Merge pull request rsyslog#6665 from rgerhards/yaml-config-support

feat: add YAML as an alternative configuration format

Author: rgerhards

configure.ac

@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBYAML], [yaml-0.1], [
 	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBYAML], [1], [Define if libyaml is available])
 	have_libyaml=yes
 ], [
-	AC_MSG_WARN([libyaml not found, rate limiting policies from files will be disabled])
+	AC_MSG_WARN([libyaml not found, rate limiting policies from files and YAML configuration support will be disabled])
 	have_libyaml=no
 ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBYAML, test x$have_libyaml = xyes)
+AC_MSG_NOTICE([YAML configuration support: $have_libyaml])
 save_LIBS=$LIBS
 LIBS=
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime, rt)

doc/Makefile.am

@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
     source/configuration/sysklogd_format.rst \
     source/configuration/templates.rst \
     source/configuration/timezone.rst \
+    source/configuration/yaml_config.rst \
     source/containers/collector.rst \
     source/containers/development_images.rst \
     source/containers/dockerlogs.rst \

doc/source/configuration/index.rst

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ configuration.
    percentile_stats
    converting_to_new_format
    conf_formats
+   yaml_config
    sysklogd_format
 
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