oops, missed this

direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py

@@ -3834,7 +3834,7 @@ class Default:
     pass
 
 superLogFile = None
-def startSuperLog():
+def startSuperLog(customFunction = None):
     global superLogFile
     
     if(not superLogFile):
@@ -3848,8 +3848,11 @@ def startSuperLog():
                     del vars['__builtins__']
                 for i in vars:
                     vars[i] = safeReprTypeOnFail(vars[i]) 
+                if(customFunction):
+                    superLogFile.write( "before = %s"%customFunction())
                 superLogFile.write( "%s(%s):%s:%s\n"%(a.f_code.co_filename.split("\\")[-1],a.f_code.co_firstlineno, a.f_code.co_name, vars))
-
+                if(customFunction):
+                    superLogFile.write( "after = %s"%customFunction())
                 return trace_dispatch
         sys.settrace(trace_dispatch)
       

direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py

@@ -1540,6 +1540,9 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
             self.cTrav.traverse(self.render)
         if self.appTrav:
             self.appTrav.traverse(self.render)
+        if self.shadowTrav:
+            self.shadowTrav.traverse(self.render)
+        messenger.send("collisionLoopFinished")
         return Task.cont
 
     def __audioLoop(self, state):
@@ -1603,11 +1606,7 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         # but leave enough room for the app to insert tasks
         # between collisionLoop and igLoop
         self.taskMgr.add(self.__collisionLoop, 'collisionLoop', priority = 30)
-        # do the shadowCollisionLoop after the collisionLoop and
-        # before the igLoop and camera updates (this moves the avatar vertically,
-        # to his final position for the frame):
-        self.taskMgr.add(
-            self.__shadowCollisionLoop, 'shadowCollisionLoop', priority = 44)
+        
         # give the igLoop task a reasonably "late" priority,
         # so that it will get run after most tasks
         self.taskMgr.add(self.__igLoop, 'igLoop', priority = 50)