null)
+                               return null;
+
+                       MethodInfo method = null;
+
+                       foreach (MethodInfo m in ops) {
+                               if (m.ReturnType != most_specific_target)
+                                       continue;
+                               if (TypeManager.GetParameterData (m).ParameterType (0) != most_specific_source)
+                                       continue;
+                               // Ambiguous: more than one conversion operator satisfies the signature.
+                               if (method != null)
+                                       return null;
+                               method = m;
+                       }
+
+                       return method;
                }
 
                static DoubleHash explicit_conv = new DoubleHash (100);
@@ -993,60 +1221,23 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                {
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
                        MethodInfo method = null;
-                       Type most_specific_source = null;
-                       Type most_specific_target = null;
 
                        object o;
                        DoubleHash hash = look_for_explicit ? explicit_conv : implicit_conv;
 
                        if (!(source is Constant) && hash.Lookup (source_type, target, out o)) {
                                method = (MethodInfo) o;
-                               if (method != null) {
-                                       ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (method);
-                                       most_specific_source = pd.ParameterType (0);
-                                       most_specific_target = method.ReturnType;
-                               }
                        } else {
-                               IList ops = GetConversionOperators (ec, source, target, loc, look_for_explicit);
-                               if (ops == null || ops.Count == 0) {
-                                       method = null;
-                                       goto skip;
-                               }
-                                       
-                               most_specific_source = FindMostSpecificSource (ec, ops, source, look_for_explicit, loc);
-                               if (most_specific_source == null) {
-                                       method = null;
-                                       goto skip;
-                               }
-                               
-                               most_specific_target = FindMostSpecificTarget (ec, ops, target, look_for_explicit, loc);
-                               if (most_specific_target == null) {
-                                       method = null;
-                                       goto skip;
-                               }
-                               
-                               int count = 0;
-                               
-                               foreach (MethodInfo m in ops) {
-                                       ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (m);
-                                       
-                                       if (pd.ParameterType (0) == most_specific_source &&
-                                           m.ReturnType == most_specific_target) {
-                                               method = m;
-                                               count++;
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               if (count > 1)
-                                       method = null;
-                               
-                       skip:
+                               method = GetConversionOperator (null, source, target, look_for_explicit);
                                if (!(source is Constant))
                                        hash.Insert (source_type, target, method);
                        }
 
                        if (method == null)
                                return null;
-                       
+
+                       Type most_specific_source = TypeManager.GetParameterData (method).ParameterType (0);
+
                        //
                        // This will do the conversion to the best match that we
                        // found.  Now we need to perform an implict standard conversion
@@ -1072,11 +1263,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        return e;
                }
-               
+
                /// <summary>
                ///   Converts implicitly the resolved expression `expr' into the
                ///   `target_type'.  It returns a new expression that can be used
-               ///   in a context that expects a `target_type'. 
+               ///   in a context that expects a `target_type'.
                /// </summary>
                static public Expression ImplicitConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
                                                             Type target_type, Location loc)
@@ -1097,7 +1288,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return null;
                }
 
-               
+
                /// <summary>
                ///   Attempts to apply the `Standard Implicit
                ///   Conversion' rules to the expression `expr' into
@@ -1106,19 +1297,40 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   `target_type'.
                ///
                ///   This is different from `ImplicitConversion' in that the
-               ///   user defined implicit conversions are excluded. 
+               ///   user defined implicit conversions are excluded.
                /// </summary>
                static public Expression ImplicitConversionStandard (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
                                                                     Type target_type, Location loc)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
                        Expression e;
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       // TODO: refactor to be a part of constant infrastructure
+                       if (expr is NullLiteral) {
+                           if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type))
+                               return new Nullable.NullableLiteral (target_type, loc);
+                       }
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type)) {
+                               Type target = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (target_type) [0];
 
