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Use of asserts #1189

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clyne opened this issue Jan 4, 2019 · 1 comment
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Use of asserts #1189

clyne opened this issue Jan 4, 2019 · 1 comment
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clyne commented Jan 4, 2019

C "asserts" become no-ops when compiled in Release mode. Hence, execution will continue past an assert that would otherwise fail. asserts are often used in deeply nested code for which recovery is not practical. We should consider a custom assert that does not become a no-op in release builds
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clyne commented Sep 20, 2021

Addressed with VAssert

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