[GRASS-dev] Re: g.rename consolidation

[Jáchym Čepický]

IMHO,
GRASS_MESSAGE_FORMAT=gui
makes output from G_message and G_percent parsable (not only) for the GUI.

jachym

2007/2/26, Hamish <hamish_nospam at yahoo.com>:
>
> Glynn:
> [stderr is unbuffered, stdout is buffered]
>
> Thanks for correcting me. This opens more G_message() options.
>
>
> Martin Landa wrote:
> > OK, it would be nice to describe *fixed* rules for module verbosity
> > level, e.g. on the GRASS-wiki and use them when coding new module or
> > patching the old one. It will prevent from inconsistency along GRASS
> > modules in the future.
>
> I agree. But I'd replace "fixed rules" with "[strongly] recommended
> guidelines" and expand it to cover lots of consistency issues which the
> SUBMITTING files don't cover. IMO hard rules have a bad tendency to
> incorrectly force a grey question into a black or white answer, and
> shift a debate from practical solutions to rhetorical bickering.
>
>
> > I think it is better to use G_message() (or more advanced G_ fn) for
> > *all* module messages. fprintf (stdout, ) should be used for the
> > *output* not for the messages. It mixed two different things together
> > which would be better to separate. I think that mixing messages and
> > module output would cause problems in the future. All message should
> > be controlled by GRASS_VERBOSE level or GRASS_MESSAGE_FORMAT.
>
> I agree. Although I'm not sure what GRASS_MESSAGE_FORMAT does.
>
>
> Hamish
>
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