diff --git a/c/bdb.c b/c/bdb.c
index 484cd9c..8637f7f 100644
--- a/c/bdb.c
+++ b/c/bdb.c
@@ -648,6 +648,41 @@ s48_value scsh_bdb_env_get_flags(s48_value senv_handle)
 		    (res == 0) ? s48_enter_integer(flags) : S48_FALSE);
 }
 
+/* get verbose options */
+s48_value scsh_bdb_env_get_verbose(s48_value senv_handle, s48_value swhich)
+{
+  DB_ENV *dbenv;
+  u_int32_t which;
+  int res, onoff;
+  S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(2);
+
+  S48_GC_PROTECT_2(senv_handle, swhich);
+  dbenv = scsh_extract_dbenv(senv_handle);
+  which = s48_extract_integer(swhich);
+  res = dbenv->get_verbose(dbenv, which, &onoff);
+  S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
+  CHECK_BDB_RESULT_CODE(res);
+  return (onoff == 0) ? S48_FALSE: S48_TRUE;
+}
+
+/* set verbose options */
+s48_value scsh_bdb_env_set_verbose(s48_value senv_handle, s48_value swhich,
+				   s48_value sonoff)
+{
+  DB_ENV *dbenv;
+  u_int32_t which;
+  int res, onoff;
+  S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(3);
+
+  S48_GC_PROTECT_3(senv_handle, swhich, sonoff);
+  dbenv = scsh_extract_dbenv(senv_handle);
+  which = s48_extract_integer(swhich);
+  onoff = (sonoff == S48_FALSE) ? 0 : 1;
+  res = dbenv->set_verbose(dbenv, which, onoff);
+  CHECK_BDB_RESULT_CODE(res);
+  return S48_FALSE;
+}
+
 /* remove an environment */
 s48_value scsh_bdb_env_remove(s48_value db_home, s48_value sflags)
 {
@@ -886,6 +921,27 @@ s48_value scsh_bdb_get_flags(s48_value sdatabase)
 		    (res == 0) ? s48_enter_integer(flags) : S48_FALSE);
 }
 
+s48_value scsh_bdb_set_debug_file(s48_value sdatabase,
+				  s48_value filename_or_false)
+{
+  DB *db;
+  int res;
+  S48_DECLARE_GC_PROTECT(2);
+
+  S48_GC_PROTECT_2(sdatabase, filename_or_false);
+  db = scsh_extract_db(sdatabase);
+  if (filename_or_false == S48_FALSE)
+    db->set_errfile(db, NULL);
+  else
+    {
+      FILE *fp;
+      fp = fopen (s48_extract_string(filename_or_false), "w");
+      db->set_errfile(db, fp);
+    }
+  S48_GC_UNPROTECT();
+  return S48_UNSPECIFIC;
+}
+
 s48_value scsh_bdb_set_lorder(s48_value sdatabase, s48_value sbig_endian_p)
 {
   DB *db;
@@ -1372,6 +1428,8 @@ void scsh_init_bdb_bindings(void)
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_get_tx_timestamp);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_set_flags);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_get_flags);
+  S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_get_verbose);
+  S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_set_verbose);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_open);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_close);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_env_lock_get);
@@ -1393,6 +1451,7 @@ void scsh_init_bdb_bindings(void)
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_get_encrypt_flags);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_set_flags);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_get_flags);
+  S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_set_debug_file);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_set_lorder);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_get_lorder);
   S48_EXPORT_FUNCTION(scsh_bdb_set_pagesize);
diff --git a/c/bdb.h b/c/bdb.h
index b41ec92..1e1065b 100644
--- a/c/bdb.h
+++ b/c/bdb.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ void scsh_extract_bytevector_as_DBT(s48_value bytevector, DBT* dt);
 
 #define CHECK_BDB_RESULT_CODE(res)		\
 	do {					\
+	     if (res != 0)			\
+	       fprintf(stderr, "scsh-bdb: %s\n", db_strerror(res)); \	
 	     if (res > 0)			\
                s48_raise_os_error(res);         \
              if (res < 0)                       \
diff --git a/scheme/bdb.scm b/scheme/bdb.scm
index 0781717..7c1b575 100644
--- a/scheme/bdb.scm
+++ b/scheme/bdb.scm
@@ -619,6 +619,25 @@
 	 flags
 	 (raise-bdb-condition error-code)))))
 
+(import-lambda-definition bdb-env-set-verbose
+  (env-handle which on-or-off?)
+  "scsh_bdb_env_set_verbose")
+
+(define (set-database-env-verbose! db-env which on-or-off?)
+  (cond
+   ((bdb-env-set-verbose db-env which on-or-off?)
+    => raise-bdb-condition)))
+
+(import-lambda-definition bdb-env-get-verbose
+  (env-handle which)
+  "scsh_bdb_env_get_verbose")
+
+(define (database-env-verbose db-env which)
+  (let ((res (bdb-env-get-verbose db-env which)))
+    (if (number? res)
+	(raise-bdb-condition res)
+	res)))
+
 (import-lambda-definition bdb-env-close-int 
   (env-handle)
   "scsh_bdb_env_close")
@@ -910,6 +929,16 @@
 	 flags
 	 (raise-bdb-condition error-code)))))
 
+(import-lambda-definition bdb-set-debug-file
+  (database filename-or-false)
+  "scsh_bdb_set_debug_file")
+
+(define (turn-database-debugging-on database file-name)
+  (bdb-set-debug-file database file-name))
+
+(define (turn-database-debugging-off database)
+  (bdb-set-debug-file database #f))
+
 (import-lambda-definition bdb-set-lorder
   (database big-endian?)
   "scsh_bdb_set_lorder")
diff --git a/scheme/packages.scm b/scheme/packages.scm
index 5120bc6..f5dc0db 100644
--- a/scheme/packages.scm
+++ b/scheme/packages.scm
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
      database-env-data-dirs
      set-database-env-encrypt!
      database-env-encrypt-flags
+     set-database-env-verbose!
+     database-env-verbose
      set-database-env-lock-timeout!
      set-database-env-transaction-timeout!
      database-env-lock-timeout
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@
      database-encrypt-flags
      set-database-flags!
      database-flags
+     turn-database-debugging-on
+     turn-database-debugging-off
      set-database-byte-order!
      database-big-endian?
      database-little-endian?