1 /* Run-time assert-like macros.
3 Copyright (C) 2014-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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18 /* Written by Paul Eggert. */
26 /* Evaluate an assertion E that is guaranteed to be true.
27 If NDEBUG is not defined, abort the program if E is false.
28 If NDEBUG is defined, the compiler can assume E and behavior is
29 undefined if E is false, fails to evaluate, or has side effects.
31 Unlike standard 'assert', this macro evaluates E even when NDEBUG
32 is defined, so as to catch typos, avoid some GCC warnings, and
33 improve performance when E is simple enough.
35 Also see the documentation for 'assume' in verify.h. */
38 # define affirm(E) assume (E)
40 # define affirm(E) assert (E)
43 /* Check E's value at runtime, and report an error and abort if not.
44 However, do nothing if NDEBUG is defined.
46 Unlike standard 'assert', this macro compiles E even when NDEBUG
47 is defined, so as to catch typos and avoid some GCC warnings.
48 Unlike 'affirm', it is OK for E to use hard-to-optimize features,
49 since E is not executed if NDEBUG is defined. */
52 # define assure(E) ((void) (0 && (E)))
54 # define assure(E) assert (E)