Moved implementation code from stdafx to correct pre-compiled headers

24 files changed, 819 insertions, 432 deletions

diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 647e6f24e4f..e3ed4e2c45f 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ if ( not ( usesm or usejvm ) ):
 # ------    SOURCE FILE SETUP -----------
 
 commonFiles = Split( "stdafx.cpp buildinfo.cpp db/jsobj.cpp db/json.cpp db/commands.cpp db/lasterror.cpp db/nonce.cpp db/queryutil.cpp shell/mongo.cpp" )
-commonFiles += [ "util/background.cpp" , "util/mmap.cpp" ,  "util/sock.cpp" ,  "util/util.cpp" , "util/message.cpp" ]
+commonFiles += [ "util/background.cpp" , "util/mmap.cpp" ,  "util/sock.cpp" ,  "util/util.cpp" , "util/message.cpp" , "util/assert_util.cpp" ]
 commonFiles += Glob( "util/*.c" )
 commonFiles += Split( "client/connpool.cpp client/dbclient.cpp client/model.cpp" )
 commonFiles += [ "scripting/engine.cpp" ]
diff --git a/msvc/core_server/core_server.vcproj b/msvc/core_server/core_server.vcproj
index 6ac3aa669e6..5def1339cfc 100644
--- a/msvc/core_server/core_server.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/core_server/core_server.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -210,6 +210,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongo/mongo.vcproj b/msvc/mongo/mongo.vcproj
index 1b96fd17a2d..1dd951d27d8 100644
--- a/msvc/mongo/mongo.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongo/mongo.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -282,6 +282,30 @@
 				</FileConfiguration>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongo_common/mongo_common.vcproj b/msvc/mongo_common/mongo_common.vcproj
index 7883419cde5..e1077239a0d 100644
--- a/msvc/mongo_common/mongo_common.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongo_common/mongo_common.vcproj
@@ -790,6 +790,18 @@
 			Name="util"

 			>

 			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\util\allocator.h"

+				>

+			</File>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\util\assert_util.cpp"

+				>

+			</File>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\util\assert_util.h"

+				>

+			</File>

+			<File

 				RelativePath="..\..\util\background.cpp"

 				>

 			</File>

@@ -798,6 +810,14 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\util\debug_util.h"

+				>

+			</File>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\util\goodies.h"

+				>

+			</File>

+			<File

 				RelativePath="..\..\util\md5.c"

 				>

 				<FileConfiguration

diff --git a/msvc/mongobridge/mongobridge.vcproj b/msvc/mongobridge/mongobridge.vcproj
index 1b2115c7ae0..250f5693d62 100644
--- a/msvc/mongobridge/mongobridge.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongobridge/mongobridge.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongoclient/mongoclient.vcproj b/msvc/mongoclient/mongoclient.vcproj
index f3b3faea1b7..ad2703cc380 100644
--- a/msvc/mongoclient/mongoclient.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongoclient/mongoclient.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -210,6 +210,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongod/mongod.vcproj b/msvc/mongod/mongod.vcproj
index 7bc0f21e854..4ff3db088e7 100644
--- a/msvc/mongod/mongod.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongod/mongod.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -202,6 +202,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongodump/mongodump.vcproj b/msvc/mongodump/mongodump.vcproj
index 8b3408a3778..7d331b055e6 100644
--- a/msvc/mongodump/mongodump.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongodump/mongodump.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongoexport/mongoexport.vcproj b/msvc/mongoexport/mongoexport.vcproj
index 375e45d32e3..0225031205e 100644
--- a/msvc/mongoexport/mongoexport.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongoexport/mongoexport.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongofiles/mongofiles.vcproj b/msvc/mongofiles/mongofiles.vcproj
index 604075b3b18..a36f4421067 100644
--- a/msvc/mongofiles/mongofiles.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongofiles/mongofiles.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongoimportjson/mongoimportjson.vcproj b/msvc/mongoimportjson/mongoimportjson.vcproj
index 1c292477a10..f2b2f7f8b0f 100644
--- a/msvc/mongoimportjson/mongoimportjson.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongoimportjson/mongoimportjson.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongorestore/mongorestore.vcproj b/msvc/mongorestore/mongorestore.vcproj
index 54117b10fc2..e40ea927e93 100644
--- a/msvc/mongorestore/mongorestore.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongorestore/mongorestore.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -266,6 +266,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/mongos/mongos.vcproj b/msvc/mongos/mongos.vcproj
index 0ad3ca05699..058fa1ee375 100644
--- a/msvc/mongos/mongos.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/mongos/mongos.vcproj
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -198,6 +198,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/server_only/server_only.vcproj b/msvc/server_only/server_only.vcproj
index cbafeff1b0f..eb192ab2107 100644
--- a/msvc/server_only/server_only.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/server_only/server_only.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -356,6 +356,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/msvc/shard_server/shard_server.vcproj b/msvc/shard_server/shard_server.vcproj
index 1335b321d5f..e2089033b74 100644
--- a/msvc/shard_server/shard_server.vcproj
+++ b/msvc/shard_server/shard_server.vcproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 				MinimalRebuild="true"

