[log4perl-devel] Log::Log4perl 0.28 out there!

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Hi all,

the Log::Log4perl core development team proudly announces: 

    Log::Log4perl 0.28 is out there!

There's a bunch of exciting new features:

* A new DBI database appender
* Perl hooks in the Log4perl configuration file
* Message output filters ({filter => foo, value => $val})

... and a truckload of plumbing and maintenance stuff:

Changes:
0.28 (01/28/2003)
    * (ms) '#' in the conf file are now
      interpreted as comment starters only if
      they're at the start of a line with optional
      whitespace. The previous setting (comments
      starting anywhere) had problems with code
      containing '#''s, like in layout.cref = sub
      { $#_ = 1 }
    * (ms) warp_message accepts code refs or
      function names
    * (kg) Split config bits into 
      PropertyConfigurator and implemented
      DOMConfigurator for XML configs.
    * (kg) Adding appender.warp_message parameter 
      as a help to DBI appender
    * (kg) Added NoopLayout to help DBI appender
    * (ms) Added message output filters:
      log({filter => \&filter, value => $value})
    * (kg) t/024WarnDieCarp was assuming / as 
      directory separator, failed on Win32
    * (kg) implemented JavaMaps for 
      NTEventLogAppender, SyslogAppender
    * (kg) found and addressed circular ref 
      problem in Logger->reset
    * (kg) moved TestBuffer under Appender/ 
      directory along with DBI 
    * (kg) fixed docs, Pattern layout, %f not 
      supported, s/b %F
    * (kg) added Log::Log4perl::Appender::DBI to
      implement JDBCAppender
    * (ms) Every value in the config file can now
      be a perl function, dynamically replaced by
      its return value at configuration parse time
    * (ms) NDC now prints entire stack, not just
           top element (as mandated by Log4j)
    * (ms) Allow trailing spaces after a
      line-breaking '\' in the config file to be
      fault-tolerant on cut-and-pasted code

As we speak, Log::Log4perl 0.28 is on its way to CPAN. Also, it's available from the log4perl.sourceforge.net homepage.

Let us know how you like it!

-- 
-- Mike

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