+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+/** @brief Kill the program in silence */
+XBT_ATTRIB_NORETURN XBT_PUBLIC void xbt_abort(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Kill the program with an error message
+ * @param ... a format string and its arguments
+ *
+ * Things are so messed up that the only thing to do now, is to stop the program.
+ *
+ * The message is handled by a CRITICAL logging request, and may consist of a format string with arguments.
+ */
+#define xbt_die(...) \
+ do { \
+ XBT_CCRITICAL(root, __VA_ARGS__); \
+ xbt_abort(); \
+ } while (0)
+
+/**