nrn_assert.h

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/*
# =============================================================================
# Copyright (c) 2016 - 2021 Blue Brain Project/EPFL
#
# See top-level LICENSE file for details.
# =============================================================================.
*/
 
#pragma once
 
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstdarg>
 
/* Preserving original behaviour requires that we abort() on
 * parse failures.
 *
 * Relying on assert() (as in the original code) is fragile,
 * as this becomes a NOP if the source is compiled with
 * NDEBUG defined.
 */
 
/** Emit formatted message to stderr, then abort(). */
static void abortf(const char* fmt, ...) {
    va_list va;
    va_start(va, fmt);
    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, va);
    va_end(va);
    abort();
}
 
/** assert()-like macro, independent of NDEBUG status */
#define nrn_assert(x) \
    ((x) || (abortf("%s:%d: Assertion '%s' failed.\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, #x), 0))