- // these functions do nothing in release builds
-
- #define wxVLogDebug(fmt, valist)
- #define wxVLogTrace(mask, fmt, valist)
+ // these functions do nothing in release builds, but don't define them as
+ // nothing as it could result in different code structure in debug and
+ // release and this could result in trouble when these macros are used
+ // inside if/else
+ //
+ // note that making wxVLogDebug/Trace() themselves (empty inline) functions
+ // is a bad idea as some compilers are stupid enough to not inline even
+ // empty functions if their parameters are complicated enough, but by
+ // defining them as an empty inline function we ensure that even dumbest
+ // compilers optimise them away
+ inline void wxLogNop() { }
+
+ #define wxVLogDebug(fmt, valist) wxLogNop()
+ #define wxVLogTrace(mask, fmt, valist) wxLogNop()