On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 12:09 PM, David Lang <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Oct 2013, Rainer Gerhards wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Rainer Gerhards >> <[email protected]>**wrote: >> >> On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 6:03 PM, Pavel Levshin <[email protected] >>> >wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I am unable to reproduce this behaviour with global variables. This is >>>> what I've tried among others: >>>> >>>> if $/zz % 3 == 0 or $/zz % 3 == 1 then { >>>> set $/zz = $/zz + 1; >>>> action(...) >>>> } else { >>>> set $/zz = 0; >>>> action(...) >>>> } >>>> >>>> Could you please explain how is it supposed to work? >>>> >>>> >>> It's supposed to work just as you describe it. But indeed, it doesn't do >>> so, I can reproduce the problem. Looks like a regression. Thanks for >>> reporting, will now look into it. >>> >>> >> OK, looks like I stumbled into my own trap. In script, you access >> properties via $<propname>. Global variables have the name $/zz (with zz >> being the real name). So to access them, you need to access $$/zz. >> >> I think I got confused about this some time ago, and the doc is also not >> correct or at least inconsistent. I now need to work my way through that >> mess. Just thought I give you some explanation. >> > > Ouch, this is going to get ugly since $$var actually ends up giving you a > reference to $var not it's value, I believe from prior discussions that the > normal variables are $property of $!var!var,
That previous discussion was wrong, it is $$!var!var - and it does not give the ref to $var, but it's value. Rainer > so to have these be $$/var is inconsistant. Since this is a new feature > can they be changed to just be $/var? > > also, check local variables, are they $.var or $$.var? > > David Lang > > ______________________________**_________________ > rsyslog mailing list > http://lists.adiscon.net/**mailman/listinfo/rsyslog<http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog> > http://www.rsyslog.com/**professional-services/<http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/> > What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards > NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad > of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you > DON'T LIKE THAT. > _______________________________________________ rsyslog mailing list http://lists.adiscon.net/mailman/listinfo/rsyslog http://www.rsyslog.com/professional-services/ What's up with rsyslog? Follow https://twitter.com/rgerhards NOTE WELL: This is a PUBLIC mailing list, posts are ARCHIVED by a myriad of sites beyond our control. PLEASE UNSUBSCRIBE and DO NOT POST if you DON'T LIKE THAT.
