From b66d7f541661b654effbbc44f347754c644776e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Lattner <sabre@nondot.org>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:13:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Improve error messages on assertion failure.

llvm-svn: 821
---
 include/llvm/Value.h | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/llvm/Value.h b/include/llvm/Value.h
index ea17c3ef2ec..aece4ce2439 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Value.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Value.h
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ template <class X> class real_type <class UseTy<X> > { typedef X *Type; };
 //  if (isa<Type>(myVal)) { ... }
 //
 template <class X, class Y>
-inline bool isa(Y Val) { return X::classof(Val); }
+inline bool isa(Y Val) {
+  assert(Val && "isa<Ty>(NULL) invoked!");
+  return X::classof(Val);
+}
 
 
 // cast<X> - Return the argument parameter cast to the specified type.  This
@@ -201,7 +204,8 @@ inline bool isa(Y Val) { return X::classof(Val); }
 //
 template <class X, class Y>
 inline X *cast(Y Val) {
-  assert((Val == 0 || isa<X>(Val)) && "Invalid cast argument type!");
+  assert((Val == 0 || isa<X>(Val)) &&
+         "cast<Ty>() argument of uncompatible type!");
   return (X*)(real_type<Y>::Type)Val;
 }