diff --git a/wxPython/src/misc2.i b/wxPython/src/misc2.i
index 458ffcc82d..0538f510e1 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/misc2.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/misc2.i
@@ -631,6 +631,10 @@ public:
     static unsigned long GetTraceMask();
     static bool IsAllowedTraceMask(const wxString& mask);
 
+    static void SetLogLevel(unsigned long logLevel);
+    static unsigned long GetLogLevel();
+
+
     // static void TimeStamp(wxString *str);
     %addmethods {
         wxString TimeStamp() {
@@ -697,6 +701,7 @@ void wxLogError(const wxString& msg);
 void wxLogWarning(const wxString& msg);
 void wxLogMessage(const wxString& msg);
 void wxLogInfo(const wxString& msg);
+void wxLogDebug(const wxString& msg);
 void wxLogVerbose(const wxString& msg);
 void wxLogStatus(const wxString& msg);
 %name(wxLogStatusFrame)void wxLogStatus(wxFrame *pFrame, const wxString& msg);
diff --git a/wxPython/wxPython/tools/helpviewer.py b/wxPython/wxPython/tools/helpviewer.py
index 16f5a37d1b..0d35e5ae3a 100644
--- a/wxPython/wxPython/tools/helpviewer.py
+++ b/wxPython/wxPython/tools/helpviewer.py
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ def main(args=sys.argv):
 
     from wxPython.wx import wxPySimpleApp, wxConfigBase_Get, \
          wxLog_SetActiveTarget, wxLogStderr, \
+         wxLog_SetLogLevel, wxLOG_Error, \
          wxFileSystem_AddHandler, wxZipFSHandler
     import wxPython.html
     from wxPython.htmlhelp import wxHtmlHelpController
 
 
     app = wxPySimpleApp()
-    wxLog_SetActiveTarget(wxLogStderr())
+    #wxLog_SetActiveTarget(wxLogStderr())
+    wxLog_SetLogLevel(wxLOG_Error)
 
     # Set up the default config so the htmlhelp frame can save its preferences
     app.SetVendorName('wxWindows')