Support type literals as compile-time constants.

sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/resolution/members.dart

Index: sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/resolution/members.dart
diff --git a/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/resolution/members.dart b/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/resolution/members.dart
index af90b8e4dd1e9bdff3b6365c4455809e0ec2525a..2387f3a652da2423fa4fb6f97eef0194257a23b3 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/resolution/members.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/_internal/compiler/implementation/resolution/members.dart
@@ -1537,7 +1537,17 @@ class ResolverVisitor extends CommonResolverVisitor<Element> {
         return compiler.assertMethod;
       }
 
-      return node.selector.accept(this);
+      Element result = node.selector.accept(this);
+      if (Elements.isClass(result)) {
+        // If we use a class literal in a constant, the compile time constant

[ngeoffray, 2012/11/15 16:07:24]

I think you should move that to the compile time constant handler.

[karlklose, 2012/11/19 15:08:58]

Done.

+        // emitter will generate a call to the runtime type cache helper, so we
+        // resolve it and put it into the codegen work list.
+        SourceString helperName = const SourceString('createRuntimeType');
+        Element helper = compiler.findHelper(helperName);
+        compiler.enqueuer.resolution.addToWorkList(helper);
+        compiler.enqueuer.codegen.addToWorkList(helper);
+      }
+      return result;
     }
 
     var oldCategory = allowedCategory;