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--  This module contains the definition of the exception that is raised
--  when an assertion made using pragma Assert fails (i.e. the given
--  expression evaluates to False. It also contains the routines used

--  to raise this assertion with an associated message.

with System.Standard_Library;

package System.Assertions is
   Assert_Msg : String (1 .. System.Standard_Library.Exception_Msg_Max);
   Assert_Msg_Length : Natural := 0;
   --  Characters and length of message passed to Raise_Assert_Failure
   --  The initial length of zero indicates that no message has been set

   --  yet (and Assert_Message will return the null string in such cases)
   Assert_Failure : exception;

   --  Exception raised when assertion fails
   procedure Raise_Assert_Failure (Msg : String);

   --  Called to raise Assert_Failure with given message
end System.Assertions;