 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"

 				RuntimeLibrary="3"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="4"

 			/>

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB"

 				RuntimeLibrary="2"

 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"

-				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"

+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"

 				WarningLevel="3"

 				DebugInformationFormat="3"

 			/>

@@ -232,6 +232,30 @@
 				>

 			</File>

 		</Filter>

+		<Filter

+			Name="Source Files"

+			>

+			<File

+				RelativePath="..\..\stdafx.cpp"

+				>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Debug|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+				<FileConfiguration

+					Name="Release|Win32"

+					>

+					<Tool

+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"

+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"

+					/>

+				</FileConfiguration>

+			</File>

+		</Filter>

 	</Files>

 	<Globals>

 	</Globals>

diff --git a/stdafx.cpp b/stdafx.cpp
index 74444f3ea04..60255274d9c 100644
--- a/stdafx.cpp
+++ b/stdafx.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
-// db.pch will be the pre-compiled header
-// stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information
 
 /**
 *    Copyright (C) 2008 10gen Inc.
@@ -24,117 +22,4 @@ namespace mongo {
 
     const char versionString[] = "0.9.3+";
 
-// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
-// and not in this file
-
-    Assertion lastAssert[4];
-
-#undef assert
-
-#undef yassert
-
-} // namespace mongo
-
-#include "assert.h"
-#include "db/lasterror.h"
-
-namespace mongo {
-
-    string getDbContext();
-
-    /* "warning" assert -- safe to continue, so we don't throw exception. */
-    void wasserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line) {
-        problem() << "Assertion failure " << msg << ' ' << file << ' ' << dec << line << endl;
-        sayDbContext();
-        raiseError(msg && *msg ? msg : "wassertion failure");
-        lastAssert[1].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), file, line);
-    }
-
-    void asserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line) {
-        problem() << "Assertion failure " << msg << ' ' << file << ' ' << dec << line << endl;
-        sayDbContext();
-        raiseError(msg && *msg ? msg : "assertion failure");
-        lastAssert[0].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), file, line);
-        throw AssertionException();
-    }
-
-    void uassert_nothrow(const char *msg) {
-        lastAssert[3].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), "", 0);
-        raiseError(msg);
-    }
-
-    int uacount = 0;
-    void uasserted(const char *msg) {
-        if ( ++uacount < 100 )
-            log() << "User Exception " << msg << endl;
-        else
-            RARELY log() << "User Exception " << msg << endl;
-        lastAssert[3].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), "", 0);
-        raiseError(msg);
-        throw UserException(msg);
-    }
-
-    void msgasserted(const char *msg) {
-        log() << "Assertion: " << msg << '\n';
-        lastAssert[2].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), "", 0);
-        raiseError(msg && *msg ? msg : "massert failure");
-        throw MsgAssertionException(msg);
-    }
-
-    string Assertion::toString() {
-        if ( !isSet() )
-            return "";
-
-        stringstream ss;
-        ss << msg << '\n';
-        if ( *context )
-            ss << context << '\n';
-        if ( *file )
-            ss << file << ' ' << line << '\n';
-        return ss.str();
-    }
-
-    /* this is a good place to set a breakpoint when debugging, as lots of warning things
-       (assert, wassert) call it.
-    */
-    void sayDbContext(const char *errmsg) {
-        if ( errmsg ) {
-            problem() << errmsg << endl;
-        }
-        printStackTrace();
-    }
-    
-    void exit( int status ){
-        dbexit( status );
-    }
-
-    void rawOut( const string &s ) {
-        if( s.empty() ) return;
-        char now[64];
-        time_t_to_String(time(0), now);
-        now[20] = 0;        
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-        (std::cout << now << " " << s).flush();
-#else
-        write( STDOUT_FILENO, now, 20 );
-        write( STDOUT_FILENO, " ", 1 );
-        write( STDOUT_FILENO, s.c_str(), s.length() );
-        fsync( STDOUT_FILENO );        
-#endif
-    }
-
-#ifndef _SCONS
-    // only works in scons
-    const char * gitVersion(){ return ""; }
-    const char * sysInfo(){ return ""; }
-#endif
-
-    void printGitVersion() { log() << "git version: " << gitVersion() << endl; }
-    void printSysInfo() { log() << "sys info: " << sysInfo() << endl; }
-    string mongodVersion() {
-        stringstream ss;
-        ss << "db version v" << versionString << ", pdfile version " << VERSION << "." << VERSION_MINOR;
-        return ss.str();
-    }
-
 } // namespace mongo
diff --git a/stdafx.h b/stdafx.h
index 026d0b9fa11..d259f0f5907 100644
--- a/stdafx.h
+++ b/stdafx.h
@@ -31,301 +31,33 @@ namespace mongo {
     const bool debug=false;
 #endif
 
