[zeromq-dev] [PATCH] decoder asserts

[Christian Gudrian]

Am 27.10.2010 11:18, schrieb Martin Sustrik:

> The derived class (decoder_t) sets the next pointer in the constructor,
> so it should be OK.

That's right. But the base class can't be sure that all derived classes 
stick to the protocol. Shouldn't we at least check for a null pointer 
via an assertion? An assertion failed error is much more friendly than a 
segfault.

Christian