From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from [24.254.60.33] (helo=femail39.sdc1.sfba.home.com) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15inld-0002YH-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 20:04:14 -0600 Received: from home.com ([24.101.166.196]) by femail39.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with ESMTP id <20010917020330.SEDI29420.femail39.sdc1.sfba.home.com@home.com> for ; Sun, 16 Sep 2001 19:03:30 -0700 Message-ID: <3BA559B4.C80170C4@home.com> From: Donny Davies X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [gentoo-dev] SYSLOG dependancy Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun Sep 16 20:05:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 22:02:28 -0400 X-Archives-Salt: 7256985f-7432-4486-acff-8168acd5e1d7 X-Archives-Hash: c9da702a15532bf9ddbe6af37738d91b I second the nomination for a generic, syslogger dependency. I'm thinking it would be a very nice idea for a virtual/syslog category. This is nearly perfect for an global rc.conf setting a la SYSLOG="metalog", SYSLOG="sysklogd", etc.. I gather we'd need some glue to allow initscripts to depend on 'syslog', not sure what that glue would be, perhaps an satisfy() { provide syslog }. Just a hunch... I'm sure theres more issues, which I'm probably not even aware of. What are others thinking? Regards -- Donny