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+\section{Syslog facility}
+\label{syslog-facility}
+
+The procedures in this section provide access to the 4.2BSD syslog
+facility present in most POSIX systems.  The functionality is in a
+structure called \ex{syslog}.  There's an additional structure
+\ex{syslog-channels} documented below.  The scsh interface to
+the syslog facility differs significantly from that of the Unix
+library functionality in order to support multiple simultaneous
+connections to the syslog facility.
+
+Log messages carry a variety of parameters beside the text of the
+message itself, namely a set of options controlling the output format
+and destination, the facility identifying the class of programs the
+message is coming from, an identifier specifying the conrete program,
+and the level identifying the importance of the message.  Moreover, a
+log mask can prevent messages at certain levels to be actually sent to
+the syslog daemon.
+
+\subsection*{Log options}
+
+A log option specifies details of the I/O behavior of the syslog
+facility.  A syslog option is an element of a finite type (see
+the \scm~manual) constructed by the
+\ex{syslog-option} macro.  The syslog facility works with sets of
+options which are represented as enum sets (see
+the \scm~manual).
+
+\dfn{syslog-option}{option-name}{option}{syntax}
+
+\defun{syslog-option?}{x}{boolean}
+
+\defun{make-syslog-options}{list}{options}
+
+\dfn{syslog-options}{option-name \ldots}{options}{syntax}
+
+\defun{syslog-options?}{x}{boolean}
+
+\begin{desc}
+\ex{Syslog-option} constructs a log option from the name of an
+option.  (The possible names are listed below.)  \ex{Syslog-option?}
+is a predicate for log options.  Options are comparable using
+\ex{eq?}.  \ex{Make-syslog-options} constructs a set of options
+from a list of options.  \ex{Syslog-options} is a macro which
+expands into an expression returning a set of options from names.
+\ex{Syslog-options?} is a predicate for sets of options.
+\end{desc}
+%                               
+Here is a list of possible names of syslog options:
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[\ex{console}]
+  If syslog cannot pass the message to syslogd it will attempt to
+  write the message to the console.
+
+\item[\ex{delay}]
+  Delay opening the connection to syslogd immediately until the first
+  message is logged.
+
+\item[\ex{no-delay}]
+  Open the connection to syslogd immediately.  Normally
+  the open is delayed until the first message is logged.
+  Useful for programs that need to manage the order in which
+  file descriptors are allocated.
+
+  \noindent\textbf{NOTA BENE:}
+  The \ex{delay} and \ex{no-delay} options are included for
+  completeness, but do not have the expected effect in the present
+  Scheme interface: Because the Scheme interface has to multiplex
+  multiple simultaneous connections to the syslog facility over a
+  single one, open and close operations on that facility happen at
+  unpredictable times.
+  
+\item[\ex{log-pid}]
+  Log the process id with each message: useful for identifying
+  instantiations of daemons.
+\end{description}
+
+\subsection*{Log facilities}
+
+A log facility identifies the originator of a log message from a
+finite set known to the system.  Each originator is identified by a
+name:
+
+\dfn{syslog-facility}{facility-name}{facility}{syntax}
+\defun{syslog-facility?}{x}{boolean}
+
+\begin{desc}
+  \ex{Syslog-facility} is macro that expands into an expression
+  returning a facility for a given name.  \ex{Syslog-facility?} is a
+  predicate for facilities.  Facilities are comparable via \ex{eq?}.
+\end{desc}
+%
+Here is a list of possible names of syslog facilities:
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[\ex{authorization}]
+  The authorization system: login, su, getty, etc.
+
+\item[\ex{cron}]
+  The cron daemon.
+
+\item[\ex{daemon}]
+  System daemons, such as routed, that are not provided for explicitly
+  by other facilities.
+
+\item[\ex{kernel}]
+  Messages generated by the kernel.
+
+\item[\ex{lpr}]
+  The line printer spooling system: lpr, lpc, lpd, etc.
+
+\item[\ex{mail}]
+  The mail system.
+
+\item[\ex{news}]
+  The network news system.
+
+\item[\ex{user}]
+  Messages generated by random user processes.
+
+\item[\ex{uucp}]
+  The uucp system.
+
+\item[\ex{local0} \ex{local1} \ex{local2} \ex{local3} \ex{local4} \ex{local5} \ex{local6} \ex{local7}]
+  Reserved for local use.
