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

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-09-01 11:35:12

Greg Colvin wrote:

>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.

I know, I know.  It is a rough tool but the only thing we have.  But
I really dislike the idea of ODR violations in Boost headers.

Maybe after this dicussion runs a bit longer, we ought to take a
vote.

--Beman