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr.Type)) {
+                                       e = new Nullable.LiftedConversion (
+                                               expr, target_type, false, false, loc).Resolve (ec);
+                                       if (e != null)
+                                               return e;
+                               } else {
+                                       e = ImplicitConversion (ec, expr, target, loc);
+                                       if (e != null)
+                                               return Nullable.Wrap.Create (e, ec);
+                               }
+                       }
+#endif
                        if (expr.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup){
                                if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type)){
                                        return null;
                                }
-                               
+
                                //
                                // Only allow anonymous method conversions on post ISO_1
                                //
@@ -1126,26 +1338,46 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        MethodGroupExpr mg = expr as MethodGroupExpr;
                                        if (mg != null)
                                                return ImplicitDelegateCreation.Create (
-                                                       ec, mg, target_type, false, loc);
+                                                       ec, mg, target_type, loc);
                                }
                        }
 
-                       if (expr_type == target_type && expr_type != TypeManager.null_type)
+                       if (expr_type.Equals (target_type) && !TypeManager.IsNullType (expr_type))
                                return expr;
 
-                       e = ImplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       //
+                       // Attempt to do the implicit constant expression conversions
+                       //
+                       Constant c = expr as Constant;
+                       if (c != null) {
+                               //
+                               // If `target_type' is an interface and the type of `ic' implements the interface
+                               // e.g. target_type is IComparable, IConvertible, IFormattable
+                               //
+                               if (c.Type == TypeManager.int32_type && target_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsAssignableFrom (c.Type))
+                                       return new BoxedCast (c, target_type);
+
+                               try {
+                                       c = c.ConvertImplicitly (target_type);
+                               } catch {
+                                       Console.WriteLine ("Conversion error happened in line {0}", loc);
+                                       throw;
+                               }
+                               if (c != null)
+                                       return c;
+                       }
+
+                       e = ImplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
                        e = ImplicitReferenceConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
-                       
-                       if ((target_type == TypeManager.enum_type ||
-                            target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)) &&
-                           expr is IntLiteral){
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type) && expr is IntLiteral){
                                IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
-                               
+
                                if (i.Value == 0)
                                        return new EnumConstant ((Constant) expr, target_type);
                        }
@@ -1153,7 +1385,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (ec.InUnsafe) {
                                if (expr_type.IsPointer){
                                        if (target_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                                               return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
 
                                        //
                                        // yep, comparing pointer types cant be done with
@@ -1162,133 +1394,26 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        if (target_type.IsPointer){
                                                if (TypeManager.GetElementType(target_type) == TypeManager.GetElementType(expr_type))
                                                        return expr;
+
+                                               //return null;
                                        }
                                }
-                               
-                               if (target_type.IsPointer) {
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (NullPointer.Null, target_type);
 
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               }
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type && target_type.IsPointer)
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (NullPointer.Null, target_type);
                        }
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type){
-                               if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type)){
-                                       Report.Error (1660, loc,
-                                               "Cannot convert anonymous method block to type `{0}' because it is not a delegate type",
-                                               TypeManager.CSharpName (target_type));
-                                       return null;
-                               }
+                               AnonymousMethodExpression ame = (AnonymousMethodExpression) expr;
 
