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On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 17:17:37 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> Horses for courses.  Never underestimate the value of a few printf()s
> sprinkled here and there (or log file writes if you're really headless).
>  I'm still a fan of makefiles.

I'm a dinosaur so my preferred technique is either printf or log files. 
For production code I've sometimes created a sequence of log statements 
that can be turned on with a flag that are a narrative of what's going on. 
My goal is a support person can read the file and see where the problem 
occurs. Often it is a configuration issue they can fix. 

The nice part is the technique can be used with any language and is 
effective where a debugger isn't available.