You might be interested in P2758 (Emitting messages at compile time)
<https://wg21.link/p2758>.

Tom.

On 2/22/24 6:05 AM, Nikl Kelbon via Std-Proposals wrote:
> Im talking about standard aid to things like .natvis file from vs
> studio on C++ level, better representation of user-defined string in
> debugger etc
>
> чт, 22 февр. 2024 г. в 15:03, Sebastian Wittmeier via Std-Proposals
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>
> Hi Nikl,
>
> can you elaborate a bit more, please?
>
> Debug printing could comprise
>
> 1) Special output facilities / streams (e.g. trace consoles,
> logfiles, ...)
>
> 2) Turning on/off not only output, but also code generation of
> getting the values in debug/release modes
>
> 3) Output of text strings or of structured data (e.g. key-value pairs)
>
> 4) Formatting and visualization
>
> Which topic are you talking about, and which restrictions do you
> envision to print values better?
>
> Can you at least give an example?
>
> Best,
>
> Sebastian
>
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