bit-level logic operations on enums

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:38:53 -0500, FG <home at fgda.pl> wrote:

> Not sure why byte enum would be handled any differently than simple byte.

An enum is guaranteed by the compiler to be one of the specified values.   
The simple accounting kept by the compiler to prove whether one type will  
fit in another doesn't include enums, that is just prohibited, even if it  
seems like it should result in a valid enum value.

-Steve