// 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 a C++11 (ISO/IEC 14882:2011) compiler (minimum requirement). // Example(s): We assume the presence of C++11 features everywhere :-) // Note: MSVC does not report the expected __cplusplus value due to legacy // reasons. #if !defined(_MSC_VER) // ISO Standard C++11 [cpp.predefined]p1: // "The name __cplusplus is defined to the value 201103L when compiling a C++ // translation unit." static_assert(__cplusplus >= 201103L, "C++11 standard assumed"); #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"); static_assert(sizeof(unsigned) == 4, "32-bit unsigned assumed"); // Assumption: We assume size_t to be 32-bit or 64-bit. // Example(s): size_t assumed to be at least 32-bit in ecdsa_signature_parse_der_lax(...). // size_t assumed to be 32-bit or 64-bit in MallocUsage(...). static_assert(sizeof(size_t) == 4 || sizeof(size_t) == 8, "size_t assumed to be 32-bit or 64-bit"); static_assert(sizeof(size_t) == sizeof(void*), "Sizes of size_t and void* assumed to be equal"); // Some important things we are NOT assuming (non-exhaustive list): // * 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