Hello rsyslog-users! :) I have a few suggestions, and I'm looking forward to your feedback
1. Should imfile be included in the base rsyslog rpm/deb package? I've noticed that, at least the RPM packages from the Adiscon repo don't include imfile, whereas most distributions (confirmed on CentOS and OpenSUSE) include it. I think it's nice to have it there because there are many apps who can't (or are difficult to configure to) log to syslog. If you think this is a good idea, I'd volunteer to do it (unless someone else wants to do it, of course). Disclaimer: I'm not a packaging expert and I can't provide any guarantees on the timeline. Do you think there are other modules that should be included in the "core" package? Please note that, some of them might require additional dependencies. So they need to be chosen carefully. 2. Should all the modules have their own packages? I'm still talking about the Adiscon repo here, but I'd guess some distributions will follow the example. For example, imfile doesn't have one. And, unless it will get included in the base package, one has to compile rsyslog manually to use it. I bet there are others (eg: impstats) in the same situation. 3. Totally unrelated to the above: how do I write new tests? I've read a few things about the testbench recently but I still can't get my head around how to contribute new tests to rsyslog. I'd like to write tests, especially when I open a bug, to make sure it doesn't reappear in future versions. I've seen some bash scripts in the tests/ directory, but I can't quite figure out how to run only the test I'm making. To test the test :) Any pointers on how to do that? I'd gladly document a howto somewhere once I figure it out. Best regards, Radu _______________________________________________ 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.
