From: Leo Liu <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 20066-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20066: 24.4; should-error and cl-assert
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 12:15:38 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m28ue3i7bp.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvlhi3v0mi.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:05:11 -0400")
On 2015-04-08 10:05 +0800, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> I think test 2 is incorrect. It assumes that when cl-assert fails it
> reacts by throwing a "normal" signal that can be caught like any other.
> This is untrue for example when we decide to compile-away the assertions
> (depending on speed ans safety settings).
>
> cl-assert should be used to check impossible situations and an assertion
> failure is just supposed to bring it to the user's attention to help
> debug the code. It is not meant to be caught&handled like a normal
> signal.
OK, that makes sense.
Leo
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-04-08 4:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-03-09 8:06 bug#20066: 24.4; should-error and cl-assert Leo Liu
2015-03-09 16:12 ` Wolfgang Jenkner
2015-04-07 7:44 ` Leo Liu
2015-04-07 12:47 ` Nicolas Richard
2015-04-07 13:10 ` Nicolas Richard
2015-04-08 2:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-04-08 4:15 ` Leo Liu [this message]
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