GNU bug report logs - #36510
confusing mcron logging

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Message #20 received at 36510 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 36510 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Robert Vollmert <rob <at> vllmrt.net>
Subject: Re: bug#36510: confusing mcron logging
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:49:47 +0200

Hello Maxim,

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Robert Vollmert <rob <at> vllmrt.net> skribis:
>>
>>> Suggestions:
>>> - mcron should log the timestamp and a job id of every job when it starts
>>> - mcron should log the timestamp and status and job id of every job when it finishes
>>> - job output should be prefixed by some job id
>>
>> +1!  +3 even.  :-)
>
> I've sent a patch upstream that implements all of the above [0].  I've
> been using it on my system, it works well so far!  I'm also keeping this
> work in a public Notabug git repo [1].

That’s a much welcome improvement, thank you!

Ludo’.

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