-    extern const char versionString[];
     // pdfile versions
     const int VERSION = 4;
     const int VERSION_MINOR = 4;
     
-} // namespace mongo
-
-#include <memory>
-#include "stdlib.h"
-#include "string.h"
-#include "limits.h"
-
-namespace mongo {
-
-    void sayDbContext(const char *msg = 0);
-    void dbexit(int returnCode, const char *whyMsg = "");
-    void exit( int status );
+    // mongo version
+    extern const char versionString[];
     
-    inline void * ourmalloc(size_t size) {
-        void *x = malloc(size);
-        if ( x == 0 ) dbexit(42, "malloc fails");
-        return x;
-    }
-
-    inline void * ourrealloc(void *ptr, size_t size) {
-        void *x = realloc(ptr, size);
-        if ( x == 0 ) dbexit(43, "realloc fails");
-        return x;
-    }
-
-#define malloc mongo::ourmalloc
-#define realloc mongo::ourrealloc
-
 } // namespace mongo
 
-#include "targetver.h"
-
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
-#include "time.h"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-namespace mongo {
-
-    const char * gitVersion();
-    const char * sysInfo();
-    string mongodVersion();
-    
-    void printGitVersion();
-    void printSysInfo();
-
-    /* these are manipulated outside of mutexes, so be careful */
-    struct Assertion {
-        Assertion() {
-            msg[0] = msg[127] = 0;
-            context[0] = context[127] = 0;
-            file = "";
-            line = 0;
-            when = 0;
-        }
-        char msg[128];
-        char context[128];
-        const char *file;
-        unsigned line;
-        time_t when;
-        void set(const char *m, const char *ctxt, const char *f, unsigned l) {
-            strncpy(msg, m, 127);
-            strncpy(context, ctxt, 127);
-            file = f;
-            line = l;
-            when = time(0);
-        }
-        string toString();
-        bool isSet() {
-            return when != 0;
-        }
-    };
-
-    enum {
-        AssertRegular = 0,
-        AssertW = 1,
-        AssertMsg = 2,
-        AssertUser = 3
-    };
-
-    /* last assert of diff types: regular, wassert, msgassert, uassert: */
-    extern Assertion lastAssert[4];
-
-    class DBException : public exception {
-    public:
-        virtual const char* what() const throw() = 0;
-        virtual string toString() const {
-            return what();
-        }
-        operator string() const { return toString(); }
-    };
-
-    class AssertionException : public DBException {
-    public:
-        string msg;
-        AssertionException() { }
-        virtual ~AssertionException() throw() { }
-        virtual bool severe() {
-            return true;
-        }
-        virtual bool isUserAssertion() {
-            return false;
-        }
-        virtual const char* what() const throw() { return msg.c_str(); }
-    };
-
-    /* UserExceptions are valid errors that a user can cause, like out of disk space or duplicate key */
-    class UserException : public AssertionException {
-    public:
-        UserException(const char *_msg) {
-            msg = _msg;
-        }
-        UserException(string _msg) {
-            msg = _msg;
-        }
-        virtual bool severe() {
-            return false;
-        }
-        virtual bool isUserAssertion() {
-            return true;
-        }
-        virtual string toString() const {
-            return "userassert:" + msg;
-        }
-    };
-
-    class MsgAssertionException : public AssertionException {
-    public:
-        MsgAssertionException(const char *_msg) {
-            msg = _msg;
-        }
-        virtual bool severe() {
-            return false;
-        }
-        virtual string toString() const {
-            return "massert:" + msg;
-        }
-    };
-
-    void asserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line);
-    void wasserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line);
-    void uasserted(const char *msg);
-    inline void uasserted(string msg) { uasserted(msg.c_str()); }
-    void uassert_nothrow(const char *msg); // reported via lasterror, but don't throw exception
-    void msgasserted(const char *msg);
-    inline void msgasserted(string msg) { msgasserted(msg.c_str()); }
-
-#ifdef assert
-#undef assert
-#endif
-
-#define assert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (asserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
-
-    /* "user assert".  if asserts, user did something wrong, not our code */
-//#define uassert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (uasserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
-#define uassert(msg,_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (uasserted(msg), 0) )
-
-#define xassert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (asserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
-
-#define yassert 1
-
-    /* warning only - keeps going */
-#define wassert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (wasserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
-
-    /* display a message, no context, and throw assertionexception
-
-       easy way to throw an exception and log something without our stack trace
-       display happening.
-    */
-#define massert(msg,_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (msgasserted(msg), 0) )
-
-    /* dassert is 'debug assert' -- might want to turn off for production as these
-       could be slow.
-    */
-#if defined(_DEBUG)
-#define dassert assert
-#else
-#define dassert(x) 
-#endif
-
-} // namespace mongo
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <signal.h>
-
-namespace mongo {
-
-    typedef char _TCHAR;
-
-} // namespace mongo
-
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 #include <set>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <signal.h>
 