-                               AnonymousMethod am = (AnonymousMethod) expr;
-                               int errors = Report.Errors;
-
-                               Expression conv = am.Compatible (ec, target_type, false);
-                               if (conv != null)
-                                       return conv;
-                               
-                               //
-                               // We return something instead of null, to avoid
-                               // the duplicate error, since am.Compatible would have
-                               // reported that already
-                               //
-                               if (errors != Report.Errors)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                       }
-                       
-                       return null;
-               }
-
-               /// <summary>
-               ///   Attempts to perform an implicit constant conversion of the IntConstant
-               ///   into a different data type using casts (See Implicit Constant
-               ///   Expression Conversions)
-               /// </summary>
-               static public Expression TryImplicitIntConversion (Type target_type, IntConstant ic)
-               {
-                       int value = ic.Value;
-
-                       if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
-                               if (value >= SByte.MinValue && value <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                       return new SByteConstant ((sbyte) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                               if (value >= Byte.MinValue && value <= Byte.MaxValue)
-                                       return new ByteConstant ((byte) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
-                               if (value >= Int16.MinValue && value <= Int16.MaxValue)
-                                       return new ShortConstant ((short) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
-                               if (value >= UInt16.MinValue && value <= UInt16.MaxValue)
-                                       return new UShortConstant ((ushort) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
-                               if (value >= 0)
-                                       return new UIntConstant ((uint) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
-                               //
-                               // we can optimize this case: a positive int32
-                               // always fits on a uint64.  But we need an opcode
-                               // to do it.
-                               //
-                               if (value >= 0)
-                                       return new ULongConstant ((ulong) value, ic.Location);
-                       } else if (target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
-                               return new DoubleConstant ((double) value, ic.Location);
-                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                               return new FloatConstant ((float) value, ic.Location);
-                       
-                       if (value == 0 && ic is IntLiteral && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
-                               Type underlying = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type);
-                               Constant e = (Constant) ic;
-                               
-                               //
-                               // Possibly, we need to create a different 0 literal before passing
-                               // to EnumConstant
-                               //
-                               if (underlying == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       e = new LongLiteral (0, ic.Location);
-                               else if (underlying == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       e = new ULongLiteral (0, ic.Location);
-
-                               return new EnumConstant (e, target_type);
+                               AnonymousMethod am = ame.Compatible (ec, target_type);
+                               if (am != null)
+                                       return am.Resolve (ec);
                        }
 
-                       //
-                       // If `target_type' is an interface and the type of `ic' implements the interface
-                       // e.g. target_type is IComparable, IConvertible, IFormattable
-                       //
-                       if (target_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsAssignableFrom (ic.Type))
-                               return new BoxedCast (ic, target_type);
-
                        return null;
                }
 
-               static public void Error_CannotImplicitConversion (Location loc, Type source, Type target)
-               {
-                       if (source.Name == target.Name){
-                               Report.ExtraInformation (loc,
-                                        String.Format (
-                                               "The type {0} has two conflicting definitions, one comes from {1} and the other from {2}",
-                                               source.Name, source.Assembly.FullName, target.Assembly.FullName));
-                                                        
-                       }
-                       
-                       // TODO: Missing explicit numeric check
-                       //ExplicitNumericConversion
-
-                       if (ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (source, target)) {
-                               Report.Error (266, loc, "Cannot implicitly convert type `{0}' to `{1}'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)",
-                                       TypeManager.CSharpName (source), TypeManager.CSharpName (target));
-                               return;
-                       }
-
-                       Report.Error (29, loc, "Cannot implicitly convert type {0} to `{1}'",
-                                     source == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type ?
-                                     "anonymous method" : "`" + TypeManager.CSharpName (source) + "'",
-                                     TypeManager.CSharpName (target));
-               }
-
                /// <summary>
                ///   Attempts to implicitly convert `source' into `target_type', using
                ///   ImplicitConversion.  If there is no implicit conversion, then
@@ -1297,192 +1422,201 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                static public Expression ImplicitConversionRequired (EmitContext ec, Expression source,
                                                                     Type target_type, Location loc)
                {
-                       Expression e;
-                       
-                       e = ImplicitConversion (ec, source, target_type, loc);
+                       Expression e = ImplicitConversion (ec, source, target_type, loc);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
-                       if (source is DoubleLiteral) {
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) {
-                                       Error_664 (loc, "float", "f");
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type) {
-                                       Error_664 (loc, "decimal", "m");
-                                       return null;
-                               }
-                       }
-
-                       source.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (loc, target_type);
+                       source.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, loc, target_type, false);
                        return null;
                }
 
