Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:17:37 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
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Horses for courses.  Never underestimate the value of a few printf()s
sprinkled here and there (or log file writes if you're really headless).
 I'm still a fan of makefiles.

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I'm a dinosaur so my preferred technique is either printf or log files.
For production code I've sometimes created a sequence of log statements
that can be turned on with a flag that are a narrative of what's going on.
My goal is a support person can read the file and see where the problem
occurs. Often it is a configuration issue they can fix.
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The nice part is the technique can be used with any language and is
effective where a debugger isn't available.
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I'm a printf-man, and since I've mostly worked with systems and not mainly code logfiles have been essential for me. Have never had the need to go deeper than that.