Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 1/2] compiler.h: add _static_assert()
From: Rasmus Villemoes
Date: Tue Nov 12 2024 - 15:04:12 EST
On Wed, Nov 13 2024, Vincent Mailhol <mailhol.vincent@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Declare a new _statically_true() macro which, by making use of the
> __builtin_choose_expr() and __is_constexpr(x) combo, always produces a
> constant expression.
Looks sane, but $subject needs s/_static_assert/_statically_true/. And
to be completely pedantic, macros are defined, not declared.
>
> - above examples, and a bit more:
>
> https://godbolt.org/z/zzqM1ajPj
>
> - a proof that statically_true() does better constant folding than _statically_true()
>
> https://godbolt.org/z/vK6KK4hMG
At least the second of these might be good to refer to in the commit
message itself.
Rasmus