Re: Own assert() -> Segmentation fault

[red floyd]

StreamKid wrote:
> why is a segmentation fault caused in this simple thing???
> and what exactly is this kind of error???
> sorry, n00b things :/
>
> ******************************************************
> *#define DEBUG
> *#include <cstdio>
> *
> *#define assert( x ) \
> *       if( ! ( x )) \
> *       { \
> *               printf( "\nERROR!! Assert %s failed", #x ); \
> *               printf( "\n on line %s", __LINE__ ); \
> *       }

Your error is on the __LINE__ printf.  __LINE__ isn't a C style string,
its an integral type (the exact flavor escapes me at the moment).  %s is
the wrong format.  This is why, in C++, it is recommended that you avoid
printf and friends, and use iostreams instead.