From owner-svn-src-head@freebsd.org Sat May 13 16:28:38 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF8B5D6B0A4; Sat, 13 May 2017 16:28:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danfe@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6074::16:84]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "freefall.freebsd.org", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D23F2376; Sat, 13 May 2017 16:28:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danfe@freebsd.org) Received: by freefall.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 1033) id 101BD1A54; Sat, 13 May 2017 16:28:38 +0000 (UTC) Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 16:28:38 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev To: rgrimes@freebsd.org Cc: Ngie Cooper , svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r318250 - in head: etc etc/newsyslog.conf.d etc/syslog.d tools/build/mk Message-ID: <20170513162838.GB84947@FreeBSD.org> References: <201705130310.v4D3ApUl085738@repo.freebsd.org> <201705131537.v4DFbgWV045290@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <201705131537.v4DFbgWV045290@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.7.1 (2016-10-04) X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 16:28:39 -0000 On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 08:37:42AM -0700, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > New Revision: 318250 > > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318250 > > > > Log: > > Handle the logfiles in newsyslog and syslogd conditionally, based on > > src.conf(5) knobs > > > > This will allow consumers of FreeBSD to use the unmodified configuration > > files out of the box more than previously. > > What about simply generating proper newsyslog.conf and syslog.conf based > on the the MK_ values rather than change the visible administration > interface that has finger memory, ansible, and puppet support? +1. I've always loved FreeBSD for its simplicity, and having to know/care about one or two config files is one of it; these *.d populated directories smell like Linux too much. I understand the reason behind supporting those for ports, but please don't plague our base with this one-line config files scattered around idiocy. ./danfe