AC_ARG_ENABLE(assertions,
AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-assertions],[add runtime sanity checks in the program]),,
[AS_CASE([$build_type], [dev*|pre*], [enable_assertions=yes],
AC_ARG_ENABLE(assertions,
AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-assertions],[add runtime sanity checks in the program]),,
[AS_CASE([$build_type], [dev*|pre*], [enable_assertions=yes],