Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:22:30 +0100 From: Michel Talon <talon@lpthe.jussieu.fr> To: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fifolog - a circular file for embedded systems Message-ID: <20080216222230.GA47480@lpthe.jussieu.fr>
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Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > > I need it as a free standing facility in another contract, and that > > got > > me wondering if it should be included in FreeBSD as a general tool ? > > I think it's a very useful tool, especially for embedded systems and > other installations with similar contraints, but I'd like to see it > in ports rather than base (unless I am missing something and it > depends on some special features of base that, when changing, > could possible break it). One may argue that this facility is potentially useful for a straight computer in case you want to strictly bound the size of logs in /var, and as such should be a useful option in the base system. A contrario i don't see what is gained by relegating it to ports. Quite generally kernel modules in ports are more a hassle than anything else. -- Michel TALON
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