Re: [log4perl-devel] Can't call method "log" on an undefined value...Appender.pm line 189 during global destruction.

[Mike S. <m...@pe...>]

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Darren Ball wrote:

> I am getting this message consistently.
>
> (in cleanup) Can't call method "log" on an undefined value at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8/Log/Log4perl/Appender.pm line 189 during global
> destruction.

Hmm, to help me track this down, can you provide a condensed code
example that I can reproduce the error with?

-- Mike

Mike Schilli
m...@pe...

>
>
> I have a series of modules that are descendants of other packages.
> Scripts using the objects are using log4perl, and the packages also use
> log4perl.
>
> Everything seems to work - I initiate the logger in the 'script' that uses
> the libraries,
> and when the script ends, it calls a library function (i.e. pass, fail,
> error).
>
> These methods call the exit function, which in turn invoke the DESTROY
> routine for each object.
> It seems as though Log4perl is being destroyed prior to other objects being
> cleaned up (which use the logger in their DESTROY routines)
> or so I think.
>
> Can anyone help me try to figure out how to stop this, and ensure all
> logging occurs right to the end of the script.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> I instantiated the logger with a simple screen appender.
>
> my $conf = qq |
>     log4perl.logger                      = $acceptedLevel, ScreenApp
>     log4perl.appender.ScreenApp          = Log::Log4perl::Appender::Screen
>     log4perl.appender.ScreenApp.stderr   = 0
>     log4perl.appender.ScreenApp.layout   = PatternLayout
>     log4perl.appender.ScreenApp.layout.ConversionPattern = %d %-5p %-4L %m%n
>     |;
>
> But I always get :
> (in cleanup) Can't call method "log" on an undefined value at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8/Log/Log4perl/Appender.pm line 189 during global
> destruction.
>
> at the end of the script.
>
> Somethings I am missing log statements as well.
>