Re: [ft-devel] Logging library proposal

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

<address@hidden> wrote:

> > Also, obviously there is no point in inventing new dependencies for such a
> > simple thing as logging.
> 
> This is probably where I disagree the most.  Logging/tracing in itself is
> far more than "a simply thing";  it is a tremendous debugging tool (when
> done right).  Instructions that are (1) dead easy to insert and (2) generate
> output that is spot-on for whatever you're looking for in any specific
> situation can make the difference between firing up `gdb' or finding an
> issue within a few seconds.  The current logger is great, but there are far
> better solutions out there.

It would be helpful to list the things that the developers would like
to see changed in the current logger, especially since it's already
great.

-- 
Dmitry.