[gst-devel] gstinfo and --gst-debug-no-time --gst-debug-no-pid

[Stefan Kost]

Hi Andy,

> Hi Stefan,
> 
> On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 11:12 +0200, Stefan Kost wrote:
> 
>>One idea would be to add more commandline options to control logging in the 
>>style of --gst-debug-no-color like  --gst-debug-no-time --gst-debug-no-pid. 
>>Additionally there would be new api
>>gst_info_{s,g}et_log_time()
>>gst_info_{s,g}et_log_pid()
> 
> 
> Maybe, but no degree of customization is ever enough... It's much easier
> to just override the default debugging handler to some custom format.
> For example, compile the attached C file as a shared library and
> LD_PRELOAD it.
have no experience with that, but taht might work.
> 
> Alternately have your program install a handler of its own.
That would reuire my app having an option like --use-custom-log-handler :(
> 
> I would be against adding more api to change the debugging format, but
> that's me.
 >
I am against that too, but on the other hand like to have a way to customize 
log-output on the fly.
> 
> Regards,

Stefan