Re: [Oml-devel] Web site, CVS and container API sketch.

[Wei D. <wd...@Pr...>]

I get your point.  Then I think the current code is OK.  I prefer "chk" 
to save a few key strokes.  Regarding to the mailing list, have you 
received the confirmation email after subscription and replied it?

- Wei

Cucinotta Tommaso wrote:
> I see you got the point in the existence of the various 
> macro. You're right, assertions are supposed to be used to 
> detect programming errors during development, therefore 
> they are optimized away in final releases (with a debug 
> level supposedly lower than DEBUG), while checks are 
> supposed to remain in production state, therefore there 
> are various actions undertakable when such conditions are 
> detected:
>
> - oml_check_exit: exit the program if condition not 
> satisfied
>    (for fast prototyping, not to be used in final 
> programs)
> - oml_check_go: go to label if condition not satisfied
>    (typically at an error-recovery point)
> - oml_check_ret: return a specified value if condition not 
> satisfied
>
> Maybe 'check' may be used in place of 'chk' for clarity 
> and uniformity with 'assert' macros.
>
> Whether to leave assertion expansion/elimination under the 
> control of the debugging level is still a mystery to me: 
> could it be meaningful to separate the two concepts ?
> (adding sensitivity to a OML_ASSERT_ENABLED define).
>
> Couldn't figure out what's going on yet, but I don't 
> receive any message from the list, thus I'm reading from 
> the on-line archives :-(. Tried options, subscribe, 
> unsubscribe, resubscribe, no way.
>
> Bye,
>
>    T.
>
> The web site is very nice.
>
> I just realized a possible bug in the Syntax Quick Tour. 
> Statements
> like the following are used very often
>
> oml_assert_ok(oml_vector_init(&v, 16));
>
> However, when you disable assert, the vector init code is 
> optimized
> out. I think oml_chk_exit might be
> more suitable. I'm wondering if it's appropriate to make 
> assert
> generate the tested code even if assert is
> disabled.
>
> BTW, I've signed up for the mailing list. So please just 
> send emails to
> the mailing list.
>
> Best,
>
> - Wei
>
> I've signed up for the mailing list, so please send the 
> further
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