2005-10-28 Sebastien Pouliot <sebastien@ximian.com>
[mono.git] / mcs / mcs / convert.cs
index 260ef6238ac3ff077cc5a0f5802d9abd8ba6282b..be8c416373067bc7b2a075eaf37741f012761116 100644 (file)
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        // A container class for all the conversion operations
        //
        public class Convert {
-               static public void Error_CannotConvertType (Location loc, Type source, Type target)
-               {
-                       Report.Error (30, loc, "Cannot convert type '" +
-                                     TypeManager.CSharpName (source) + "' to '" +
-                                     TypeManager.CSharpName (target) + "'");
-               }
-
+               //
+               // 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.
+               //
+               // FIXME: renamed from `const' to `static' to allow bootstraping from older
+               // versions of the compiler that could not cope with this construct.
+               //
+               public static EmitContext ConstantEC = null;
+               
                static EmptyExpression MyEmptyExpr;
                static public Expression ImplicitReferenceConversion (Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
@@ -52,14 +55,21 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return null;
 
                                if (expr_type.IsValueType)
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr);
-                               if (expr_type.IsClass || expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                               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 null;
                        } else if (target_type == TypeManager.value_type) {
                                if (expr_type.IsValueType)
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr);
-                               if (expr is NullLiteral)
-                                       return new NullCast (expr, target_type);
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type)
+                                       return new NullCast ((Constant)expr, target_type);
+
+                               return null;
                        } else if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (target_type)) {
                                //
                                // Special case: enumeration to System.Enum.
@@ -67,86 +77,97 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // a boxing conversion
                                //
                                if (expr_type.IsEnum)
-                                       return new BoxedCast (expr);
+                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
 
                                return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                       } else {
+                       }
 
-                               // 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
+                       // 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
 
-                               // from the null type to any reference-type.
-                               if (expr is NullLiteral){
-                                       if (target_type.IsPointer)
-                                               return NullPointer.Null;
+                       // 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);
+                               if (!target_type.IsValueType) {
+                                       if (expr is Constant)
+                                               return new NullCast ((Constant)expr, target_type);
+
+                                       // I found only one case when it happens -- Foo () ? null : null;
+                                       Report.Warning (-100, 1, expr.Location, "The result of the expression is always `null'");
+                                       return new NullCast (new NullLiteral (expr.Location), target_type);
                                }
+                       }
 
-                               // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
-                               if (target_type.IsInterface) {
-                                       if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type)){
-                                               if (expr_type.IsClass)
-                                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                                               else if (expr_type.IsValueType || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
-                                                       return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
-                                               else
-                                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       }
+                       // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
+                               if (target_type != TypeManager.iconvertible_type &&
+                                   expr_type.IsValueType && (expr is Constant) &&
+                                   !(expr is IntLiteral || expr is BoolLiteral ||
+                                     expr is FloatLiteral || expr is DoubleLiteral ||
+                                     expr is LongLiteral || expr is CharLiteral ||
+                                     expr is StringLiteral || expr is DecimalLiteral ||
+                                     expr is UIntLiteral || expr is ULongLiteral)) {
+                                       return null;
                                }
 
-                               // from any interface type S to interface-type T.
-                               if (expr_type.IsInterface && target_type.IsInterface) {
-                                       if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
+                               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 null;
+                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_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;
+                       }
                                
-                               // 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 ()) {
+                       // 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 = TypeManager.GetElementType (expr_type);
+                                       Type expr_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (expr_type);
 
-                                               if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
-                                                       MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
+                                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
+                                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
                                                
-                                               MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
-                                               Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
+                                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
+                                       Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
 
-                                               if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
-                                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (MyEmptyExpr,
+                                       if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
+                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ConstantEC, MyEmptyExpr,
                                                                                      target_element_type))
-                                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                                       }
+                                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
                                }
+                       }
                                
+                       // from an array-type to System.Array
+                       if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type == TypeManager.array_type)
+                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
                                
-                               // from an array-type to System.Array
-                               if (expr_type.IsArray && target_type == TypeManager.array_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               
-                               // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
-                               if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type || 
-                                    expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type)) &&
-                                   target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                       // from any delegate type to System.Delegate
+                       if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
+                            expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type)) &&
+                           target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
+                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
                                        
-                               // 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 new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                       // 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 new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
                                