-               static void Error_664 (Location loc, string type, string suffix) {
-                       Report.Error (664, loc,
-                               "Literal of type double cannot be implicitly converted to type `{0}'. Add suffix `{1}' to create a literal of this type",
-                               type, suffix);
-               }
-
                /// <summary>
                ///   Performs the explicit numeric conversions
+               ///
+               /// There are a few conversions that are not part of the C# standard,
+               /// they were interim hacks in the C# compiler that were supposed to
+               /// become explicit operators in the UIntPtr class and IntPtr class,
+               /// but for historical reasons it did not happen, so the C# compiler
+               /// ended up with these special hacks.
+               ///
+               /// See bug 59800 for details.
+               ///
+               /// The conversion are:
+               ///   UIntPtr->SByte
+               ///   UIntPtr->Int16
+               ///   UIntPtr->Int32
+               ///   IntPtr->UInt64
+               ///   UInt64->IntPtr
+               ///   SByte->UIntPtr
+               ///   Int16->UIntPtr
+               ///
                /// </summary>
-               static Expression ExplicitNumericConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type, Location loc)
+               public static Expression ExplicitNumericConversion (Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-
-                       //
-                       // If we have an enumeration, extract the underlying type,
-                       // use this during the comparison, but wrap around the original
-                       // target_type
-                       //
                        Type real_target_type = target_type;
 
-                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (real_target_type))
-                               real_target_type = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (real_target_type);
-
-                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, real_target_type)){
-                               Expression ce = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, real_target_type, loc);
-
-                               if (real_target_type != target_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (ce, target_type);
-                               return ce;
-                       }
-                       
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                //
-                               // From sbyte to byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char
+                               // From sbyte to byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char, uintptr
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                                       Expression u8e = new ConvCast (expr, TypeManager.uint64_type, ConvCast.Mode.I1_U8);
+
+                                       return new OperatorCast (u8e, TypeManager.uintptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
                                //
                                // From byte to sbyte and char
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U1_CH);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
-                               // From short to sbyte, byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char
+                               // From short to sbyte, byte, ushort, uint, ulong, char, uintptr
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                                       Expression u8e = new ConvCast (expr, TypeManager.uint64_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
+
+                                       return new OperatorCast (u8e, TypeManager.uintptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
                                //
                                // From ushort to sbyte, byte, short, char
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U2_CH);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
                                //
-                               // From int to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, uint, ulong, char
+                               // From int to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, uint, ulong, char, uintptr
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I4_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                                       Expression u8e = new ConvCast (expr, TypeManager.uint64_type, ConvCast.Mode.I2_U8);
+
+                                       return new OperatorCast (u8e, TypeManager.uintptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                //
                                // From uint to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, char
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_CH);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
                                //
                                // From long to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, ulong, char
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_I4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.I8_CH);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
                                //
                                // From ulong to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint, long, char
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.U8_CH);
+
+                               // One of the built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.intptr_type){
+                                       return new OperatorCast (EmptyCast.Create (expr, TypeManager.int64_type),
+                                                                TypeManager.intptr_type, true);
+                               }
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
                                //
                                // From char to sbyte, byte, short
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.CH_I2);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.float_type){
                                //
                                // From float to sbyte, byte, short,
@@ -1490,25 +1624,25 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // or decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R4_CH);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr, true);
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr, true);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.double_type){
                                //
                                // From double to sbyte, byte, short,
@@ -1516,44 +1650,52 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // char, float or decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U1);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U1);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U2);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U2);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_I8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U8);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_U8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_CH);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_CH);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                                       return new ConvCast (ec, expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_R4);
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_R4);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
-                                       return new CastToDecimal (ec, expr, true);
-                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.decimal_type) {
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr, true);
+                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type){
+                               //
+                               // Various built-in conversions that belonged in the class library
+                               //
+                               // from uintptr to sbyte, short, int32
                                //
-                               // From decimal to sbyte, byte, short, ushort, int, uint,
-                               // long, ulong, char, double or float
-                               //
-                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.byte_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.char_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type ||
-                                   real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                                       return new CastFromDecimal (ec, expr, target_type);
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
+                                       Expression uint32e = new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type, true);
+                                       return new ConvCast (uint32e, TypeManager.sbyte_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I1);
+                               }
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
+                                       Expression uint32e = new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type, true);
+                                       return new ConvCast (uint32e, TypeManager.sbyte_type, ConvCast.Mode.U4_I2);
+                               }
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.uint32_type, true),
+                                                             TypeManager.int32_type);
+                               }
+                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.intptr_type){
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (new OperatorCast (expr, TypeManager.int64_type, true),
+                                                             TypeManager.uint64_type);
+                               }
+                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.decimal_type) {
+                               return new CastFromDecimal (expr, target_type).Resolve ();
                        }
                        return null;
                }
@@ -1564,31 +1706,44 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                /// </summary>
                public static bool ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (Type source_type, Type target_type)
                {
+                       bool target_is_type_param = TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type);
                        bool target_is_value_type = target_type.IsValueType;
-                       
+
                        if (source_type == target_type)
                                return true;
-                       
+
+                       //
+                       // From generic parameter to any type
+                       //
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (source_type))
+                               return ExplicitTypeParameterConversionExists (source_type, target_type);
+
+                       //
+                       // From object to a generic parameter
+                       //
+                       if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_is_type_param)
+                               return true;
+
                        //
                        // From object to any reference type
                        //
                        if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && !target_is_value_type)
                                return true;
-                                       
+
                        //
                        // From any class S to any class-type T, provided S is a base class of T
                        //
-                       if (target_type.IsSubclassOf (source_type))
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (target_type, source_type))
                                return true;
 
