Dave Mielke (2022/01/11 06:26 -0500): > [quoted lines by Sébastien Hinderer on 2022/01/11 at 09:47 +0100] > > >If the name of the log-file is specified in brltty.ocnf as has been > >suggested, am I guessing correctly that if several instances of brltty > >are run, then the last one will overwrite that log file? > > Yes, exactly! > > >To avoid this, perhaps the PID of the process could be included in the > >name somehow, like through a %p formatter that would be replaced by the > >pid? > > Yes, I've started thinking about just such a mechanism. Perhaps it > should include the PID, to ensure uniqueness, but I'm thinking that a > date-time component would make the right one easier to find.
I'd just try to add %p for the pid and %d for the date, %t for the time, so that the choice can be made by the user. Sébastien. _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY@brltty.app For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty