[Yum-devel] [PATCH] use yum tag when logging to syslog

[seth vidal]

On Fri, 2006-12-22 at 14:42 +0100, Tim Lauridsen wrote:
> seth vidal wrote: 
> > On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 11:24 -0500, Jeremy Katz wrote:
> >   
> > > On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 21:29 +0100, Terje Rosten wrote:
> > >     
> > > > +    app = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
> > > > +    if app == 'yum':
> > > > +        app = 'yum-cli' 
> > > >       
> > > Personally, I'd prefer if this were done by an explicit call from the
> > > app and we just leave out the app if it's not specified.
> > > 
> > >     
> > 
> > +1
> > 
> > -sv
> > 
> >   
> I have worked a little with Terje's patch and modified it so the
> application can be set by a function call.
> 
> I have add the following code in yumex to test it.
> 
>         # Try to set the Logging application shown in syslog
>         try:
>             yum.logginglevels.setLoggingApp('yumex')
>         except:
>             pass
> 
> if i install something in yumex, it looks like this.
> Dec 22 14:33:41 localhost yum(yumex): Updated: mplayerplug-in.i386
> 3.35-1.lvn6
> 

That looks like a winner.
I'm sure the logwatch people will hate us, but oh well. :)


thanks,
-sv