+.. _abi_breaking_checks:
+
+ABI Breaking Checks
+-------------------
+
+Checks and asserts that alter the LLVM C++ ABI are predicated on the
+preprocessor symbol `LLVM_ENABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS` -- LLVM
+libraries built with `LLVM_ENABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS` are not ABI
+compatible LLVM libraries built without it defined. By default,
+turning on assertions also turns on `LLVM_ENABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS`
+so a default +Asserts build is not ABI compatible with a
+default -Asserts build. Clients that want ABI compatibility
+between +Asserts and -Asserts builds should use the CMake or autoconf
+build systems to set `LLVM_ENABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS` independently
+of `LLVM_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS`.
+