diff -r 36ecc8bbb75d -r b3895cd6edd3 brewpanel/slcd.c
--- a/brewpanel/slcd.c	Fri Nov 20 23:29:55 2015 +0100
+++ b/brewpanel/slcd.c	Wed Nov 25 15:30:28 2015 +0100
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #define SLCD_CURSOR_CTRL        0x02
 #define SLCD_DISPLAY_CTRL       0x04
 
+extern int	debug;
+
 
 struct slcdDataStruct
 {
@@ -185,7 +187,8 @@
 
 void slcdBacklight(SGOBJ *dlg, int fd, int bl)
 {
-    fprintf(stdout, "slcdBacklight %d\n", bl);
+    if (debug)
+    	fprintf(stdout, "slcdBacklight %d\n", bl);
     if (bl)
 	dlg[1].state |= SG_SELECTED;
     else