How to do static_assert with macros?

Question

I have tried to use this suggestion to do a static assert, but I do not get a compilation error if I use it within a method of a template.

The example follows :

Answer 1

Prior to C++11 I would normally do:

typedef int static_assert_something[something ? 1 : -1];

You can also look at boost static assert. But it is too bloated for my liking. It is easy to make things bigger, it is hard to make them any better.