https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=112647
Xi Ruoyao <xry111 at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |xry111 at gcc dot gnu.org Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #1 from Xi Ruoyao <xry111 at gcc dot gnu.org> --- The standard is clear on this. In N1570 section 6.5.8 "Relational operators" p3: If both of the operands have arithmetic type, the usual arithmetic conversions are performed. In section 6.3.1.8 "Usual arithmetic conversions": <quote> Otherwise, the integer promotions are performed on both operands. Then the following rules are applied to the promoted operands: If both operands have the same type, then no further conversion is needed. ... ... </quote> The leading "otherwise" basically means "neither operands have a floating-point type". In section 6.3.1.1 "Boolean, characters, and integers" p2 and p3: <quote> The following may be used in an expression wherever an int or unsigned int may be used: - An object or expression with an integer type (other than int or unsigned int) whose integer conversion rank is less than or equal to the rank of int and unsigned int. - A bit-field of type _Bool, int, signed int, or unsigned int. If an int can represent all values of the original type (as restricted by the width, for a bit-field), the value is converted to an int; otherwise, it is converted to an unsigned int. These are called the integer promotions. The integer promotions preserve value including sign. </quote> Here an int can obviously represent all values of "unsigned isActive : 1" (the values are 0 and 1), so the value is converted to a int. And the value (including sign) is preserved, so the left operand is converted to (int) 1, not (int) -1. Now the left operand and the right operand have the same type, so "both operands have the same type, no further conversion is needed." Then we are just evaluating (int)1 > (int)0, resulting 1. Those words are unchanged (except _Bool is replaced with bool) in N3054. So GCC does the correct thing. Not a GCC bug.