C preprocessor: Difference between revisions

==== Uses for debugging ====

Assertions are used to catch situations which should never happen, even under error circumstances.

assert( sizeof(struct free_memory_block) == 8 );

assert( 1 != 2 );

#define assert(x) do {} while(0)

Some rare unrecoverable errors should be tested for also in production code and these test should not be disabled so that we recognise the problem instead of having random crashes

testif( isChecksumCorrect( kernel_heap.first_free_list ) );

testif( timersAreOn );