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

["Tshepang Lekhonkhobe" <tshepang gmail com>]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe
<tshepang gmail com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Martyn Russell <martyn imendio com> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I just tried and it doesn't work really. Thanks anyways...

I should have read my man page better: I did use 'tail --retry
--follow=name' instead of 'tail --follow=name --retry' which is the
reason it did not work. Now I'm happy...


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