[tor-bugs] #18888 [Core Tor/Tor]: we should log an unmistakeable warning when --disable-asserts-in-tests is enabled

Mon Apr 25 20:22:49 UTC 2016

#18888: we should log an unmistakeable warning when --disable-asserts-in-tests is
enabled
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  029-proposed  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 The check on [https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/configure.ac#n55
 configure.ac:55] seems to warn pretty loudly already as it prints an error
 message and aborts the configuration phase.

 FWIW the [https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html
 #Printing-Messages Autoconf manual] advises that `[t]he error-description
 should start with a lower-case letter, and “cannot” is preferred to
 “can't”.` So the current error message could be improved (on both points).

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