-namespace mongo {
-
-//using namespace std;
-
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
-    typedef int HANDLE;
-    inline void strcpy_s(char *dst, unsigned len, const char *src) {
-        strcpy(dst, src);
-    }
-#else
-    typedef void *HANDLE;
-#endif
-
-//#if defined(CHAR)
-//#error CHAR already defined?
-//#endif
-
-//#if defined(_WIN32_WINNT)
-//typedef wchar_t CHAR;
-//#else
-// more to be done...linux unicode is 32 bit.
-//typedef unsigned short CHAR; // 16 bit unicode
-//#endif
-
-#define null (0)
-
-    void rawOut( const string &s );
-    
-} // namespace mongo
-
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace mongo {
-
-// for debugging
-    typedef struct _Ints {
-        int i[100];
-    } *Ints;
-    typedef struct _Chars {
-        char c[200];
-    } *Chars;
-
-    typedef char CHARS[400];
-
-    typedef struct _OWS {
-        int size;
-        char type;
-        char string[400];
-    } *OWS;
-
-    class Database;
-    //extern Database *database;
-    extern const char *curNs;
-
-    /* for now, running on win32 means development not production --
-       use this to log things just there.
-    */
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#define WIN if( 1 )
-#else
-#define WIN if( 0 )
-#endif
-
-#if defined(_DEBUG)
-#define DEV if( 1 )
-#else
-#define DEV if( 0 )
-#endif
-
-#define DEBUGGING if( 0 )
-
-    // The following declare one unique counter per enclosing function.
-    // NOTE The implementation double-increments on a match, but we don't really care.
-#define SOMETIMES( occasion, howOften ) for( static unsigned occasion = 0; ++occasion % howOften == 0; )
-#define OCCASIONALLY SOMETIMES( occasionally, 16 )
-#define RARELY SOMETIMES( rarely, 128 )
-#define ONCE for( static bool undone = true; undone; undone = false ) 
-    
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#define strcasecmp _stricmp
-    inline void our_debug_free(void *p) {
-#if 0
-// this is not safe if you malloc < 4 bytes so we don't use anymore
-        unsigned *u = (unsigned *) p;
-        u[0] = 0xEEEEEEEE;
-#endif
-        free(p);
-    }
-#define free our_debug_free
-#endif
+#include "targetver.h"
+#include "time.h"
+#include "string.h"
+#include "limits.h"
 
-} // namespace mongo
+using namespace std;
 
 #undef yassert
 #include <boost/archive/iterators/base64_from_binary.hpp>
@@ -338,7 +70,6 @@ namespace mongo {
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/smart_ptr.hpp>
 #define BOOST_SPIRIT_THREADSAFE
-//#define BOOST_SPIRIT_DEBUG
 #include <boost/spirit/core.hpp>
 #include <boost/spirit/utility/loops.hpp>
 #include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
@@ -347,15 +78,32 @@ namespace mongo {
 #define yassert 1
 using namespace boost::filesystem;
 
+#include "util/debug_util.h"
 #include "util/goodies.h"
 #include "util/log.h"
+#include "util/allocator.h"
+#include "util/assert_util.h"
+
+namespace mongo {
+
+    void sayDbContext(const char *msg = 0);
+    void dbexit(int returnCode, const char *whyMsg = "");
+    void exit( int status );
+    void rawOut( const string &s );
 
-#define BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION( expression ) \
-	try { \
-		expression; \
-	} catch ( const std::exception &e ) { \
-		problem() << "caught boost exception: " << e.what() << endl; \
-		assert( false ); \
-	} catch ( ... ) { \
-		assert( false ); \
-	}
+} // namespace mongo
+
+namespace mongo {
+
+    const char * gitVersion();
+    const char * sysInfo();
+    string mongodVersion();
+    
+    void printGitVersion();
+    void printSysInfo();
+
+    typedef char _TCHAR;
+
+#define null (0)
+
+} // namespace mongo
diff --git a/util/allocator.h b/util/allocator.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec8c6c92ba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/allocator.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// allocator.h
+
+/**
+*    Copyright (C) 2008 10gen Inc.
+*
+*    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify
+*    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+*    as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+*    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+*    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+*    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+*    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+*    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+*    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace mongo {
+	
+	void dbexit(int returnCode, const char *whyMsg);
+
+    inline void * ourmalloc(size_t size) {
+        void *x = malloc(size);
+        if ( x == 0 ) dbexit(42, "malloc fails");
+        return x;
+    }
+
+    inline void * ourrealloc(void *ptr, size_t size) {
+        void *x = realloc(ptr, size);
+        if ( x == 0 ) dbexit(43, "realloc fails");
+        return x;
+    }
+
+#define malloc mongo::ourmalloc
+#define realloc mongo::ourrealloc
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    inline void our_debug_free(void *p) {
+#if 0
+// this is not safe if you malloc < 4 bytes so we don't use anymore
+        unsigned *u = (unsigned *) p;
+        u[0] = 0xEEEEEEEE;
+#endif
+        free(p);
+    }
+#define free our_debug_free
+#endif
+
+} // namespace mongo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/assert_util.cpp b/util/assert_util.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6adb3d424fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/assert_util.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// assert_util.cpp
+
+/**
+*    Copyright (C) 2008 10gen Inc.
+*
+*    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify
+*    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+*    as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+*    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+*    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+*    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+*    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+*    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+*    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "stdafx.h"
+#include "assert_util.h"
+#include "assert.h"
+
+namespace mongo {
+
+	string getDbContext();
+	
+	Assertion lastAssert[4];
+	
+	/* "warning" assert -- safe to continue, so we don't throw exception. */
+    void wasserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line) {
+        problem() << "Assertion failure " << msg << ' ' << file << ' ' << dec << line << endl;
+        sayDbContext();
+        raiseError(msg && *msg ? msg : "wassertion failure");
+        lastAssert[1].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), file, line);
+    }
+
+    void asserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line) {
+        problem() << "Assertion failure " << msg << ' ' << file << ' ' << dec << line << endl;
+        sayDbContext();
+        raiseError(msg && *msg ? msg : "assertion failure");
+        lastAssert[0].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), file, line);
+        throw AssertionException();
+    }
+
+    void uassert_nothrow(const char *msg) {
+        lastAssert[3].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), "", 0);
+        raiseError(msg);
+    }
+
+    int uacount = 0;
+    void uasserted(const char *msg) {
+        if ( ++uacount < 100 )
+            log() << "User Exception " << msg << endl;
+        else
+            RARELY log() << "User Exception " << msg << endl;
+        lastAssert[3].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), "", 0);
+        raiseError(msg);
+        throw UserException(msg);
+    }
+
+    void msgasserted(const char *msg) {
+        log() << "Assertion: " << msg << '\n';
+        lastAssert[2].set(msg, getDbContext().c_str(), "", 0);
+        raiseError(msg && *msg ? msg : "massert failure");
+        throw MsgAssertionException(msg);
+    }
+
+    string Assertion::toString() {
+        if ( !isSet() )
+            return "";
+
+        stringstream ss;
+        ss << msg << '\n';
+        if ( *context )
+            ss << context << '\n';
+        if ( *file )
+            ss << file << ' ' << line << '\n';
+        return ss.str();
+    }	
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/assert_util.h b/util/assert_util.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b519407261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/assert_util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+// assert_util.h
+
+/**
+*    Copyright (C) 2008 10gen Inc.
+*
+*    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify
+*    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+*    as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+*    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+*    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+*    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+*    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+*    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+*    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "db/lasterror.h"
+
+namespace mongo {
+	
+	/* these are manipulated outside of mutexes, so be careful */
+    struct Assertion {
+        Assertion() {
