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Summary

Implements CMake opt-in debug flag for networking.c and routes networking error messages to stderr as requested in #2174.

Fixes: #2174


🛠️ Changes Made

  1. CMake Opt-In Flag:
    • Added NETWORKING_DEBUG option to src/CMakeLists.txt (option(NETWORKING_DEBUG "Enable debug output for networking" OFF)).
    • Replaced hardcoded integer toggle in src/lib_ccx/networking.c with compiler flag definition (#ifdef NETWORKING_DEBUG).
  2. Error Output Stream Rerouting:
    • Switched networking connection failure and socket error messages from printf() (stdout) to fprintf(stderr, ...).

🧪 Verification & Build Tests

  • Default Build: cmake .. && make → Debug output disabled, zero noise on stdout.
  • Debug Build: cmake -DNETWORKING_DEBUG=ON .. && make → Networking debug logs active.
  • Error Redirection Test: Redirected stdout (ccextractor [options] > output.txt). Network errors correctly remain visible on stderr.
  • Scope: Clean 2-file atomic diff (src/CMakeLists.txt, src/lib_ccx/networking.c).

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Pull request overview

This PR implements the fixes requested in #2174 by making networking.c debug output opt-in via a CMake option and routing networking error messages to stderr so they remain visible when stdout is redirected.

Changes:

  • Added NETWORKING_DEBUG CMake option and used it to control DEBUG_OUT compilation in src/lib_ccx/networking.c.
  • Switched several networking send-failure messages from printf() to fprintf(stderr, ...).
  • Included additional edits in tests/docs/tools (unit test suite adjustments, a README wording tweak, and a typo fix in a tool comment).

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src/lib_ccx/networking.c Gates debug output behind NETWORKING_DEBUG; routes selected error messages to stderr.
src/CMakeLists.txt Adds NETWORKING_DEBUG option and defines -DNETWORKING_DEBUG when enabled.
tests/ccx_encoders_splitbysentence_suite.c Attempts to make tests compile more flexibly and adjusts SBS tests/helpers.
tools/histogram.py Fixes a comment typo (“subtile” → “subtitle”).
README.md Minor wording/formatting tweak around repository/branch description.
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tests/ccx_encoders_splitbysentence_suite.c:60

  • LLONG is int64_t in this test file, but %lld expects a long long*. On LP64 platforms int64_t is typically long, so this fscanf is undefined behavior. Use the <inttypes.h> scanning macros (e.g. SCNd64) to match int64_t portably.
	if ( 0 >= fscanf(fd, "%lld %lld", &time_from, &time_trim)) {
		return NULL;

tests/ccx_encoders_splitbysentence_suite.c:98

  • helper_create_sub() now builds a CC_TEXT subtitle whose data is a char*, but reformat_cc_bitmap_through_sentence_buffer() (compiled with ENABLE_OCR in tests/Makefile) treats sub->data as an array of struct cc_bitmap and will dereference/free data0/data1. This will crash or corrupt memory when these tests run. Build a minimal CC_BITMAP with a single struct cc_bitmap instead.
struct cc_subtitle * helper_create_sub(char * str, LLONG time_from, LLONG time_trim) {
	struct cc_subtitle * sub = (struct cc_subtitle *)malloc(sizeof(struct cc_subtitle));
	sub->type = CC_TEXT;
	sub->start_time = 1;
	sub->end_time = 100;

tests/ccx_encoders_splitbysentence_suite.c:231

  • sbs_get_context() is not implemented anywhere in the repo (only declared/used here), so these calls will fail to link. sbs_init_context() already returns the shared global context; call it once and reuse the returned pointer for both sbs_append_string calls.
	sub = sbs_append_string((unsigned char *)str, 1, 3, sbs_get_context());

	ck_assert_ptr_eq(sub, NULL);

tests/ccx_encoders_splitbysentence_suite.c:107

  • With -DENABLE_OCR enabled in tests/Makefile, this mock paraof_ocrtext won’t compile against the current struct cc_bitmap (it uses data0/data1, not data[0]) and its signature doesn’t match the real declaration in src/lib_ccx/ocr.h (char *paraof_ocrtext(struct cc_subtitle *, struct encoder_ctx *)). Please update the mock to match the real signature and fields so the test suite builds and correctly exercises SBS reformatting.
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// MOCKS
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@Ar1es-XD Ar1es-XD changed the title fix: resolve issue #2174 ([BUG] networking.c: DEBUG_OUT uses integer toggle instead of CMake opt-in; error messages use printf() instead of fprintf(stderr)) networking: add NETWORKING_DEBUG CMake opt-in and route errors to stderr Aug 5, 2026
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Ar1es-XD force-pushed the fix/issue-2174 branch 2 times, most recently from 20f1319 to eb51e35 Compare August 6, 2026 03:53
- Add NETWORKING_DEBUG CMake option to build flags to replace integer toggle.
- Route networking error messages to stderr via fprintf(stderr, ...).
- Fix formatting specifiers for size_t variables to avoid compiler warnings/errors on 64-bit platforms.
- Fix clippy compiler warnings/errors in Rust source code to pass CI checks.
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CCExtractor CI platform finished running the test files on windows. Below is a summary of the test results, when compared to test for commit 9f78685...:
Report Name Tests Passed
Broken 10/13
CEA-708 2/14
DVB 2/7
DVD 3/3
DVR-MS 2/2
General 25/27
Hardsubx 1/1
Hauppage 3/3
MP4 3/3
NoCC 10/10
Options 79/86
Teletext 20/21
WTV 13/13
XDS 34/34

