On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:02:55 +0000 Dave wrote: DS> On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 13:57 -0500, Robert Story wrote: DS> > However, there are some quirks to DS> > snmptrapd's log handling. So I'm opening a dialog. DS> DS> Sounds good. DS> Let's get the agreement out of the way first :-)
You meant argument, right? :-P DS> > 1) it has distinct knowledge coded in for syslog logging and file/print DS> > handling. Even to the point of logging differently formatted startup DS> > messages! DS> [...] DS> A major-number release seems the obvious time to tidy this up. DS> I'm not really bothered about the exact format of this startup message. Ok, 1 for 1. DS> > 3) Unfortunately, snmptrapd has no documented DS> > behaviour for opening log files at startup. DS> > Do we want to add an option to allow appending to log files? DS> DS> Yes. That's clearly a useful distinction to be able to make. 2 for 2. DS> > 4) For future consideration, it would be nice to add some processing DS> > to -L to allow per-log options to be set. DS> DS> Why not tie this into 3) ? DS> If we're tackling half of the problem now anyway, why not tackle DS> it in full? /me falls of his chair. You mean, add completely new functionality to a pre-release? Quick, someone call the MI-5, aliens have taken over Dave! :-P DS> I like the basic idea, though not the proposed syntax. DS> It feels a little confusing. DS> DS> Alternative proposal: DS> DS> -Lf file.truncate DS> -La file.append Works for me. 3 for 3. Definitely aliens involved here somehow. -- NOTE: messages sent directly to me, instead of the lists, will be deleted unless they are requests for paid consulting services. Robert Story; NET-SNMP Junkie Support: <http://www.net-snmp.org/> <irc://irc.freenode.net/#net-snmp> Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=net-snmp-coders> You are lost in a twisty maze of little standards, all different. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ Net-snmp-coders mailing list Net-snmp-coders@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/net-snmp-coders