realpath(3) on non-NetBSD systems may fail if the target filename doesn't
exist, so instead use realpath(3) on the parent directory of `file'.
Per discussion with Todd Eigenschink.
to create and metalog, rather than using the realpath(3) modified version.
Fixes a problem with -lr when -ddestdir contains a symlink.
Add some XXX comments reminding us that the `from_name' in a symlink may
point outside of destdir in the metalog, even though our build process
doesn't trigger this.
* every day of the year should have at least one entry
* all entries should have been fact-checked against reliable sources,
particularly for dates
* calendar should contain a fair balance of world history -- existing
calendar, being based on that shipped in 4.2BSD, was very northern
california-centric.
This commit meets these guidelines through March 13. I will continue to
update this as time permits.
While I am there:
- factor out the binary test to an inline function.
- use size_t where appropriate.
- check for <= 0 in gzread; it returns -1 on error.
signal if path_to_pid_file field is present.
Also mention that /var/run/syslogd.pid is used as the default
path_to_pid_file.
This was brought up on netbsd-help and Richard Braun suggested
this should be documented.
Reviewed by grant and wiz.
we don't specify an output filename, the database file we create will end
up being used during population as the database file to find entries quickly.
connect(2) in xconnect() by temporarily setting O_NONBLOCK
on the socket and using xpoll() to wait for the operation
to succeed.
The timeout used is the '-q quittime' argument (defaults to
60s for accept(2), and the system default for connect(2)).
Idea inspired by discussion with Chuck Cranor.
This may (indirectly) fix various problems with timeouts
in active mode through broken firewalls.
Implement xpoll() as a wrapper around poll(2), to make it
easier to replace on systems without a functional poll(2).
Unconditionally use xpoll() instead of conditionally using
select(2) or poll(2).
chs