Add --with-assertions configure flag to enable C assertions(#1731)
Defaults to 'no', but as before assertions are implied by --with-pydebug.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c9340c6..e3091ea 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -817,6 +817,7 @@
enable_shared
enable_profiling
with_pydebug
+with_assertions
enable_optimizations
with_lto
with_hash_algorithm
@@ -1512,6 +1513,7 @@
compiler
--with-suffix=.exe set executable suffix
--with-pydebug build with Py_DEBUG defined
+ --with-assertions build with C assertions enabled
--with-lto Enable Link Time Optimization in PGO builds.
Disabled by default.
--with-hash-algorithm=[fnv|siphash24]
@@ -6464,6 +6466,33 @@
fi
+# Check for --with-assertions. Py_DEBUG implies assertions, but also changes
+# the ABI. This allows enabling assertions without changing the ABI.
+assertions='false'
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for --with-assertions" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for --with-assertions... " >&6; }
+
+# Check whether --with-assertions was given.
+if test "${with_assertions+set}" = set; then :
+ withval=$with_assertions;
+if test "$withval" != no
+then
+ assertions='true'
+fi
+fi
+
+if test "$assertions" = 'true'; then
+ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+elif test "$Py_DEBUG" = 'true'; then
+ assertions='true'
+ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: implied by --with-pydebug" >&5
+$as_echo "implied by --with-pydebug" >&6; }
+else
+ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
# Enable optimization flags
@@ -7414,7 +7443,7 @@
;;
esac
-if test "$Py_DEBUG" = 'true'; then
+if test "$assertions" = 'true'; then
:
else
OPT="-DNDEBUG $OPT"