https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70779
Bug ID: 70779 Summary: -trapv does not generate trapping vode for integer conversions Product: gcc Version: 4.9.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: igodard at pacbell dot net Target Milestone: --- This source: extern int si; extern unsigned ui; int main(int argc, char** argv) { return argc==0?si:ui; } compiled with this command line: gcc -S -O3 -ftrapv src/test2.c gets this code: main: .LFB0: .cfi_startproc testl %edi, %edi movl ui(%rip), %eax cmove si(%rip), %eax ret .cfi_endproc Note that there is no check for overflow.