[syslog-ng] UDP problems with 1.1.14

[Balazs Scheidler]

> Through further experimentation, I have found out more information on my
> UDP problem.  In short: syslog-ng, or more accurately, libol
> (do_read_line() in read_line.c) requires all messages to end in '\n'. This
> is fine for messages sent from a Linux box, but not for messages sent from
> some other systems (HP-UX, and probably others).  If I remember correctly,
> the standard BSD implementation doesn't require a linefeed character, so
> it's not a good idea to depend on it, and the standard Linux sysklogd not
> only doesn't require a LF, but actually goes and converts them to spaces. 
> Given the current implementation, the easiest thing to do might be to
> ensure that messages received via UDP end in a linefeed, appending one if
> necessary.  While not technically the "best" way to fix this, it's
> certainly the easiest.

read_line looks for both \n and \0 to end a line. Maybe HP-UX doesn't add \0
either?

I've run into some design problems regarding UDP packets, so I am
redesigning some internal parts of syslog-ng. (internally there's currently
no way passing a source address along with a log message => I can't find out
the source hostname with udp packets) As soon as this is resolved, I'll
release a new version.

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