log4j defaults to append, Log::Dispatch defaults to truncate. I agree,
the log4j behavior is more desirable.
The attached should take care of it, don't you think?
The JavaMap::FileAppender was already defaulting to append, but there
was some nonsense in the conditional, so I fixed it.
Erik W. Selberg wrote:
> I'd say yes, even if it was contrary to log4j. I hate loggers that
> automatically nuke the previous log... 'cuz usually that's the one I
> want. :)
>
> -e
>
> Msc...@ao... wrote:
>
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I keep running into the same issue that Log::Dispatch::File by default
>> overwrites an existing log file, because I forget to explicitly tell
>> my configuration to append:
>>
>> Log4perl.logger = WARN, File
>> Log4perl.appender.File= Log::Dispatch::File
>> Log4perl.appender.File.layout=Log::Log4perl::Layout::SimpleLayout
>> Log4perl.appender.File.filename=/blah/blah
>>
>> Wouldn't it be smarter to assume "append" as default? Does anybody
>> have an idea on how we could make "append" the default choice with a
>> minimum of code mess?
>>
>> -- Mike
>>
>> Mike Schilli
>> log...@pe...
>> http://perlmeister.com
>> http://log4perl.sourceforge.net
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