                        //
                        // From any interface type S to any interface T provided S is not derived from T
                        //
                        if (source_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface){
-                               if (!target_type.IsSubclassOf (source_type))
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (target_type, source_type))
                                        return true;
                        }
-                           
+
                        //
                        // From any class type S to any interface T, provided S is not sealed
                        // and provided S does not implement T.
@@ -1604,9 +1759,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (source_type.IsInterface &&
                            (!target_type.IsSealed || TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (target_type, source_type)))
                                return true;
-                       
-                       
-                       // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an 
+
+
+                       if (source_type.IsInterface && IList_To_Array (source_type, target_type))
+                               return true;
+
+                       // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an
                        // element type Te provided all the following are true:
                        //     * S and T differe only in element type, in other words, S and T
                        //       have the same number of dimensions.
@@ -1615,17 +1773,18 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        if (source_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
                                if (source_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
-                                       
+
                                        Type source_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (source_type);
                                        Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
-                                       
-                                       if (!source_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
+
+                                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (source_element_type) ||
+                                           (!source_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType))
                                                if (ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (source_element_type,
                                                                                       target_element_type))
                                                        return true;
                                }
                        }
-                       
+
 
                        // From System.Array to any array-type
                        if (source_type == TypeManager.array_type &&
@@ -1637,7 +1796,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // From System delegate to any delegate-type
                        //
                        if (source_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
-                           target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+                           TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
                                return true;
 
                        //
@@ -1647,7 +1806,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                            (target_type == TypeManager.array_type ||
                             target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type))
                                return true;
-                       
+
                        return false;
                }
 
@@ -1657,8 +1816,22 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                static Expression ExplicitReferenceConversion (Expression source, Type target_type)
                {
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
+                       bool target_is_type_param = TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (target_type);
                        bool target_is_value_type = target_type.IsValueType;
 
+                       //
+                       // From object to a generic parameter
+                       //
+                       if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_is_type_param)
+                               return new UnboxCast (source, target_type);
+
+                       //
+                       // Explicit type parameter conversion.
+                       //
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsGenericParameter (source_type))
+                               return ExplicitTypeParameterConversion (source, target_type);
+
                        //
                        // From object to any reference type
                        //
@@ -1676,7 +1849,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        // From any class S to any class-type T, provided S is a base class of T
                        //
-                       if (target_type.IsSubclassOf (source_type))
+                       if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (target_type, source_type))
                                return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
 
