forward python logger settings across lss programs

template/start.py

@@ -46,9 +46,18 @@ parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action='version', version="{} {}".format(
 parser.add_argument("-s", "--save", action='store', dest="directory", help="Use this directory to save. Will be created or loaded from if already present. Deactivates Agordejo/New-Session-Manager support.")
 parser.add_argument("-p", "--profiler", action='store_true', help="(Development) Run the python profiler and produce a .cprof file at quit. The name will appear in your STDOUT.")
 parser.add_argument("-m", "--mute", action='store_true', help="(Development) Use a fake cbox module, effectively deactivating midi and audio.")
-parser.add_argument("-V", "--verbose", action='store_true', help="(Development) Switch the logger to INFO and print out all kinds of information to get a high-level idea of what the program is doing.")
+parser.add_argument("-V", "--verbose", action='store_true', help="(Development) Switch the logger to INFO and print out all kinds of information to get a high-level idea of what the program is doing. You can also set the environment variable LSS_DEBUG=1")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
+#Check for an alternative way to enable the logger.
+import os
+if args.verbose:
+    os.environ["LSS_DEBUG"] = "1" #for children programs.
+elif not args.verbose and os.getenv("LSS_DEBUG"):
+    args.verbose = True
+
+
+
 import logging
 if args.verbose: #development
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='[' + METADATA["shortName"] + '] %(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s',)