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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:57:00 +0100
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On 2024-11-17 19:07, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:17:37 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> Horses for courses.  Never underestimate the value of a few printf()s
>> sprinkled here and there (or log file writes if you're really headless).
>>   I'm still a fan of makefiles.
> 
> I'm a dinosaur so my preferred technique is either printf or log files.
> For production code I've sometimes created a sequence of log statements
> that can be turned on with a flag that are a narrative of what's going on.
> My goal is a support person can read the file and see where the problem
> occurs. Often it is a configuration issue they can fix.
> 
> The nice part is the technique can be used with any language and is
> effective where a debugger isn't available.

The other day a daemon program spewed 2 gigabytes of log entries, all 
almost identical (the filename changed). The program was tracker-extract.

Currently there are many programs that spew chat like there is no 
tomorrow to syslog :-/

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.