Hi On Monday 10 May 2010, Andreas Marschke wrote: > Am Freitag 07 Mai 2010, 19:25:17 schrieben Sie: > > severity 580666 minor > > thanks > > > > On Friday 07 May 2010, Andreas Marschke wrote: > > > Package: lirc > > > Version: 0.8.3-5 > > > Severity: normal > > > > > > As described in the applications documentation it is supposed to log > > > problems in /var/log but I can't find a log file in /var/log for lirc. > > > This is independent from success of starting lirc via /etc/init.d/lirc > > [...] > > lirc is using syslog facilities for logging several years by now (iirc > > pre-etch). While I'll try to check the Debian specific lirc documentation > > soon, it will unfortunately be low priority for me due to more pressing > > needs with the current lirc packages. Any specific pointers or patches > > would be welcome though. [...] > Quote [:$ man lircd] > ,------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Files: > The config file for lircd is located in /etc/lircd.conf. lircd has its > own log file in /var/log/lircd (beginning with LIRC version 0.6.1 you > can configure lircd to use syslogd for log messages; then it depends on > your system configuration where log messages will show up). You can > make > lircd reread its config file and reopen its logfile by sending the > HUP > signal to the program. That way you can rotate old log files. > `------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I don't see a bug here, it's just that the Debian package makes use of this
documented alternative of employing the system's syslog, instead of logging
to a dedicated file.
> Might be better written like:
> ,------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Files:
> The config file for lircd is located in /etc/lirc/lircd.conf. lircd
> uses
> syslog to log messages. In /etc/lirc/hardware.conf you can configure
> which
> remotecontrole confuguration to use, and wether Modules should be
> loaded
> at start of the deamon.
> You can make lircd reread its config file and reopen its logfile by
> sending the HUP signal to the program. That way you can rotate old log
> files.
> `------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The problem with this proposed patch to lircd's manpage is, that it isn't
upstream'able, given /etc/lirc/hardware.conf being Debian specific and
applying to the upstream lirc package in any way. As such I'm a little
reluctant to change the correct and even complete, but (in regards to the
Debian package) maybe slightly too generic manpage. Would adding something
based on your proposal to /usr/share/doc/lirc/README.Debian meet your
expectations as well?
> Would you like a quilt patch for that?
[...]
Usually a unified patch (as used by quilt) is preferred, however this case
is easy enough either way.
Regards
Stefan Lippers-Hollmann
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