Arithmetic using numeric constants

Hello,

We came across a mystery/bug yesterday. This was tested with C51 v9.53 (Simplicity Studio) and 9.56 (uVision).

unsigned char data c;
unsigned int data d;

// The values 0x7B and 0xFF7B are wrong
c = (200 - 50) * (255 - 0) / (255 - 50);
0000738d:   MOV     65H, #7BH

d = (200 - 50) * (255 - 0) / (255 - 50);
00007390:   MOV     66H, #0FFH
00007393:   MOV     67H, #7BH


//These are correct
c = (200 - 50) * (255u - 0) / (255 - 50);
0000738d:   MOV     65H, #0BAH

d = (200 - 50) * (255u - 0) / (255 - 50);
00007390:   MOV     66H, #00H
00007393:   MOV     67H, #0BAH

The uVision docs say that numeric constants default to 16 bits. Is this not true? Or is this an issue with the "Constant Folding" optimizing step?

Any insights appreciated,
Darren

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