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UPGRADING.adoc: document `NUT_DEBUG_SYSLOG` and its possible impact…
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pages which are delivered automatically. Packaging recipes can likely
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be simplified now. [#2445]
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- A `NUT_DEBUG_SYSLOG` environment variable was introduced to tweak activation
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of syslog message emission (and related detachment of `stderr` when daemons
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are backgrounding), which can be useful for systemd service units. It can be
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set via `nut.conf` file for all standard consumers, or patched/dropped-in to
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systemd unit definitions specifically (less recommended, but may be easier
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to package). The positive effect would be avoiding duplicate logging as both
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`syslog` and `stderr` ending up in the same journal. [#2394]
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- A `CHANGELOG_REQUIRE_GROUP_BY_DATE_AUTHOR` setting was added (for `make`
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calls and used by `tools/gitlog2changelog.py.in` script), and it defaults
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to `true` allowing for better ordered documents at the cost of some memory

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