Bug#393845: libglib2.0-0: glib error logging facilities provide no filtering or redirection

[Joshua Rodman]

Package: libglib2.0-0
Version: 2.10.3-3
Severity: normal


glib and libraries based on glib provide logging facilities with levels
of severity for problems.  However, they do not provide any means to
filter or reduce nuisance messages at runtime.  

The net result is programs which use glib or its dependent libraries
produce large amounts of nuisance spew which is really developer-opnly
information.  This spew can harm the ability to read or notice real
user-intended messages produced intentionally by the program.

Ideally the logging facilities in glib should be improved so that
developers and users can encounter output which meets their needs
without LD_PRELOAD hacks or recompiles.  

A short term fix which allows the complete disabling of all output of
text coming from the glib logging facility would go a long way towards
improving the user experience in the short term.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages libglib2.0-0 depends on:
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries

Versions of packages libglib2.0-0 recommends:
pn  libglib2.0-data               <none>     (no description available)

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