--- a/pvl/args.py	Wed Oct 30 20:35:50 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/args.py	Mon Nov 04 19:45:55 2013 +0200
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     # configure
     logging.basicConfig(
         # XXX: log Class.__init__ as Class, not __init__?
-        format      = prefix + '%(name)-20s: %(levelname)5s %(funcName)s: %(message)s',
+        format      = prefix + '%(levelname)8s %(name)20s.%(funcName)s: %(message)s',
         level       = options.loglevel,
         filename    = options.log_file,
     )

--- a/pvl/socket.py	Wed Oct 30 20:35:50 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/socket.py	Mon Nov 04 19:45:55 2013 +0200
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import urlparse
 import logging; log = logging.getLogger('pvl.socket')
 
+from socket import SOCK_STREAM
+
 def parse (url, port=None) :
     """
         Parse given string into host, port, path parts.
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@
         family = socket.AF_UNIX
     
     if family == socket.AF_UNIX :
-        raise ValueError("TODO: AF_UNIX is not yet supported", str)
+        raise ValueError("TODO: AF_UNIX is not yet supported: %s" % (url, ))
 
     else : # AF_UNSPEC or AF_INET/AF_INET6
         return connect_inet(socktype, host, port, family=family)

--- a/pvl/syslog/fifo.py	Wed Oct 30 20:35:50 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/syslog/fifo.py	Mon Nov 04 19:45:55 2013 +0200
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             # pull line
             line = self.readline()
 
-            if line :
+            if line is not None :
                 yield line
             else :
                 return # block