-                               return null;
-
-                       }
-                       
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -154,8 +175,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                // Tests whether an implicit reference conversion exists between expr_type
                // and target_type
                //
-               public static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               static bool ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
+                       if (target_type.IsValueType)
+                               return false;
+
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 
                        //
@@ -164,66 +188,81 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
                                if (expr_type.IsClass || expr_type.IsValueType ||
                                    expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
-                                       return true;
+                                       if (target_type != TypeManager.anonymous_method_type)
+                                               return true;
+
+                               return false;
                        } else if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (target_type)) 
                                return true;
-                       else {
-                               // Please remember that all code below actually comes
-                               // from ImplicitReferenceConversion so make sure code remains 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 (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
-                                               return true;
+                       // from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
+                       if (target_type.IsInterface) {
+                               if (target_type != TypeManager.iconvertible_type &&
+                                   expr_type.IsValueType && (expr is Constant) &&
+                                   !(expr is IntLiteral || expr is BoolLiteral ||
+                                     expr is FloatLiteral || expr is DoubleLiteral ||
+                                     expr is LongLiteral || expr is CharLiteral ||
+                                     expr is StringLiteral || expr is DecimalLiteral ||
+                                     expr is UIntLiteral || expr is ULongLiteral)) {
+                                       return false;
                                }
                                
-                               // 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;
+                               if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type))
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+                               
+                       // 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 ()) {
+                       // 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 ();
+                                       Type expr_element_type = expr_type.GetElementType ();
 
-                                               if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
-                                                       MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
+                                       if (MyEmptyExpr == null)
+                                               MyEmptyExpr = new EmptyExpression ();
                                                
-                                               MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
-                                               Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
+                                       MyEmptyExpr.SetType (expr_element_type);
+                                       Type target_element_type = TypeManager.GetElementType (target_type);
                                                
-                                               if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
-                                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (MyEmptyExpr,
+                                       if (!expr_element_type.IsValueType && !target_element_type.IsValueType)
+                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ConstantEC, MyEmptyExpr,
                                                                                      target_element_type))
-                                                               return true;
-                                       }
+                                                       return true;
                                }
+                       }
                                
-                               // from an array-type to System.Array
-                               if (expr_type.IsArray && (target_type == TypeManager.array_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 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;
-                               
-                               // from the null type to any reference-type.
-                               if (expr is NullLiteral && !target_type.IsValueType &&
-                                   !TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type))
+                       // 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;
                                
+                       // 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;
                        }
                        return false;
                }
@@ -235,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   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)
+                                                                   Type target_type)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 
@@ -243,7 +282,6 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        // Attempt to do the implicit constant expression conversions
 
                        if (expr is Constant){
-                               
                                if (expr is IntConstant){
                                        Expression e;
                                        
@@ -258,8 +296,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        // we just inline it
                                        //
                                        long v = ((LongConstant) expr).Value;
-                                       if (v > 0)
-                                               return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v);
+                                       if (v >= 0)
+                                               return new ULongConstant ((ulong) v, expr.Location);
                                } 
                        }
                        
@@ -267,7 +305,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                //
-                               // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double.
+                               // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I4);
@@ -279,9 +317,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                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 (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
                                //
-                               // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
+                               // 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) ||
@@ -297,9 +337,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                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 (expr);
+                               
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
-                               // From short to int, long, float, double
+                               // From short to int, long, float, double, decimal
                                // 
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type)
                                        return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
@@ -309,9 +352,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                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 (expr);
+                               
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
                                //
-                               // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type)
                                        return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
@@ -326,9 +372,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                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 (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
                                //
-                               // From int to long, float, double
+                               // From int to long, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_I8);
@@ -336,9 +384,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                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 (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                //
-                               // From uint to long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From uint to long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.int64_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_U8);
@@ -350,6 +400,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
                                                               OpCodes.Conv_R4);
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type){
                                //
                                // From long/ulong to float, double
@@ -357,7 +409,9 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);     
+                                       return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
                                //
                                // From ulong to float, double
@@ -367,10 +421,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                               OpCodes.Conv_R8);
                                if (real_target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R_Un,
-                                                              OpCodes.Conv_R4);        
+                                                              OpCodes.Conv_R4);
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
                                //
-                               // From char to ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From char to ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                // 
                                if ((real_target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (real_target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
@@ -384,6 +440,8 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        return new OpcodeCast (expr, target_type, OpCodes.Conv_R4);
                                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 (expr);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.float_type){
                                //
                                // float to double
@@ -395,14 +453,13 @@ 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 (expr, target_type))
+                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, target_type))
                                return true;
 
                        Expression dummy = ImplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, Location.Null);
@@ -415,16 +472,16 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                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>
                ///  Determines if a standard implicit conversion exists from
                ///  expr_type to target_type
+               ///
+               ///  ec should point to a real EmitContext if expr.Type is TypeManager.anonymous_method_type.
                /// </summary>
-               public static bool ImplicitStandardConversionExists (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               public static bool ImplicitStandardConversionExists (EmitContext ec, Expression expr, Type target_type)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
 
@@ -434,11 +491,12 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (expr_type == target_type)
                                return true;
 
