[ace-users] Questions about the macro ACE_DEBUG

[Douglas C. Schmidt]

Hi,

To ensure that we have proper version/platform/compiler information,
please make sure you fill out the appropriate problem report form
(PRF), which is in

$ACE_ROOT/PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM
$TAO_ROOT/PROBLEM-REPORT-FORM

or in

$ACE_ROOT/BUG-REPORT-FORM
$TAO_ROOT/BUG-REPORT-FORM

in older versions of ACE+TAO.  Make sure to include this information
when asking any questions about ACE+TAO since otherwise we have to
"guess" what version/platform/compiler/options you've using, which is
very error-prone and slows down our responsiveness.  If you don't use
the PRF, therefore, it is less likely that someone from the core
ACE+TAO developer team will be able to answer your question.
Naturally, we encourage and appreciate other members of the ACE+TAO
user community who can respond to questions that they have the answers
to.

>My application uses version-5.21 of ACE.

Please upgrade to ACE+TAO+CIAO x.5.10 (i.e., ACE 5.5.10, TAO 1.5.10, and
CIAO 0.5.10), which you can download from

http://download.dre.vanderbilt.edu

under the heading: "Latest Beta Kit".

The DOC groups at Washington University, UC Irvine, and Vanderbilt
University only provide "best effort" support for non-sponsors for the
latest release, as described in

http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/DOC_ROOT/ACE/docs/ACE-bug-process.html

Thus, if you need more "predictable" help for earlier versions of
ACE+TAO, I recommend that you check out

http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/support.html

for a list of companies that will provide you with ACE+TAO commercial
support.

>In my code I have the following line:
>
>ACE_DEBUG ((LM_DEBUG, "UOW_GlassId processing end\n"));
>
>1) My code uses a special log mechanism. Is it possible to use
>ACE_DEBUG  along with another log mechanism

Sure, that will work fine.

>2)I never see this message printed in my logs (that are written using
>the special mechanism), although this line is defenitely executed.
>Why? Where does the ACE_DEBUG print to?

By default, it prints to stderr.  You can redirect where it points to
however.  Please see Chapter 3 of the ACE Programmer's Guide
<http://www.riverace.com/acebooks/index.htm#apg> for more details.

Thanks,

        Doug
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