# Wsign-compare

Determines whether warnings are issued when a comparison between signed and unsigned values could produce an incorrect result when the signed value is converted to unsigned.

## Syntax

Linux: | -Wsign-compare -Wno-sign-compare

Windows: | None

## Arguments

None

## Default

-Wno-sign-compare | The compiler does not issue these warnings

## Description

This option determines whether warnings are issued when a comparison between signed and unsigned values could produce an incorrect result when the signed value is converted to unsigned.

On Linux* systems, this option is provided for compatibility with gcc.

## IDE Equivalent

None

## Alternate Options

None

Parent topic: Compiler Diagnostic Options