I've added a class (org.reprap.utilities.Debug) that handles all debugging information. Including that in a file, then making a call to the static function Debug.d(String) will print the string to System.out if debugging is turned on, together with a timestamp. Thus you get things like: DEBUG: X axis - setting maximum torque to: 100 [0.317s/91ms] The timestamp [0.317s/91ms] is the elapsed time since the first call to Debug in seconds, and the difference in time between this call and the last in ms. A similar call to Debug.c(String) handles all the communications debugging: comms: tx 0->2: e 44 [0.318s/1ms] comms: rx: 54 52 30 0 2 bd [0.348s/30ms] The difference in case is to make the two easier to distinguish when both are turned on. Could we avoid writing anything to System.out in future, and instead call Debug.d? Writing to System.err for actual errors is fine, of course. Er -- debug information and complaints to me... https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?12,4967,4967#msg-4967 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:47:27 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?12,4967,5151#msg-5151 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?12,4967,5151#msg-5151
the timing information is very nice and helpfull!
and the debug-class is of course a good improvement too.

thanks
andreas]]> Anonymous User RepRap Host Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:02:45 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?12,4967,4967#msg-4967 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?12,4967,4967#msg-4967
Including that in a file, then making a call to the static function Debug.d(String) will print the string to System.out if debugging is turned on, together with a timestamp. Thus you get things like:

DEBUG: X axis - setting maximum torque to: 100 [0.317s/91ms]

The timestamp [0.317s/91ms] is the elapsed time since the first call to Debug in seconds, and the difference in time between this call and the last in ms.

A similar call to Debug.c(String) handles all the communications debugging:

comms: tx 0->2: e 44 [0.318s/1ms]
comms: rx: 54 52 30 0 2 bd [0.348s/30ms]

The difference in case is to make the two easier to distinguish when both are turned on.

Could we avoid writing anything to System.out in future, and instead call Debug.d?

Writing to System.err for actual errors is fine, of course.

Er -- debug information and complaints to me...]]> Adrian Bowyer RepRap Host Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:45:17 -0400