Re: [boost] suggestion on assertion macros

Subject: Re: [boost] suggestion on assertion macros
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-12 12:34:30

AMDG

DE wrote:
> but to check if the arg converts to bool we can write something like
>
>   #define assert(cond) sizeof(bool(cond))
>   

#define assert(cond) sizeof(bool(cond))

int main() {
    int i = 0;
    assert(i);
}

warning C4800: 'int' : forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' 
(performance warning)

> which may or may not expand to some code (i.e. machine instructions)
>   

If this isn't completely optimized away, and you actually
care, you should get a better compiler.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe