pythongh-99069: Consolidate checks for static_assert (python#94766)

Several platforms don't define the static_assert macro despite having
compiler support for the _Static_assert keyword. The macro needs to be
defined since it is used unconditionally in the Python code. So it
should always be safe to define it if undefined and not in C++11 (or
later) mode.

Hence, remove the checks for particular platforms or libc versions,
and just define static_assert anytime it needs to be defined but isn't.
That way, all platforms that need the fix will get it, regardless of
whether someone specifically thought of them.

Also document that certain macOS versions are among the platforms that
need this.

The C2x draft (currently expected to become C23) makes static_assert
a keyword to match C++. So only define the macro for up to C17.

Co-authored-by: Victor Stinner <[email protected]>

Author: 2 people

Include/pymacro.h

@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@
 
 // gh-91782: On FreeBSD 12, if the _POSIX_C_SOURCE and _XOPEN_SOURCE macros are
 // defined, <sys/cdefs.h> disables C11 support and <assert.h> does not define
-// the static_assert() macro. Define the static_assert() macro in Python until
-// <sys/cdefs.h> suports C11:
+// the static_assert() macro.
 // https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=255290
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__) && !defined(static_assert)
-#  define static_assert _Static_assert
-#endif
-
-// static_assert is defined in glibc from version 2.16. Before it requires
-// compiler support (gcc >= 4.6) and is called _Static_assert.
-// In C++ 11 static_assert is a keyword, redefining is undefined behaviour.
-#if (defined(__GLIBC__) \
-     && (__GLIBC__ < 2 || (__GLIBC__ == 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ <= 16)) \
-     && !(defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L) \
-     && !defined(static_assert))
+//
+// macOS <= 10.10 doesn't define static_assert in assert.h at all despite
+// having C11 compiler support.
+//
+// static_assert is defined in glibc from version 2.16. Compiler support for
+// the C11 _Static_assert keyword is in gcc >= 4.6.
+//
+// MSVC makes static_assert a keyword in C11-17, contrary to the standards.
+//
+// In C++11 and C2x, static_assert is a keyword, redefining is undefined
+// behaviour. So only define if building as C (if __STDC_VERSION__ is defined),
+// not C++, and only for C11-17.
+#if !defined(static_assert) && (defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)) \
+     && defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L \
+     && __STDC_VERSION__ <= 201710L
 #  define static_assert _Static_assert
 #endif
 

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-02-11-05-31-05.gh-issue-99069.X4LDvY.rst

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Extended workaround defining ``static_assert`` when missing from the libc headers to all clang and gcc builds. In particular, this fixes building on macOS <= 10.10.