#ifdef __clang__ // clang already includes the condition in the error message and emits // an additional warning here if we use the variant without message #define compiletimeassert(cond) _Static_assert(cond,"") #elif __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201710L #define compiletimeassert(cond) _Static_assert(cond,#cond) #elif __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L #define compiletimeassert(cond) _Static_assert(cond,#cond) #else #define __X(x, y) x ## y #define __Y(x, y) __X(x, y) #define compiletimeassert(cond) struct __Y(foo,__LINE__) { char __temp[1 - (!(cond))*2]; }; #endif