This can be used to check that tables have the right number of entries, etc. at compile-time. This will hopefully catch things that are missed if particular drivers aren't tested, for example.
v2: Simplify the macro to omit the extra line number info (the compiler already indicates the line number). And wrap the macro for readability. --- src/mesa/main/compiler.h | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/mesa/main/compiler.h b/src/mesa/main/compiler.h index 921e302..25d9810 100644 --- a/src/mesa/main/compiler.h +++ b/src/mesa/main/compiler.h @@ -310,6 +310,18 @@ static INLINE GLuint CPU_TO_LE32(GLuint x) #endif #endif + +/** + * Static (compile-time) assertion. + * Basically, use COND to dimension an array. If COND is false/zero the + * array size will be -1 and we'll get a compilation error. + */ +#define STATIC_ASSERT(COND) \ + do { \ + typedef int static_assertion_failed[(!!(COND))*2-1]; \ + } while (0) + + #if (__GNUC__ >= 3) #define PRINTFLIKE(f, a) __attribute__ ((format(__printf__, f, a))) #else -- 1.7.3.4 _______________________________________________ mesa-dev mailing list mesa-dev@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev