Previously, the code would do:
REQUIRE(alg == CURVE1 || alg == CURVE2);
[...]
if (alg == CURVE1) { /* code for CURVE1 */ }
else { /* code for CURVE2 */ }
This approach is less extensible and also more prone to errors in case
the initial REQUIRE() is forgotten. The code has been refactored to
use:
REQUIRE(alg == CURVE1 || alg == CURVE2);
[...]
switch (alg) {
case CURVE1: /* code for CURVE1 */; break;
case CURVE2: /* code for CURVE2 */; break;
default: INSIST(0);
}
(cherry picked from commit cf30e7d0d1)
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