conversion of short to unsigned it

[Norman Diamond]

> 	unsinged int ui;
> 	unsigned short us;
> 	short s;
>
> 	s = -3;
> 	us = -3;
> 	ui = s;
>
> 	if ((unsigned int)s == us) printf("OOPS\n");
>
> prints OOPS meaning that fffffffd == 0000fffd !!!

It could mean 0000fffd == 0000fffd.
If (unsigned int) s is sometimes equivalent to (unsigned int) (int) s,
but other times equivalent to (unsigned int) (unsigned short) s,
then I don't think any rule is being violated.  A compiler does not
have to be consistent in its treatment of ambiguous constructs.
(In fact, inconsistency should be encouraged because it quickens the
discovery of bugs.)

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