I vote for stderr always too. On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:39 AM, Pete Batard <p...@akeo.ie> wrote: > On 2012.05.25 13:22, Ludovic Rousseau wrote: >> The problem is when the flows are redirected to a file. The outputs >> are buffered and no more ordered correctly between stdout and stderr. > > Aha. I think I saw happen in the past and didn't realize this was the > actual cause. > >> A solution is to be able to tell libusbx to use stdout. Using an >> environment variable is fine for me. > > Personally I'd vote for using stderr always, on the grounds that: > > 1. I never saw the point of splitting a log out, especially as our > logging is something internal provided for user's convenience, meaning > we should be entitled to do whatever we want with it. IMO, to be useful, > a log should remain a complete log rather than bits and pieces of > logging spread all over the place and that need to be reassembled. > > 2. It gives another way for an application that sends its output to > stdout to filter out anything libusbx, while still keeping an option to > direct it elsewhere. > > Regards, > > /Pete > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > libusbx-devel mailing list > libusbx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libusbx-devel
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