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-rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | tools/rsyslogd.8 | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | tools/syslogd.c | 8 |
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 7.2.1 [v7-stable] 2012-10-?? +- added -D rsyslogd option to enable config parser debug mode - improved syntax error messages by outputting the error token - the rsyslog core now suspeneds actions after 10 failures in a row This was former the case after 1,000 failures and could cause rsyslog diff --git a/tools/rsyslogd.8 b/tools/rsyslogd.8 index 86db690e..9ded4b9b 100644 --- a/tools/rsyslogd.8 +++ b/tools/rsyslogd.8 @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ rsyslogd \- reliable and extended syslogd .RB [ " \-6 " ] .RB [ " \-A " ] .RB [ " \-d " ] +.RB [ " \-D " ] .RB [ " \-f " .I config file ] @@ -124,6 +125,11 @@ This option has been obsoleted and has no function any longer. It is still accepted in order not to break existing scripts. However, future versions may not support it. .TP +.B "\-D" +Runs the Bison config parser in debug mode. This may help when hard to find +syntax errors are reported. Please note that the output generated is deeply +.TP +technical and orignally targeted towards developers. .B "\-d" Turns on debug mode. Using this the daemon will not proceed a .BR fork (2) diff --git a/tools/syslogd.c b/tools/syslogd.c index c5801555..05cbfc13 100644 --- a/tools/syslogd.c +++ b/tools/syslogd.c @@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ #include <zlib.h> #endif +extern int yydebug; /* interface to flex */ + #include <netdb.h> #include "pidfile.h" @@ -1830,7 +1832,7 @@ int realMain(int argc, char **argv) * of other options, we do this during the inital option processing. * rgerhards, 2008-04-04 */ - while((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "46a:Ac:def:g:hi:l:m:M:nN:op:qQr::s:t:T:u:vwx")) != EOF) { + while((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "46a:Ac:dDef:g:hi:l:m:M:nN:op:qQr::s:t:T:u:vwx")) != EOF) { switch((char)ch) { case '4': case '6': @@ -1863,6 +1865,10 @@ int realMain(int argc, char **argv) case 'd': /* debug - must be handled now, so that debug is active during init! */ debugging_on = 1; Debug = 1; + yydebug = 1; + break; + case 'D': /* BISON debug */ + yydebug = 1; break; case 'e': /* log every message (no repeat message supression) */ bEOptionWasGiven = 1; |