Niels Nes wrote: > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 02:14:17PM +0200, Fabian Groffen wrote: > >> On 12-10-2008 13:48:14 +0200, Martin Kersten wrote: >> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>> May I suggest to leave in "log" in here. Traditionally, logfiles are >>>> stored in /var/log. No real need to deviate from that, I think? >>>> /var/log/MonetDB5 would be ok, I guess. >>>> > > Indeed /var/log is generaly what is done on linux/unix. > Some for /var/run. I'd say we only use the MonetDB5 subdir for > what used to be dbfarm. And we just moved the sql/xquery logs also > under there. > > ok, then we just look for more defensive code actions concerning system wide actions, such as merovingian, and provide enligthning errors. > Niels > > >>>> >>>> >>> that calls for creating it upon first use, like mserver5. >>> a makedir inbetween does not seem a big problem, >>> despite the fact that is already identifiable as log >>> already from its name. >>> >> afaict it worked out of the box, I'm only concerned with logs not being >> in the location one would expect >> >> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>> Pidfiles are traditionally stored in /var/run. I think this is not a >>>> good idea. >>>> >>>> >>> this then depends on the platforms for which 'traditionally' applies. >>> Recall that all gdk_lock files for databases are held there where protection >>> is called for. >>> >> a pid-file is not a lock, maybe there is some confusion here? The >> pid-file is only there for start-stop-daemon and alike programs that >> like to stop merovingian without doing a >> `ps ax | grep '[m]erovingian' | cut -c1-7 | xargs kill` >> or something else that gives little control to what should actually be >> killed. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >> Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >> Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >> http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Monetdb-developers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/monetdb-developers >> > >
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