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gEDA-bug: [Bug 710599] [NEW] gschem: be less verbose on start-up

Public bug reported:

On start-up gschem emits half a screen full of messages in the log
window. Most of it contains no information to the user if everything is
fine. There is:

* The version string. 
-->  This is fine, because it provides an easy way to report the version in bug reports.

* A header in legaleze ("ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY").
-->  I doubt, that this is a legal necessity. Did not see this kind of message in any other open source application.

* Many messages about the configs read and parsed.
  
* Searching foobar.sch
* Found foobar.sch
 --> This is really like a debugging printf. When told to open a specific file, it should do so silently and only warn if it could not open the file for some reason.

Suggestion: 
Limit the output on start-up to the version string by default. Only print the rest of the messages if the option --verbose is given.

---<)kaimartin(>---

** Affects: geda
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: gschem

** Tags added: gschem

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Title:
  gschem: be less verbose on start-up

Status in GPL Electronic Design Automation tools:
  New

Bug description:
  On start-up gschem emits half a screen full of messages in the log
  window. Most of it contains no information to the user if everything
  is fine. There is:

  * The version string. 
  -->  This is fine, because it provides an easy way to report the version in bug reports.

  * A header in legaleze ("ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY").
  -->  I doubt, that this is a legal necessity. Did not see this kind of message in any other open source application.

  * Many messages about the configs read and parsed.
    
  * Searching foobar.sch
  * Found foobar.sch
   --> This is really like a debugging printf. When told to open a specific file, it should do so silently and only warn if it could not open the file for some reason.

  Suggestion: 
  Limit the output on start-up to the version string by default. Only print the rest of the messages if the option --verbose is given.

  ---<)kaimartin(>---




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