I have written a long running perl application to help me with some trivial
administrative functions. Due to the
volume of logging generated by this application, I am managing its output with
logrotate. The problem I face is that
perl is "following" the log files that logrotate swaps out.
om: "Robby Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "TeamSolCO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: logrotate and perl file handles. How do I know when to reopen my log file?
: TeamSolCO typed this on 01/29/2004 01:16 PM:
: > I ha
t.pid
: >/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || true
: endscript
: }
:
: perhaps calling it "myPerlScript.log". Note - replace "myPerlScript" with
: the actual name of your Perl script. Note that when the signal handler
: actually executes, the previous myPerlScript.log file has alread
To start, let me say this:
1) I have both "Learning Perl 3rd Ed" and "Programming Perl 3rd Ed"
2) I have read "Learning Perl 3rd Ed", and I use "Programming Perl 3rd Ed" as
reference.
3) I have searched with Google for several key words related to my problem, but the
mass of junk I get back is no
Awesome. This tip cleared the problem right up; thanks for explaining it!
- Original Message -
From: "Steve Grazzini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "TeamSolCO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Perl Beginners List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday,
: > 4) The application source is roughly 450 lines long, and the FAQ for this
: > list asks users not to mass-post such things, otherwise I'd post it here
: > en-masse for help.
: If you could post it somewhere where it can be downloaded, that would be
: best.
I'll consider that, but people intere
: > I'm sure I read it somewhere, but I had forgotten about the qwirky
: > system() return. Based on your recommendation, I have fully rewritten
: > that (and similar) segment of code to be more sensitive to failure
: ? (useless $! values will just come with the territory):
: >
: > unless ((unli
This matter has already been resolved. Thank you for following up.
: TeamSolCO wrote:
:
: > To start, let me say this:
: > 1) I have both "Learning Perl 3rd Ed" and "Programming Perl 3rd Ed"
: > 2) I have read "Learning Perl 3rd Ed", and I use "Prog
