[log4perl-devel] Introspecting the $logger object for log file path and name?

[Hugh E. <he...@ca...>]

Using Log::Log4perl, I need to test for the existence of a log path and
create it if necessary, I had hopes that this might give me what I was
looking for:  

	my $path = 
		Log::Log4perl->appender_by_name(
			'log4perl.appender.A1.filename'); 

But I am getting (on the next line):  

	Use of uninitialized value $path in substitution.  

Is there some way to query the class or perhaps the $logger object for
what path and filename it expects from the configuration so I can
created it before it is needed and its absence blows things up?  

I would try this with the $logger object itself, but attempting to
instantiate one when the log file's path is missing blows things up.  

How do I automate this process so that an arbitrary path and file are
created when my application is deployed into a fresh bare-metal
environment?

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