--- a/liboctave/util/oct-inttypes.cc	Sat Apr 05 15:09:09 2014 -0400
+++ b/liboctave/util/oct-inttypes.cc	Sat Apr 05 15:30:30 2014 -0400
@@ -785,4 +785,23 @@
 %!assert ((int64 (2**62)+1)**1, int64 (2**62)+1)
 %!assert ((int64 (2**30)+1)**2, int64 (2**60+2**31) + 1)
 
+%!assert (uint8 (char (128)), uint8 (128));
+%!assert (uint8 (char (255)), uint8 (255));
+%!assert (int8 (char (128)), int8 (128));
+%!assert (int8 (char (255)), int8 (255));
+
+%!assert (uint16 (char (128)), uint16 (128));
+%!assert (uint16 (char (255)), uint16 (255));
+%!assert (int16 (char (128)), int16 (128));
+%!assert (int16 (char (255)), int16 (255));
+
+%!assert (uint32 (char (128)), uint32 (128));
+%!assert (uint32 (char (255)), uint32 (255));
+%!assert (int32 (char (128)), int32 (128));
+%!assert (int32 (char (255)), int32 (255));
+
+%!assert (uint64 (char (128)), uint64 (128));
+%!assert (uint64 (char (255)), uint64 (255));
+%!assert (int64 (char (128)), int64 (128));
+%!assert (int64 (char (255)), int64 (255));
 */