+
                        // First numeric conversions 
 
                        if (expr_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                //
-                               // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double.
+                               // From sbyte to short, int, long, float, double, decimal
                                //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) || 
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
@@ -450,7 +508,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
                                //
-                               // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From byte to short, ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double, decimal
                                // 
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.short_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
@@ -465,7 +523,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
        
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                //
-                               // From short to int, long, float, double
+                               // From short to int, long, double, float, decimal
                                // 
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
@@ -476,7 +534,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type){
                                //
-                               // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From ushort to int, uint, long, ulong, double, float, decimal
                                //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
@@ -489,7 +547,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type){
                                //
-                               // From int to long, float, double
+                               // From int to long, double, float, decimal
                                //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
@@ -499,7 +557,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                //
-                               // From uint to long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From uint to long, ulong, double, float, decimal
                                //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.int64_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
@@ -511,7 +569,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        } else if ((expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type) ||
                                   (expr_type == TypeManager.int64_type)) {
                                //
-                               // From long/ulong to float, double
+                               // From long/ulong to double, float, decimal
                                //
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.double_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.float_type) ||
@@ -520,7 +578,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                    
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.char_type){
                                //
-                               // From char to ushort, int, uint, long, ulong, float, double
+                               // From char to ushort, int, uint, ulong, long, float, double, decimal
                                // 
                                if ((target_type == TypeManager.ushort_type) ||
                                    (target_type == TypeManager.int32_type) ||
@@ -540,6 +598,21 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        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;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+                       
                        if (ImplicitReferenceConversionExists (expr, target_type))
                                return true;
 
@@ -553,7 +626,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        if (value >= SByte.MinValue && value <= SByte.MaxValue)
                                                return true;
                                } else if (target_type == TypeManager.byte_type){
-                                       if (Byte.MinValue >= 0 && value <= Byte.MaxValue)
+                                       if (value >= 0 && value <= Byte.MaxValue)
                                                return true;
                                } else if (target_type == TypeManager.short_type){
                                        if (value >= Int16.MinValue && value <= Int16.MaxValue)
@@ -585,7 +658,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // we just inline it
                                //
                                long v = ((LongConstant) expr).Value;
-                               if (v > 0)
+                               if (v >= 0)
                                        return true;
                        }
                        
@@ -598,131 +671,136 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                        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;
+
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type && expr_type.IsPointer)
                                return true;
 
+                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.anonymous_method_type){
+                               if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
+                                       return false;
+
+                               AnonymousMethod am = (AnonymousMethod) expr;
+
+                               Expression conv = am.Compatible (ec, target_type, true);
+                               if (conv != null)
+                                       return true;
+                       }
+
                        return false;
                }
 
-               //
-               // Used internally by FindMostEncompassedType, this is used
-               // to avoid creating lots of objects in the tight loop inside
-               // FindMostEncompassedType
-               //
-               static EmptyExpression priv_fmet_param;
-               
                /// <summary>
                ///  Finds "most encompassed type" according to the spec (13.4.2)
                ///  amongst the methods in the MethodGroupExpr
                /// </summary>
-               static Type FindMostEncompassedType (ArrayList types)
+               static Type FindMostEncompassedType (EmitContext ec, ArrayList types)
                {
                        Type best = null;
 
-                       if (priv_fmet_param == null)
-                               priv_fmet_param = new EmptyExpression ();
+                       if (types.Count == 0)
+                               return null;
 
-                       foreach (Type t in types){
-                               priv_fmet_param.SetType (t);
-                               
+                       if (types.Count == 1)
+                               return (Type) types [0];
+
+                       EmptyExpression expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
+
+                       foreach (Type t in types) {
                                if (best == null) {
                                        best = t;
                                        continue;
                                }
-                               
-                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fmet_param, best))
+
+                               expr.SetType (t);
+                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, best))
                                        best = t;
                        }
 
+                       expr.SetType (best);
+                       foreach (Type t in types) {
+                               if (best == t)
+                                       continue;
+                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, t)) {
+                                       best = null;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       EmptyExpression.Release (expr);
+
                        return best;
                }
-
-               //
-               // Used internally by FindMostEncompassingType, this is used
-               // to avoid creating lots of objects in the tight loop inside
-               // FindMostEncompassingType
-               //
-               static EmptyExpression priv_fmee_ret;
-               
+       
                /// <summary>
                ///  Finds "most encompassing type" according to the spec (13.4.2)
                ///  amongst the types in the given set
                /// </summary>
-               static Type FindMostEncompassingType (ArrayList types)
+               static Type FindMostEncompassingType (EmitContext ec, ArrayList types)
                {
                        Type best = null;
 
-                       if (priv_fmee_ret == null)
-                               priv_fmee_ret = new EmptyExpression ();
+                       if (types.Count == 0)
+                               return null;
+
+                       if (types.Count == 1)
+                               return (Type) types [0];
 
