Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3286: assert()-like functionality in release mode

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3286: assert()-like functionality in release mode
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-24 01:03:32

#3286: assert()-like functionality in release mode
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 Reporter:  Olaf van der Spek <OlafvdSpek@…>          |       Owner:         
     Type:  Feature Requests                          |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  Boost 1.41.0                              |   Component:  None   
  Version:  Boost 1.39.0                              |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                                            |  
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Comment(by steven_watanabe):

 The expansion of assert is controlled by the macro NDEBUG independently of
 optimization options.  Because of the way assert is designed, it is always
 a bug if an assertion fails.  This is due to more than just the fact that
 assertions can be disabled.  It is also due to the fact that a failed
 assertion crashes the program.  In addition, proper handling of errors
 that are not bugs is much more complex than assert is capable of handling.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3286#comment:1>
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