Re: [Tracker] about the need to remove log file

[Martyn Russell <martyn imendio com>]

Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Martyn Russell <martyn imendio com> wrote:
> > Hey Tshepang,
> >
> > Thanks for mentioning this again. I don't think it is a good idea to
> > append to a log when the indexer or daemon is started. I think it is
> > better to start from scratch. If not, people will assume the top of the
> > file is the start of the log when it may not be.
>
> In such a case how about doing the same for 'tracker-indexer.log' for
> consistency's sake? It currently gets appended to and not started from
> scratch.

OK, I thought we did the same in the indexer too.

> By the way is there a way to follow that log fine without re-running
> 'tail -f' every restart?

Hmm, I thought it worked by just keeping the command running. If not,
perhaps the --retry switch works. I have never tried it though.

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Regards,
Martyn