--- vdr-1.3.37/tools.h.orig	2005-12-02 20:28:18.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.3.37/tools.h	2005-12-02 20:28:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ typedef unsigned long long int uint64;
 
 extern int SysLogLevel;
 
+#ifdef LOG_TO_STDOUT
+#define esyslog(f, a...) void( (SysLogLevel > 0) ? void(printf(f, ## a) + putchar('\n')) : void() )
+#define isyslog(f, a...) void( (SysLogLevel > 1) ? void(printf(f, ## a) + putchar('\n')) : void() )
+#define dsyslog(f, a...) void( (SysLogLevel > 2) ? void(printf(f, ## a) + putchar('\n')) : void() )
+#else
 #define esyslog(a...) void( (SysLogLevel > 0) ? syslog(LOG_ERR,   a) : void() )
 #define isyslog(a...) void( (SysLogLevel > 1) ? syslog(LOG_INFO,  a) : void() )
 #define dsyslog(a...) void( (SysLogLevel > 2) ? syslog(LOG_DEBUG, a) : void() )
+#endif
 
 #define LOG_ERROR         esyslog("ERROR (%s,%d): %m", __FILE__, __LINE__)
 #define LOG_ERROR_STR(s)  esyslog("ERROR: %s: %m", s)