> after adding some basic documentation to trunk in r2122 and using them had > found that the interface should be better improved before it gets released > by either : > > * remove bind_hostname and overload that functionality on bind by defining > a magic value which means (resolve default hostname) like "". > > I also thought overloading might be good, but that could make it harder to read for someone unfamiliar with the file format
We could overload on interface name or something too. I was thinking it could be done with a special character, e.g. if the hostname starts with @, it would be interpreted as an interface name rather than a hostname/IP address. However, the same thing could be done by adding a bind_dev parameter. > * keep bind_hostname but converted into a boolean so it can be set like all > other flags in gmond.conf and better handle what to do when both > parameters are provided (currently bind_hostname seems to silently > override bind) > I prefer keeping it, although it can be deprecated later if an over-ride solution is adopted perhaps. I could make it mutually exclusive with bind, it should probably abort if it finds both options, but it may be sufficient to just log a warning. > PS. backporting the documentation to 3.1 should be done also once it is > stabilized > I agree - I will do that I didn't mean to ignore this feedback - I had just left it there to see if other people had ideas on the subject before adding my own opinions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
