> That is correct.  In RTL constants are always sign-extended from their
> precision to HOST_BITS_PER_WIDE_INT, regardless if it is "signed" or
> "unsigned" constant.  Whether you treat the low precision bits of the
> constant as signed or unsigned is something encoded in the operation on it.
> 
>       Jakub
> 
Euhm, but then surely we must get rid of the is_sign_extended parameter
altogether?

Right now if you call that function for the same example, but with
is_sign_extended set to true, the value will __NOT__ be sign extended.

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