On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 2:04 PM JF Bastien <cxx_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 11:52 AM Nevin Liber via SG12 <
> sg12_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 6:47 PM JF Bastien via SG12 <sg12_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Compilers diagnose when functions can't be proved to return, and I
>>> wouldn't work on a codebase without this diagnostic enabled as an error. Is
>>> there a valid reason to keep this UB around?
>>>
>>
>> How does one write an assert-type macro which, when it is disabled, still
>> prevents this type of warning/error? Because people do write:
>>
>> my_assert(false);
>>
>> to mean abort in debug mode, take my chances in release mode.
>>
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>
> I don’t think I understand what you’re asking... but it sounds like
>
> #ifdef _DEBUG
> #define YOLO() abort()
> #else
> #define YOLO() std::unreachable() // or __builtin_unreachable()
>
> But I don’t know what you’re going for, and whether this is what you’re
> asking.
>

What I'm saying is that under this, the mere presence of my_assert (even
my_assert(true)) in a function, can change whether or not a program is
conforming.

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