[v1,1/1] assert: ensure posix compliance, add tests for such

diff --git a/assert/Makefile b/assert/Makefile
index 35dc908ddb..6f2717c80a 100644
--- a/assert/Makefile
+++ b/assert/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@  tests := \
   test-assert-perr \
   tst-assert-c++ \
   tst-assert-g++ \
+  test-assert-2 \
   # tests
 
 ifeq ($(have-cxx-thread_local),yes)
diff --git a/assert/assert.c b/assert/assert.c
index c29629f5f6..f1711f6995 100644
--- a/assert/assert.c
+++ b/assert/assert.c
@@ -87,8 +87,28 @@  __assert_fail_base (const char *fmt, const char *assertion, const char *file,
   else
     {
       /* At least print a minimal message.  */
-      static const char errstr[] = "Unexpected error.\n";
-      __libc_write (STDERR_FILENO, errstr, sizeof (errstr) - 1);
+      char linebuf[100];
+      sprintf(linebuf, "%d", line);
+#define W(s) __libc_write (STDERR_FILENO, s, sizeof (s) - 1);
+#define WS(s) __libc_write (STDERR_FILENO, s, strlen (s));
+      if (__progname)
+	{
+	  WS(__progname);
+	  W(": ");
+	}
+      WS(file);
+      W(":");
+      WS(linebuf);
+      W(": ")
+      if (function)
+	{
+	  WS(function);
+	  W(": ");
+	}
+      W("Assertion `");
+      WS(assertion);
+      /* Intentionally different for testing purposes.  */
+      W("' failed\n");
     }
 
   abort ();
diff --git a/assert/test-assert-2.c b/assert/test-assert-2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f8f683e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assert/test-assert-2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ 
+/* Test assert's compliance with POSIX requirements.
+   Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
+   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+/* This test verifies that a failed assertion acts in accordance with
+   the POSIX requirements, despite any internal failures.  We do so by
+   calling test routines via fork() and monitoring their exit codes
+   and stderr, while possibly forcing internal functions (malloc) to
+   fail.  */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#undef NDEBUG
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#include <support/check.h>
+#include <support/support.h>
+#include <support/capture_subprocess.h>
+#include <support/xstdio.h>
+
+/* We need to be able to make malloc() "fail" so that __asprintf
+   fails.  */
+
+void * (*next_malloc)(size_t sz) = 0;
+static volatile bool fail_malloc = 0;
+
+void *
+malloc (size_t sz)
+{
+  if (fail_malloc)
+    return NULL;
+  if (next_malloc == 0)
+    next_malloc = dlsym (RTLD_NEXT, "malloc");
+  if (next_malloc == 0)
+    return NULL;
+  return next_malloc (sz);
+}
+
+/* We can tell if abort() is called by looking for the custom return
+   value.  */
+
+void
+abort_handler(int s)
+{
+  _exit(5);
+}
+
+static int do_lineno;
+static const char *do_funcname;
+
+/* Hack to get the line of the assert.  */
+#define GET_INFO_1(l)	      \
+  if (closure != NULL)	      \
+    {			      \
+      do_lineno = l;	      \
+      do_funcname = __func__; \
+      return; \
+    }
+#define GET_INFO() GET_INFO_1(__LINE__+1)
+
+/* These are the two test cases.  */
+
+static void
+test_assert_normal (void *closure)
+{
+  if (closure == NULL)
+    signal (SIGABRT, abort_handler);
+
+  GET_INFO ();
+  assert (1 == 2);
+}
+
+
+static void
+test_assert_nomalloc (void *closure)
+{
+  if (closure == NULL)
+    {
+      signal (SIGABRT, abort_handler);
+      fail_malloc = 1;
+    }
+
+  GET_INFO ();
+  assert (1 == 2);
+}
+
+static void
+check_posix (const char *buf, int rv, int line,
+	     const char *funcname, const char *testarg)
+{
+  /* POSIX requires that a failed assertion write a diagnostic to
+     stderr and call abort.  The diagnostic must include the filename,
+     line number, and function where the assertion failed, along with
+     the text of the assert() argument.
+  */
+  char linestr[100];
+
+  sprintf (linestr, "%d", line);
+
+  /* If abort is called, our handler will return 5.  */
+  TEST_VERIFY (rv == 5);
+
+  TEST_VERIFY (strstr (buf, __FILE__) != NULL);
+  TEST_VERIFY (strstr (buf, linestr) != NULL);
+  TEST_VERIFY (strstr (buf, funcname) != NULL);
+  TEST_VERIFY (strstr (buf, testarg) != NULL);
+  
+}
+
+static void
+one_test (void (*func)(void *), int which_path)
+{
+  struct support_capture_subprocess sp;
+  int rv;
+
+  func (&do_lineno);
+  printf("running test for %s, line %d\n", do_funcname, do_lineno);
+
+  sp = support_capture_subprocess (func, NULL);
+  rv = WEXITSTATUS (sp.status);
+
+  check_posix (sp.err.buffer, rv, do_lineno, do_funcname, "1 == 2");
+
+  /* Look for intentional subtle differences in messages to verify
+     that the intended code path was taken.  */
+  switch (which_path)
+    {
+    case 0:
+      TEST_VERIFY (strstr (sp.err.buffer, "failed.\n") != NULL);
+      break;
+    case 1:
+      TEST_VERIFY (strstr (sp.err.buffer, "failed\n") != NULL);
+      break;
+    }
+
+  support_capture_subprocess_free (&sp);
+}
+
+static int
+do_test(void)
+{
+  one_test (test_assert_normal, 0);
+  one_test (test_assert_nomalloc, 1);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+#include <support/test-driver.c>