Re: [boost] Proposed Boost Assert -- once again

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-15 07:57:22

From: "Kevin S. Van Horn" <Kevin.VanHorn_at_[hidden]>
> Peter Dimov writes:
>
> > what is the intended audience of BOOST_ASSERT, Boost library developers
> > or "end users"?
>
> Both.  I would like a uniform way of handling assertions / tests of
> preconditions in Boost libraries, and I would also like to be able to use
> it in application code.

OK, let me rephrase that. What is the primary audience of BOOST_ASSERT?
Making it more suitable for application-level use may mean that it becomes
unacceptable for some Boost libraries. We don't want that. :-) So I've
adopted a fairly conservative approach.