Bug 81309 – enable run-time tracing when debug flag is in use

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Philip Kovacs 2005-02-08 17:02:02 UTC]

src_compile() {
        use debug && append-flags -DFT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
        ...
}

The above compile-time flag enables run-time tracing through environment variables, e.g. export FT2_DEBUG="any:2 memory:5 io:4"  in a bash terminal, in and freetype2 will show a great deal of debug information in the term, which can often be useful.

Please consider this addition.

Reproducible: Always
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[Comment 1 foser (RETIRED) 2006-06-20 05:31:48 UTC]

why only trace and not the other flags ?

[Comment 2 Philip Kovacs 2006-06-20 12:17:03 UTC]

Unfortunately, I reported this bug so long ago (1 year and 4 months) that I can't even remember the circumstances surrounding my need to use freetype in a debug or trace mode.

[Comment 3 Ryan Hill (RETIRED) 2007-06-22 02:18:34 UTC]

i'm going to close this bug.  if anyone does have a need for this, feel free to speak up.

[Comment 4 Philip Kovacs 2007-06-22 16:42:28 UTC]

Not only is the freetype issue ancient history, I think Gentoo has deprecated 
the 'debug' USE flag anyway.