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From: Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid>
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Subject: Re: constexpr keyword is unnecessary
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:26:08 +0000
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On 28/10/2024 11:58, Thiago Adams wrote:
> 
> For instance,
> 
> const unsigned char ch = 1234;
> 
> GCC:
> warning: unsigned conversion from 'int' to 'unsigned char' changes value 
> from '1234' to '210' [-Woverflow]
> 
> The programmer might intend this behavior; in that case, the "alarm" 
> should be acknowledged.

If that is what you want, then why not simply say:
     const unsigned char ch = 210;

Or change it to the char to a short (or int, long, etc).

?

It's a good and helpful warning.  I cannot see why you'd want to ignore it.

Do you expect to remember that 1234 really equals 210 in five years time?