sub literalize
{
    ????
}

sub assert($)
{
    my ($condition) = @_;

    my $literal_condition_code = literalize(@_);

    if ($condition)
    {
       print "assertion failed: $literal_condition_code\n";
    }
}

assert(42 == 24);


##</code><code>##

assertion failed: 42 == 24

##</code><code>##

#define assert(condition) { if (!condition) { printf("assertion failed: %s\n", #condition); } }