ports/157953: [new port] misc/logsurfer+
Ryan Steinmetz
rpsfa at rit.edu
Fri Jun 17 16:20:13 UTC 2011
>Number: 157953
>Category: ports
>Synopsis: [new port] misc/logsurfer+
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: update
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Jun 17 16:20:12 UTC 2011
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Ryan Steinmetz
>Release: 8.2-RELEASE
>Organization:
Rochester Institute of Technology
>Environment:
>Description:
This port will replace misc/logsurfer, which is currently deprecated.
========================================
Logsurfer is a program for monitoring system logs in real-time, and reporting on the occurrence of events. It is similar to the well-known swatch program on which it is based, but offers a number of advanced features which swatch does not support.
Logsurfer is capable of grouping related log entries together - for instance, when a system boots it usually creates a high number of log messages. In this case, logsurfer can be setup to group boot-time messages together and forward them in a single Email message to the system administrator under the subject line "Host xxx has just booted". Swatch just couldn't do this properly.
Logsurfer is written in C - this makes it extremely efficient, an important factor when sites generate a high amount of log traffic. I have used logsurfer at a site where a logging server was recording more than 500,000 events per day - and Logsurfer had no trouble keeping up with this load. Swatch, on the other hand, is based on perl and runs into trouble even when dealing with a much smaller rate of log traffic.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Patch attached with submission follows:
# This is a shell archive. Save it in a file, remove anything before
# this line, and then unpack it by entering "sh file". Note, it may
# create directories; files and directories will be owned by you and
# have default permissions.
#
# This archive contains:
#
# logsurfer+/
# logsurfer+/Makefile
# logsurfer+/files
# logsurfer+/files/pkg-message.in
# logsurfer+/pkg-descr
# logsurfer+/pkg-plist
# logsurfer+/distinfo
#
echo c - logsurfer+/
mkdir -p logsurfer+/ > /dev/null 2>&1
echo x - logsurfer+/Makefile
sed 's/^X//' >logsurfer+/Makefile << 'e69bd7e555020491c6dca03085f04721'
X# New ports collection makefile for: logsurfer+
X# Date created: 17 Jul 2011
X# Whom: Ryan Steinmetz <rpsfa at rit.edu>
X#
X# $FreeBSD$
X#
X
XPORTNAME= logsurfer+
XPORTVERSION= 1.7
XCATEGORIES= misc
XMASTER_SITES= http://kerryt.orconhosting.net.nz/ \
X http://www.crypt.gen.nz/logsurfer/
X
XMAINTAINER= rpsfa at rit.edu
XCOMMENT= Process logfiles and conditionally perform certain actions
X
XSUB_FILES= pkg-message
X
XGNU_CONFIGURE= YES
XCONFIGURE_ARGS+= --with-etc-dir=${PREFIX}/etc
X
XMAN1= logsurfer.1
XMAN4= logsurfer.conf.4
X
Xpost-install:
X @${MKDIR} ${EXAMPLESDIR}
X (cd ${WRKSRC}/config-examples/ && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} \* ${EXAMPLESDIR})
X.if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
X @${MKDIR} ${DOCSDIR}
X.for file in ChangeLog README
X ${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${file} ${DOCSDIR}
X.endfor
X.endif
X @${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
X
X.include <bsd.port.mk>
e69bd7e555020491c6dca03085f04721
echo c - logsurfer+/files
mkdir -p logsurfer+/files > /dev/null 2>&1
echo x - logsurfer+/files/pkg-message.in
sed 's/^X//' >logsurfer+/files/pkg-message.in << 'bec391087575eb683972b4a46f7e07f4'
X**********************************************************
XYou must create %%PREFIX%%/etc/logsurfer.conf prior to use
X
XSample configurations may be found in %%EXAMPLESDIR%%
X**********************************************************
bec391087575eb683972b4a46f7e07f4
echo x - logsurfer+/pkg-descr
sed 's/^X//' >logsurfer+/pkg-descr << '13e100a3c8f24f2ad4f57a694585146a'
XLogsurfer is a program for monitoring system logs in real-time,
Xand reporting on the occurrence of events. It is similar to the
Xwell-known swatch program on which it is based, but offers a
Xnumber of advanced features which swatch does not support.
X
XLogsurfer is capable of grouping related log entries
Xtogether - for instance, when a system boots it usually creates
Xa high number of log messages. In this case, logsurfer can be
Xsetup to group boot-time messages together and forward them in
Xa single Email message to the system administrator under the
Xsubject line "Host xxx has just booted".
XSwatch just couldn't do this properly.
X
X
XWWW: http://www.crypt.gen.nz/logsurfer/
13e100a3c8f24f2ad4f57a694585146a
echo x - logsurfer+/pkg-plist
sed 's/^X//' >logsurfer+/pkg-plist << '380254135d3c0a97d0530251d242b436'
Xbin/logsurfer
X%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/ChangeLog
X%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README
X%%PORTDOCS%%@dirrm %%DOCSDIR%%
X%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/README
X%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/context_arg_test.conf
X%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/echo_test.conf
X%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/lines_test.conf
X%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/syslog_test.conf
X at dirrm %%EXAMPLESDIR%%
380254135d3c0a97d0530251d242b436
echo x - logsurfer+/distinfo
sed 's/^X//' >logsurfer+/distinfo << '5cfe409b1361ea5814d7d3c9afca65d6'
XSHA256 (logsurfer+-1.7.tar.gz) = b0cce7311f6413a1a903a2d4925051ee68a882a7eb093f41f1b7d7bd7bd442a0
XSIZE (logsurfer+-1.7.tar.gz) = 198289
5cfe409b1361ea5814d7d3c9afca65d6
exit
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