[gentoo-user] rsyslog upstream have removed their template systemd service file

[gentoo-user] rsyslog upstream have removed their template systemd service file

[Alan J. Wylie]

After updating to rsyslog 8.2008.0, I discovered that the systemd
service file no longer existed.

Upstream removed it from their tarball:

- 2020-08-12: systemd service file removed from project
  This was done as distros nowadays have very different service files and it no
  longer is useful to provide a "generic" (sic) example.
  see also: https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/4333

Please could Gentoo add it back in?

-- 
Alan J. Wylie                                          https://www.wylie.me.uk/

Dance like no-one's watching. / Encrypt like everyone is.
Security is inversely proportional to convenience

Re: [gentoo-user] rsyslog upstream have removed their template systemd service file

[Steve Wilson]

On 27/11/2020 08:21, Alan J. Wylie wrote:
> After updating to rsyslog 8.2008.0, I discovered that the systemd
> service file no longer existed.
>
> Upstream removed it from their tarball:
>
> - 2020-08-12: systemd service file removed from project
>    This was done as distros nowadays have very different service files and it no
>    longer is useful to provide a "generic" (sic) example.
>    see also: https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/issues/4333
>
> Please could Gentoo add it back in?

When I discovered the same I took the one from platform/redhat/centos* 
and dropped it into /etc/systemd/system to get up and running again. I 
did consider creating my own but decided to just keep an eye on future 
updates hoping it's there.

* 
https://github.com/rsyslog/rsyslog/blob/master/platform/redhat/centos/rsyslog.service

Steve.

ps.Seems it's a small world, I believe I had the pleasure in taking over 
from you at a common previous employer using rock linux.