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Bug 208560 - app-admin/sysklogd log rotating cron script with no perl/debianutils dependency
Summary: app-admin/sysklogd log rotating cron script with no perl/debianutils dependency
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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: 434384 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2008-02-02 10:59 UTC by Natanael Copa
Modified: 2012-09-14 03:19 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Runtime testing required: ---

Attachments
/etc/cron.daily/syslog.cron (sysklogd,1.88 KB, text/plain)
2008-02-02 11:00 UTC, Natanael Copa 		Details
this patch makes the cron jobs and supporting perl scripts optional (sysklogd-add-perl-useflag.diff,5.80 KB, patch)
2012-09-14 03:19 UTC, Joshua B. Kahlenberg 		Details | Diff
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Description Natanael Copa 2008-02-02 10:59:02 UTC 
The current /etc/cron.daily/syslog.cron uses the perlscript /usr/sbin/syslogd-listfiles and the debianutils utility 'savelog'. A user created a replacement cron script that don't need either perl nor debianutils.
Comment 1 Natanael Copa 2008-02-02 11:00:41 UTC 
Created attachment 142467 [details]
/etc/cron.daily/syslog.cron

Please remeber to give Nathan Angelacos a credit if committed.
Comment 2 Bertrand Jacquin 2008-09-11 00:19:31 UTC 
That should also drop perl dependencies whith is fine for embedded.
Comment 3 Joshua B. Kahlenberg 2012-09-09 15:12:59 UTC 
*** Bug 434384 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Joshua B. Kahlenberg 2012-09-14 03:19:30 UTC 
Created attachment 323720 [details, diff]
this patch makes the cron jobs and supporting perl scripts optional

the patched ebuilds warn that automatic logrotating functionality is disabled