MC_ARG_ENABLE_DEVELOPER_MODE
Pavel Roskin
proski at gnu.org
Fri May 20 14:24:44 UTC 2005
Hi, Roland!
> > Also, NDEBUG is documented in glibc.info - it disables assert(). I
> > don't think it's a good idea. Failed assertions should terminate the
> > program. In my opinion, the only exception is when they are placed by
> > somebody with the purpose of understanding how the program works. Then
> > other users wouldn't need those particular asserts to terminate the
> > program.
>
> please
> (GNU) grep -wr assert mc
> and see what assert() is used for.
Why don't you use g_assert* functions like the rest of the code does?
Their behavior can be controlled by environment variables (if I remember
correctly), which is much more convenient than a hardcoded choice.
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Regards,
Pavel Roskin
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