-/* logging priorities
- * LOG_USER - user messages. Could be anything from information
- * to progress messags. These messages do not represent
- * incorrect or unexpected behaviour, just normal execution.
- * LOG_ERROR - fatal errors, that are likely to cause program abort
- * LOG_WARNING - non-fatal errors, that may be resolved later
- * LOG_INFO - state information, etc.
- * LOG_DEBUG - debug statements, execution trace
+/* To achieve C99 printf compatibility in MinGW, gnu_printf should be
+ * used for __attribute__((format( ... ))), with GCC v4.4 or later
+ */
+#if (defined(IS_MINGW) && (((__GNUC__ << 16) + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 0x00040004))
+#define PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT gnu_printf
+#else
+#define PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE_FORMAT printf
+#endif
+
+/* logging priorities
+ * LOG_LVL_SILENT - turn off all output. In lieu of try + catch this can be used as a
+ * feeble ersatz.
+ * LOG_LVL_USER - user messages. Could be anything from information
+ * to progress messags. These messages do not represent
+ * incorrect or unexpected behaviour, just normal execution.
+ * LOG_LVL_ERROR - fatal errors, that are likely to cause program abort
+ * LOG_LVL_WARNING - non-fatal errors, that may be resolved later
+ * LOG_LVL_INFO - state information, etc.
+ * LOG_LVL_DEBUG - debug statements, execution trace