1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bufaux.c b/bufaux.c
index 9d5776f56..31e1ae9ee 100644
--- a/bufaux.c
+++ b/bufaux.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Buffers.
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$Id: bufaux.c,v 1.2 1999/10/28 03:25:17 damien Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: bufaux.c,v 1.3 1999/11/08 05:15:55 damien Exp $");
 
 #include "ssh.h"
 
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ buffer_put_bignum(Buffer *buffer, BIGNUM *value)
   
   /* Get the value of in binary */
   oi = BN_bn2bin(value, buf);
-  assert(oi == bin_size);
+  if (oi != bin_size)
+    fatal("buffer_put_bignum: BN_bn2bin() failed: oi %d != bin_size %d",
+          oi, bin_size);
 
   /* Store the number of bits in the buffer in two bytes, msb first. */
   PUT_16BIT(msg, bits);