+            msg[0] = msg[127] = 0;
+            context[0] = context[127] = 0;
+            file = "";
+            line = 0;
+            when = 0;
+        }
+        char msg[128];
+        char context[128];
+        const char *file;
+        unsigned line;
+        time_t when;
+        void set(const char *m, const char *ctxt, const char *f, unsigned l) {
+            strncpy(msg, m, 127);
+            strncpy(context, ctxt, 127);
+            file = f;
+            line = l;
+            when = time(0);
+        }
+        std::string toString();
+        bool isSet() {
+            return when != 0;
+        }
+    };
+
+    enum {
+        AssertRegular = 0,
+        AssertW = 1,
+        AssertMsg = 2,
+        AssertUser = 3
+    };
+
+    /* last assert of diff types: regular, wassert, msgassert, uassert: */
+    extern Assertion lastAssert[4];
+
+    class DBException : public exception {
+    public:
+        virtual const char* what() const throw() = 0;
+        virtual string toString() const {
+            return what();
+        }
+        operator string() const { return toString(); }
+    };
+
+    class AssertionException : public DBException {
+    public:
+        string msg;
+        AssertionException() { }
+        virtual ~AssertionException() throw() { }
+        virtual bool severe() {
+            return true;
+        }
+        virtual bool isUserAssertion() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        virtual const char* what() const throw() { return msg.c_str(); }
+    };
+
+    /* UserExceptions are valid errors that a user can cause, like out of disk space or duplicate key */
+    class UserException : public AssertionException {
+    public:
+        UserException(const char *_msg) {
+            msg = _msg;
+        }
+        UserException(string _msg) {
+            msg = _msg;
+        }
+        virtual bool severe() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        virtual bool isUserAssertion() {
+            return true;
+        }
+        virtual string toString() const {
+            return "userassert:" + msg;
+        }
+    };
+
+    class MsgAssertionException : public AssertionException {
+    public:
+        MsgAssertionException(const char *_msg) {
+            msg = _msg;
+        }
+        virtual bool severe() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        virtual string toString() const {
+            return "massert:" + msg;
+        }
+    };
+
+    void asserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line);
+    void wasserted(const char *msg, const char *file, unsigned line);
+    void uasserted(const char *msg);
+    inline void uasserted(string msg) { uasserted(msg.c_str()); }
+    void uassert_nothrow(const char *msg); // reported via lasterror, but don't throw exception
+    void msgasserted(const char *msg);
+    inline void msgasserted(string msg) { msgasserted(msg.c_str()); }
+
+#ifdef assert
+#undef assert
+#endif
+
+#define assert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (asserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
+
+    /* "user assert".  if asserts, user did something wrong, not our code */
+//#define uassert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (uasserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
+#define uassert(msg,_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (uasserted(msg), 0) )
+
+#define xassert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (asserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
+
+#define yassert 1
+
+    /* warning only - keeps going */
+#define wassert(_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (wasserted(#_Expression, __FILE__, __LINE__), 0) )
+
+    /* display a message, no context, and throw assertionexception
+
+       easy way to throw an exception and log something without our stack trace
+       display happening.
+    */
+#define massert(msg,_Expression) (void)( (!!(_Expression)) || (msgasserted(msg), 0) )
+
+    /* dassert is 'debug assert' -- might want to turn off for production as these
+       could be slow.
+    */
+#if defined(_DEBUG)
+#define dassert assert
+#else
+#define dassert(x) 
+#endif
+
+} // namespace mongo
+
+#define BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION( expression ) \
+	try { \
+		expression; \
+	} catch ( const std::exception &e ) { \
+		problem() << "caught boost exception: " << e.what() << endl; \
+		assert( false ); \
+	} catch ( ... ) { \
+		assert( false ); \
+	}
diff --git a/util/debug_util.h b/util/debug_util.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fe3fee9f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/debug_util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// debug_util.h
+
+/**
+*    Copyright (C) 2008 10gen Inc.
+*
+*    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or  modify
+*    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3,
+*    as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+*    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+*    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+*    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+*    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+*
+*    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+*    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace mongo {
+
+// for debugging
+    typedef struct _Ints {
+        int i[100];
+    } *Ints;
+    typedef struct _Chars {
+        char c[200];
+    } *Chars;
+
+    typedef char CHARS[400];
+
+    typedef struct _OWS {
+        int size;
+        char type;
+        char string[400];
+    } *OWS;
+
+// for now, running on win32 means development not production --
+// use this to log things just there.
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#define WIN if( 1 )
+#else
+#define WIN if( 0 )
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_DEBUG)
+#define DEV if( 1 )
+#else
+#define DEV if( 0 )
+#endif
+
+#define DEBUGGING if( 0 )
+
+// The following declare one unique counter per enclosing function.
+// NOTE The implementation double-increments on a match, but we don't really care.
+#define SOMETIMES( occasion, howOften ) for( static unsigned occasion = 0; ++occasion % howOften == 0; )
+#define OCCASIONALLY SOMETIMES( occasionally, 16 )
+#define RARELY SOMETIMES( rarely, 128 )
+#define ONCE for( static bool undone = true; undone; undone = false ) 
+    
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#define strcasecmp _stricmp
+#endif
+
+} // namespace mongo
diff --git a/util/goodies.h b/util/goodies.h
index 7a68682aa7a..a0bf512f355 100644
--- a/util/goodies.h
+++ b/util/goodies.h
@@ -307,5 +307,14 @@ namespace mongo {
                 return i;
         return -1;
     }
+    
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+    typedef int HANDLE;
+    inline void strcpy_s(char *dst, unsigned len, const char *src) {
+        strcpy(dst, src);
+    }
+#else
+    typedef void *HANDLE;
+#endif
 
