Re: [PATCH] support: Define support_static_assert for use from C and C++

[Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>]

On 12/31/2017 09:25 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Florian Weimer wrote:
> > +/* Static assertion, under a common name for both C++ and C11.  */
> > +#ifdef __cplusplus
> > +# define support_static_assert static_assert
> > +#else
> > +# define support_static_assert _Static_assert
> > +#endif
>
> Wouldn't it be simpler to do this?
>
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> # define _Static_assert static_assert
> #endif
>
> and then use _Static_assert everywhere? Or do it the other way around. 
> It seems odd to introduce yet another name "support_static_assert" for 
> this concept.

_Static_assert is reserved in C++ as well, so I don't want to touch it. 
The GCC headers might eventually use it in a way which is not strictly 
equivalent to static_assert.  I don't feel very strongly about this, though.

Thanks,
Florian