[QUESTION] Usage of negative number notations on unsigned numbers.

[Andreas Schwab]

On Nov 24 2023, Karthik B K wrote:

> If so, isn't it safer to use (~0UL) ? This could be a very silent bug. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

The safest way is to write -1 without any suffix.  This is guaranteed to
evaluate to the maximum value when converted to any unsigned type.

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