source: trunk/dsys/funcPRINT@ 6

#########################################################################
#
# Printing/logging Subroutines
#
#########################################################################

# Fatal error
#
printFATAL() {
    printERROR ${1+"$@"} 
    main_exit_status=1
    echo '1' > "$tmpERR"
    (exit 1); exit 1;
}

# Print a message to stderr
#
printERROR() {
    echo "ERROR:" ${1+"$@"} >&2
}

# Print a message to stderr
#
printWARNING() {
    echo "WARNING:" ${1+"$@"} >&2
}

# Print a message to stdout
#
printLOG() {
    if test $silent -lt 2
    then
        now=`date`
        if test -z "$logfile"
        then
            if test x"$simulate" = x0
            then
                echo "${now}:" ${1+"$@"}
            else
                echo "${now}: (simulate)" ${1+"$@"}
            fi
        else
            if test x"$simulate" = x0
            then
                echo "${now}:" ${1+"$@"} >"$logfile"
            else
                echo "${now}: (simulate)" ${1+"$@"} >"$logfile"
            fi
        fi
    fi
}

# Print a message to stdout
#
printINFO() {
    if test x"$silent" = x0
    then
        if test x"$simulate" = x0
        then
            echo ${1+"$@"}
        else
            echo "(simulate)" ${1+"$@"}
        fi
    fi
}