On Fri, 2020-04-03 at 07:28 +0200, Michael Olbrich wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 11:50:17AM +0100, Michael Olbrich wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 09:30:30AM +0100, Matthias Schiffer wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2020-02-21 at 08:47 +0100, Michael Olbrich wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 09:39:47AM +0100, Matthias Schiffer
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >       --with-systemd-journal=$(call ptx/ifdef,
> > > > > PTXCONF_SYSLOGNG_SYSTEMD,system,no) \
> > > > >       --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system \
> > > > >       --localstatedir=/var/run \
> > > > > +     --with-ivykis=internal \
> > > > > +     --with-jsonc=$(if $(PTXCONF_SYSLOGNG_JSON),system,no) \
> > > > >       --with-libnet=$(SYSROOT)/usr/bin \
> > > > > -     --with-python=$(PYTHON_MAJORMINOR)
> > > > > +     --with-python=$(PYTHON3_MAJORMINOR)
> > > > 
> > > > As I noted in my last review, please use configure_helper.py to
> > > > check
> > > > and
> > > > improve the options.
> > > > - GLOBAL_LARGE_FILE_OPTION should be used
> > > > - the sorting should be corrected
> > > > - there are several enable/disable and with/without options
> > > > that are
> > > >   missing and may pick up dependencies automatically.
> > > 
> > > Ah, I didn't know about GLOBAL_LARGE_FILE_OPTION, and mostly used
> > > configure_helper.py to compare the old and the new syslogng
> > > version.
> > > 
> > > Should I list *all* options that configure supports, even when
> > > the
> > > defaults are fine? I thought I had caught everything that has an
> > > actual
> > > effect. I guess disabling libcurl etc. could be made explicit as
> > > well,
> > > but these deps are only used when the corresponding modules are
> > > enabled.
> > > 
> > > I also found the option --disable-all-modules, which overrides
> > > the
> > > defaults for various other options to "no" - which would allow us
> > > to
> > > make the SYSLOGNG_AUTOCONF section shorter, but the diff shown by
> > > configure_helper.py larger. Which way should I go here?
> > 
> > To make updates easier, I prefer a shorter configure_helper.py
> > output:
> > - If it makes sense, then the output should be empty (probably not
> >   reasonable here)
> > - options that obviously don't matter are find
> >   - stuff like Windows or OSX specific options
> >   - some --with-* options for extra search paths
> >   ...
> > - any option that avoids / forces a autodetect check _must_ be
> > specified.
> >   Never depend on the auto detections.
> > - not adding options that can overwrite a fixed value (paths etc.)
> > is ok
> > - make sure the options are sorted correctly
> > 
> > I hope this helps.
> 
> Any change, you'll send a new version here? I was just about to
> remove
> syslogng entirely (after more than a year in staging). But then I
> remembered this thread. So it's still there but it won't be much
> longer.

Hello Michael,

sorry, I didn't see your previous mail. I assume I can have another
look at some point in the next ~2 weeks.

Matthias

> 
> Michael
> 


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