Merge branch 'v5-stable' into beta

Conflicts:
	ChangeLog
	configure.ac
	doc/manual.html
	runtime/rsyslog.h

4 files changed, 21 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/log_rotation_fix_size.html b/doc/log_rotation_fix_size.html
index 190b24cb..51edf033 100644
--- a/doc/log_rotation_fix_size.html
+++ b/doc/log_rotation_fix_size.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Channels to achieve this. Putting the following directive</p>
 # outchannel definiation
 $outchannel log_rotation,/var/log/log_rotation.log, 52428800,/home/me/./log_rotation_script 
 #  activate the channel and log everything to it 
-*.* $log_rotation
+*.* :omfile:$log_rotation
 # end log rotation via outchannel
 </pre></p> 
 
diff --git a/doc/manual.html b/doc/manual.html
index 3ae3754a..6dc025ef 100644
--- a/doc/manual.html
+++ b/doc/manual.html
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ rsyslog support</a> available directly from the source!</p>
 <p><b>Please visit the <a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/sponsors">rsyslog sponsor's page</a>
 to honor the project sponsors or become one yourself!</b> We are very grateful for any help towards the
 project goals.</p>
-<<<<<<< HEAD
 <p><b>This documentation is for version 6.1.10 (beta branch) of rsyslog.</b>
-=======
-<p><b>This documentation is for version 5.8.2 (v5-stable branch) of rsyslog.</b>
->>>>>>> 68a01594000b788e530ee8f716545dafccf85982
 Visit the <i><a href="http://www.rsyslog.com/status">rsyslog status page</a></i></b>
 to obtain current version information and project status.
 </p><p><b>If you like rsyslog, you might
diff --git a/doc/rsyslog_conf_output.html b/doc/rsyslog_conf_output.html
index c52aaa5e..426f2f27 100644
--- a/doc/rsyslog_conf_output.html
+++ b/doc/rsyslog_conf_output.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ does not activate it. To do so, you must use a selector line (see
 below). That selector line includes the channel name plus an $ sign in
 front of it. A sample might be:<br>
 <br>
-*.* $mychannel<br>
+*.* :omfile:$mychannel<br>
 <br>
 In its current form, output channels primarily provide the ability to
 size-limit an output file. To do so, specify a maximum size. When this
diff --git a/doc/v4compatibility.html b/doc/v4compatibility.html
index 5d877af1..72b0f5a9 100644
--- a/doc/v4compatibility.html
+++ b/doc/v4compatibility.html
@@ -74,4 +74,23 @@ So it is a good idea to become ready for the new version now and also enjoy some
 benefits of the &quot;real restart&quot;, like the better error-reporting capability.
 <p>Note that code complexity reduction (and thus performance improvement) needs the restart-type
 HUP code to be removed, so these changes can (and will) only happen in version 5.
+<h2>outchannels</h2>
+Note: as always documented, outchannels are an experimental feature that may be 
+removed and/or changed in the future.
+There is one concrete change done starting with 4.6.7: let's assume an
+outchannel "mychannel" was defined. Then, this channel could be used inside an
+<code>
+*.* $mychannel
+</code>
+This is still supported and will remain to be supported in v4. However, there is
+a new variant which explicitely tells this is to be handled by omfile. This new
+syntax is as follows:
+<code>
+*.* :omfile:$mychannel
+</code>
+Note that future versions, specifically starting with v6, the older syntax is no
+longer supported. So users are strongly advised to switch to the new syntax. As an
+aid to the conversion process, rsyslog 4.7.4 and above issue a warning message
+if the old-style directive is seen -- but still accept the old syntax without
+any problems.
 </body></html>