[Enum] enum.Values() creates new array on each request

[GWRon]

SuperStrict
Framework Brl.StandardIO

Enum ETest Flags
	a
	b
End Enum

For local i:int = 0 to 10
  Print ETest.Values()[0].ToString()
Next

Isn't Values() here creating a new array each time?

the generated C code contains:

BBARRAY bbt_=bbEnumValues(_m_untitled2_ETest_BBEnum_impl);
brl_standardio_Print(_m_untitled2_ETest_ToString(((BBINT*)BBARRAYDATA(bbt_,1))[0U]));

brl.mod/blitz.mod/blitz_enum.c defines the bbEnumValues() function this way:

BBArray * bbEnumValues(BBEnum * bbEnum) {
	BBArray * values = &bbEmptyArray;

	int size = 4;
	char t = bbEnum->type[0];
	switch( t ) {
		case 'b':size=1;break;
		case 's':size=2;break;
		case 'l':size=8;break;
		case 'y':size=8;break;
		case 'z':size=sizeof(BBSIZET);break;
	}

	values = bbArrayNew1DStruct(bbEnum->atype, bbEnum->length, size, 0);

	char * p = BBARRAYDATA(values, 0);

	memcpy(p, bbEnum->values, size * bbEnum->length);
	
	return values;
}

Now my questions: while this not a biggy (dunno who would call it the way I do in my sample) I thought enums are kind of "constant" - so the returned "Values()"-array could be created right during compilation already - or not?

Is this not done to save memory (only create if needed) or are enums not really constant? Is this to ensure that (the returned) arrays are not manipulated for future calls to it?