[boost] Re: assert in inline function w/o ODR violation

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-09-01 11:13:27

From: Beman Dawes <beman_at_[hidden]>
> 
> It is looking like we have to remove the asserts from the
> throw_on_error versions of the casts.

Perhaps.  But doesn't that prejudge the policy question of whether to
forbid uses of assert in Boost headers that could contribute to ODR
violations if NDEBUG is inconsistently defined?

Myself, I like assert, like that it is on by default, encourage its use
in libraries, and trust users of the library who wish to disable assert
to do so consistently.