[asterisk-users] problem with logger: syslog vs. file

[Fourhundred Thecat]

 > On 2019-11-16 03:29, Fourhundred Thecat wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am logging directly into file and also to syslog.
> Here is snippet from my /etc/asterisk/logger.conf:
>
>       messages => notice,warning,error,verbose
> syslog.local0 => notice,warning,error,verbose
>
> But the logs look different:
>
>    VERBOSE[7609][C-00000013]  pbx.c:
>    NOTICE[3042] chan_sip.c: Peer '1111' is now UNREACHABLE!
>
> vs.
>
>    VERBOSE[7609][C-00000013]: pbx.c:2925 in pbx_extension_helper:
>    NOTICE[3042]: chan_sip.c:30421 in sip_poke_noanswer: Peer '8884' is
> now UNREACHABLE!
>
> specifically, the messages coming from syslog have extra debugging
> information (which I am not interested in):
>
>    pbx.c:
>    chan_sip.c:
>
> vs .
>
>    pbx.c:2925 in pbx_extension_helper:
>    chan_sip.c:30421 in sip_poke_noanswer:
>
> Why are same log level settings producing different logs?
>
> This is just making the log lines longer and less readable. It is just
> bombarding me with useless information. I don't have debug set, so why
> am I getting debug information? Who cares on which line in the .c file
> the function is defined ?

I have reported the above problem twice, but unfortunately did not
receive any feedback at all.

I believe I have now finally pinpointed the exact place in source code,
where this is coming from. main/logger.c:
	break;


case LOGTYPE_SYSLOG:
         snprintf(buf, size, "%s[%d]%s: %s:%d in %s: %s",
              levels[msg->level], msg->lwp, call_identifier_str,
msg->file, msg->line, msg->function, msg->message);
         term_strip(buf, buf, size);
         break;

case LOGTYPE_FILE:
         snprintf(buf, size, "[%s] %s[%d]%s %s: %s",
               msg->date, msg->level_name, msg->lwp,
call_identifier_str, msg->file, msg->message);
         term_strip(buf, buf, size);
         break;


so basically, it is hardcoded that logging to syslog adds extra
msg->line and msg->function.

why would anybody do that ?

This seems to me like a very unfortunate decision.
Is there a reason for this ?
Am I missing something?

than you,