[mythtv-users] Gentoo 0.28 ebuild

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Gary,

Saturday, April 16, 2016, 6:48:30 PM, you wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Rich Freeman
> <r-mythtv at thefreemanclan.net> wrote:
> ...
>> So, I'd be interested in what the mythtv developer intent is here.  If
>> they really want to ditch the logserver I'd prefer not to build it
>> unless it is unavoidable (eg they're going to replace it with
>> something else but haven't done this yet).

> Caveat: the following is my interpretation, and not any sort
> of official word....

> The mythlogserver (idea) has a lot going for it, but.....
> It is my understanding that due to the known "issues" with
> the logserver, and the lack of current developer support
> (the initial dev that implemented is no longer active in the
> project, and it is not something that is likely to get high
> enough in the TODO list of the other devs), and that a
> (partial) new approach is sitting in a branch (although that
> too is no longer being actively worked on due to various
> resource constraints), that the conclusion one should
> reach is that mythlogserver is on life support, available
> for building for those that absolutely positively want it,
> but just as with Xv support, just because it has not been
> ripped out (yet) from the code base does not mean
> anyone is likely to invest substantial effort in fixing it.
> "He's dead, Jim".
> _______________________________________________

So am I right that if I move to 0.28 that as openrc user, I won't have
any logging at all? Except maybe by redirecting console output?
I have no intention to move my server to systemd anywhere in the near
future and I always used syslog.


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