---
name: "BUILD_BUG"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-3.2"
version: "3.2.78-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/BUILD_BUG"
---

# BUILD\_BUG(9)

break compile if used.

## NAME

BUILD\_BUG - break compile if used.

## SYNOPSIS

**BUILD\_BUG(void);**

## ARGUMENTS

None

## DESCRIPTION

If you have some code that you expect the compiler to eliminate at build time, you should use BUILD\_BUG to detect if it is unexpectedly used.

## COPYRIGHT