                        //
@@ -1688,7 +1861,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                else
                                        return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
                        }
-                           
+
                        //
                        // From any class type S to any interface T, provides S is not sealed
                        // and provided S does not implement T.
@@ -1698,7 +1871,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return null;
                                else
                                        return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
-                               
+
                        }
 
                        //
@@ -1713,10 +1886,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                return new UnboxCast (source, target_type);
                                }
 
+                               //
+                               // From System.Collecitons.Generic.IList<T> and its base interfaces to a one-dimensional
+                               // array type S[], provided there is an implicit or explicit reference conversion from S to T.
+                               //
+                               if (IList_To_Array (source_type, target_type))
+                                       return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
+
                                return null;
                        }
-                       
-                       // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an 
+
+                       // From an array type S with an element type Se to an array type T with an
                        // element type Te provided all the following are true:
                        //     * S and T differe only in element type, in other words, S and T
                        //       have the same number of dimensions.
@@ -1725,17 +1905,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        //
                        if (source_type.IsArray && target_type.IsArray) {
                                if (source_type.GetArrayRank () == target_type.GetArrayRank ()) {
-                                       
+
                                        Type source_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (source_type);
                                        Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
-                                       
+
                                        if (!source_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
                                                if (ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (source_element_type,
                                                                                       target_element_type))
                                                        return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
                                }
                        }
-                       
+
 
                        // From System.Array to any array-type
                        if (source_type == TypeManager.array_type &&
@@ -1747,7 +1927,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // From System delegate to any delegate-type
                        //
                        if (source_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
-                           target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+                           TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
                                return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
 
                        //
@@ -1757,50 +1937,63 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                            (target_type == TypeManager.array_type ||
                             target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type))
                                return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
-                       
+
                        return null;
                }
-               
+
                /// <summary>
                ///   Performs an explicit conversion of the expression `expr' whose
                ///   type is expr.Type to `target_type'.
                /// </summary>
-               static public Expression ExplicitConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
-                                                            Type target_type, Location loc)
+               static public Expression ExplicitConversionCore (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
+                                                                Type target_type, Location loc)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-                       Type original_expr_type = expr_type;
 
+                       // Explicit conversion includes implicit conversion and it used for enum underlying types too
                        Expression ne = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
-
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-                       if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)){
-                               if ((expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type) && target_type.IsValueType &&
-                                          target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type))
+                       //
+                       // Unboxing conversions; only object types can be convertible to enum
+                       //
+                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType)
+                               return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (expr_type)) {
+                               Expression underlying = EmptyCast.Create (expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (expr_type));
+                               expr = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, underlying, target_type, loc);
+                               if (expr != null)
+                                       return expr;
+
+                               return ExplicitUserConversion (ec, underlying, target_type, loc);                               
+                       }
+
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
                                        return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
 
+                               Expression ce = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type), loc);
+                               if (ce != null)
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (ce, target_type);
+                               
                                //
-                               // Notice that we have kept the expr_type unmodified, which is only
-                               // used later on to 
-                               if (expr is EnumConstant)
-                                       expr = ((EnumConstant) expr).Child;
-                               else
-                                       expr = new EmptyCast (expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (expr_type));
-                               expr_type = expr.Type;
+                               // LAMESPEC: IntPtr and UIntPtr conversion to any Enum is allowed
+                               //
+                if (expr_type == TypeManager.intptr_type || expr_type == TypeManager.uintptr_type) {
+                                       ne = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type), loc);
+                                       if (ne != null)
+                                               return ExplicitConversionCore (ec, ne, target_type, loc);
+                }
+                               
+                               return null;
                        }
 
