[bug#74860,v3,07/12] services: rottlog: Deprecate.
Commit Message
* gnu/services/admin.scm (rottlog-service-type): Deprecate.
* doc/guix.texi (Log Rotation): Add deprecation warning.
Change-Id: I661666ff3de64a69ff4f4982d7f432fd575c36df
---
doc/guix.texi | 7 +++++++
gnu/services/admin.scm | 9 +++++++--
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
@@ -20952,6 +20952,13 @@ Log Rotation
rotation tool (@pxref{Top,,, rottlog, GNU Rot[t]log Manual}), is also
provided.
+@quotation Warning
+The Rottlog service presented here is deprecated in favor of
+@code{log-rotation-service-type} (see above). The
+@code{rottlog-service-type} variable and related tools will be removed
+after 2025-06-15.
+@end quotation
+
The example below shows how to extend it with an additional
@dfn{rotation}, should you need to do that (usually, services that
produce log files already take care of that):
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services admin)
#:use-module (gnu system accounts)
#:use-module ((gnu system shadow) #:select (account-service-type))
#:use-module ((guix store) #:select (%store-prefix))
+ #:use-module (guix deprecation)
#:use-module (guix gexp)
#:use-module (guix modules)
#:use-module (guix packages)
@@ -334,12 +335,16 @@ (define (rottlog-jobs-or-default config)
(or (rottlog-configuration-jobs config)
(default-jobs (rottlog-configuration-rottlog config))))
-(define rottlog-service-type
+;; TODO: Deprecated; remove sometime after 2025-06-15.
+(define-deprecated rottlog-service-type
+ log-rotation-service-type
(service-type
(name 'rottlog)
(description
"Periodically rotate log files using GNU@tie{}Rottlog and GNU@tie{}mcron.
-Old log files are removed or compressed according to the configuration.")
+Old log files are removed or compressed according to the configuration.
+
+This service is deprecated and slated for removal after 2025-06-15.")
(extensions (list (service-extension etc-service-type rottlog-etc)
(service-extension mcron-service-type
rottlog-jobs-or-default)