Hi John, '-log [my file path]' is command line argument that can be added when launching the Maya executable. When enabled it creates a log file for Maya's stdout and stderr. As it is a command line argument it has nothing at all to do with your .env file.
Example (for windows): maya.exe -log c:\debug.log There are a couple of other debug options that can be added to your .env file. MAYA_DEBUG_ENABLE_CRASH_REPORTING is an environmental variable that when set to 1 will cause Maya to try dumping debug files to your %temp % directory. It dumps stack traces and other things that maybe helpful for debugging plugin crashes. As far as I know you can not change the path that these files get written to. MAYA_CMD_FILE_OUTPUT is also an environmental variable. When set to the path of a log file it will output everything from the script editor window into the log. Also the logs can have any file name and extension you want, it makes no difference to Maya. Hope this was helpful, Keir On Jul 27, 4:14 pm, johnvdz <[email protected]> wrote: > sorry for the not so python question but i gather someone here must know > this. > > OK I'm trying to do a debug for a file loading crash, dose anyone know > how to set this up properly. > > i have > > MAYA_DEBUG_ENABLE_CRASH_REPORTING 1 > > but your supposed to have a -log [my file path] in your .env file > > i have tried many thing but its not working > > so > """ > > MAYA_DEBUG_ENABLE_CRASH_REPORTING 1 > -log [/home/user/Desktop/log] > > """ > > or is it? > -log '/home/user/Desktop/log' > > or /home/user/Desktop/log > > and do i need to specify a file eg .txt? > i have found much info for this > > any help would be great > > anyway just an example of how this should be set in your .env file would > be great. > > cheers > > john -- http://groups.google.com/group/python_inside_maya
