lenova 2 days ago

I think it will impact first-time users giving nerdlog a quick test/trial run, and cause them to bounce to another tool when it doesn't show them logs from journald out of the box. Users can be finicky and impatient with new tools ;-)

Example: I'm running an Arch-based Linux desktop. Installing ryslog took several minutes to build and install. If I wasn't highly motivated to try out nerdlog, I would have canceled the install.

Also, can the SSH requirement for localhost be bypassed? Most users won't be running an SSH server on their desktop, and this would improve nerdlog's use-cases and make it easier for new users to give it a quick local test run.

Final suggestion: add `go get` support to your repo, so that I can install nerdlog from a single command and not have to clone the repo itself.

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  • dimonomid 2 days ago

    I first responded before your edit about ssh and localhost, so: yeah, as briefly mentioned in the article, as of today there's no shortcut even for localhost. I was debating whether I should implement this feature before open sourcing it, but I had to draw the line somewhere (I have TONS of ideas what could be implemented), and since reading local logs isn't the primary focus of nerdlog, I decided to skip it for now.

    But yes the bypass for localhost can definitely be implemented.

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    • mcint 2 days ago

      Yeah, I'm bouncing for now on the localhost requirement. Or, on a related issue of not parsing my .ssh/config, a Match directive, and not wanting it to parse it yet. I grep'ed for an env var to override, but only USER and SSH_AUTH_SOCK are pulled in.

      I did go get install ...nerdlog/cmd/nerdlog-tui@latest just fine.

      Thanks for hacking in the open, and releasing early.

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      • dimonomid 2 days ago

        Sorry to hear you're having issues. I'll try to reproduce and fix the issue with the Match.

        Not sure if that "Thanks" for releasing early is sarcastic, but regardless, I appreciate the feedback.

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        • lenova 2 days ago

          I would say that their thanks is sincere, and that they're applauding you for releasing a new tool to a public/critical audience while also taking feedback in very constructive manner.

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  • dimonomid a day ago

    Fyi I was going to create a Github issue for the journald support, but apparently someone else filed it first: https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog/issues/7

    Just posting it in case you want to subscribe to it. Looks like it's a popular demand indeed, so I'll at least poke it and see what kind of performance we can get out of it.

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  • dimonomid 2 days ago

    Yeah you're right, agree with both of your points.

    The `go get` one should be easy to solve though, and my bad for not thinking of it before, thanks. I'll look into it.

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    • lenova 2 days ago

      Appreciate your receptiveness, and sorry about all of the edits... I was rethinking my thoughts in real-time ;-)

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