-                       foreach (Type t in types){
-                               priv_fmee_ret.SetType (best);
+                       EmptyExpression expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
 
+                       foreach (Type t in types) {
                                if (best == null) {
                                        best = t;
                                        continue;
                                }
 
-                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fmee_ret, t))
+                               expr.SetType (best);
+                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, t))
                                        best = t;
                        }
-                       
+
+                       foreach (Type t in types) {
+                               if (best == t)
+                                       continue;
+                               expr.SetType (t);
+                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, best)) {
+                                       best = null;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       EmptyExpression.Release (expr);
+
                        return best;
                }
 
-               //
-               // Used to avoid creating too many objects
-               //
-               static EmptyExpression priv_fms_expr;
-               
                /// <summary>
                ///   Finds the most specific source Sx according to the rules of the spec (13.4.4)
                ///   by making use of FindMostEncomp* methods. Applies the correct rules separately
                ///   for explicit and implicit conversion operators.
                /// </summary>
-               static public Type FindMostSpecificSource (MethodGroupExpr me, Expression source,
-                                                          bool apply_explicit_conv_rules,
-                                                          Location loc)
+               static public Type FindMostSpecificSource (EmitContext ec, IList list,
+                                                          Expression source, bool apply_explicit_conv_rules)
                {
                        ArrayList src_types_set = new ArrayList ();
                        
-                       if (priv_fms_expr == null)
-                               priv_fms_expr = new EmptyExpression ();
-
                        //
                        // If any operator converts from S then Sx = S
                        //
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
-                       foreach (MethodBase mb in me.Methods){
-                               ParameterData pd = Invocation.GetParameterData (mb);
+                       foreach (MethodBase mb in list){
+                               ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (mb);
                                Type param_type = pd.ParameterType (0);
 
                                if (param_type == source_type)
                                        return param_type;
 
-                               if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
-                                       //
-                                       // From the spec :
-                                       // Find the set of applicable user-defined conversion operators, U.  This set
-                                       // consists of the
-                                       // user-defined implicit or explicit conversion operators declared by
-                                       // the classes or structs in D that convert from a type encompassing
-                                       // or encompassed by S to a type encompassing or encompassed by T
-                                       //
-                                       priv_fms_expr.SetType (param_type);
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, source_type))
-                                               src_types_set.Add (param_type);
-                                       else {
-                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
-                                                       src_types_set.Add (param_type);
-                                       }
-                               } else {
-                                       //
-                                       // Only if S is encompassed by param_type
-                                       //
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
-                                               src_types_set.Add (param_type);
-                               }
+                               src_types_set.Add (param_type);
                        }
                        
                        //
@@ -732,75 +810,40 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                ArrayList candidate_set = new ArrayList ();
 
                                foreach (Type param_type in src_types_set){
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (source, param_type))
+                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, source, param_type))
                                                candidate_set.Add (param_type);
                                }
 
                                if (candidate_set.Count != 0)
-                                       return FindMostEncompassedType (candidate_set);
+                                       return FindMostEncompassedType (ec, candidate_set);
                        }
 
                        //
                        // Final case
                        //
                        if (apply_explicit_conv_rules)
-                               return FindMostEncompassingType (src_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassingType (ec, src_types_set);
                        else
-                               return FindMostEncompassedType (src_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassedType (ec, src_types_set);
                }
-
-               //
-               // Useful in avoiding proliferation of objects
-               //
-               static EmptyExpression priv_fmt_expr;
                
                /// <summary>
                ///  Finds the most specific target Tx according to section 13.4.4
                /// </summary>
-               static public Type FindMostSpecificTarget (MethodGroupExpr me, Type target,
-                                                          bool apply_explicit_conv_rules,
-                                                          Location loc)
+               static public Type FindMostSpecificTarget (EmitContext ec, IList list,
+                                                          Type target, bool apply_explicit_conv_rules)
                {
                        ArrayList tgt_types_set = new ArrayList ();
                        
-                       if (priv_fmt_expr == null)
-                               priv_fmt_expr = new EmptyExpression ();
-                       
                        //
                        // If any operator converts to T then Tx = T
                        //
-                       foreach (MethodInfo mi in me.Methods){
+                       foreach (MethodInfo mi in list){
                                Type ret_type = mi.ReturnType;
-
                                if (ret_type == target)
                                        return ret_type;
 
