Static assert in C

Question

What\'s the best way to achieve compile time static asserts in C (not C++), with particular emphasis on GCC?

Answer 1

This worked for some old gcc. Sorry that I forgot what version it was:

#define _cat(x, y) x##y

#define _sassert(exp, ln)\
extern char _cat(SASSERT_, ln)[1]; \
extern char _cat(SASSERT_, ln)[exp ? 1 : 2]

#define sassert(exp) _sassert((exp), __LINE__)

//
sassert(1 == 2);

//
#148 declaration is incompatible with "char SASSERT_134[1]" (declared at line 134)  main.c  /test/source/controller line 134    C/C++ Problem