-                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-                       //
-                       // Unboxing conversion.
-                       //
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType)
-                               return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
-
                        //
                        // Skip the ExplicitReferenceConversion because we can not convert
                        // from Null to a ValueType, and ExplicitReference wont check against
@@ -1813,72 +2006,54 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        }
 
                        if (ec.InUnsafe){
-                               if (target_type.IsPointer){
-                                       if (expr_type.IsPointer)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                               return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I);
-
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                               return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U);
-                               }
-                               if (expr_type.IsPointer){
-                                       Expression e = null;
-                                       
-                                       if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I1);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U1);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I2);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U2);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U4);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
-                                       else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
-                                               e = new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
-                                       }
-
-                                       if (e != null){
-                                               Expression ci, ce;
+                               ne = ExplicitUnsafe (expr, target_type);
+                               if (ne != null)
+                                       return ne;
+                       }
+                       
+                       return null;
+               }
 
-                                               ci = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, e, target_type, loc);
+               public static Expression ExplicitUnsafe (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               {
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 
-                                               if (ci != null)
-                                                       return ci;
+                       if (target_type.IsPointer){
+                               if (expr_type.IsPointer)
+                                       return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
+
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I);
+
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
+                                       expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U);
+                       }
 
-                                               ce = ExplicitNumericConversion (ec, e, target_type, loc);
-                                               if (ce != null)
-                                                       return ce;
-                                               //
-                                               // We should always be able to go from an uint32
-                                               // implicitly or explicitly to the other integral
-                                               // types
-                                               //
-                                               throw new Exception ("Internal compiler error");
-                                       }
+                       if (expr_type.IsPointer){
+                               if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I1);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U1);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I2);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U2);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U4);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type)
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
+                               else if (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
                                }
                        }
-
-                       ne = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
-                       if (ne != null)
-                               return ne;
-
-                       if (expr is Constant)
-                               expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (loc, target_type);
-                       else
-                               Error_CannotConvertType (loc, original_expr_type, target_type);
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -1886,14 +2061,17 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   Same as ExplicitConversion, only it doesn't include user defined conversions
                /// </summary>
                static public Expression ExplicitConversionStandard (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
-                                                                 Type target_type, Location l)
+                                                                    Type target_type, Location l)
                {
+                       int errors = Report.Errors;
                        Expression ne = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target_type, l);
+                       if (Report.Errors > errors)
+                               return null;
 
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, l);
+                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
@@ -1901,7 +2079,54 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-                       Error_CannotConvertType (l, expr.Type, target_type);
+                       if (ec.InUnsafe && expr.Type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type && target_type.IsPointer)
+                               return EmptyCast.Create (expr, target_type);
+
+                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, l, target_type, true);
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               /// <summary>
+               ///   Performs an explicit conversion of the expression `expr' whose
+               ///   type is expr.Type to `target_type'.
+               /// </summary>
+               static public Expression ExplicitConversion (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
+                       Type target_type, Location loc)
+               {
+                       Expression e;
+#if GMCS_SOURCE
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
+                       if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (target_type)) {
+                               if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
+                                       e = new Nullable.LiftedConversion (
+                                               expr, target_type, false, true, loc).Resolve (ec);
+                                       if (e != null)
+                                               return e;
+                               } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
+                                       return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
+                               } else {
+                                       Type target = TypeManager.GetTypeArguments (target_type) [0];
+
+                                       e = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, target, loc);
+                                       if (e != null)
+                                               return Nullable.Wrap.Create (e, ec);
+                               }
+                       } else if (TypeManager.IsNullableType (expr_type)) {
+                               Expression source = Nullable.Unwrap.Create (expr, ec);
+                               if (source != null) {
+                                       return ExplicitConversion (ec, source, target_type, loc);
+                               }
+                       }
+#endif
+                       e = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       if (e != null)
+                               return e;
+                       
+                       e = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       if (e != null)
+                               return e;                       
+
+                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (ec, loc, target_type, true);
                        return null;
                }
        }