Added a Makefile and log_file option to the config file

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+GO=go
+
+all: binnit
+
+binnit: main.go templ.go config.go
+	$(GO) build -o binnit main.go templ.go config.go
+

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## binit -- minimal pastebin-like in golang
+## binnit -- minimal pastebin-like in golang
 
 That's just it. Preliminary version of a minimal, no-fuss
 pastebin-like service in golang. 
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ equal to the paste ID. The unique ID of a paste is obtained from the
 SHA256 of the concatenation of title, time, and content. Rendering is
 minimal, but can be enhanced.
 
-`binit` is currently configured through a simple key=value
+`binnit` is currently configured through a simple key=value
-configuration file. The available options are:
+configuration file, whose name can be specified on the command line
+through the option `-c <config\_file>`. The available options are:
 
 * server\_name  (the FQDN where the service is reachable from outside)
 * bind\_addr (the address to listen on)
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ configuration file. The available options are:
 * templ\_dir (the folder where HTML files and templates are kept)
 * max_size (the maximum allowed length of a paste, in bytes. Larger
     pastes will be trimmed to that length)
+* log_fname (path to the logfile)
+
 
 
 ### TODO

binnit.cfg

@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ templ_dir=./html
 ## max size of a paste, in bytes (cannot exceed 65535)
 max_size=16384
 
+## logfile 
+log_file="./binnit.log"

config.go

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	bind_port string
 	paste_dir string
 	templ_dir string
-	log_fname string
 	max_size uint16
+	log_file string
 }
 
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func (c Config) String() string {
 	s+= "Listening on: " + c.bind_addr + ":" + c.bind_port +"\n"
 	s+= "paste_dir: " + c.paste_dir + "\n"
 	s+= "templ_dir: " + c.templ_dir + "\n"
-	s+= "log_fname: " + c.log_fname + "\n"
 	s+= "max_size: " + string(c.max_size) + "\n"
+	s+= "log_file: " + c.log_file + "\n"
 
 	return s
 	
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func parse_config (fname string, c *Config) error {
 						c.paste_dir = strings.Trim(fields[1], " \t\"")
 					case "templ_dir":
 						c.templ_dir = strings.Trim(fields[1], " \t\"")
-					case "log_fname":
+					case "log_file":
-						c.log_fname = strings.Trim(fields[1], " \t\"")
+						c.log_file = strings.Trim(fields[1], " \t\"")
 					case "max_size":
 						if m_size, err := strconv.ParseUint(fields[1], 10, 16); err == nil {
 							c.max_size = uint16(m_size)

main.go

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ var p_conf = Config{
 	bind_port: "8000",
 	paste_dir: "./pastes",
 	templ_dir: "./tmpl",
-	log_fname: "./binnit.log",
 	max_size: 4096,
+	log_file: "./binnit.log",
 }
 
 
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ func main() {
 	parse_config("binnit.cfg", &p_conf)
 	
 
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(p_conf.log_fname, os.O_APPEND | os.O_CREATE | os.O_RDWR, 0600)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(p_conf.log_file, os.O_APPEND | os.O_CREATE | os.O_RDWR, 0600)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error opening logfile: %s. Exiting\n", p_conf.log_fname)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error opening log_file: %s. Exiting\n", p_conf.log_file)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()