new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  import os
  import sys
  import time
  
  def _prefixed (level,message):
  	now = time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S',time.localtime())
  	return "%s %-8s %-6d %s" % (now,level,os.getpid(),message)
  
  # When the parent dies we are seeing continual newlines, so we only access so many before stopping
  counter = 0
  
  while True:
  	try:
  		line = sys.stdin.readline().strip()
  		# print >> sys.stderr, "GOT A LINE"
  		sys.stdout.flush()
  		if line == "":
  			counter += 1
  			if counter > 100:
  				break
  			continue
  
  		counter = 0
  
  		print >> sys.stderr, _prefixed(sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) >=2 else 'EXABGP PROCESS',line)
  	except KeyboardInterrupt:
  		pass
  	except IOError:
  		# most likely a signal during readline
  		pass
  
subject: add debug script