The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: modid: Devel::Messenger DSLIP: bdpfp description: Let Your Code Talk to You userid: KOLIBRIE (Nathan Gray) chapterid: 3 (Development_Support) communities: comp.lang.perl.modules similar: rationale: Many modules have error-handling and debug messages. I have found no consistent way of implementing debug messages. Devel::Messenger is an attempt to provide a simple debugging message interface. One function, 'note', is defined. A note can either print, warn, append to a file, or return a string. If the first parameter to 'note' is a SCALAR reference, the reference is interpretted as the debug level at which it should activate. Using notes in modules, particularly when activated by the test scripts, can generate a log of what occurs in testing, and help the programmer find the errors behind the elusive 'not ok.' I hope to add the ability to run: perl -d:Messenger script.pl on a script, since that might be useful also. (I might need some help with that, if perldebguts doesn't instruct me sufficiently.) enteredby: KOLIBRIE (Nathan Gray) enteredon: Tue Jul 17 17:01:38 2001 GMT The resulting entry would be: Devel:: ::Messenger bdpfp Let Your Code Talk to You KOLIBRIE Thanks for registering, The Pause Team PS: The following links are only valid for module list maintainers: Registration form with editing capabilities: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=63000000_615ccff23cbd34a8&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_preview=1 Immediate (one click) registration: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=63000000_615ccff23cbd34a8&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_insertit=1