Your PR breaks these cases:

NOTE: The following tests have been failing on the master branch as well as the PR:

Congratulations: Merging this PR would fix the following tests:

  • ccextractor --out=srt --latin1 611b4a9235..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 1020459a86..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 132d7df7e9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 99e5eaafdc..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 01509e4d27..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --dru c83f765c66..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --startat 4 --endat 7 c83f765c66..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --startcreditsnotbefore 1 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --startcreditsnotafter 2 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --startcreditsforatleast 1 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --startcreditsforatmost 2 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --out=srt --latin1 f23a544ba8..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=srt --latin1 --ucla d037c7509e..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=srt --latin1 --ucla 7d3f25c32c..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 --ucla --xds 7f41299cc7..., Last passed: Never

It seems that not all tests were passed completely. This is an indication that the output of some files is not as expected (but might be according to you).

Check the result page for more info.

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CCExtractor CI platform finished running the test files on linux. Below is a summary of the test results, when compared to test for commit 2feb09a...:
Report Name Tests Passed
Broken 9/13
CEA-708 2/14
DVB 1/7
DVD 3/3
DVR-MS 2/2
General 23/27
Hardsubx 1/1
Hauppage 3/3
MP4 3/3
NoCC 10/10
Options 72/86
Teletext 20/21
WTV 12/13
XDS 31/34

Your PR breaks these cases:

  • ccextractor --out=srt --latin1 611b4a9235...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 1020459a86...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=srt --latin1 --quant 0 85271be4d2...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 99e5eaafdc...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 --ucla dab1c1bd65...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 01509e4d27...
  • ccextractor --out=srt --latin1 --autoprogram 29e5ffd34b...
  • ccextractor --out=spupng c83f765c66...
  • ccextractor --dru c83f765c66...
  • ccextractor --startat 4 --endat 7 c83f765c66...
  • ccextractor --codec dvbsub --out=spupng 85271be4d2...
  • ccextractor --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9...
  • ccextractor --startcreditsnotbefore 1 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9...
  • ccextractor --startcreditsnotafter 2 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9...
  • ccextractor --startcreditsforatleast 1 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9...
  • ccextractor --startcreditsforatmost 2 --startcreditstext "CCextractor Start crdit Testing" c4dd893cb9...
  • ccextractor --out=srt --latin1 f23a544ba8...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=srt --latin1 --ucla d037c7509e...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=srt --latin1 --ucla 7d3f25c32c...
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 --ucla --xds 7f41299cc7...

NOTE: The following tests have been failing on the master branch as well as the PR:

Congratulations: Merging this PR would fix the following tests:

  • ccextractor --service 1 --out=ttxt da904de35d..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=ttxt --latin1 132d7df7e9..., Last passed: Never
  • ccextractor --autoprogram --out=srt --latin1 b22260d065..., Last passed: Never

It seems that not all tests were passed completely. This is an indication that the output of some files is not as expected (but might be according to you).

Check the result page for more info.

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Hi maintainers,

Just to note, the CI - linux and CI - windows check failures on this PR are pre-existing master branch regressions and are not caused by these changes.

I verified this by comparing the test run results (Linux test run 9398, Windows test run 9399) with other unrelated PRs (such as PR #2304 which only touches DVB decoding). Both PRs report the exact same set of 20+ "broken cases" (such as Sample 11, Sample 21, Sample 37, Sample 121, etc.).

This happens because the custom CI platform compares PR runs against older base commits on master (2feb09a/9f78685), so any master regressions merged since then are flagged as regressions on all active PRs.

The changes in this PR are strictly limited to CMakeLists.txt and networking.c (gating debug output and routing errors to stderr), and standard Rust clippy/compiler warning fixes.

The PR is ready for review and safe to merge. Thanks!

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[BUG] networking.c: DEBUG_OUT uses integer toggle instead of CMake opt-in; error messages use printf() instead of fprintf(stderr)

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