[tor-bugs] #23054 [Core Tor/Tor]: BUG() macros shouldn't be warned as dead-code under coverity.
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#23054: BUG() macros shouldn't be warned as dead-code under coverity.
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Reporter: nickm | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone: Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
Component: Core Tor/Tor | Version:
Severity: Normal | Keywords:
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It's fine for our BUG() checks to be dead code: they're functionally
equivalent to nonfatal assertions. Leaving them in is good defensive
programming, since they prevent us from introducing bugs later on.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/23054>
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