$Id$ rethink log format. current format: * is not easy to parse/process by commandline tools * cannnot be easily diffed (timestamps, pid) gst_debug_log_default() is default gst-log handler. try new via: gst_debug_remove_log_function(gst_debug_log_default) gst_debug_add_log_function(func,data) == reorder fields == format of default handler is: DEBUG (0x8134bc0 - 0:00:00.848191000) GST_QOS( 3340) gstbasesink.c(1431):gst_base_sink_do_render_stats: avg_render: 0:00:00.009044000 log_level_name --^^^^^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | thread-id --------------^^^^^^^^^ | | | | | | | | | | | timestamp --------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | | | | | | | | | log_category -------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^ | | | | | | | process-id -----------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^ | | | | | file:line -------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | | | function ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | message -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ new proposed format: DEBUG GST_QOS( 3340 - 0x8134bc0 - 0:00:00.848191000) gstbasesink.c:1431:gst_base_sink_do_render_stats: avg_render: 0:00:00.009044000 log_level_name --^^^^^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | log_category ------------------------^^^^^^^| | | | | | | | | | | process-id ----------------------------------^^^^^ | | | | | | | | | thread-id -------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^ | | | | | | | timestamp -------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | | | | | file:line -------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | | | function ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | message -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ something like: sed -e "s/([0-9xa-f:. -]*) / /" -e "s/0x[0-9a-f]\{7,8\}//g" should make logs easily 'diffable'. == color code level == I suggedt to color-code loglevels if COLOR is allowed: ERROR : red WARNING : yellow INFO : green DEBUG : turkis LOG : gray NONE : gray