diff --git a/se/eressea.vpj b/se/eressea.vpj
index 58c297c2c..f131f3443 100644
--- a/se/eressea.vpj
+++ b/se/eressea.vpj
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@
             Filters="*.bmp"/>
         <Folder
             Name="Other Files"
-            Filters=""/>
+            Filters="">
+            <F N="../src/log.pkg"/>
+        </Folder>
     </Files>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 64ad949e6..9fecadc88 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ MACRO(TOLUA_BINDING PKGFILE FILES)
 ENDMACRO(TOLUA_BINDING)
 
 IF(NOT MSVC)
+TOLUA_BINDING(log.pkg util/log.h)
 TOLUA_BINDING(config.pkg bind_config.h)
 TOLUA_BINDING(process.pkg bind_process.h)
 TOLUA_BINDING(eressea.pkg bind_eressea.h)
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ set(SERVER_SRC
   console.c
   helpers.c
   config.pkg.c
+  log.pkg.c
   process.pkg.c
   eressea.pkg.c
   settings.pkg.c
diff --git a/src/bind_config.c b/src/bind_config.c
index 46fd9b973..537dd1501 100644
--- a/src/bind_config.c
+++ b/src/bind_config.c
@@ -5,18 +5,33 @@
 #include <kernel/jsonconf.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
 #include <cJSON.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
-void config_parse(const char *json)
+int config_parse(const char *json)
 {
     cJSON * conf = cJSON_Parse(json);
     if (conf) {
         json_config(conf); 
         cJSON_Delete(conf);
+        return 0;
     } else {
-        log_error("json parse error: %s\n", cJSON_GetErrorPtr());
+        int line;
+        char buffer[10];
+        const char *xp = json, *lp, *ep = cJSON_GetErrorPtr();
+        for (line=0;xp && xp<ep;++line) {
+            lp = xp;
+            xp = strchr(xp, '\n');
+        }
+        xp = (ep > json + 10) ? ep - 10 : json; 
+        strncpy(buffer, xp, sizeof(buffer));
+        buffer[9] = 0;
+        log_error("json parse error in line %d, position %d, near `%s`\n", line, ep-lp, buffer);
+        return 1;
     }
 }
 
-void config_read(const char *filename)
+int config_read(const char *filename)
 {
+    return 1;
 }
+
diff --git a/src/bind_config.h b/src/bind_config.h
index 7ddc91c92..cae19a485 100644
--- a/src/bind_config.h
+++ b/src/bind_config.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-void config_parse(const char *json);
-void config_read(const char *filename);
+int config_parse(const char *json);
+int config_read(const char *filename);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/bind_log.c b/src/bind_log.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/bind_log.h b/src/bind_log.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/bindings.c b/src/bindings.c
index 748049e02..74ee744d1 100755
--- a/src/bindings.c
+++ b/src/bindings.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ TOLUA_PKG(eressea);
 TOLUA_PKG(process);
 TOLUA_PKG(settings);
 TOLUA_PKG(config);
+TOLUA_PKG(log);
 
 int log_lua_error(lua_State * L)
 {
@@ -1060,6 +1061,7 @@ int tolua_bindings_open(lua_State * L)
   tolua_process_open(L);
   tolua_settings_open(L);
   tolua_config_open(L);
+  tolua_log_open(L);
 
   /* register user types */
   tolua_usertype(L, TOLUA_CAST "spell");
diff --git a/src/log.pkg b/src/log.pkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25f8317c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log.pkg
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+$#include <util/log.h>
+
+module eressea {
+  module log {
+    void log_error @ error(const char *message);
+    void log_warning @ warning(const char *message);
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/log.pkg.c b/src/log.pkg.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9950f59b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/log.pkg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+** Lua binding: log
+*/
+
+#include "tolua.h"
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" int tolua_bnd_takeownership (lua_State* L); // from tolua_map.c
+#else
+ int tolua_bnd_takeownership (lua_State* L); /* from tolua_map.c */
+#endif
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* Exported function */
+TOLUA_API int tolua_log_open (lua_State* tolua_S);
+LUALIB_API int luaopen_log (lua_State* tolua_S);
+
+#include <util/log.h>
+
+/* function to register type */
+static void tolua_reg_types (lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+}
+
+/* function: log_error */
+static int tolua_log_eressea_log_error00(lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+#ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
+ tolua_Error tolua_err;
+ if (
+ !tolua_isstring(tolua_S,1,0,&tolua_err) || 
+ !tolua_isnoobj(tolua_S,2,&tolua_err)
+ )
+ goto tolua_lerror;
+ else
+#endif
+ {
+  const char* message = ((const char*)  tolua_tostring(tolua_S,1,0));
+ {
+  log_error(message);
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+#ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
+ tolua_lerror:
+ tolua_error(tolua_S,"#ferror in function 'error'.",&tolua_err);
+ return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+/* function: log_warning */
+static int tolua_log_eressea_log_warning00(lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+#ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
+ tolua_Error tolua_err;
+ if (
+ !tolua_isstring(tolua_S,1,0,&tolua_err) || 
+ !tolua_isnoobj(tolua_S,2,&tolua_err)
+ )
+ goto tolua_lerror;
+ else
+#endif
+ {
+  const char* message = ((const char*)  tolua_tostring(tolua_S,1,0));
+ {
+  log_warning(message);
+ }
+ }
+ return 0;
+#ifndef TOLUA_RELEASE
+ tolua_lerror:
+ tolua_error(tolua_S,"#ferror in function 'warning'.",&tolua_err);
+ return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+/* Open lib function */
+LUALIB_API int luaopen_log (lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+ tolua_open(tolua_S);
+ tolua_reg_types(tolua_S);
+ tolua_module(tolua_S,NULL,0);
+ tolua_beginmodule(tolua_S,NULL);
+ tolua_module(tolua_S,"eressea",0);
+ tolua_beginmodule(tolua_S,"eressea");
+ tolua_module(tolua_S,"log",0);
+ tolua_beginmodule(tolua_S,"log");
+ tolua_function(tolua_S,"error",tolua_log_eressea_log_error00);
+ tolua_function(tolua_S,"warning",tolua_log_eressea_log_warning00);
+ tolua_endmodule(tolua_S);
+ tolua_endmodule(tolua_S);
+ tolua_endmodule(tolua_S);
+ return 1;
+}
+/* Open tolua function */
+TOLUA_API int tolua_log_open (lua_State* tolua_S)
+{
+ lua_pushcfunction(tolua_S, luaopen_log);
+ lua_pushstring(tolua_S, "log");
+ lua_call(tolua_S, 1, 0);
+ return 1;
+}