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diff --git a/src/support/LAssert.h b/src/support/LAssert.h
index 071f50919d..6a93726602 100644
--- a/src/support/LAssert.h
+++ b/src/support/LAssert.h
@@ -4,23 +4,38 @@
 
 #include "support/lyxlib.h"
 
-//namespace LyX {
+extern void emergencyCleanup();
+
+namespace lyx {
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_ASSERTIONS
 
-template<class A> inline void Assert(A assertion)
+/** Live assertion.
+    This is a debug tool to ensure that the assertion holds. If it don't hole
+    we run #emergencyCleanup()# and then #lyx::abort".
+    @param assertion this should evaluate to true unless you want an abort.
+*/
+template<class A>
+inline
+void Assert(A assertion)
 {
 	if (!assertion) {
+		::emergencyCleanup();
 		lyx::abort();
 	}
 }
 
 #else
 
-template<class A> inline void Assert(A /*assertion*/) {}
+/** Dummy assertion.
+    When compiling without assertions we use this no-op function.
+*/
+template<class A>
+inline
+void Assert(A /*assertion*/) {}
 
 #endif /* ENABLE_ASSERTIONS */
 
-//} // end of namespace LyX
-#endif /* LASSERT_H */
+} // end of namespace LyX
 
+#endif /* LASSERT_H */