From: bjstaff@zds-ux.UUCP (Brad Staff)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.wizards,alt.sources,comp.sources.d,misc.misc
Subject: Re: #define DEBUG... (using printf for debugging)
Message-ID: <301@zds-ux.UUCP>
Date: 4 May 90 19:04:18 GMT

I add some declarations that look something like the following:

#ifdef	PRODUCTION
#define	DEBUG	0
#else
int	DEBUG = FLAG1 | FLAG2 | ... | FLAGn;
#endif	/* PRODUCTION */

Then I do it like this:

	if (DEBUG & FLAGx)
		printf(...);

This way the debug statements look more like regular C code, which is more
aesthetically pleasing to my eyes.  :-)  This method allows you to turn debug
printfs on and off in a running system by patching the DEBUG variable with a
kernel debugger or adb.  When you #define PRODUCTION, any compiler worth using
(IMHO) will optimize away both the test and the printf itself, for a zero
performance penalty.
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