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author | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> | 2009-07-15 11:47:58 +0200 |
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committer | Rainer Gerhards <rgerhards@adiscon.com> | 2009-07-15 11:47:58 +0200 |
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diff --git a/doc/v5compatibility.html b/doc/v5compatibility.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7f5a784d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/v5compatibility.html @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<html><head><title>Compatibility notes for rsyslog v5</title> +</head> +<body> +<h1>Compatibility Notes for rsyslog v5</h1> +<p><small><i>Written by <a href="http://www.gerhards.net/rainer">Rainer Gerhards</a> +(2009-07-15)</i></small></p> +<p>The changes introduced in rsyslog v5 are numerous, but not very intrusive. +This document describes things to keep in mind when moving from v4 to v5. It +does not list enhancements nor does it talk about compatibility concerns introduced +by earlier versions (for this, see their respective compatibility documents). +<h2>HUP processing</h2> +<p>The $HUPisRestart directive is supported by some early v5 versions, but will soon been +removed (around 5.1.x). That means that restart-type HUP processing is no longer +available. This processing was redundant and had a lot a drawbacks. +For details, please see the +<a href="v4compatibility.html">rsyslog v4 compatibility notes</a> which elaborate +on the reasons and the (few) things you may need to change. +</body></html> |