Re: [Gimp-developer] Odd problem

[Partha Bagchi <partha1b gmail com>]

On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 4:55 PM, Paul Thompson <patjahsd gmail com> wrote:

> I am working on a script recorder for gimp. I am writing out debug
> statements to attempt to learn this and that. The problem is that debug
> statements in some files print as expected, while the same statement placed
> into other files do not print to the calling window.
>
> I am working on a windows system, and have followed the direction in
>
> https://wiki.gimp.org/wiki/Hacking:Building/Windows
>
> These are well-written directions, and enable me to compile a running copy.
> So far so good.
>
> I am working with 2 files:
>
> File 1:
> gimp/libgimp/gimpimagemetadata.c
>
> All statements put into this file, such as
>
>       g_print("Test 1 - add new print statement\n");
>
> print as directed to the window
>
> File 2:
> gimp/app/file/file-open.c
>
> Statements put into this file, including a copy of the statement above, do
> not print, regardless of what printing function I use.
>
> I know that  I am going through the relevant section since I open and write
> to a file successfully in the section that I have the g_print statement.
>
> The compile is clean, although there are libtool warnings.
>
> Is there some overlooked flag which turns printing on and off in specific
> functions that I am unaware of? This is creating difficulties in my
> progress.
>
> Paul A. Thompson
>
> Paul,

You should be able to access gimp_message and friends and use those
functions to print messages to the error console.