Add std.debug.print for "printf debugging"

Author: ifreund

lib/std/debug.zig

@@ -58,14 +58,24 @@ var stderr_file_out_stream: File.OutStream = undefined;
 var stderr_stream: ?*File.OutStream = null;
 var stderr_mutex = std.Mutex.init();
 
-/// Deprecated. Use `std.log` functions for logging.
+/// Deprecated. Use `std.log` functions for logging or `std.debug.print` for
+/// "printf debugging".
 pub fn warn(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: var) void {
     const held = stderr_mutex.acquire();
     defer held.release();
     const stderr = getStderrStream();
     nosuspend stderr.print(fmt, args) catch return;
 }
 
+/// Print to stderr, silently returning on failure. Intended for use in
+/// "printf debugging." Use `std.log` functions for proper logging.
+pub fn print(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: var) void {
+    const held = stderr_mutex.acquire();
+    defer held.release();
+    const stderr = getStderrStream();
+    nosuspend stderr.print(fmt, args) catch return;
+}
+
 pub fn getStderrStream() *File.OutStream {
     if (stderr_stream) |st| {
         return st;