[geos-devel] [GEOS] #638: Recommend a static_cast around assert strings

[GEOS]

#638: Recommend a static_cast around assert strings
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 Reporter:  goatbar     |       Owner:  geos-devel@…
     Type:  defect      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  major       |   Milestone:  3.7.0
Component:  Default     |     Version:  3.3.8
 Severity:  Unassigned  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:              |
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Comment (by mloskot):

 To me, the cast looks, well, unfitting.

 Why not to use conversion to bool, pretty idiomatic

 {{{
 assert(!!!"SHOULD NEVER GET HERE");
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ticket/638#comment:11>
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