Re: [Log4cpp-devel] Problem Using log4cpp 0.3.4b

[J. S. A. <js...@te...>]

On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 00:37, Thomas Maier wrote:
> When asking such questions its best to include the program you tried to
> compile or even better an example as small as possible but still
> reproducing the same error.  Fortunately this one seems like an easy one
> (for those who know :)).  You're using Category's copy constructor which
> is private.  That is, you can't write something like
> 
> Category cat = Category::getInstance("some.name");
> 
> because this tries to take the object (reference) i returned by
> getInstance() and construct a new oject cat from this object i, i.e.
> this operation uses the copy constructor.  Instead write
> 
> Category& cat = Category::getInstance("some.name");
> 
> (note the & to say "cat is a reference to a Category object).  BTW IIRC
> this question has already been answered either on this list or in one of
> the forums.
> 
> HTH, Thomas.

Thanks very much for the response (and the advice) - this was indeed the
problem.  Thanks again!

Scott