[Orca-users] Stopping 'file did exist and is now gone' message(s).

[Blair Zajac]

"isaac r." wrote:
> 
> Well, thanks for the clarification.
> 
> Here's a RFE I hope will be "seconded": -
> ===================================
> Provide a configurable option that specifies
> what time interval should pass BEFORE files
> are being compressed by orcallator.se
> 
> ===================================
> 
> Obviously, well into the second day (beyond midnight),
> ORCA realizes to STOP looking for yesterday's file,
> and thus such warning emails are no longer being
> generated.
> 
> I would hate to comment out the entire "warn_email"
> line, because I DO want to be notified of any problems
> ORCA might experience.
> 
> Its just Orca's awareness of orcallator.se file
> rotation "thing" needs to happen
> more smoothly (and quietly).

If you want to take this on, take a look at load_new_data in
lib/Orca/SourceFile.pm.  This is where that error is generated.

> 
> (BTW: Looking through orcallator.se that I have,
> (version 1.35), I couldn't find what COMPRESSOR
> variable
> is being set to, yet my files are still being
> compressed by orcallator.se ).... Is there a default I
> may have overlooked ? Its certainly NOT set in my
> environment variables list.

COMPRESSOR is set in start_orcallator.sh.  It is automatically
chosen by configure.

Best,
Blair

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