+\end{description}
+                                
+\subsection*{Log levels}
+
+A log level identifies the importance of a message from a fixed set
+of possible levels.
+
+\dfn{syslog-level}{level-name}{level}{syntax}
+\defun{syslog-level?}{x}{boolean}
+%
+\begin{desc}
+  \ex{Syslog-level} is macro that expands into an expression returning
+  a facility for a given name.  \ex{Syslog-level?} is a predicate for
+  facilities.  Levels are comparable via \ex{eq?}.
+\end{desc}
+%
+Here is a list of possible names of syslog levels:
+
+\begin{description}
+\item[\ex{emergency}]
+  A panic condition.  This is normally broadcast to all users.
+
+\item[\ex{alert}]
+  A condition that should be corrected immediately, such as a
+  corrupted system database.
+
+\item[\ex{critical}]
+  Critical conditions, e.g., hard device errors.
+
+\item[\ex{error}]
+  Errors.
+
+\item[\ex{warning}]
+  Warning messages.
+
+\item[\ex{notice}]
+  Conditions that are not error conditions, but should possibly be
+  handled specially.
+
+\item[\ex{info}]
+  Informational messages.
+
+\item[\ex{debug}]
+  Messages that contain information normally of use only when
+  debugging a program.
+\end{description}
+
+\subsection*{Log masks}
+
+A log masks can mask out log messages at a set of levels.  A log
+mask is an enum set of log levels.
+
+\defun{make-syslog-mask}{list}{mask}
+\dfn{syslog-mask}{level-name \ldots}{mask}{syntax}
+\defvar{syslog-mask-all}{mask}
+\defun{syslog-mask-upto}{level}{mask}
+\defun{syslog-mask?}{x}{boolean}
+
+\begin{desc}
+  \ex{Make-syslog-mask} constructs a mask from a list of levels.
+  \ex{Syslog-mask} is a macro which constructs a mask from names of
+  levels.  \ex{Syslog-mask-all} is a predefined log mask containing
+  all levels.  \ex{Syslog-mask-upto} returns a mask consisting of all
+  levels up to and including a certain level, starting with
+  \ex{emergency}.
+\end{desc}
+
+\subsection*{Logging}
+
+Scheme~48 dynamically maintains implicit connections to the syslog
+facility specifying a current identifier, current options, a current
+facility and a current log mask.  This implicit connection is held in
+a thread fluid (see
+Section~\ref{sec:ps_interac}).  Hence, every thread
+maintains it own implicit connection to syslog.  Note that the
+connection is not implicitly preserved across a \ex{spawn}, but it
+is preserved across a \ex{fork-thread}:
+
+
+\defun{with-syslog-destination}{string options facility mask thunk}{value}
+\defun{set-syslog-destination!}{string options facility mask}{undefined}
+%
+\begin{desc}
+  \ex{With-syslog-destination} dynamically binds parameters of the
+  implicit connection to the syslog facility and runs \var{thunk}
+  within those parameter bindings, returning what \var{thunk}
+  returns.  Each of the parameters may be \ex{\#f} in which case the
+  previous values will be used.  \ex{Set-syslog-destination!} sets the
+  parameters of the implicit connection of the current thread.
+\end{desc}
+
+\defun{syslog}{level message}{undefined}
+\defun{syslog}{level message [string options syslog-facility]}{undefined}
+%
+\begin{desc}
+  \ex{Syslog} actually logs a message.  Each of the parameters of the
+  implicit connection (except for the log mask) can be explicitly
+  specified as well for the current call to \ex{syslog}, overriding
+  the parameters of the channel.  The parameters revert to their
+  original values after the call.
+\end{desc}
+
+\subsection*{Syslog channels}
+%
+The \ex{syslog-channels} structure allows direct manipulation of
+syslog channels, the objects that represent connections to the syslog
+facility.  Note that it is
+not necessary to explicitly open a syslog channel to do logging.
+
+\defun{open-syslog-channel}{string options facility mask}{channel}
+\defun{close-syslog-channel}{channel}{undefined}
+\defun{syslog}{level message channel}{undefined}
+%
+\begin{desc}
+  \ex{Open-syslog-channel} and \ex{close-syslog-channel} create and
+  destroy a connection to the syslog facility, respectively.  The
+  specified form of calling \ex{syslog} logs to the specified channel.
+\end{desc}
+
+%%% Local Variables: 
+%%% mode: latex
+%%% TeX-master: "man"
+%%% End: