replace assert by throw new AssertionError

[Jesse Glick]

Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
> javac currently contains assertion statements, and goes out of its
> way to ensure assertions are enabled.

Why? Wouldn't non-javac developers just want it to run as fast as 
possible and trust that it is not buggy? You can always use -J-ea to 
enable assertions if you want to be sure, right?

-J.

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