From: Shenghou Ma <minux.ma@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:29:45 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: log/syslog: document if network=="" for Dial, it will connect to local syslog server.
X-Git-Tag: go1.3beta2~170
X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.su/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4cc708ae1dc5fd6b8a04ee884e34303b81ddd223;p=gostls13.git

log/syslog: document if network=="" for Dial, it will connect to local syslog server.
Fixes #7828.

LGTM=robert.hencke, iant, bradfitz
R=golang-codereviews, robert.hencke, iant, bradfitz
CC=golang-codereviews
https://golang.org/cl/97780045
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diff --git a/src/pkg/log/syslog/syslog.go b/src/pkg/log/syslog/syslog.go
index 1c7588e365..5e09599162 100644
--- a/src/pkg/log/syslog/syslog.go
+++ b/src/pkg/log/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ func New(priority Priority, tag string) (w *Writer, err error) {
 }
 
 // Dial establishes a connection to a log daemon by connecting to
-// address raddr on the network net.  Each write to the returned
+// address raddr on the specified network.  Each write to the returned
 // writer sends a log message with the given facility, severity and
 // tag.
+// If network is empty, Dial will connect to the local syslog server.
 func Dial(network, raddr string, priority Priority, tag string) (*Writer, error) {
 	if priority < 0 || priority > LOG_LOCAL7|LOG_DEBUG {
 		return nil, errors.New("log/syslog: invalid priority")