Re: [boost] [utility] [assert] Proposal for a new assert macro which stores the failed values ("informative assert")

Subject: Re: [boost] [utility] [assert] Proposal for a new assert macro which stores the failed values ("informative assert")
From: Viktor Sehr (viktor.sehr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-06-06 20:38:09

I second the problem with BOOST_ASSERT_MSG. And I'm thinking it can be

> trivially worked around: BOOST_ASSERT_MSG could be (conditionally) defined
> like so:
>
> #if defined(BOOST_ASSERT_MSG_SIMPLIFIED)
> #define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG( expr, msg ) assert( (expr) || !msg )
> #else
> ...
> #endif
>
> I might get something wrong, but why not simply #define BOOST_ASSERT_MSG(
expr, msg ) assert( expr)?
The point of the msg-part, to me, is to serialize variables?