Re: [boost] Re: Meta programming 'debug' mode.

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-09 19:02:58

Dirk Gerrits <dirk_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Dirk Gerrits wrote:
>  >
>  > I'd say something like:
>  >
>  > #ifdef STATIC_NDEBUG
>  > #    define BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT2(e) BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(e)
>  > #else
>  > #    define BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT2(e) (void(e))
>  > #endif
>  >
>  > Analogous to <cassert>.
>
> Argh, the if and else branches should be reversed of course. You've
> gotta love negative logic. ;)

I like the basic idea, but are you sure it will work in all the
contexts where BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT works?  I think BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT
functions like a declaration, syntactically.

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Dave Abrahams
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