// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto // Copyright (c) 2009-2019 The Bitcoin Core developers // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. // Compile-time verification of assumptions we make. #ifndef BITCOIN_COMPAT_ASSUMPTIONS_H #define BITCOIN_COMPAT_ASSUMPTIONS_H #include // Assumption: We assume that the macro NDEBUG is not defined. // Example(s): We use assert(...) extensively with the assumption of it never // being a noop at runtime. #if defined(NDEBUG) # error "Bitcoin cannot be compiled without assertions." #endif // Assumption: We assume the floating-point types to fulfill the requirements of // IEC 559 (IEEE 754) standard. // Example(s): Floating-point division by zero in ConnectBlock, CreateTransaction // and EstimateMedianVal. static_assert(std::numeric_limits::is_iec559, "IEEE 754 float assumed"); static_assert(std::numeric_limits::is_iec559, "IEEE 754 double assumed"); // Assumption: We assume eight bits per byte (obviously, but remember: don't // trust -- verify!). // Example(s): Everywhere :-) static_assert(std::numeric_limits::digits == 8, "8-bit byte assumed"); // Assumption: We assume floating-point widths. // Example(s): Type punning in serialization code (ser_{float,double}_to_uint{32,64}). static_assert(sizeof(float) == 4, "32-bit float assumed"); static_assert(sizeof(double) == 8, "64-bit double assumed"); // Assumption: We assume integer widths. // Example(s): GetSizeOfCompactSize and WriteCompactSize in the serialization // code. static_assert(sizeof(short) == 2, "16-bit short assumed"); static_assert(sizeof(int) == 4, "32-bit int assumed"); // Some important things we are NOT assuming (non-exhaustive list): // * We are NOT assuming a specific value for sizeof(std::size_t). // * We are NOT assuming a specific value for std::endian::native. // * We are NOT assuming a specific value for std::locale("").name(). // * We are NOT assuming a specific value for std::numeric_limits::is_signed. #endif // BITCOIN_COMPAT_ASSUMPTIONS_H