From 11e7463482cd64789008618a647725ae0b2a81e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2016 10:34:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: rottlog: Set default value for 'packdir'.

* gnu/packages/admin.scm (rottlog)[arguments]: Add 'set-packdir' phase.
---
 gnu/packages/admin.scm | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index 86fa7846d1..c60ad308c1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -736,6 +736,13 @@ (define-public rottlog
                                               "/etc")
                                "--localstatedir=/var")
        #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
+                  (add-after 'build 'set-packdir
+                    (lambda _
+                      ;; Set a default location for archived logs.
+                      (substitute* "rc/rc"
+                        (("packdir=\"\"")
+                         "packdir=\"/var/log\""))
+                      #t))
                   (add-after 'install 'install-info
                     (lambda _
                       (zero? (system* "make" "install-info")))))))