Crypto++ 8.7
Free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes
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trap.h File Reference

Debugging and diagnostic assertions. More...

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Classes

class  DebugTrapHandler
 Default SIGTRAP handler. More...
 

Macros

#define CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(exp)   { ... }
 Debugging and diagnostic assertion. More...
 

Detailed Description

Debugging and diagnostic assertions.

CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is the library's debugging and diagnostic assertion. CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is enabled by CRYPTOPP_DEBUG, DEBUG or _DEBUG.

CRYPTOPP_ASSERT raises a SIGTRAP (Unix) or calls DebugBreak() (Windows).

CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is only in effect when the user requests a debug configuration. NDEBUG (or failure to define it) does not affect CRYPTOPP_ASSERT.

Since
Crypto++ 5.6.5
See also
DebugTrapHandler, Issue 277, CVE-2016-7420

Definition in file trap.h.

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ CRYPTOPP_ASSERT

#define CRYPTOPP_ASSERT (   exp)    { ... }

Debugging and diagnostic assertion.

CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is the library's debugging and diagnostic assertion. CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is enabled by the preprocessor macros CRYPTOPP_DEBUG, DEBUG or _DEBUG.

CRYPTOPP_ASSERT raises a SIGTRAP (Unix) or calls DebugBreak() (Windows). CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is only in effect when the user explicitly requests a debug configuration.

If you want to ensure CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is inert, then do not define CRYPTOPP_DEBUG, DEBUG or _DEBUG. Avoiding the defines means CRYPTOPP_ASSERT is preprocessed into an empty string.

The traditional Posix define NDEBUG has no effect on CRYPTOPP_DEBUG, CRYPTOPP_ASSERT or DebugTrapHandler.

An example of using CRYPTOPP_ASSERT and DebugTrapHandler is shown below. The library's test program, cryptest.exe (from test.cpp), exercises the structure:

  #if defined(CRYPTOPP_DEBUG) && defined(UNIX_SIGNALS_AVAILABLE)
  static const DebugTrapHandler g_dummyHandler;
  #endif

  int main(int argc, char* argv[])
  {
     CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(argv != nullptr);
     ...
  }
 
Since
Crypto++ 5.6.5
See also
DebugTrapHandler, SignalHandler, Issue 277, CVE-2016-7420

Definition at line 68 of file trap.h.