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From: alex@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: C-Debug package ... (a la "context-independent macros")
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Date: Sun, 3-Feb-85 15:10:35 EST
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[Debugged]

Wherever possible a macro should expand into an expression.

    #define assert(x) (!(x) ? die_miserably("x bombed\n") : 1)

will do what is desired--if x is untrue, die_miserably will be executed.
(Maybe this could even be improved by casting the result to void?)