Re: [task #5490] syslog

[Samuel Thibault]

Constantine Kousoulos, le Tue 28 Nov 2006 18:09:58 +0200, a écrit :
> olafBuddenhagen@gmx.net wrote:
>  > Normal programs contact syslog using normal POSIX mechanisms. The
> >low-level Hurd servers however work below the POSIX environment -- they
> >are responsible for *implementing* these mechanisms.
> >
> >You need to find a way for syslog to get information from the low-level
> >servers directly. I can think of various ways to do it; but it's not as
> >trivial as you seem to believe.
> >
> 
> That was the answer i wanted to trigger. If syslogd was working so 
> well, there would already be entries of it in the Hurd servers.
> 
> Can you please elaborate which servers you characterise as 
> "low-level"?

Servers like "magic", "pipe", etc. I guess.

Samuel