I guess I can work with that. Thanks, Rainer
2014-02-14 9:04 GMT+01:00 Rainer Gerhards <[email protected]>: > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Michael Biebl <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Rainer, >> >> >> so I've looked at 7.6.0 today which got a hard dependency on >> liblogging-stdlog, which means I'll have to package that for Debian as >> well. >> >> Preparing the package for liblogging, and specifically the >> liblogging-stdlog binary package, I haven't found any clues what to >> put into the package short and long description. >> The .pc file only says: >> >> standard logging library for C >> > > well, actually that's what it intends to become ;) > > But I agree it's not a good description today. How about > > "an enhanced replacement for the syslog() API [with admin-configurable > destinations]" > > Note that 1.0.1 is a shim. I am currently working on the "real" version. If > you check the git, you'll see quite a bit of activity. > > >> >> The homepage http://www.liblogging.org/ isn't that helpful either >> regarding what liblogging (and its components) is supposed to be. >> >> Can you give a oneline description of the liblogging-stdlog library >> and a short paragraph going into more detail? >> > > Short paragraph could probably be: > > --- > Think of liblogging-stdlog as the next version of the syslog(3) API. It > retains the easy semantics, but makes the API more sophisticated "behind > the scenes" with better support for multiple threads and flexibility for > different log destinations. It provides seperation of concerns, where the > application developer is responsible only for logging, but the > administrator can select the log diver, e.g. go to syslog, file or systemd > journal. In that sense, it is similar to log4j. > --- > > Does this work for you? Again, the 1.0.1 version *does not* fit into that > description. But 1.1 will, and I am actively working on it. > > Rainer > _______________________________________________ > 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. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? _______________________________________________ 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.
