On 08/09/2012 09:35 PM, Joe Julian wrote: > On 08/06/2012 12:01 AM, Amar Tumballi wrote: >> We are in the process of improving our log messages, and message >> outputs through CLI. As a first step, we want to make sure our CLI >> outputs are both meaningful and script friendly (for people who want >> to use the CLI output in their scripts). >> >> We are taking few baby steps in this regard in upstream (master >> branch). I recently sent a patch http://review.gluster.com/3753 which >> tries to separate out most of the error messages by outputting it to >> stderr instead of stdout. >> >> In the meantime, I tried to keep it script friendly too. With that >> patch going in, the problem is, if any of you have written scripts >> which greps for specific pattern in the CLI output, will be broken >> when the next major release happens. >> >> So, I want your feed back on getting it right by involving you all to >> make the messages more friendlier to both script writers, and also to >> admins who would understand the messages properly. (ie, meaning of the >> messages should be unambiguous). > > Amar, do you have a bug to suggest changes under? > You can suggest changes under: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815194 Thanks, Vijay