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+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Project         : Mandrake Linux
+# Module          : msec2
+# File            : Log.py
+# Version         : $Id$
+# Author          : Frederic Lepied
+# Created On      : Wed Dec  5 23:50:29 2001
+# Purpose         : write log through syslog conforming to
+#                   the Mandrake Linux guideline for the explanations
+#                   in tools. Errors are reported to stderr.
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import syslog
+import sys
+import string
+import Config
+
+_name = ''
+_use_syslog = 1
+
+def initlog(name, facility = syslog.LOG_AUTH):
+    global _name
+    global _use_syslog
+
+    _use_syslog = (Config.get_config('log', 'syslog') == 'syslog')
+
+    if _use_syslog:
+        syslog.openlog(name, 0, facility)
+        
+    _name = name
+    
+def log(s, level = syslog.LOG_INFO):
+    global _use_syslog
+    
+    if _use_syslog:
+        for l in string.split(s, '\n'):
+            syslog.syslog(level, l)
+    else:
+        sys.stderr.write(s + '\n')
+    return 1
+
+def closelog():
+    global _use_syslog
+    
+    if _use_syslog:
+        syslog.closelog()
+
+def error(s):
+    global _name
+    
+    sys.stderr.write(_name + ': ' + s + '\n')
+    
+# Log.py ends here