[Vala] Why is 77 greater than 4294967295?

[Jason Martin <agrellum gmail com>]

// simple vala code

void main () {

    long i = 77;

    stdout.printf ("%ld\n", i);
// outputs 77

    stdout.printf ("%u\n", uint.MIN);
// outputs 0

    if (i < uint.MIN) {
        stdout.printf ("Never made it here.\n");
    }

    stdout.printf ("%u\n", uint.MAX);
// outputs 4294967295
// G_MAXUINT

    if (i > uint.MAX) {
        stdout.printf ("Why am I here.\n");
    }

}

valac --cc=gcc gbug.vala



C code generated

/* gbug.c generated by valac 0.40.11, the Vala compiler
 * generated from gbug.vala, do not modify */



#include <glib.h>
#include <glib-object.h>
#include <stdio.h>




void _vala_main (void);


void
_vala_main (void)
{
    glong i = 0L;
    FILE* _tmp0_;
    glong _tmp1_;
    FILE* _tmp2_;
    glong _tmp3_;
    FILE* _tmp5_;
    glong _tmp6_;
    i = (glong) 77;
    _tmp0_ = stdout;
    _tmp1_ = i;
    fprintf (_tmp0_, "%ld\n", _tmp1_);
    _tmp2_ = stdout;
    fprintf (_tmp2_, "%u\n", 0);
    _tmp3_ = i;
    if (_tmp3_ < ((glong) 0)) {
        FILE* _tmp4_;
        _tmp4_ = stdout;
        fprintf (_tmp4_, "Never made it here.\n");
    }
    _tmp5_ = stdout;
    fprintf (_tmp5_, "%u\n", G_MAXUINT);
    _tmp6_ = i;
    if (_tmp6_ > ((glong) G_MAXUINT)) {
        FILE* _tmp7_;
        _tmp7_ = stdout;
        fprintf (_tmp7_, "Why am I here.\n");
    }
}


int
main (int argc,
      char ** argv)
{
    _vala_main ();
    return 0;
}