Index: Expression.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/Expression.java,v
retrieving revision 1.61
diff -u -r1.61 Expression.java
--- Expression.java	2 Feb 2005 23:15:36 -0000	1.61
+++ Expression.java	3 Feb 2005 16:56:30 -0000
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@
 			return false;
 		} else if (use15specifics 
 							&& expressionType.isBaseType() 
-							&& env.computeBoxingType(castType) == expressionType) { // boxing - only exact match is allowed
+							&& env.computeBoxingType(expressionType).isCompatibleWith(castType)) {
+				// boxing - only compatible match is allowed: byte is compatible with java.lang.Number
 			tagAsUnnecessaryCast(scope, castType);  
 			return true;
 		}