Build in a general helper-file including debugging output

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+#
+# File: geneticone/helper.py
+# This file is part of the Genetic/One-Project, a graphical portage-frontend.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Necoro d.M.
+# This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
+# the GNU General Public License version 2.
+# There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+#
+# Written by Necoro d.M. <necoro@necoro.net> et.al.
+
+import traceback, textwrap, os.path
+
+def debug(*args, **kwargs):
+	"""Prints a debug message including filename and lineno.
+
+    A variable number of positional arguments are allowed. If
+        lineno(obj0, obj1, obj2)
+    is called, the text part of the output looks like the output from
+        print obj0, obj1, obj2
+    The optional keyword "wrap" causes the message to be line-wrapped. The
+    argument to "wrap" should be "1" or "True". "name" is another optional
+    keyword parameter.
+
+	(This function is adapted from Edward Jones as published under: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/279155)"""
+	
+	stack = traceback.extract_stack()
+	a, b, c, d = stack[-2]
+	a = os.path.basename(a)
+	out = []
+	for obj in args:
+		out.append(str(obj))
+	text = ' '.join(out)
+	if "name" in kwargs:
+		text = 'In %s (%s:%s) %s:' % (kwargs["name"], a, b, text)
+	else:
+		text = 'In %s (%s:%s) %s:' % (c, a, b, text)
+	#if wrap:
+	#	text = textwrap.fill(text)
+	
+	text = "***DEBUG*** %s ***DEBUG***" % text
+	
+	print text
+
+def am_i_root ():
+	"""Returns True if the current user is root, False otherwise."""
+	if os.getuid() == 0:
+		return True
+	else:
+		return False