Fixing compiler warnings around implicit type casting loosing precision

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           scons target=release generate_bindings=yes -j $(nproc)
 
+      - name: Build test project
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          scons target=release -j $(nproc)
+
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -55,6 +60,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           scons target=release generate_bindings=yes -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
 
+      - name: Build test project
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          scons target=release -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
+
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -89,6 +99,11 @@ jobs:
           gcc --version
           scons target=release generate_bindings=yes use_mingw=yes -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
 
+      #- name: Build test project (TODO currently not supported, leaving uncommented as a reminder to fix this)
+      #  run: |
+      #    cd test
+      #    scons target=release use_mingw=yes -j $env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
+
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
@@ -118,6 +133,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           scons target=release generate_bindings=yes -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
+      - name: Build test project
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          scons target=release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
+
   static-checks:
     name: Static Checks (clang-format)
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04