 } // namespace mongo
diff --git a/util/log.h b/util/log.h
index 5f8d7589f87..6d2b73f790d 100644
--- a/util/log.h
+++ b/util/log.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 namespace mongo {
 
+    extern const char *curNs;
+    
     // Utility interface for stringifying object only when val() called.
     class LazyString {
     public:
diff --git a/util/util.cpp b/util/util.cpp
index efc8746b3fb..9cc23fd4f8c 100644
--- a/util/util.cpp
+++ b/util/util.cpp
@@ -102,4 +102,47 @@ namespace mongo {
     
     OpTime OpTime::last(0, 0);
     
+    /* this is a good place to set a breakpoint when debugging, as lots of warning things
+       (assert, wassert) call it.
+    */
+    void sayDbContext(const char *errmsg) {
+        if ( errmsg ) {
+            problem() << errmsg << endl;
+        }
+        printStackTrace();
+    }
+    
+    void exit( int status ){
+        dbexit( status );
+    }
+
+    void rawOut( const string &s ) {
+        if( s.empty() ) return;
+        char now[64];
+        time_t_to_String(time(0), now);
+        now[20] = 0;        
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+        (std::cout << now << " " << s).flush();
+#else
+        write( STDOUT_FILENO, now, 20 );
+        write( STDOUT_FILENO, " ", 1 );
+        write( STDOUT_FILENO, s.c_str(), s.length() );
+        fsync( STDOUT_FILENO );        
+#endif
+    }
+
+#ifndef _SCONS
+    // only works in scons
+    const char * gitVersion(){ return ""; }
+    const char * sysInfo(){ return ""; }
+#endif
+
+    void printGitVersion() { log() << "git version: " << gitVersion() << endl; }
+    void printSysInfo() { log() << "sys info: " << sysInfo() << endl; }
+    string mongodVersion() {
+        stringstream ss;
+        ss << "db version v" << versionString << ", pdfile version " << VERSION << "." << VERSION_MINOR;
+        return ss.str();
+    }
+    
 } // namespace mongo