Index: import_sch.c
===================================================================
--- import_sch.c	(revision 14086)
+++ import_sch.c	(revision 14087)
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@
 	const char **sources = NULL;
 	int nsources = 0;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	printf("pcb_act_Import:  ===========  Entering pcb_act_Import  ============\n");
-#endif
+	if (conf_import_sch.plugins.import_sch.verbose)
+		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEBUG, "pcb_act_Import:  ===  Entering pcb_act_Import  ===\n");
 
+
 	mode = PCB_ACTION_ARG(0);
 
 	if (mode && pcb_strcasecmp(mode, "setdisperse") == 0) {
@@ -342,10 +342,12 @@
 			cmd[8 + i] = pcb_build_fn(sources[i]);
 		cmd[8 + nsources] = NULL;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		printf("pcb_act_Import:  ===========  About to run gnetlist  ============\n");
-		printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s %s ...\n", cmd[0], cmd[1], cmd[2], cmd[3], cmd[4], cmd[5], cmd[6], cmd[7], cmd[8]);
-#endif
+		if (conf_import_sch.plugins.import_sch.verbose) {
+			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEBUG, "pcb_act_Import:  running gnetlist:\n");
+			for (i = 0; i < 8+nsources; i++)
+				pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEBUG, " %s", cmd[i]);
+			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEBUG, "\n");
+		}
 
 		if (pcb_spawnvp(cmd)) {
 			for(i = 0; i < nsources; i++)
@@ -354,9 +356,8 @@
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		printf("pcb_act_Import:  ===========  About to run pcb_act_ExecuteFile, file = %s  ============\n", tmpfile);
-#endif
+		if (conf_import_sch.plugins.import_sch.verbose)
+			pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEBUG, "pcb_act_Import:  about to run pcb_act_ExecuteFile, file = %s\n", tmpfile);
 
 		cmd[0] = tmpfile;
 		cmd[1] = NULL;
@@ -452,9 +453,8 @@
 	pcb_rats_destroy(pcb_false);
 	pcb_rat_add_all(pcb_false, NULL);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	printf("pcb_act_Import:  ===========  Leaving pcb_act_Import  ============\n");
-#endif
+	if (conf_import_sch.plugins.import_sch.verbose)
+		pcb_message(PCB_MSG_DEBUG, "pcb_act_Import:  ===  Leaving pcb_act_Import  ===\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }
Index: import_sch_conf.h
===================================================================
--- import_sch_conf.h	(revision 14086)
+++ import_sch_conf.h	(revision 14087)
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 		const struct import_sch {
 			CFT_STRING gnetlist_program;       /* gnetlist program name */
 			CFT_STRING make_program;           /* make program name */
+			CFT_BOOLEAN verbose;                  /* verbose logging of the import code */
 		} import_sch;
 	} plugins;
 } conf_import_sch_t;