> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:step...@networkplumber.org] > Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2025 16.32 > > On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:55:02 +0200 > Morten Brørup <m...@smartsharesystems.com> wrote: > > > I was wondering if this was somehow possible: > > > > #define RTE_VERIFY(exp) do { \ > > + if (__rte_constant(exp)) \ > > + FAIL_AT_BUILD_TIME(); \ > > if (unlikely(!(exp))) \ > > rte_panic("line %d\tassert \"%s\" failed\n", __LINE__, > #exp); \ > > } while (0) > > > > I tried static_assert(), but it cannot be used in this way. > > > What happens?
The compiler says: error: expected expression before '_Static_assert' It seems static_assert is a declaration, so you cannot treat it as a function, using e.g.: if (1) static_assert(1, "OK");
