Replace scalarlist optimizations and split external array loads into two IL instructions.

runtime/platform/assert.h

Index: runtime/platform/assert.h
===================================================================
--- runtime/platform/assert.h	(revision 20148)
+++ runtime/platform/assert.h	(working copy)
@@ -267,6 +267,9 @@
 
 #define DEBUG_ASSERT(cond)
 
+#endif  // if defined(DEBUG)
+
+
 // The COMPILE_ASSERT macro can be used to verify that a compile time
 // expression is true. For example, you could use it to verify the
 // size of a static array:
@@ -290,9 +293,7 @@
   typedef CompileAssert<(static_cast<bool>(expr))>      \
   msg[static_cast<bool>(expr) ? 1 : -1]
 
-#endif  // if defined(DEBUG)
 
-
 #if defined(TESTING)
 #define EXPECT(condition)                                                      \
   if (!(condition)) {                                                          \