dsimcha wrote: > == Quote from Jens Mueller (jens.k.muel...@gmx.de)'s article > > Hi, > > assert(false) should generate the hlt instruction in release mode. > > I.e. > > assert.d: > > void hlt() { > > assert(false); > > } > > $ dmd -release -c assert.d > > $ obj2asm assert.o | grep -w hlt > > works. But > > $ dmd -unittest -release -c assert.d > > $ obj2asm assert.o | grep -w hlt > > fails. > > Can't one have hlt together with unittest? Is it a bug in the compiler > > or correct behavior? > > Jens > > I think this is correct. The -unittest switch implicitly turns on asserts, > and as > far as I can tell makes the -release switch ignored. This means that > assert(false) is no longer special and works just like a regular assert as > per TDPL.
I see. > Is this a problem in practice? If so, please explain. Haven't thought about it. Found this by accident. Jens