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From: | Stefan Monnier |
Subject: | bug#20066: 24.4; should-error and cl-assert |
Date: | Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:05:11 -0400 |
User-agent: | Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> 1. (should-error (error "yes")) >> 2. (should-error (cl-assert nil t)) >> Test 1 succeeds but test 2 fails. 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. Stefan
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