-                               if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
-                                       //
-                                       // From the spec :
-                                       // Find the set of applicable user-defined conversion operators, U.
-                                       //
-                                       // This set consists of the
-                                       // user-defined implicit or explicit conversion operators declared by
-                                       // the classes or structs in D that convert from a type encompassing
-                                       // or encompassed by S to a type encompassing or encompassed by T
-                                       //
-                                       priv_fms_expr.SetType (ret_type);
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, target))
-                                               tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
-                                       else {
-                                               priv_fms_expr.SetType (target);
-                                               if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, ret_type))
-                                                       tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
-                                       }
-                               } else {
-                                       //
-                                       // Only if T is encompassed by param_type
-                                       //
-                                       priv_fms_expr.SetType (ret_type);
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fms_expr, target))
-                                               tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
-                               }
+                               tgt_types_set.Add (ret_type);
                        }
 
                        //
@@ -809,24 +852,28 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (apply_explicit_conv_rules) {
                                ArrayList candidate_set = new ArrayList ();
 
+                               EmptyExpression expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
+
                                foreach (Type ret_type in tgt_types_set){
-                                       priv_fmt_expr.SetType (ret_type);
+                                       expr.SetType (ret_type);
                                        
-                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (priv_fmt_expr, target))
+                                       if (ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, target))
                                                candidate_set.Add (ret_type);
                                }
 
+                               EmptyExpression.Release (expr);
+
                                if (candidate_set.Count != 0)
-                                       return FindMostEncompassingType (candidate_set);
+                                       return FindMostEncompassingType (ec, candidate_set);
                        }
                        
                        //
                        // Okay, final case !
                        //
                        if (apply_explicit_conv_rules)
-                               return FindMostEncompassedType (tgt_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassedType (ec, tgt_types_set);
                        else 
-                               return FindMostEncompassingType (tgt_types_set);
+                               return FindMostEncompassingType (ec, tgt_types_set);
                }
                
                /// <summary>
@@ -847,75 +894,108 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        return UserDefinedConversion (ec, source, target, loc, true);
                }
 
-               /// <summary>
-               ///   Computes the MethodGroup for 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
-               /// </summary>
-               static MethodGroupExpr GetConversionOperators (EmitContext ec,
-                                                              Type source_type, Type target_type,
-                                                              Location loc, bool look_for_explicit)
+               static void AddConversionOperators (EmitContext ec, ArrayList list, 
+                                                   Expression source, Type target_type, 
+                                                   bool look_for_explicit,
+                                                   MethodGroupExpr mg)
                {
-                       Expression mg1 = null, mg2 = null;
-                       Expression mg5 = null, mg6 = null, mg7 = null, mg8 = null;
-                       string op_name;
+                       if (mg == null)
+                               return;
 
-                       op_name = "op_Implicit";
+                       Type source_type = source.Type;
+                       EmptyExpression expr = EmptyExpression.Grab ();
+                       foreach (MethodInfo m in mg.Methods) {
+                               ParameterData pd = TypeManager.GetParameterData (m);
+                               Type return_type = m.ReturnType;
+                               Type arg_type = pd.ParameterType (0);
+
+                               if (source_type != arg_type) {
+                                       if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, source, arg_type)) {
+                                               if (!look_for_explicit)
+                                                       continue;
+                                               expr.SetType (arg_type);
+                                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, source_type))
+                                                       continue;
+                                       }
+                               }
 
-                       MethodGroupExpr union3;
+                               if (target_type != return_type) {
+                                       expr.SetType (return_type);
+                                       if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, target_type)) {
+                                               if (!look_for_explicit)
+                                                       continue;
+                                               expr.SetType (target_type);
+                                               if (!ImplicitStandardConversionExists (ec, expr, return_type))
+                                                       continue;
+                                       }
+                               }
 
-                       mg1 = Expression.MethodLookup (ec, source_type, op_name, loc);
-                       if (source_type.BaseType != null)
-                               mg2 = Expression.MethodLookup (ec, source_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
+                               list.Add (m);
+                       }
 
-                       if (mg1 == null)
-                               union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg2;
-                       else if (mg2 == null)
-                               union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg1;
-                       else
-                               union3 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (mg1, mg2, loc);
+                       EmptyExpression.Release (expr);
+               }
 
-                       mg1 = Expression.MethodLookup (ec, target_type, op_name, loc);
-                       if (mg1 != null){
-                               if (union3 != null)
-                                       union3 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union3, mg1, loc);
-                               else
-                                       union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg1;
+               /// <summary>
+               ///   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 MethodInfo GetConversionOperator (EmitContext ec, Expression source, Type target_type, bool look_for_explicit)
+               {
+                       ArrayList ops = new ArrayList (4);
+
+                       Type source_type = source.Type;
+
+                       if (source_type != TypeManager.decimal_type) {
+                               AddConversionOperators (ec, ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                       Expression.MethodLookup (ec, source_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                               if (look_for_explicit) {
+                                       AddConversionOperators (ec, ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                               Expression.MethodLookup (
+                                                       ec, source_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                               }
                        }
 
