diff --git a/libdevcore/Assertions.h b/libdevcore/Assertions.h
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-/*
-	This file is part of cpp-ethereum.
-
-	cpp-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-	the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-	(at your option) any later version.
-
-	cpp-ethereum 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 General Public License for more details.
-
-	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-	along with cpp-ethereum.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-/**
- * @file Assertions.h
- * @author Christian <c@ethdev.com>
- * @date 2015
- *
- * Assertion handling.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "Exceptions.h"
-
-namespace dev
-{
-
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-#define ETH_FUNC __FUNCSIG__
-#elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#define ETH_FUNC __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
-#else
-#define ETH_FUNC __func__
-#endif
-
-#define asserts(A) ::dev::assertAux(A, #A, __LINE__, __FILE__, ETH_FUNC)
-#define assertsEqual(A, B) ::dev::assertEqualAux(A, B, #A, #B, __LINE__, __FILE__, ETH_FUNC)
-
-inline bool assertAux(bool _a, char const* _aStr, unsigned _line, char const* _file, char const* _func)
-{
-	bool ret = _a;
-	if (!ret)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Assertion failed:" << _aStr << " [func=" << _func << ", line=" << _line << ", file=" << _file << "]" << std::endl;
-#if ETH_DEBUG
-		debug_break();
-#endif
-	}
-	return !ret;
-}
-
-template<class A, class B>
-inline bool assertEqualAux(A const& _a, B const& _b, char const* _aStr, char const* _bStr, unsigned _line, char const* _file, char const* _func)
-{
-	bool ret = _a == _b;
-	if (!ret)
-	{
-		std::cerr << "Assertion failed: " << _aStr << " == " << _bStr << " [func=" << _func << ", line=" << _line << ", file=" << _file << "]" << std::endl;
-		std::cerr << "   Fail equality: " << _a << "==" << _b << std::endl;
-#if ETH_DEBUG
-		debug_break();
-#endif
-	}
-	return !ret;
-}
-
-/// Assertion that throws an exception containing the given description if it is not met.
-/// Use it as assertThrow(1 == 1, ExceptionType, "Mathematics is wrong.");
-/// Do NOT supply an exception object as the second parameter.
-#define assertThrow(_condition, _ExceptionType, _description) \
-	::dev::assertThrowAux<_ExceptionType>(_condition, _description, __LINE__, __FILE__, ETH_FUNC)
-
-using errinfo_comment = boost::error_info<struct tag_comment, std::string>;
-
-template <class _ExceptionType>
-inline void assertThrowAux(
-	bool _condition,
-	::std::string const& _errorDescription,
-	unsigned _line,
-	char const* _file,
-	char const* _function
-)
-{
-	if (!_condition)
-		::boost::throw_exception(
-			_ExceptionType() <<
-			::dev::errinfo_comment(_errorDescription) <<
-			::boost::throw_function(_function) <<
-			::boost::throw_file(_file) <<
-			::boost::throw_line(_line)
-		);
-}
-
-template <class _ExceptionType>
-inline void assertThrowAux(
-	void const* _pointer,
-	::std::string const& _errorDescription,
-	unsigned _line,
-	char const* _file,
-	char const* _function
-)
-{
-	assertThrowAux<_ExceptionType>(_pointer != nullptr, _errorDescription, _line, _file, _function);
-}
-
-}