Randy McMurchy wrote: > > I realize I could keep my old logs from packages I've since removed and > replaced, but I'm wondering how others do it. > I didn't...hadn't even considered it when logging installations. I've since moved to DESTDIR so my latest logging scripts were destroyed (but I'm pretty sure I still have earlier versions on my mail server).
Anyway, I'd make the installation (removal by upgrade) a part of the logging tool, in fact that was exactly how I handled upgrades in my previous tool. In the event of an upgrade, it wouldn't be a big deal to compare line by line (grep by output of cut) the old log file for files that do not appear in the new, then check to see if they still exist. If you use rmdir for directories when removing the old version of a package that you intend to upgrade, you could simply ignore (or capture) the error when removing a directory (because it is not empty). If a dir is in the old log that isn't in the new one, and it still exists on the filesystem, then it should be appended to the new log file. -- DJ Lucas -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
