[tor-bugs] #13386 [Core Tor/Tor]: "opening new log file" line goes to err-logfile despite being at loglevel notice (was: [notice] goes to err-logfile)

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Wed Nov 9 01:24:55 UTC 2016


#13386: "opening new log file" line goes to err-logfile despite being at loglevel
notice
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 Reporter:  toralf        |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low           |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by arma):

 * cc: atagar (added)
 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 To be clear, I think it is just that first log entry that goes there,
 since we want to tag the log file with what Tor version we are, and
 generate a line so people can know the log file is working. I think later
 [notice] lines don't end up in the error-level log file.

 Calling that line an [err] doesn't make much sense to me, since errs are
 supposed to be things that prevented the Tor process from continuing.

 And changing the format of log lines, e.g. by not putting a severity on
 this one, will confuse anything that tries to parse the log lines.

 I guess I could see us changing that first line from
 {{{
 Nov 08 20:15:13.065 [notice] Tor 0.3.0.0-alpha-dev (git-25f53955f6d4fd85)
 opening new log file.
 }}}
 to something like
 {{{
 # Opening new log file at Nov 08 20:15:13.065. Tor 0.3.0.0-alpha-dev (git-
 25f53955f6d4fd85).
 }}}

 Damian, you're one of the people who tries to parse lines from the log
 files. What would you want here?

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