Index: src/libchcore/TCoreException.cpp
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diff -u -N -rab32897e61cc637a1e28d9dc3f0489b8d16a429c -rbd68bb3d3fa04643e0826554bdb26e714642b940
--- src/libchcore/TCoreException.cpp	(.../TCoreException.cpp)	(revision ab32897e61cc637a1e28d9dc3f0489b8d16a429c)
+++ src/libchcore/TCoreException.cpp	(.../TCoreException.cpp)	(revision bd68bb3d3fa04643e0826554bdb26e714642b940)
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 ***************************************************************************/
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "TCoreException.h"
+#include <atltrace.h>
 
 BEGIN_CHCORE_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@
 	m_stLineNumber(stLineNumber),
 	m_pszFunction(pszFunction)
 {
-	BOOST_ASSERT(false);
+	ATLTRACE(_T("*** Core Exception is being thrown:\n\tError code: %ld\n\tFile: %s\n\tLine number: %ld\n\tFunction: %s\n"), eErrorCode, pszFile, stLineNumber, pszFunction);
+	//BOOST_ASSERT(false);  // disabled assertion; causes hangs (probably) due to the message loop being processed while showing assert dialog
 }
 
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