unchanged:

--- a/src/journal.sh

+++ b/src/journal.sh

@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ __INTERNAL_WriteToMetafile(){

     line="$indent${element:+$element }--timestamp=\"${__INTERNAL_TIMESTAMP}\"$line"

     lineraw="$indent${element:+$element }--timestamp=\"${__INTERNAL_TIMESTAMP}\"$lineraw"

-    echo "#${lineraw:1}" >> $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_METAFILE

+    [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]] && echo "#${lineraw:1}" >> $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_METAFILE

     echo "$line" >> $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_METAFILE

 }

only in patch2:

unchanged:

--- a/src/test/journalTest.sh

+++ b/src/test/journalTest.sh

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test_rlJournalStart(){

     assertTrue "journal is well-formed XML" "xmllint $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_JOURNAL >/dev/null"

     # existing journal is not overwritten

-    silentIfNotDebug 'rlLog "I am"'

+    silentIfNotDebug 'DEBUG=1 rlLog "I am"'

     rlJournalStart

     assertTrue "existing meta not overwritten" \

             "grep 'I\\\ am' $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_METAFILE"