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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Implementing static_assert
Date: Wed, 06 May 2015 13:28:14 -0700
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jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> writes:
> I have added this useful construct to the lcc-win compiler.
>
> Description:
>
> #include <assert.h>
> static_assert(boolean expression, message)
[snip]

See my reply in comp.compilers.lcc (I happened to see that first).

Quick summary: This is standard in C11.

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