Re: assert_handler?

frege wrote:

 > Has there been any talk about increasing support for debugging in the
 > next C++? In particular, things like extending assert, adding trace()
 > (or output_debug_string() or whatever).

The answer is "yes"! Check out

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1962.html

but note that this proposal is about much more than just "debugging".

 > More in particular, I wish there was an assert_handler similar to
 > new_handler. ie when using assert(expression) and the expression is
 > false, assert_handler is called (if one exists), else it goes back to
 > the default behaviour.

This is described here

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1962.html#failure-handler-functions

Let us know what you think

best regards

-Thorsten

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