log slice name where applicable before traceback.

diff --git a/logger.py b/logger.py
index 8abd8fd..195c1d8 100644 (file)
--- a/logger.py
+++ b/logger.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#
+# Something relevant
+#
 """A very simple logger that tries to be concurrency-safe."""
 
 import os, sys
@@ -24,6 +27,9 @@ def log_call(*args):
     try: subprocess.call(args, close_fds=True)
     except: log_exc()
 
-def log_exc():
+def log_exc(name = None):
     """Log the traceback resulting from an exception."""
-    log(traceback.format_exc())
+   if name:  
+               log("operation on %s failed.  \n %s" %(self.name, traceback.format_exc()))
+   else:
+        log(traceback.format_exc())