Re: [boost] [assert] static_assert envy

Subject: Re: [boost] [assert] static_assert envy
From: Dean Michael Berris (mikhailberis_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-17 10:15:31

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Â namespace boost { namespace assertion { namespace detail {
> Â inline void extended_assert_failed(char const * msg, char const *
> function,
> Â  Â char const * file, long line)
> Â {
> Â  Â std::cerr << "***** Internal Program Error - Assertion Failed *****\n";
> Â  Â std::cerr << file << '(' << line << "): error in " << function << ": "
> << msg << std::endl;
> Â  Â std::exit(99999);
> Â }
> Â }}} Â // boost::assertion::detail
>

This caught my eye. Do you really want to hard-code the exit value to
99999? Or would you rather use std::abort() just like the normal
cassert implementation does?

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Dean Michael Berris
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