+ general_assert(fpos >= 0, "The alignment of read " + read.getName() + " to transcript " + itos(sid) + " starts at " + itos(fpos) + \
+ " from the forward direction, which should be a non-negative number! " + \
+ "It is possible that the aligner you use gave different read lengths for a same read in SAM file.");
+ general_assert(fpos + readLen <= totLen,"Read " + read.getName() + " is hung over the end of transcript " + itos(sid) + "! " \
+ + "It is possible that the aligner you use gave different read lengths for a same read in SAM file.");
+ general_assert(readLen <= totLen, "Read " + read.getName() + " has length " + itos(readLen) + ", but it is aligned to transcript " \
+ + itos(sid) + ", whose length (" + itos(totLen) + ") is shorter than the read's length!");
+