Index: kdecore/kdebug.cpp
===================================================================
--- kdecore/kdebug.cpp.orig
+++ kdecore/kdebug.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static KStaticDeleter<kDebugPrivate> pcd
 static KStaticDeleter<KDebugDCOPIface> dcopsd;
 static KDebugDCOPIface* kDebugDCOPIface = 0;
 
-static void kDebugBackend( unsigned short nLevel, unsigned int nArea, const char *data)
+static void kDebugInitBackend(unsigned int nArea)
 {
   if ( !kDebug_data )
   {
@@ -205,40 +205,46 @@ static void kDebugBackend( unsigned shor
       if ( KGlobal::_instance )
         kDebug_data->aAreaName = KGlobal::instance()->instanceName();
   }
+}
 
-  int nPriority = 0;
-  QString aCaption;
-
-    /* Determine output */
+static short kDebugAreaOutput(unsigned short nLevel, unsigned int nArea)
+{
+  kDebugInitBackend (nArea);
 
+  /* Determine output */
   QString key;
   switch( nLevel )
   {
   case KDEBUG_INFO:
       key = "InfoOutput";
-      aCaption = "Info";
-      nPriority = LOG_INFO;
       break;
   case KDEBUG_WARN:
       key = "WarnOutput";
-      aCaption = "Warning";
-      nPriority = LOG_WARNING;
 	break;
   case KDEBUG_FATAL:
       key = "FatalOutput";
-      aCaption = "Fatal Error";
-      nPriority = LOG_CRIT;
       break;
   case KDEBUG_ERROR:
   default:
       /* Programmer error, use "Error" as default */
       key = "ErrorOutput";
-      aCaption = "Error";
-      nPriority = LOG_ERR;
       break;
   }
 
-  short nOutput = kDebug_data->config ? kDebug_data->config->readNumEntry(key, 2) : 2;
+  return kDebug_data->config ? kDebug_data->config->readNumEntry(key, 4) : 4;
+}
+
+
+bool kDebugAreaEnabled(unsigned short nLevel, unsigned int nArea)
+{
+    return kDebugAreaOutput(nLevel, nArea) != 4;
+}
+
+static void kDebugBackend( unsigned short nLevel, unsigned int nArea, const char *data)
+{
+  kDebugInitBackend (nArea);
+
+  short nOutput = kDebugAreaOutput(nLevel, nArea);
 
   // If the application doesn't have a QApplication object it can't use
   // a messagebox.
@@ -247,6 +253,32 @@ static void kDebugBackend( unsigned shor
   else if ( nOutput == 4 && nLevel != KDEBUG_FATAL )
       return;
 
+  int nPriority = 0;
+  QString aCaption;
+  switch( nLevel )
+  {
+  case KDEBUG_INFO:
+      aCaption = "Info";
+      nPriority = LOG_INFO;
+      break;
+  case KDEBUG_WARN:
+      aCaption = "Warning";
+      nPriority = LOG_WARNING;
+	break;
+  case KDEBUG_FATAL:
+      aCaption = "Fatal Error";
+      nPriority = LOG_CRIT;
+      break;
+  case KDEBUG_ERROR:
+  default:
+      /* Programmer error, use "Error" as default */
+      aCaption = "Error";
+      nPriority = LOG_ERR;
+      break;
+  }
+
+
+
   const int BUFSIZE = 4096;
   char buf[BUFSIZE];
   if ( !kDebug_data->aAreaName.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -314,13 +346,25 @@ static void kDebugBackend( unsigned shor
 }
 
 kdbgstream &perror( kdbgstream &s) { return s << QString::fromLocal8Bit(strerror(errno)); }
-kdbgstream kdDebug(int area) { return kdbgstream(area, KDEBUG_INFO); }
-kdbgstream kdDebug(bool cond, int area) { if (cond) return kdbgstream(area, KDEBUG_INFO); else return kdbgstream(0, 0, false); }
+kdbgstream kdDebug(int area) { return kdbgstream(area, KDEBUG_INFO, kDebugAreaEnabled(KDEBUG_INFO, area)); }
+kdbgstream kdDebug(bool cond, int area) { if (cond) return kdbgstream(area, KDEBUG_INFO, kDebugAreaEnabled(KDEBUG_INFO, area)); else return kdbgstream(0, 0, false); }
 
 kdbgstream kdError(int area) { return kdbgstream("ERROR: ", area, KDEBUG_ERROR); }
 kdbgstream kdError(bool cond, int area) { if (cond) return kdbgstream("ERROR: ", area, KDEBUG_ERROR); else return kdbgstream(0,0,false); }
-kdbgstream kdWarning(int area) { return kdbgstream("WARNING: ", area, KDEBUG_WARN); }
-kdbgstream kdWarning(bool cond, int area) { if (cond) return kdbgstream("WARNING: ", area, KDEBUG_WARN); else return kdbgstream(0,0,false); }
+
+kdbgstream kdWarning(int area)
+{
+    return kdbgstream("WARNING: ", area, KDEBUG_WARN, kDebugAreaEnabled(KDEBUG_WARN, area));
+}
+
+kdbgstream kdWarning(bool cond, int area) 
+{
+    if (cond)
+        return kdbgstream("WARNING: ", area, KDEBUG_WARN, kDebugAreaEnabled(KDEBUG_WARN, area));
+    else
+        return kdbgstream(0,0,false);
+}
+
 kdbgstream kdFatal(int area) { return kdbgstream("FATAL: ", area, KDEBUG_FATAL); }
 kdbgstream kdFatal(bool cond, int area) { if (cond) return kdbgstream("FATAL: ", area, KDEBUG_FATAL); else return kdbgstream(0,0,false); }
 
@@ -331,9 +375,10 @@ kdbgstream::kdbgstream(kdbgstream &str)
 }
 
 void kdbgstream::flush() {
-    if (output.isEmpty() || !print)
+    if (output.isEmpty())
 	return;
-    kDebugBackend( level, area, output.local8Bit().data() );
+    if (print)
+        kDebugBackend( level, area, output.local8Bit().data() );
     output = QString::null;
 }
 
@@ -349,7 +394,7 @@ kdbgstream &kdbgstream::form(const char
 }
 
 kdbgstream::~kdbgstream() {
-    if (!output.isEmpty()) {
+    if (print && !output.isEmpty()) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "ASSERT: debug output not ended with \\n\n");
         fprintf(stderr, "%s", kdBacktrace().latin1());
 	*this << "\n";