-                       if (target_type.BaseType != null)
-                               mg1 = Expression.MethodLookup (ec, target_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
-                       
-                       if (mg1 != null){
-                               if (union3 != null)
-                                       union3 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union3, mg1, loc);
-                               else
-                                       union3 = (MethodGroupExpr) mg1;
+                       if (target_type != TypeManager.decimal_type) {
+                               AddConversionOperators (ec, ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                       Expression.MethodLookup (ec, target_type, "op_Implicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                               if (look_for_explicit) {
+                                       AddConversionOperators (ec, ops, source, target_type, look_for_explicit,
+                                               Expression.MethodLookup (
+                                                       ec, target_type, "op_Explicit", Location.Null) as MethodGroupExpr);
+                               }
                        }
 
-                       MethodGroupExpr union4 = null;
+                       if (ops.Count == 0)
+                               return null;
+
+                       Type most_specific_source = FindMostSpecificSource (ec, ops, source, look_for_explicit);
+                       if (most_specific_source == null)
+                               return null;
 
-                       if (look_for_explicit) {
-                               op_name = "op_Explicit";
+                       Type most_specific_target = FindMostSpecificTarget (ec, ops, target_type, look_for_explicit);
+                       if (most_specific_target == null)
+                               return null;
 
-                               mg5 = Expression.MemberLookup (ec, source_type, op_name, loc);
-                               if (source_type.BaseType != null)
-                                       mg6 = Expression.MethodLookup (ec, source_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
-                               
-                               mg7 = Expression.MemberLookup (ec, target_type, op_name, loc);
-                               if (target_type.BaseType != null)
-                                       mg8 = Expression.MethodLookup (ec, target_type.BaseType, op_name, loc);
-                               
-                               MethodGroupExpr union5 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (mg5, mg6, loc);
-                               MethodGroupExpr union6 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (mg7, mg8, loc);
+                       MethodInfo method = null;
 
-                               union4 = Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union5, union6, loc);
+                       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 Invocation.MakeUnionSet (union3, union4, loc);
+
+                       return method;
                }
-               
+
+               static DoubleHash explicit_conv = new DoubleHash (100);
+               static DoubleHash implicit_conv = new DoubleHash (100);
+
                /// <summary>
                ///   User-defined conversions
                /// </summary>
@@ -923,42 +1003,25 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                                Type target, Location loc,
                                                                bool look_for_explicit)
                {
-                       MethodGroupExpr union;
                        Type source_type = source.Type;
-                       MethodBase method = null;
-
-                       union = GetConversionOperators (ec, source_type, target, loc, look_for_explicit);
-                       if (union == null)
-                               return null;
-                       
-                       Type most_specific_source, most_specific_target;
-
-                       most_specific_source = FindMostSpecificSource (union, source, look_for_explicit, loc);
-                       if (most_specific_source == null)
-                               return null;
-
-                       most_specific_target = FindMostSpecificTarget (union, target, look_for_explicit, loc);
-                       if (most_specific_target == null) 
-                               return null;
+                       MethodInfo method = null;
 
-                       int count = 0;
+                       object o;
+                       DoubleHash hash = look_for_explicit ? explicit_conv : implicit_conv;
 
-                       
-                       foreach (MethodBase mb in union.Methods){
-                               ParameterData pd = Invocation.GetParameterData (mb);
-                               MethodInfo mi = (MethodInfo) mb;
-                               
-                               if (pd.ParameterType (0) == most_specific_source &&
-                                   mi.ReturnType == most_specific_target) {
-                                       method = mb;
-                                       count++;
-                               }
+                       if (!(source is Constant) && hash.Lookup (source_type, target, out o)) {
+                               method = (MethodInfo) o;
+                       } else {
+                               method = GetConversionOperator (ec, source, target, look_for_explicit);
+                               if (!(source is Constant))
+                                       hash.Insert (source_type, target, method);
                        }
-                       
-                       if (method == null || count > 1)
+
+                       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
@@ -974,7 +1037,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                return null;
 
                        Expression e;
-                       e =  new UserCast ((MethodInfo) method, source, loc);
+                       e =  new UserCast (method, source, loc);
                        if (e.Type != target){
                                if (!look_for_explicit)
                                        e = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, e, target, loc);
@@ -1028,20 +1091,24 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (expr.eclass == ExprClass.MethodGroup){
                                if (!TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type)){
-                                       Report.Error (428, loc,
-                                                     String.Format (
-                                                          "Cannot convert method group to `{0}', since it is not a delegate",
-                                                          TypeManager.CSharpName (target_type)));
                                        return null;
                                }
-
-                               return ImplicitDelegateCreation.Create (ec, (MethodGroupExpr) expr, target_type, loc);
+                               
+                               //
+                               // Only allow anonymous method conversions on post ISO_1
+                               //
+                               if (RootContext.Version != LanguageVersion.ISO_1){
+                                       MethodGroupExpr mg = expr as MethodGroupExpr;
+                                       if (mg != null)
+                                               return ImplicitDelegateCreation.Create (
+                                                       ec, mg, target_type, false, loc);
+                               }
                        }
-                       
-                       if (expr_type == target_type && !(expr is NullLiteral))
+
+                       if (expr_type == target_type && expr_type != TypeManager.null_type)
                                return expr;
 
