On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 12:16:47AM -0500, Lennart Augustsson wrote:
> Luke Mewburn wrote:
> 
> > >  > Log Message:
> > >  > use explicit name rather than __progname in openlog
> > >
> > > What's the point of this?
> >
> > because we're very inconsistent in the tree about whether we use
> > __progname or the explicit name, with the explicit name seeming to
> > have more use.
> 
> IMO, changing from __progname to and explicit name is a big step
> backwards.  I wish we won't do this.


So, I just had look at the openlog() usage in the source tree, and
this is what I discovered:

Programs changed from __progname (according to "cvs diff -D2001/01/09 -Dnow")

	sbin/wdogctl
	usr.sbin/apmd
	usr.sbin/inetd
	usr.sbin/mop/mopchk
	usr.sbin/mop/mopd
	usr.sbin/mop/mopprobe
	usr.sbin/mop/moptrace
	usr.sbin/rarpd
	usr.sbin/rbootd
	usr.sbin/rpc.bootparamd
	usr.sbin/ypserv
	usr.sbin/ypxfer

All programs calling openlog:

	crypto/dist/heimdal/appl/ftp/ftpd
	crypto/dist/heimdal/appl/login
	crypto/dist/heimdal/lib/auth/pam
	crypto/dist/krb4/appl/bsd
	crypto/dist/krb4/appl/ftp/ftpd
	crypto/dist/krb4/lib/auth/pam
	dist/bind/bin/irpd
	dist/bind/bin/named
	dist/ipf/FWTK
	dist/ntp/adjtimed
	dist/ntp/ntpd
	dist/ntp/ntpdate
	dist/ntp/parseutil
	games/hunt/huntd
	gnu/dist/sendmail/mail.local
	gnu/dist/sendmail/sendmail
	gnu/dist/sendmail/smrsh
	gnu/dist/sendmail/vacation
	libexec/atrun
	libexec/comsat
	libexec/fingerd
	libexec/ftpd
	libexec/getty
	libexec/identd
	libexec/lfs_cleanerd
	libexec/mail.local
	libexec/rexecd
	libexec/rlogind
	libexec/rpc.rquotad
	libexec/rpc.rstatd
	libexec/rpc.rusersd
	libexec/rpc.rwalld
	libexec/rpc.sprayd
	libexec/rshd
	libexec/talkd
	libexec/telnetd
	libexec/tftpd
	libexec/uucpd
	sbin/init
	sbin/mount_nfs
	sbin/mount_portal
	sbin/reboot
	sbin/routed
	sbin/savecore
	sbin/shutdown
	sbin/wdogctl
	usr.bin/login
	usr.bin/su
	usr.bin/vacation
	usr.sbin/altq/altqd
	usr.sbin/apmd
	usr.sbin/inetd
	usr.sbin/isdn/isdnd
	usr.sbin/lpr/lpc
	usr.sbin/lpr/lpd
	usr.sbin/lpr/lpq
	usr.sbin/lpr/lpr
	usr.sbin/lpr/lprm
	usr.sbin/mopd/mopchk
	usr.sbin/mopd/mopd
	usr.sbin/mopd/mopprobe
	usr.sbin/mopd/moptrace
	usr.sbin/mountd
	usr.sbin/mrouted
	usr.sbin/nfsd
	usr.sbin/pim6dd
	usr.sbin/pim6sd
	usr.sbin/pppd/chat
	usr.sbin/pppd/pppd
	usr.sbin/rarpd
	usr.sbin/rbootd
	usr.sbin/rpc.bootparamd
	usr.sbin/rpc.lockd
	usr.sbin/rpc.statd
	usr.sbin/rpcbind
	usr.sbin/rtadvd
	usr.sbin/rwhod
	usr.sbin/sesd/srcs
	usr.sbin/timed/timed
	usr.sbin/timed/timedc
	usr.sbin/ypbind
	usr.sbin/ypserv/ypserv
	usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr


I don't think I change the 13 applications that were using __progname
as the ident arg to openlog() which I changed to being a static string
back to __progname, and then also change the other 69 applications
that were using a static ident to __progname.

That seems like a backward step to me, especially in the portability
stakes.