--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * check for the correct signness of a char constant
+ * (signed versus unsigned)
+ * (indirect via integer promotion)
+ *
+ * Note, the check for the --funsigned-char must be invoked by hand
+ * see the following emacs sexp
+ * (compile "SDCCFLAGS=--funsigned-char make -C .. ALL_TESTS='./tests/funsigned-char.c'")
+ * (compile "make -C .. ALL_TESTS='./tests/funsigned-char.c'")
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <testfwk.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+
+int glb_schar_to_int = ~ (signed char) '\200';
+int glb_uchar_to_int = ~ (unsigned char) '\200';
+int glb_char_to_int = ~ '\200';
+
+int tst_schar_to_int() { return ~ (signed char) '\200'; }
+int tst_uchar_to_int() { return ~ (unsigned char) '\200'; }
+int tst_char_to_int() { return ~ '\200'; }
+
+
+void
+testBug(void)
+{
+#ifdef SDCC_CHAR_UNSIGNED
+ ASSERT(CHAR_MAX == 255);
+ ASSERT(CHAR_MIN == 0);
+#else
+ ASSERT(CHAR_MAX == 127);
+ ASSERT(CHAR_MIN == -128);
+#endif
+
+ ASSERT(tst_uchar_to_int() == -129);
+ ASSERT(glb_uchar_to_int == -129);
+
+ ASSERT(tst_schar_to_int() == 127);
+ ASSERT(glb_schar_to_int == 127);
+
+#ifdef SDCC_CHAR_UNSIGNED
+ ASSERT(tst_char_to_int() == -129);
+ ASSERT(glb_char_to_int == -129);
+#else
+ ASSERT(tst_char_to_int() == 127);
+ ASSERT(glb_char_to_int == 127);
+#endif
+}