diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.cpp
index 0f3ad88..186c5af 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 namespace facebook { namespace thrift {
 
+TOutput GlobalOutput;
+
 uint32_t TApplicationException::read(facebook::thrift::protocol::TProtocol* iprot) {
   uint32_t xfer = 0;
   std::string fname;
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.h b/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.h
index 2cb656b..07ccb97 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/Thrift.h
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@
 
 namespace facebook { namespace thrift {
 
+class TOutput{
+public:
+  TOutput() : f_(perror) {}
+
+  inline void setOutputFunction(void (*function)(const char *)){
+    f_ = function;
+  }
+
+  inline void operator()(const char *message){
+    f_(message);
+  }
+
+private:
+  void (*f_)(const char *);
+};
+
+extern TOutput GlobalOutput;
+
 namespace protocol {
   class TProtocol;
 }
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp
index 2b910a5..6337806 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       }
       readBuffer_ = (uint8_t*)realloc(readBuffer_, readBufferSize_);
       if (readBuffer_ == NULL) {
-        perror("TConnection::workSocket() realloc");
+        GlobalOutput("TConnection::workSocket() realloc");
         close();
         return;
       }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
       }
 
       if (errno != ECONNRESET) {
-        perror("TConnection::workSocket() recv -1");
+        GlobalOutput("TConnection::workSocket() recv -1");
       }
     }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         return;
       }
       if (errno != EPIPE) {
-        perror("TConnection::workSocket() send -1");
+        GlobalOutput("TConnection::workSocket() send -1");
       }
       close();
       return;
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
   // Delete a previously existing event
   if (eventFlags_ != 0) {
     if (event_del(&event_) == -1) {
-      perror("TConnection::setFlags event_del");
+      GlobalOutput("TConnection::setFlags event_del");
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 
   // Add the event
   if (event_add(&event_, 0) == -1) {
-    perror("TConnection::setFlags(): coult not event_add");
+    GlobalOutput("TConnection::setFlags(): coult not event_add");
   }
 }
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
 void TConnection::close() {
   // Delete the registered libevent
   if (event_del(&event_) == -1) {
-    perror("TConnection::close() event_del");
+    GlobalOutput("TConnection::close() event_del");
   }
 
   // Close the socket
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
     int flags;
     if ((flags = fcntl(clientSocket, F_GETFL, 0)) < 0 ||
         fcntl(clientSocket, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
-      perror("thriftServerEventHandler: set O_NONBLOCK");
+      GlobalOutput("thriftServerEventHandler: set O_NONBLOCK");
       close(clientSocket);
       return;
     }
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
   // Done looping accept, now we have to make sure the error is due to
   // blocking. Any other error is a problem
   if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
-    perror("thriftServerEventHandler: accept()");
+    GlobalOutput("thriftServerEventHandler: accept()");
   }
 }
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
   // Create the server socket
   serverSocket_ = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
   if (serverSocket_ == -1) {
-    perror("TNonblockingServer::serve() socket() -1");
+    GlobalOutput("TNonblockingServer::serve() socket() -1");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
   int flags;
   if ((flags = fcntl(serverSocket_, F_GETFL, 0)) < 0 ||
       fcntl(serverSocket_, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
-    perror("TNonblockingServer::serve() O_NONBLOCK");
+    GlobalOutput("TNonblockingServer::serve() O_NONBLOCK");
     ::close(serverSocket_);
     return;
   }
@@ -496,13 +496,13 @@
   addr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 
   if (bind(serverSocket_, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) == -1) {
-    perror("TNonblockingServer::serve() bind");
+    GlobalOutput("TNonblockingServer::serve() bind");
     close(serverSocket_);
     return;
   }
 
