#define _ASSERT_STATIC0(_line, _cond) _ASSERT_STATIC1 (_line, (_cond))
#define ASSERT_STATIC(_cond) _ASSERT_STATIC0 (__LINE__, (_cond))
-/* Note: C++ allows sizeof() of variable-lengh arrays. So, if _cond is not
- * constant, it still compiles (ouch!), but at least we'll get a -Wvla warning. */
-#define ASSERT_STATIC_EXPR_ZERO(_cond) (0 * (unsigned int) sizeof (char[(_cond) ? 1 : -1]))
+template <unsigned int cond> class hb_assert_constant_t {};
+
+#define ASSERT_STATIC_EXPR_ZERO(_cond) (0 * (unsigned int) sizeof (hb_assert_constant_t<_cond>))
#define _PASTE1(a,b) a##b
#define PASTE(a,b) _PASTE1(a,b)