On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, Keith Lofstrom wrote: >Logrotate is the program called by cron to rename and expire log >files. Ruedinger Oertel at SUSE (ro@xxxxxxx) has some patches that >enhance the basic Redhat logrotate with "dateext". This allows a >dated log file extension rather than a numbered one, for example >/var/log/messages.20031029 . The old logfiles do not get renamed, >just discarded after they get too old. This is a lot easier on >rsync, and it also is easier to administer. > >Ruediger's patches do not change the current logrotate behavior, just >adds new features. The code patches are stable and very well >tested - all SUSE users are using them - and they work fine with >the old integer-suffix scheme (which I ran for some time, to test). > > >What are the proper steps to get these patches folded into the main >development path for Fedora Core? I mentioned this on this list in >October with a few positive comments, and submitted an RFE to bugzilla: > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108775 > >... but there have been no responses since early November. This patch >can significantly increase the efficiency of rsync disk-to-disk >backups, and overall is a cleaner way to do things. Hundreds of >thousands of SUSE users have tested the snarf out of it. > >So what can I do? Organize more Redhat-style testers? Run more >compatability tests? Or is this one of those not-invented-here or >not-important-enough things, and I should just patch and reinstall >every time I upgrade Fedora? > >In the larger sense, what can I do to make it easier for the Fedora >organizers to incorporate small enhancements like this? Help with >other, more popular projects to earn credibility? Send beer and pizza? I haven't looked at the actual implementation to comment on it from a technical review standpoint, however I fullheartedly agree that this would be a wonderful feature addition - technical issues aside. Then again, I'd also like the free beer and pizza. -- Mike A. Harris ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris OS Systems Engineer - XFree86 maintainer - Red Hat