   if (listen(serverSocket_, LISTEN_BACKLOG) == -1) {
-    perror("TNonblockingServer::serve() listen");
+    GlobalOutput("TNonblockingServer::serve() listen");
     close(serverSocket_);
     return;
   }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 
   // Add the event and start up the server
   if (event_add(&serverEvent, 0) == -1) {
-    perror("TNonblockingServer::serve(): coult not event_add");
+    GlobalOutput("TNonblockingServer::serve(): coult not event_add");
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp
index 5039564..7a1ca4f 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     flush();
     fprintf(stderr, "error, current file (%s) not closed\n", filename_.c_str());
     if (-1 == ::close(fd_)) {
-      perror("TFileTransport: error in file close");
+      GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: error in file close");
       throw TTransportException("TFileTransport: error in file close");
     }
   }
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
   // close logfile
   if (fd_ > 0) {
     if(-1 == ::close(fd_)) {
-      perror("TFileTransport: error in file close");
+      GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: error in file close");
     }
   }
 }
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
       // empty out both the buffers
       if (enqueueBuffer_->isEmpty() && dequeueBuffer_->isEmpty()) {
         if (-1 == ::close(fd_)) {
-          perror("TFileTransport: error in close");
+          GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: error in close");
           throw TTransportException("TFileTransport: error in file close");
         }
         // just be safe and sync to disk
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
             //T_DEBUG_L(1, "Adding padding of %u bytes at %lu (to reach chunk %lld)", 
             //padding, offset_, chunk2);
             if (-1 == ::write(fd_, zeros, padding)) {
-              perror("TFileTransport: error while padding zeros");
+              GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: error while padding zeros");
               throw TTransportException("TFileTransport: error while padding zeros");
             }
             unflushed += padding;
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
         // write the dequeued event to the file
         if (outEvent->eventSize_ > 0) {
           if (-1 == ::write(fd_, outEvent->eventBuff_, outEvent->eventSize_)) {
-            perror("TFileTransport: error while writing event");
+            GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: error while writing event");
             throw TTransportException("TFileTransport: error while writing event");
           }
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
       // read error
       if (readState_.bufferLen_ == -1) {
         readState_.resetAllValues();
-        perror("TFileTransport: error while reading from file");
+        GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: error while reading from file");
         throw TTransportException("TFileTransport: error while reading from file");
       } else if (readState_.bufferLen_ == 0) {  // EOF
         // wait indefinitely if there is no timeout
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
       char errorMsg[1024];
       sprintf(errorMsg, "TFileTransport: log file corrupted at offset: %lu", 
               offset_ + readState_.lastDispatchPtr_);
-      perror(errorMsg);
+      GlobalOutput(errorMsg);
       throw TTransportException(errorMsg);
     }
   }
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
   offset_ = lseek(fd_, newOffset, SEEK_SET);  
   readState_.resetAllValues();
   if (offset_ == -1) {
-    perror("TFileTransport: lseek error in seekToChunk");
+    GlobalOutput("TFileTransport: lseek error in seekToChunk");
     throw TTransportException("TFileTransport: lseek error in seekToChunk");
   }
 
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
   if(fd_ == -1) {
     char errorMsg[1024];
     sprintf(errorMsg, "TFileTransport: Could not open file: %s", filename_.c_str());
-    perror(errorMsg);
+    GlobalOutput(errorMsg);
     throw TTransportException(errorMsg);
   }
 
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@
 
 bool TFileTransportBuffer::addEvent(eventInfo *event) {
   if (bufferMode_ == READ) {
-    perror("Trying to write to a buffer in read mode");
+    GlobalOutput("Trying to write to a buffer in read mode");
   }
   if (writePoint_ < size_) {
     buffer_[writePoint_++] = event;
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h
index 2cb50b4..abd8928 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TFileTransport.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 
   void setEventBufferSize(uint32_t bufferSize) {    
     if (bufferAndThreadInitialized_) {
-      perror("Cannot change the buffer size after writer thread started");
+      GlobalOutput("Cannot change the buffer size after writer thread started");
       return;
     }
     eventBufferSize_ = bufferSize;
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
index f341a2b..0d25bf0 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TServerSocket.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 void TServerSocket::listen() {
   int sv[2];
   if (-1 == socketpair(AF_LOCAL, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sv)) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::init()");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::init()");
     intSock1_ = -1;
     intSock2_ = -1;
   } else {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
   serverSocket_ = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
   if (serverSocket_ == -1) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::listen() socket");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::listen() socket");
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not create server socket.");
   }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   int one = 1;
   if (-1 == setsockopt(serverSocket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
                        &one, sizeof(one))) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::listen() SO_REUSEADDR");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::listen() SO_REUSEADDR");
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not set SO_REUSEADDR");
   }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
   #ifdef TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
   if (-1 == setsockopt(serverSocket_, SOL_SOCKET, TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT,
                        &one, sizeof(one))) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::listen() TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::listen() TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT");
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not set TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT");
   }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   if (-1 == setsockopt(serverSocket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER,
                        &ling, sizeof(ling))) {
     close();
-    perror("TServerSocket::listen() SO_LINGER");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::listen() SO_LINGER");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not set SO_LINGER");
   }
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
   if (-1 == setsockopt(serverSocket_, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
                        &one, sizeof(one))) {
     close();
-    perror("setsockopt TCP_NODELAY");
+    GlobalOutput("setsockopt TCP_NODELAY");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not set TCP_NODELAY");
   }
 
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@
   if (retries > retryLimit_) {
     char errbuf[1024];
     sprintf(errbuf, "TServerSocket::listen() BIND %d", port_);
-    perror(errbuf);
+    GlobalOutput(errbuf);
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not bind");
   }
 
   // Call listen
   if (-1 == ::listen(serverSocket_, acceptBacklog_)) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::listen() LISTEN");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::listen() LISTEN");
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "Could not listen");
   }
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@
         // a certain number
         continue;
       }
-      perror("TServerSocket::acceptImpl() select -1");
+      GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::acceptImpl() select -1");
       throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN);
     } else if (ret > 0) {
       // Check for an interrupt signal
       if (intSock2_ >= 0 && FD_ISSET(intSock2_, &fds)) {      
         int8_t buf;
         if (-1 == recv(intSock2_, &buf, sizeof(int8_t), 0)) {
-          perror("TServerSocket::acceptImpl() interrupt receive");
+          GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::acceptImpl() interrupt receive");
         }
         throw TTransportException(TTransportException::INTERRUPTED);
       }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         break;
       }
     } else {
-      perror("TServerSocket::acceptImpl() select 0");
+      GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::acceptImpl() select 0");
       throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN);      
     }
   }
@@ -215,18 +215,18 @@
                               (socklen_t *) &size);
     
   if (clientSocket < 0) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::accept()");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::accept()");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "ERROR:" + errno);
   }
 