-                       e = ImplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       e = ImplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type);
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
@@ -1053,7 +1120,7 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                             target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)) &&
                            expr is IntLiteral){
                                IntLiteral i = (IntLiteral) expr;
-
+                               
                                if (i.Value == 0)
                                        return new EnumConstant ((Constant) expr, target_type);
                        }
@@ -1070,23 +1137,44 @@ 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 is NullLiteral)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+                               if (expr_type == TypeManager.null_type && target_type.IsPointer)
+                                       return new EmptyCast (NullPointer.Null, target_type);
+                       }
 
-                                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.void_ptr_type)
-                                               return new EmptyCast (expr, 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;
                                }
-                       }
 
+                               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>
-               ///   Attemps to perform an implict constant conversion of the IntConstant
+               ///   Attempts to perform an implicit constant conversion of the IntConstant
                ///   into a different data type using casts (See Implicit Constant
                ///   Expression Conversions)
                /// </summary>
@@ -1096,19 +1184,19 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
 
                        if (target_type == TypeManager.sbyte_type){
                                if (value >= SByte.MinValue && value <= SByte.MaxValue)
-                                       return new SByteConstant ((sbyte) value);
+                                       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);
+                                       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);
+                                       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);
+                                       return new UShortConstant ((ushort) value, ic.Location);
                        } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint32_type){
                                if (value >= 0)
-                                       return new UIntConstant ((uint) value);
+                                       return new UIntConstant ((uint) value, ic.Location);
                        } else if (target_type == TypeManager.uint64_type){
                                //
                                // we can optimize this case: a positive int32
@@ -1116,11 +1204,11 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                // to do it.
                                //
                                if (value >= 0)
-                                       return new ULongConstant ((ulong) value);
+                                       return new ULongConstant ((ulong) value, ic.Location);
                        } else if (target_type == TypeManager.double_type)
-                               return new DoubleConstant ((double) value);
+                               return new DoubleConstant ((double) value, ic.Location);
                        else if (target_type == TypeManager.float_type)
-                               return new FloatConstant ((float) value);
+                               return new FloatConstant ((float) value, ic.Location);
                        
                        if (value == 0 && ic is IntLiteral && TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type)){
                                Type underlying = TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type);
@@ -1129,28 +1217,27 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                //
                                // Possibly, we need to create a different 0 literal before passing
                                // to EnumConstant
-                               //n
+                               //
                                if (underlying == TypeManager.int64_type)
-                                       e = new LongLiteral (0);
+                                       e = new LongLiteral (0, ic.Location);
                                else if (underlying == TypeManager.uint64_type)
-                                       e = new ULongLiteral (0);
+                                       e = new ULongLiteral (0, ic.Location);
 
                                return new EnumConstant (e, target_type);
                        }
-                       return null;
-               }
 
-               static public void Error_CannotImplicitConversion (Location loc, Type source, Type target)
-               {
-                       string msg = "Cannot convert implicitly from `"+
-                               TypeManager.CSharpName (source) + "' to `" +
-                               TypeManager.CSharpName (target) + "'";
+                       //
+                       // 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);
 
-                       Report.Error (29, loc, msg);
+                       return null;
                }
 
                /// <summary>
-               ///   Attemptes to implicityly convert `target' into `type', using
+               ///   Attempts to implicitly convert `source' into `target_type', using
                ///   ImplicitConversion.  If there is no implicit conversion, then
                ///   an error is signaled
                /// </summary>
@@ -1163,183 +1250,169 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                        if (e != null)
                                return e;
 
-                       if (source is DoubleLiteral && target_type == TypeManager.float_type){
-                               Report.Error (664, loc,
-                                             "Double literal cannot be implicitly converted to " +
-                                             "float type, use F suffix to create a float literal");
-                       }
-
-                       if (source is Constant){
-                               Constant c = (Constant) source;
-
-                               Expression.Error_ConstantValueCannotBeConverted (loc, c.AsString (), target_type);
-                               return null;
+                       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;
+                               }
                        }
-                       
-                       Error_CannotImplicitConversion (loc, source.Type, target_type);
 
