irccd

h1. Errata 20161101.1

*Topic*: Various problems in logger plugin

*Category*: Plugins

*Corrected*: 2.0.3 (or revision ??)

*Affected versions*: 2.0.2

*Task*: #505 and #507

h1. Background

The *logger* pluggin can be used to log events from IRC in a file.

h1. Problem

Various errors were found in the plugin:

# The documentation specifies a @file@ parameter while the plugin use @path@ (fixed to @file@ like many plugins),

# The documentation has incorrect formats (missing *format-* prefixes on parameters),

# The file is opened is not open in append mode.

h1. Solution

Upgrade to a newer version if applicable or apply one of the following fixes:

h2. Using Mercurial

If you don't have a local copy:

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hg clone -u release-2.0 http://hg.malikania.fr/irccd

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If you already have a local copy:

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cd /path/to/irccd

hg pull

hg up release-2.0

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And install new version of irccd.

h2. Using patch

Download the following patch:

* http://releases.malikania.fr/irccd/errata/20161101.2.patch

* http://releases.malikania.fr/irccd/errata/20161101.2.patch.asc

Apply it:

<pre>

cd /path/to/irccd/

patch -p1 < /path/to/20161101.2.patch

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