fixed: missing log file and directories are not created

HelperResources/EssentialResources

@@ -45,21 +45,6 @@ servicesDir="$scriptDir/services"
 
 # LogHandler functions and variables
 
-logDir="/var/log/PackageManager"
-logFile="$logDir/current"
-if ! [ "$logDir" ]; then
-	mkdir -P "$logDir"
-	touch "$logFile"
-fi
-
-oldLogFile="/var/log/SetupHelper"
-if [ -e "$oldLogFile" ]; then
-	if (( $( tail -5 "$oldLogFile" | grep -c "WARNING: this log file no longer used" ) == 0 )); then
-		echo "WARNING: this log file no longer used" >> "$oldLogFile"
-		echo "      SetupHelper now logged to /var/log/PackageManager/current" >> "$oldLogFile"
-	fi
-fi
-
 # enable logging to console
 # scripts can disable logging by setting 
 # logToConsole to false AFTER sourcing EssentialResources
@@ -78,6 +63,23 @@ logMessage ()
 	echo "$shortScriptName: $*" | tai64n >> $logFile
 }
 
+# create log file and directory tree if it does not exist yet
+logDir="/var/log/PackageManager"
+logFile="$logDir/current"
+if ! [ -e "$logDir" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "$logDir"
+	touch "$logFile"
+	logMessage "creating log file and directory"
+fi
+
+oldLogFile="/var/log/SetupHelper"
+if [ -e "$oldLogFile" ]; then
+	if (( $( tail -5 "$oldLogFile" | grep -c "WARNING: this log file no longer used" ) == 0 )); then
+		echo "WARNING: this log file no longer used" >> "$oldLogFile"
+		echo "      SetupHelper now logged to /var/log/PackageManager/current" >> "$oldLogFile"
+	fi
+fi
+
 
 # rc local file that calls reinstallMods
 #	rcS.local avoids conflicts with mods that blindly replace /data/rc.local

blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v8.21
+v8.22

changes

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+v8.22:
+	fixed: missing log file and directories are not created
+		until the PackageManager service starts
+		so messages logged before that are not present in the log file
+
 v8.21:
 	fixed: patch error for some files if package is reinstalled
 

version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v8.21
+v8.22