Thread: syslog support by default
Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? -- Tatsuo Ishii
Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes:
> Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3?
AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't
want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it.
regards, tom lane
> Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes: > > Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? > > AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't > want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it. Ok. I'll work on this. -- Tatsuo Ishii
Tom Lane writes: > Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes: > > Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? > > AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't > want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it. I think if no one complains about the lack of syslog on his machine we should just remove the option in 7.3+1. -- Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net
On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 05:28, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Tom Lane writes: > > > Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes: > > > Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? > > > > AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't > > want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it. > > I think if no one complains about the lack of syslog on his machine we > should just remove the option in 7.3+1. My experience has been that logging to syslog makes postgres much slower. Can anyone confirm or refute this ? -------------- Hannu
> > > > Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? > > > > > > AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't > > > want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it. > > > > I think if no one complains about the lack of syslog on his machine we > > should just remove the option in 7.3+1. > > My experience has been that logging to syslog makes postgres much > slower. What's the problem with this? Even if that's true, you could easily turn off syslog logging by tweaking postgresql.conf. -- Tatsuo Ishii
> My experience has been that logging to syslog makes postgres much > slower. > > Can anyone confirm or refute this ? Do you use synchronous write with syslog? Try to add a dash in /etc/syslog.conf e.g. instead of local3.* /var/log/syslog.postgres use local3.* -/var/log/syslog.postgres
On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 08:15, Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > > > > Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? > > > > > > > > AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't > > > > want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it. > > > > > > I think if no one complains about the lack of syslog on his machine we > > > should just remove the option in 7.3+1. > > > > My experience has been that logging to syslog makes postgres much > > slower. > > What's the problem with this? Even if that's true, you could easily > turn off syslog logging by tweaking postgresql.conf. I was worried about the comment of removing the other options. in 7.3+1. At least this is how i interpreted that comment. ------------- Hannu
> On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 08:15, Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > > > > > Can we enable syslog support by default for 7.3? > > > > > > > > > > AFAIR, we agreed to flip the default some time ago, we just didn't > > > > > want to do it late in the 7.2 cycle. Go for it. > > > > > > > > I think if no one complains about the lack of syslog on his machine we > > > > should just remove the option in 7.3+1. > > > > > > My experience has been that logging to syslog makes postgres much > > > slower. > > > > What's the problem with this? Even if that's true, you could easily > > turn off syslog logging by tweaking postgresql.conf. > > I was worried about the comment of removing the other options. in 7.3+1. > At least this is how i interpreted that comment. In my understanding we are going to turn on the --enable-syslog *configure* option by default (or remove the configuration option completely), but not change the syslog option in postgresql.conf (currently default to 0: that means not output to syslog). -- Tatsuo Ishii
Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes:
> In my understanding we are going to turn on the --enable-syslog
> *configure* option by default (or remove the configuration option
> completely), but not change the syslog option in postgresql.conf
> (currently default to 0: that means not output to syslog).
Right. We are only going to make the syslog support code be there
in the default build; we are not forcing anyone to use it.
regards, tom lane
> Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes: > > In my understanding we are going to turn on the --enable-syslog > > *configure* option by default (or remove the configuration option > > completely), but not change the syslog option in postgresql.conf > > (currently default to 0: that means not output to syslog). > > Right. We are only going to make the syslog support code be there > in the default build; we are not forcing anyone to use it. I have removed the --enable-syslog option. Now as far as the system has syslog(), the syslog support code is always in the build. If this seems ok, I will update the doc. -- Tatsuo Ishii
Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes:
> I have removed the --enable-syslog option. Now as far as the system
> has syslog(), the syslog support code is always in the build.
> If this seems ok, I will update the doc.
Seems reasonable. It might be a good idea for configure to verify
that the <syslog.h> header is present, as well as the syslog() library
routine, before enabling HAVE_SYSLOG.
regards, tom lane
Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes: > > > In my understanding we are going to turn on the --enable-syslog > > > *configure* option by default (or remove the configuration option > > > completely), but not change the syslog option in postgresql.conf > > > (currently default to 0: that means not output to syslog). > > > > Right. We are only going to make the syslog support code be there > > in the default build; we are not forcing anyone to use it. > > I have removed the --enable-syslog option. Now as far as the system > has syslog(), the syslog support code is always in the build. > If this seems ok, I will update the doc. TODO updated: * -Compile in syslog functionaility by default (Tatsuo) -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000+ If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania19026
> Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii@sra.co.jp> writes: > > I have removed the --enable-syslog option. Now as far as the system > > has syslog(), the syslog support code is always in the build. > > If this seems ok, I will update the doc. > > Seems reasonable. It might be a good idea for configure to verify > that the <syslog.h> header is present, as well as the syslog() library > routine, before enabling HAVE_SYSLOG. Done. -- Tatsuo Ishii