Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion

From	Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion
Date	2025-10-20 19:43 +0300
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On Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:03:58 +0200
pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> wrote:

> After many years programming in C language, I'm always unsure if it
> is safer to use signed int or unsigned int.
> 
> Of course there are situations where signed or unsigned is clearly 
> better. For example, if the values could assume negative values,
> signed int is the only solution. If you are manipulating single bits
> (&, |, ^, <<, >>), unsigned ints are your friends.
> 
> What about other situations? For example, what do you use for the "i" 
> loop variable?
> 

I'd just point out that small negative numbers are FAR more common than
numbers in range [2**31..2**32-1].
Now, make your own conclusion.


> I recently activated gcc -Wsign-conversion option on a codebase and 
> received a lot of warnings. I started to fix them, usually
> expliciting casting. Is it the way or is it better to avoid the
> warning from the beginning, choosing the right signed or unsigned
> type?
> 
>

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signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 17:03 +0200
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 17:38 +0200
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-10-20 19:43 +0300
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 19:07 +0200
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-10-20 18:01 +0000
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-21 04:27 +0200
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-10-21 09:13 +0200
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 17:44 -0500
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-20 23:36 +0000
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-20 23:52 +0000
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 16:58 -0700
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-10-20 20:03 +0200
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-20 20:09 +0000
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 01:43 +0000
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-10-21 12:42 +0200
        Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2025-10-21 14:44 -0400
          Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-10-21 22:56 +0200
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 14:48 -0700
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 17:13 -0700
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-21 01:45 +0000
        Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-10-21 03:52 +0000
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-20 23:35 +0000
    Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-20 23:38 +0000
      Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-21 09:57 +0200
        Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-21 19:45 +0000
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-10-21 04:42 +0000
  Re: signed vs unsigned and gcc -Wsign-conversion Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-12-15 00:25 -0800

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