From: Philip Hazel Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:15:33 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Include note about exicyclog and keeping more than 99 back copies. X-Git-Tag: exim-4_50~44 X-Git-Url: https://vcs.fsf.org/?p=exim.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=8b5af54dcce3034b7893ad66e685a668b3470053;ds=sidebyside Include note about exicyclog and keeping more than 99 back copies. --- diff --git a/src/README.UPDATING b/src/README.UPDATING index fe405106b..41375584d 100644 --- a/src/README.UPDATING +++ b/src/README.UPDATING @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/src/README.UPDATING,v 1.1 2004/10/06 14:12:40 ph10 Exp $ +$Cambridge: exim/src/README.UPDATING,v 1.2 2005/01/11 15:15:33 ph10 Exp $ This document contains detailed information about incompatibilities that might be encountered when upgrading from one release of Exim to another. The @@ -28,6 +28,36 @@ The rest of this document contains information about changes in 4.xx releases that might affect a running system. +Version 4.50 +------------ + +The exicyclog script has been updated to use three-digit numbers in rotated log +files if the maximum number to keep is greater than 99. If you are already +keeping more than 99, there will be an incompatible change when you upgrade. +You will probably want to rename your old log files to the new form before +running the new exicyclog. The following script, by Mick Swisher, can do this +for you: + +# Begin conversion +# Rename all the old files by adding additional leading zeros. +count=99 +while [ $count -gt 0 ]; do +if [ $count -lt 100 ]; then newt=0$count; oldt=$count; fi +if [ $count -lt 10 ]; then newt=00$count; oldt=0$count; fi +if [ -f $mainlog.$oldt ]; then + $mv $mainlog.$oldt $mainlog.$newt +elif [ -f $mainlog.$oldt.$suffix ]; then + $mv $mainlog.$oldt.$suffix $mainlog.$newt.$suffix +fi +if [ -f $rejectlog.$oldt ]; then + $mv $rejectlog.$oldt $rejectlog.$newt +elif [ -f $rejectlog.$oldt.$suffix ]; then + $mv $rejectlog.$oldt.$suffix $rejectlog.$newt.$suffix +fi +count=`expr $count - 1` +done + + Version 4.42 ------------