Re: [log4perl-devel] Categories - doc/implementation problem ??

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

On Fri, 23 Nov 2012, David Pointon wrote:

> I'm sure I can't be the only one to have tried the my $logger
> = Log::Log4perl->new($class); way of dynamically creating a category

Hi David,

sorry, that part in the docs dates back to 2002 and it's a typo, it
should be Log::Log4perl->get_logger($class) instead. Fixed it:

     https://github.com/mschilli/log4perl/commit/2ba79b11eda280845559fb6df93b0a0375a42043


> I only tried this because, having created a root logger with
> category Foo::Bar, all get_logger($class) calls (where $class is
> in Foo::Bar or a subclass thereof) return an Log::Log4perl::Logger
> object whereas I expected, but could not get, a Foo::Bar or
> Foo::Bar::Logger object.

Hmm, I didn't quite get what you meant there, can you elaborate on what 
you're trying to accomplish?

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>Using category within the configuration
> isn't an option because, on a per-package basis, the composition
> of the categories is not determined 'til run-time and may change
> even then.