---
name: "MySQL::Diff::Utils"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmysql-diff-perl"
version: "0.60-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MySQL::Diff::Utils"
---

# MySQL::Diff::Utils(3pm)

Supporting functions for MySQL:Diff

## NAME

MySQL::Diff::Utils - Supporting functions for MySQL:Diff

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use MySQL::Diff::Utils qw(debug_level debug);
```

## DESCRIPTION

Currently contains the debug message handling routines.

## FUNCTIONS

### Public Functions

Fuller documentation will appear here in time :)

- •

  debug\_file( `$file` )

  Accessor to set/get the current debug log file.

- •

  debug\_level( `$level` )

  Accessor to set/get the current debug level for messages.

  Current levels range from 1 to 4, with 1 being very brief processing messages, 2 providing high level process flow messages, 3 providing low level process flow messages and 4 providing data dumps, etc where appropriate.

- •

  debug

  Writes to debug log file (if specified) and STDERR the given message, provided is equal to or lower than the current debug level.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2000-2016 Adam Spiers. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

mysqldiff, MySQL::Diff, MySQL::Diff::Database, MySQL::Diff::Table

## AUTHOR

Adam Spiers \<mysqldiff@adamspiers.org\>