Re: pgsql/src/backend/utils/cache (fcache.c)

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> I said:
> > "Hiroshi Inoue" <Inoue@tpf.co.jp> writes:
> >> Seems the Assert() fails in misc regression test at
> >> SELECT p.name, p.hobbies.name FROM person* p;.
>
> > Really?  It does not fail for me (else I'd certainly not have
> > committed the patch this way).
>
> Ah ... it seems that someone has changed the behavior of assert checking
> to default to OFF, with no public notice or discussion.  I think this is
> an extremely ill-considered change --- I will restore the old default
> behavior forthwith.

Huh?  I thought Assert checking was always off by default until
--enable-cassert was set at configure time ... ?  its been that way for as
long as I can remember ... or are we talking abuot a 'post
--enable-cassert configured' compile, using our config file?