Re: [ft-devel] Logging library proposal

[Dmitry Timoshkov]

Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:

> >> > For instance has anyone heard anything about the logger during
> >> > last years GSoC?
> >>
> >> The idea to add a logger library is just a few months old.
> > 
> > I mean that even if a GSoC student working on adding some
> > functionality to Freetype (and who apparently was new to Freetype)
> > never complained about the logging functionality then the logging
> > code is not a problem at all.
> 
> Well, as far as I can see, it's exactly as Armin described the
> situation: people insert `printf' statements for debugging.  And the
> final code usually missed important debugging calls...

How does that justify adding new logging library or changing the current
logger code? That sounds more like current tracing statements should be
improved.

-- 
Dmitry.