[log4perl-devel] Enhanced DateFormat to match default Apache Log format

[Jonathan M. <jma...@al...>]

Hello,

I wanted to set a DateFormat to match the default Apache Log format - 
ie: [Wed Mar 16 16:51:13 2005] [notice] Apache/2.0.52 ...

This will help Log4perl messages from my mod_perl app blend in with the 
rest of the server log.

But the 3 digit forms for Weekday and Month don't seem to work.

( As a side note, the docs say:
     DATE     "dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss,SSS" "06 Nov 1994 15:49:37,459"
While using that format 'Nov' actually appears with the full month name... )

Based on the log4j description (but not the examples) I think it should be:
E = W
EE = We
EEE = Wed
EEEE+ = Wednesday

M = 3
MM = 03
MMM = Mar
MMMM+ = March

Attached are two patches. The first to enable the short forms, and the 
second to add a predefined APACHE format. (the second is optional, feel 
free to ignore it).

Feedback is welcome, (but please cc me as I'm not currently subscribed)

~Jonathan