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I've implemented basic include file/directory functionality in syslog-ng, using the format numbered second in my previous post . I've now pushed an expermental implementation of include files in the syslog-ng OSE 3.0 repository, in a separate branch called 'include'. E.g. in order to test the code, please clone the syslog-ng 3.0 repository: $ git clone git://git.balabit.hu/bazsi/syslog-ng-3.0.git Then check out the 'include' branch: $ git checkout --track -b include origin/include Then compile as usual. I didn't want to integrate it right into syslog-ng OSE 3.0 tree as I'd like to release that first as 3.0.1.

I'm about to implement configuration file includes, and although the implementation is quite straightforward, the syntax to be used is something to give a thought or two. Currently the syslog-ng configuration file consists of statements, each with the following basic format: stmt [ ] { ... }; The "id" gives a unique identifier of the statement, and the braces enclose the contents. Currently only the ID part is optional, the braces are always there. To make the include statement consistent with that, it'd have to look something like: include { "filename" }; Obviously I don't like this too much, as it is way different from all other applications permitting the use of include statements. What about this: include "filename"; E.g. use the ID part the name of the file to be included. I like this better. A third option might be the use of 'pragma' directives, currently only used to specify the file format compatibility in the case of syslog-ng