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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 OR MIT */
+/*
+ * Assert for NOLIBC
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
+ */
+
+/* make sure to include all global symbols */
+#include "nolibc.h"
+
+#ifndef _NOLIBC_ASSERT_H
+#define _NOLIBC_ASSERT_H
+
+#include "errno.h"
+#include "stdio.h"
+#include "stdlib.h"
+
+#endif /* _NOLIBC_ASSERT_H */
+
+/* NDEBUG needs to be evaluated on *each* inclusion */
+#ifdef assert
+#undef assert
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+#define assert(expr) \
+({ \
+ if (!(expr)) { \
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s:%d: %s: Assertion `%s' failed.\n", \
+ program_invocation_short_name, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, \
+ #expr); \
+ abort(); \
+ } \
+})
+#else
+#define assert(expr) ((void)0)
+#endif