#define THROW6(c,v,m,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6) _THROW(c,v,bprintf(m,a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6))
#define THROW_IMPOSSIBLE THROW0(unknown_error,0,"The Impossible Did Happen (yet again)")
-#define DIE_IMPOSSIBLE xbt_assert0(0,"The Impossible Did Happen (yet again)")
#define THROW_UNIMPLEMENTED THROW1(unknown_error,0,"Function %s unimplemented",__FUNCTION__)
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+# define DIE_IMPOSSIBLE xbt_assert0(0,"The Impossible Did Happen (yet again)")
+#else
+# define DIE_IMPOSSIBLE exit(1);
+#endif
+
/** @brief re-throwing of an already caught exception (ie, pass it to the upper catch block)
* @hideinitializer
*/