A riddle (in C)

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The problem is that (TOTAL_ELEMENTS-2) is an unsigned value. When you make the comparison d <= (TOTAL_ELEMENTS-2), both values are converted to unsigned values, and the result is false.

In your second example, x is signed so there is no problem.

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