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+/*
+ * Global definitions to be included in ALL source files
+ *
+ * This file is part of ANT (Ant is Not a Telephone)
+ *
+ * Copyright 2007 Ivan Schreter
+ *
+ * ANT is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ANT is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with ANT; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "globals.h"
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+void msgprintf(int level _U_, const char *format, ...)
+{
+  va_list args;
+  va_start(args, format);
+
+  /* for now just dump to stderr, TODO maybe make some elaborate UI for debug log */
+  vfprintf(stderr, format, args);
+
+  va_end(args);
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/