Problem: assertion triggered in stream_connecter_base::close

Solution: change into regular control flow condition

src/stream_connecter_base.cpp

@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ void zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::rm_handle ()
 
 void zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::close ()
 {
-    zmq_assert (_s != retired_fd);
+    // TODO before, this was an assertion for _s != retired_fd, but this does not match usage of close
+    if (_s != retired_fd) {
 #ifdef ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS
         const int rc = closesocket (_s);
         wsa_assert (rc != SOCKET_ERROR);
@@ -138,9 +139,10 @@ void zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::close ()
         const int rc = ::close (_s);
         errno_assert (rc == 0);
 #endif
-    _socket->event_closed (make_unconnected_connect_endpoint_pair (_endpoint),
-                           _s);
+        _socket->event_closed (
+          make_unconnected_connect_endpoint_pair (_endpoint), _s);
         _s = retired_fd;
+    }
 }
 
 void zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::in_event ()