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[PATCH 0/3] Switch to the Shepherd's system log

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: 76063 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, Florian Pelz <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>, Julien Lepiller <julien <at> lepiller.eu>
Subject: [bug#76063] [PATCH 3/3] DRAFT: news: Add entry for ‘system-log’ switch.
Date: Tue,  4 Feb 2025 23:57:49 +0100

DRAFT: Update commit ID.

* etc/news.scm: Add entry.

Change-Id: Ie3d827741a01c95f2bea908b57c707342e8f2386
---
 etc/news.scm | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm
index dfc64d59cd..5e1b3a8bff 100644
--- a/etc/news.scm
+++ b/etc/news.scm
@@ -35,7 +35,21 @@
 (channel-news
  (version 0)
 
-  (entry (commit "616ae36e0f557cecb4abe58c5b0973b9428d25e0")
+ (entry (commit "TODO")
+        (title
+         (en "Guix System switches to the Shepherd's system log"))
+        (body
+         (en "The default system log used on Guix System and part of
+@code{%base-services} has been switched from the @command{syslogd} command of
+GNU <at> tie{}Inetutils to the new built-in @code{system-log} service found in
+version 1.0 of the Shepherd.
+
+The advantages of this change are the fact that @code{system-log} can start
+logging earlier after boot and stop shortly before shutdown, along with full
+integration with the rest of @command{shepherd}, in particular with the new
+@command{log-rotation} service.")))
+
+ (entry (commit "616ae36e0f557cecb4abe58c5b0973b9428d25e0")
         (title
          (en "Kernel persistent storage in UEFI disabled"))
         (body
-- 
2.48.1

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