http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49820
--- Comment #9 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-07-24 09:40:57 UTC --- (In reply to comment #8) > Why is the behavior different for signed and unsigned? > The expression (a + 5 < a) is reduced to always false when a is signed, but > not > when a is unsigned. Because for unsigned, wrapping is the behavior for UINT_MAX +1. As there is no overflow for unsigned integer, a+5 can be less than a.