Questions about submitting new syslog-ng package

laleger

Final changes have been made to my package. I've got a local repository setup and I'm registered with github. I can see see my package via my local repository but the install fails (install message and pkg_config.8.xml ouput is below). Anyway to get the install to succed without the PBI packages?

================ Begin pkg_config.8.xml ================

<package><name>syslog-ng</name>
<website>http://www.balabit.com/network-security/syslog-ng/</website>
<descr>Syslog-ng syslog server. This service is not intended to replace
<category>Services</category>
<version>3.3.4_1</version>
<status>ALPHA</status>
<required_version>2.1</required_version>
<depends_on_package_base_url>http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i3
<depends_on_package>syslog-ng-3.3.4_1.tbz</depends_on_package>
<depends_on_package>logrotate-3.7.9.tbz</depends_on_package>
<build_port_path>/usr/ports/sysutils/syslog-ng</build_port_path>
<build_port_path>/usr/ports/sysutils/logrotate</build_port_path>
<build_pbi><port>sysutils/syslog-ng</port>
<port>sysutils/logrotate</port></build_pbi>

<maintainer>laleger@gmail.com</maintainer>
<config_file>http://www.pfsense.com/packages/config/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.
<configurationfile>syslog-ng.xml</configurationfile></config_file></depends_on_package_base_url></descr></package>

================ End pkg_config.8.xml ================
================ Begin Error Message ================

Beginning package installation for syslog-ng .
Downloading package configuration file… done.
Saving updated package information... done.
The syslog-ng package is not installed.

Installation aborted.Backing up libraries...
The syslog-ng package is not installed.

Deletion aborted.Cleaning up... Failed to install package.

Installation halted.

================ End Error Message ================

I would like to get the package installing from my local repository to run a few last tests before I request the "pull". Any help from the dev guru's would be most appreciated. Thanks! :)

laleger

Package is ready. I submitted a pull request, but not sure if I did it correctly. If a developer could confirm that would be great. Thanks!

jimp

I don't see any pull requests in our queue that resemble this, give it another try.

laleger

Ooops. Thanks for checking. Just re-submitted. I'm assuming that I don't have to provide the pbi packages myself?

jimp

No just setup the build tags properly and we build them on our server.

laleger

Also just committed two fixes to my original package entry in pkg_config.8.xml, sorry about that.

jimp

There were some other problems with the tags and how things were setup, but I fixed them up, built the PBIs, and they should be up now.

Or it will be as soon as you see the pkg report it's version as 3.3.6_2

laleger

Great, thanks! I tested the package install yesterday with a clean 2.1 build and it's working as expected. I'll move onto development for Bro 2.0 and OSEEC packages now :)

terry_e

I'm wondering if this syslog-ng package is available, and if so, how can I get it?

Thanks very much for all participants for the work involved. I've been trying to install syslog-ng myself and have encountered quite a number of issues.

Oliver_

@laleger
I must say "Thank you for that Package and all the work you have done".
It always thought, wouldn't it be great to use the Diskspace for some long-time logging. For example Captive-Portal logging, which User was online and was doing which crime…

@terry_e
It is only available for Pfsense 2.1