Re: Typo in assert error message causing confusion?

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Daniel,

I think it is printing the assertion, not the failure.

It would be clearer if it printed:

Assertion "data pointer NNN is valid" failed

But it might be consistent with standard practice. I am not sure.

Mike



On Oct 1, 2013, at 3:01 AM, Daniel Zebralla <daniel.zebralla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> From /host/infra/cyg_ass.h as well as /host/infra/cyg/infra/cyg_ass.h:
> 
> # define CYG_CHECK_DATA_PTRC( _ptr_ )                   \
>         CYG_MACRO_START                                \
>         if ( !cyg_check_data_ptr((void *)(_ptr_)))     \
>             CYG_ASSERT_DOCALL("data pointer (" #_ptr_ ") is valid");\
>         CYG_MACRO_END
> 
> # define CYG_CHECK_FUNC_PTRC( _ptr_ )                       \
>         CYG_MACRO_START                                    \
>         if ( !cyg_check_func_ptr((void (*)(void))(_ptr_))) \
>             CYG_ASSERT_DOCALL("function pointer (" #_ptr_ ") is valid"); \
>         CYG_MACRO_END
> 
> As I understand, CYG_ASSERT_DOCALL is triggered when the checked data or
> function pointer is invalid. The printed message however indicates that the
> checked pointer is valid. Is this an error or am I misunderstanding the
> usage of CYG_ASSERT_DOCALL here?
> 
> Thanks for clarification!
> 
> 
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