Hi List, sometimes I start putting a lot of (maybe too many) 'msg calls in my code for debugging purposes, what then triggers memories of logging frameworks for Java I once read about.
Would it make sense to add such a logging framework to the language as a kind of third debugging tool (besides trace and debug)? I was thinking about something along the line of - a new global variable *Log - two new functions 'log and 'unlog - an equivalent to ! as debugging breakpoint (e.g. § or whatever as logging point) *Log would then be NIL or one of several logging levels (e.g. 1,2,3). (log func) would then put § before all expressions of a function, (unlog func) remove them. Depending on the logging level, § would do nothing or, e.g., print the expression and the results of what (e) and (d) do during debugging, and maybe all variables with their actual values in that expression. What do you think? -- cheers, Thorsten -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:picolisp@software-lab.de?subject=Unsubscribe
