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From: cop_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-09-15 22:41:00


>
> There is a historical avoidance of assert() in Boost, due to
possible ODR
> violations. However, I believe that the new Jam build system
removes (most
> of) this hesitance by building both debug and release versions of
the Boost
> library. It's still possible to shoot yourself in the foot, but
it's less
> likely.
>
> -Steve

Pardon my ignorance, but what is an "ODR violation"?

Chris


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