Re: [log4perl-devel] easy_init question

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

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Lev Lvovsky wrote:

> Hello, a co-worker has asked why the following snipped doesn't work
> as imagined:
> use strict;
> use Log::Log4perl qw(:easy);
>
> Log::Log4perl->easy_init(
>                           { level => $WARN, file  => "STDOUT"     },
>                           { level => $INFO, file  => ">>info.log" }
>                           );
>
> INFO "This is info - should appear on STDOUT";
>
> his thinking, is that this should not print anything to STDOUT, but
> rather to info.log, given that STDOUT is reserved for WARN and
> above.  He pointed out the following in the documentation:
>
> "As shown above, easy_init() will take any number of different logger
> definitions as hash references."

It's correct that easy_init() will take any number of different logger
definitions as hash references.

But your co-worker fell into the trap explained here:

    http://log4perl.sourceforge.net/d/Log/Log4perl/FAQ.html#e0ed3

You can use the 'easy' notation to define two distinct loggers (read: two
distinct categories that don't inherit from one another).

But if you want a configuration with two identical loggers (read:
identical category), then you need a l4p config file and a 'appender
threshold' setting as explained in the FAQ above.

Does that help?

-- Mike

Mike Schilli
m...@pe...

>
> thanks!
> -lev
>
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