From 44abcb28686fbe72b576c0c5b4d92f04a675270f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Ludovic=20Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 10:51:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Mention syslogd configuration.

* gnu/services/base.scm (syslog-service): Add xref to Inetutils in the
docstring.
(%default-syslog.conf): Export.
* doc/guix.texi (Base Services): Update accordingly.
---
 doc/guix.texi         | 10 +++++++---
 gnu/services/base.scm | 10 +++++++---
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 67a794aa15..44cddf84da 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -6984,10 +6984,14 @@ external name servers do not even need to be queried.
 @end defvr
 
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syslog-service [#:config-file #f]
-Return a service that runs @code{syslogd}.  If configuration file name
-@var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
+@deffn {Scheme Procedure} syslog-service @
+             [#:config-file @var{%default-syslog.conf}]
+Return a service that runs @command{syslogd}.  If configuration file
+name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
 settings.
+
+@xref{syslogd invocation,,, inetutils, GNU Inetutils}, for more
+information on the configuration file syntax.
 @end deffn
 
 @anchor{guix-configuration-type}
diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm
index 6160e79f30..9b3dc73831 100644
--- a/gnu/services/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/base.scm
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services base)
             nscd-service-type
             nscd-service
             syslog-service
+            %default-syslog.conf
 
             guix-configuration
             guix-configuration?
@@ -804,9 +805,12 @@ (define %default-syslog.conf
 "))
 
 (define* (syslog-service #:key (config-file %default-syslog.conf))
-  "Return a service that runs @code{syslogd}.
-If configuration file name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some
-reasonable default settings."
+  "Return a service that runs @command{syslogd}.  If configuration file
+name @var{config-file} is not specified, use some reasonable default
+settings.
+
+@xref{syslogd invocation,,, inetutils, GNU Inetutils}, for more
+information on the configuration file syntax."
   (service syslog-service-type config-file))