   // Make sure client socket is blocking
   int flags = fcntl(clientSocket, F_GETFL, 0);
   if (flags == -1) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::select() fcntl GETFL");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::select() fcntl GETFL");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "ERROR:" + errno);
   }
   if (-1 == fcntl(clientSocket, F_SETFL, flags & ~O_NONBLOCK)) {
-    perror("TServerSocket::select() fcntl SETFL");
+    GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::select() fcntl SETFL");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "ERROR:" + errno);
   }
   
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
   if (intSock1_ >= 0) {
     int8_t byte = 0;
     if (-1 == send(intSock1_, &byte, sizeof(int8_t), 0)) {
-      perror("TServerSocket::interrupt()");
+      GlobalOutput("TServerSocket::interrupt()");
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
index 0777807..42364fa 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocket.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
   uint8_t buf;
   int r = recv(socket_, &buf, 1, MSG_PEEK);
   if (r == -1) {
-    perror("TSocket::peek()");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::peek()");
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "recv() ERROR:" + errno);
   }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
   // Create socket
   socket_ = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
   if (socket_ == -1) {
-    perror("TSocket::open() socket");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() socket");
     close();
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "socket() ERROR:" + errno);
   }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     struct hostent *host_entry = gethostbyname(host_.c_str());
     
     if (host_entry == NULL) {
-      perror("TSocket: dns error: failed call to gethostbyname.");
+      GlobalOutput("TSocket: dns error: failed call to gethostbyname.");
       close();
       throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "gethostbyname() failed");
     }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     close();
     char buff[1024];
     sprintf(buff, "TSocket::open() connect %s %d", host_.c_str(), port_);
-    perror(buff);
+    GlobalOutput(buff);
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open() ERROR: " + errno);
   }
 
@@ -198,22 +198,22 @@
     int ret2 = getsockopt(socket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (void *)&val, &lon);
     if (ret2 == -1) {
       close();
-      perror("TSocket::open() getsockopt SO_ERROR");
+      GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() getsockopt SO_ERROR");
       throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open() ERROR: " + errno);
     }
     if (val == 0) {
       goto done;
     }
     close();
-    perror("TSocket::open() SO_ERROR was set");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() SO_ERROR was set");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open() ERROR: " + errno);
   } else if (ret == 0) {
     close();
-    perror("TSocket::open() timeed out");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() timeed out");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open() ERROR: " + errno);   
   } else {
     close();
-    perror("TSocket::open() select error");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::open() select error");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "open() ERROR: " + errno);
   }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
     }
     
     // Now it's not a try again case, but a real probblez
-    perror("TSocket::read()");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::read()");
 
     // If we disconnect with no linger time
     if (errno == ECONNRESET) {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
         throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN, "ENOTCONN");
       }
 
-      perror("TSocket::write() send < 0");
+      GlobalOutput("TSocket::write() send < 0");
       throw TTransportException(TTransportException::UNKNOWN, "ERROR:" + errno);
     }
     
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
   struct linger l = {(lingerOn_ ? 1 : 0), lingerVal_};
   int ret = setsockopt(socket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER, &l, sizeof(l));
   if (ret == -1) {
-    perror("TSocket::setLinger()");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::setLinger()");
   }
 }
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
   int v = noDelay_ ? 1 : 0;
   int ret = setsockopt(socket_, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &v, sizeof(v));
   if (ret == -1) {
-    perror("TSocket::setNoDelay()");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::setNoDelay()");
   }
 }
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
   struct timeval r = recvTimeval_;
   int ret = setsockopt(socket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &r, sizeof(r));
   if (ret == -1) {
-    perror("TSocket::setRecvTimeout()");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::setRecvTimeout()");
   }
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
                       (int)((sendTimeout_%1000)*1000)};
   int ret = setsockopt(socket_, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, &s, sizeof(s));
   if (ret == -1) {
-    perror("TSocket::setSendTimeout()");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocket::setSendTimeout()");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocketPool.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocketPool.cpp
index 1450d1c..1293e5b 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocketPool.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/transport/TSocketPool.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   alwaysTryLast_(true)
 {
   if (hosts.size() != ports.size()) {
-    perror("TSocketPool::TSocketPool: hosts.size != ports.size");
+    GlobalOutput("TSocketPool::TSocketPool: hosts.size != ports.size");
     throw TTransportException(TTransportException::BAD_ARGS);
   }
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  perror("TSocketPool::open: all connections failed");
+  GlobalOutput("TSocketPool::open: all connections failed");
   throw TTransportException(TTransportException::NOT_OPEN);
 }