# How to use debug log?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642>\
**Category:** The Toolbox\
**Created:** [June 28, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642 "2014-06-28T06:37:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reaper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reaper/32/74_2.png) [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/1 "2014-06-28T06:37:21Z")

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subj.

```auto
DebugLog() << "Debug msg"; // NOT work
dbg(D_INFO) << "Debug msg"; // also.
```

Where is debug.log file? I not fount them in config/

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**Author:** ![CIB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/cib/32/903_2.png) [@CIB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CIB)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/2 "2014-06-28T06:43:22Z")

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data/debug.log

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**Author:** ![Reaper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reaper/32/74_2.png) [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/3 "2014-06-28T06:52:07Z")

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> [@CIB](#):
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> data/debug.log

Empty.  
I found  
DEFINES = -DENABLE\_LOGGING  
in makefile. Can i switch on debug logging without rebuild?

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**Author:** ![Reaper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reaper/32/74_2.png) [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/4 "2014-06-28T07:58:54Z")

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Well, no matter. I opened gdb to myself.

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**Author:** ![LazyCat-rus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LazyCat-rus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LazyCat-rus)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/5 "2014-07-10T16:15:54Z")

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No you can’t.  
And debug.log is stored in config/ dir.

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**Author:** ![Reaper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reaper/32/74_2.png) [@Reaper](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reaper)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/6 "2014-07-13T14:40:37Z")

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[quote=“LazyCat-rus, post:5, topic:6642”]No you can’t.  
And debug.log is stored in config/ dir.[/quote]  
Да он и нахер не нужен. Проще с свой файл вывести.

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**Author:** ![LazyCat-rus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@LazyCat-rus](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/LazyCat-rus)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-to-use-debug-log/6642/7 "2014-07-18T16:40:51Z")

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По сути да, но я юзаю, хоть он и требует перекомпиляции(!sic).

бтв, недавно сделали рефакторинг, можешь потестить.