2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 791cf84..951dd6b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ or the IP[:PORT] specification, e.g.
      dev 172.31.255.252;
   }
 
+* New control endpoint /alive
+
+A GET requets to /alive/PROG reflects the current state of the
+component PROG: 200 if it is running, 503 if not, and 404 if there's
+no such component.
+
 
 Version 1.4, 2019-07-02
 
diff --git a/src/syslog.c b/src/syslog.c
index 38754a7..a2a6482 100644
--- a/src/syslog.c
+++ b/src/syslog.c
@@ -472,4 +472,5 @@ pies_syslog_set_dev (char const *dev)
   pies_log_dev = p;
   pies_syslog_close ();
   log_salen = 0;
+  return 0;
 }