Re: gEDA-user: [RFC 6/6] Generation of log files

[Steven Michalske <smichalske@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 17, 2009, at 7:56 AM, Ales Hvezda wrote:

>
>> Currently, running any gEDA suite program leaves behind a log file in
>> the current working directory. I would like to change the default  
>> to not
>> generating log files, so that I (and other users who use the default
>> configuration) don't end up with gschem.log and gnetlist.log files
>> scattered over their entire filesystem. Any objections?
>>
> 	
> 	No objections, but the first user who posts a mysterious error
> report with no information (where the clarifying info would be in the
> disabled log file), you get the honor of playing 20 questions and  
> telling
> them how to enable the log file and dealing with all the whining which
> will result.
>
> 								-Ales
>
how about an option that turns them off?

but default them to on, so that a an experienced geda user can turn  
them off but the new users have the clutter/tmp dir.

Steve




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