[bind10-dev] changing brief description of log message require new message ID?

[Michal 'vorner' Vaner]

Hello

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:01:37AM +0100, Stephen Morris wrote:
> One other thing: if a log parsing program is critically dependent on the
> description field, it is (*) possible to provide a local copy of the
> description, overriding the one in BIND 10.  Providing message ID is
> unchanged, this local copy will insulate the program from any changes to
> BIND 10-supplied brief description.

From this point, I believe such a log parser would use regexps and it is
possible to just have two regexps for two versions of the description. Adding
one will probably be equally hard as coding for completely new message.

I think it is better to stay with the same ID in case it is the same error
condition, so admins will know what is happening instead of having to learn new
ones.

With regards

-- 
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Michal 'vorner' Vaner
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