http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55095
Bug #: 55095 Summary: Wshift-overflow Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.8.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: m...@gcc.gnu.org From: http://blog.llvm.org/2011/05/c-at-google-here-be-dragons.html const long kMaxDiskSpace = 10 << 30; // Ten gigs ought to be enough for anybody. clang++ (no other options) test.c:1:31: warning: signed shift result (0x280000000) requires 35 bits to represent, but 'int' only has 32 bits [-Wshift-overflow] const long kMaxDiskSpace = 10 << 30; // Ten gigs ought to be enough for anybody. ~~ ^ ~~ 1 warning generated. g++ -Wall -Wextra -Wconversion: silence. :-(