+                       source.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (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
                /// </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 (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
                                //
                                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);
                        } 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
                                //
                                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);
                        } 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
                                //
                                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);
                        } 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);
                        } 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,
@@ -1347,53 +1420,56 @@ 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 (expr, true);
                        } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.double_type){
                                //
-                               // From double to byte, byte, short,
+                               // From double to sbyte, byte, short,
                                // ushort, int, uint, long, ulong,
                                // 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);
-                       } 
-
-                       // decimal is taken care of by the op_Explicit methods.
-
+                                       return new ConvCast (expr, target_type, ConvCast.Mode.R8_R4);
+                               if (real_target_type == TypeManager.decimal_type)
+                                       return new CastToDecimal (expr, true);
+                       } else if (expr_type == TypeManager.decimal_type) {
+                               return new CastFromDecimal (expr, target_type).Resolve ();
+                       }
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -1604,132 +1680,100 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                ///   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,
+               static public Expression ExplicitConversionCore (EmitContext ec, Expression expr,
                                                             Type target_type, Location loc)
                {
                        Type expr_type = expr.Type;
-                       Type original_expr_type = expr_type;
-
-                       if (expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type)){
-                               if (target_type == TypeManager.enum_type ||
-                                   target_type == TypeManager.object_type) {
-                                       if (expr is EnumConstant)
-                                               expr = ((EnumConstant) expr).Child;
-                                       // We really need all these casts here .... :-(
-                                       expr = new BoxedCast (new EmptyCast (expr, expr_type));
-                                       return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
-                               } else if ((expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type) && target_type.IsValueType &&
-                                          target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.enum_type))
-                                       return new UnboxCast (expr, 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;
-                       }
 
+                       // 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;
-
-                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
                        //
-                       // Unboxing conversion.
+                       // Unboxing conversions; only object types can be convertible to enum
                        //
-                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType){
-                               if (expr is NullLiteral){
-                                       //
-                                       // Skip the ExplicitReferenceConversion because we can not convert
-                                       // from Null to a ValueType, and ExplicitReference wont check against
-                                       // null literal explicitly
-                                       //
-                                       goto skip_explicit;
-                               }
+                       if (expr_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_type.IsValueType || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
                                return new UnboxCast (expr, target_type);
 
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (expr_type)) {
+                               if (expr is EnumConstant)
+                                       return ExplicitConversionCore (ec, ((EnumConstant) expr).Child, target_type, loc);
+
+                               return ExplicitConversionCore (ec, new EmptyCast (expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (expr_type)), target_type, loc);
                        }
 
-                       ne = ExplicitReferenceConversion (expr, target_type);
+                       if (TypeManager.IsEnumType (target_type))
+                               return new EmptyCast (ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, TypeManager.EnumToUnderlying (target_type), loc), target_type);
+
+                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-               skip_explicit:
-                       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.byte_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.short_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.ushort_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.int32_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.uint32_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.uint64_type ||
-                                           expr_type == TypeManager.int64_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;
-
-                                               ci = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, e, target_type, loc);
-
-                                               if (ci != null)
-                                                       return ci;
+                       //
+                       // Skip the ExplicitReferenceConversion because we can not convert
+                       // from Null to a ValueType, and ExplicitReference wont check against
+                       // null literal explicitly
+                       //
+                       if (expr_type != TypeManager.null_type){
+                               ne = ExplicitReferenceConversion (expr, target_type);
+                               if (ne != null)
+                                       return ne;
+                       }
 
-                                               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 (ec.InUnsafe){
+                               ne = ExplicitUnsafe (expr, target_type);
+                               if (ne != null)
+                                       return ne;
                        }
 
                        ne = ExplicitUserConversion (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-                       if (expr is NullLiteral){
-                               Report.Error (37, loc, "Cannot convert null to value type `" +
-                                             TypeManager.CSharpName (target_type) + "'");
-                               return null;
+                       return null;
+               }
+
+               public static Expression ExplicitUnsafe (Expression expr, Type target_type)
+               {
+                       Type expr_type = expr.Type;
+
+                       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){
+                               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);
+                               }
                        }
-                               
-                       Error_CannotConvertType (loc, original_expr_type, target_type);
                        return null;
                }
 
@@ -1740,11 +1784,10 @@ namespace Mono.CSharp {
                                                                  Type target_type, Location l)
                {
                        Expression ne = ImplicitConversionStandard (ec, expr, target_type, l);
-
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
-                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (ec, expr, target_type, l);
+                       ne = ExplicitNumericConversion (expr, target_type);
                        if (ne != null)
                                return ne;
 
@@ -1752,7 +1795,25 @@ 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 new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
+
+                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (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 = ExplicitConversionCore (ec, expr, target_type, loc);
+                       if (e != null)
+                               return e;
+
+                       expr.Error_ValueCannotBeConverted (loc, target_type, true);
                        return null;
                }
        }