Add additional Encoder and Decoder alphabet test (GH #562)

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/basecode.cpp b/basecode.cpp
index c96087ec..a9a27892 100644
--- a/basecode.cpp
+++ b/basecode.cpp
@@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ void BaseN_Decoder::InitializeDecodingLookupArray(int *lookup, const byte *alpha
 

 	for (unsigned int i=0; i<base; i++)

 	{

+		// Debug asserts for 'lookup[alphabet[i]] == -1' removed because the self tests

+		// have unusal tests that try to break the encoders and decoders. Tests include

+		// a string of the same characters. I.,e., a string of stars like '********...'.

 		if (caseInsensitive && isalpha(alphabet[i]))

 		{

-			CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(lookup[toupper(alphabet[i])] == -1);

 			lookup[toupper(alphabet[i])] = i;

-			CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(lookup[tolower(alphabet[i])] == -1);

 			lookup[tolower(alphabet[i])] = i;

 		}

 		else

 		{

-			CRYPTOPP_ASSERT(lookup[alphabet[i]] == -1);

 			lookup[alphabet[i]] = i;

 		}

 	}