OK - I tried my theory and didn't have any problems.
Ralph
On Oct 23, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Ralph Goers wrote:
> That is good to know. However, your test has spawned a suspicion that the
> problem may be related to one class starting with the name of the other. Try
> renaming Comtor or ComtorStandAlone so they don't overlap and see if the
> problem goes away. If it does then it is a bug in Log4j.
>
> I'll try modifying my test to emulate that and see if I get the problem.
>
> Ralph
>
>
> On Oct 23, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Peter DePasquale wrote:
>
>> So I was able to download this and replicate your results.
>>
>> I've adjusted my logger config to account for other classes in a
>> different package (org.comtor rather than org.comtor.drivers) and that
>> works. Thus, my issue apparently is specific to this particular one
>> class. Debugging continues as I have the time.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:47 AM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com>
>> wrote:
>>> I copied the log4j api and core jars into
>>> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/lib/ext/ on
>>> my Mac. I found a project I had used before that had two classes and
>>> modified it slightly for this test. I ran the test and got the following
>>> output (which will probably look terrible after it is emailed). The
>>> log4j2.xml file was in the classes directory of my project so it could be
>>> found in the classpath. I will attempt to add the project zip to the email
>>> but I don't know if this list accepts attachments. I also got an output
>>> file which should be in the "target" directory in the zip.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>> java -cp /Users/rgoers/test/log4jtest/test/target/classes com.test.App
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,908 DEBUG Generated plugins in 0.000012000 seconds
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,916 DEBUG Calling createFilter on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.filter.ThresholdFilter for element
>>> ThresholdFilter with params(level="ERROR", onMatch="ACCEPT",
>>> onMismatch="DENY")
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,920 DEBUG Calling createLayout on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout for element
>>> PatternLayout with params(pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %class{36} %L
>>> %M - %msg%xEx%n", Configuration, null, charset="null")
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,920 DEBUG Generated plugins in 0.000010000 seconds
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,922 DEBUG Calling createAppender on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ConsoleAppender for element Console
>>> with params(PatternLayout(%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %class{36} %L %M -
>>> %msg%xEx%n), ThresholdFilter(ERROR), target="SYSTEM_OUT", name="Console",
>>> suppressExceptions="null")
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,923 DEBUG Calling createLayout on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.layout.PatternLayout for element
>>> PatternLayout with params(pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %class{36} %L
>>> %M - %msg%xEx%n", Configuration, null, charset="null")
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,925 DEBUG Calling createAppender on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.FileAppender for element File with
>>> params(fileName="target/test.log", append="false", locking="null",
>>> name="log", immediateFlush="null", suppressExceptions="null",
>>> bufferedIO="null", PatternLayout(%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level %class{36} %L %M
>>> - %msg%xEx%n), null)
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,943 DEBUG Starting FileManager target/test.log
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,943 DEBUG Calling createAppenders on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.AppendersPlugin for element
>>> appenders with params(appenders={Console, log})
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,944 DEBUG Generated plugins in 0.000016000 seconds
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,945 DEBUG Calling createAppenderRef on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderRef for element appender-ref
>>> with params(ref="log", level="null", null)
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,946 DEBUG Calling createLogger on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig for element logger with
>>> params(additivity="false", level="trace", name="com.test",
>>> appender-ref={org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderRef@44a613f8},
>>> properties={}, Configuration, null)
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,947 DEBUG Calling createAppenderRef on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderRef for element appender-ref
>>> with params(ref="Console", level="null", null)
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,948 DEBUG Calling createLogger on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.LoggerConfig$RootLogger for element
>>> root with params(additivity="null", level="debug",
>>> appender-ref={org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.AppenderRef@736921fd},
>>> properties={}, Configuration, null)
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,949 DEBUG Calling createLoggers on class
>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.plugins.LoggersPlugin for element
>>> loggers with params(loggers={com.test, root})
>>> 2012-10-23 00:44:26,950 DEBUG Reconfiguration completed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 10:02 PM, Ralph Goers wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK - I haven't tried installing into lib/ext. I will see if I can create a
>>>> couple of classes to emulate what you are describing until you can get me
>>>> a zip. I assume one or both of these has a main? Where did you place
>>>> log4j2.xml?
>>>>
>>>> Ralph
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 7:44 PM, Peter DePasquale wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yep, both in one jar (mine), with the two log4j2 jars in the /lib/ext
>>>>> area. Will have to work on the zip and get back to you....
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Ralph Goers
>>>>> <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>>>>> In theory, what you are describing should be working. Are the two
>>>>>> classes in one jar with Log4j in separate jars? Is it possible for you
>>>>>> to provide a zip of your project with the two classes exactly as it is
>>>>>> packaged?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ralph
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 22, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Peter DePasquale wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ok, I'm new, and I'm stumped. Here's my log4j2 config file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>>>>>>> <configuration status="debug">
>>>>>>> <appenders>
>>>>>>> <Console name="Console" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
>>>>>>> <PatternLayout pattern="%d{HH:mm:ss} [%t] %-5level
>>>>>>> %logger{36} - %msg%n"/>
>>>>>>> </Console>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <File name="DriversFile" fileName="trace-drivers.txt"
>>>>>>> suppressExceptions="false" append="false">
>>>>>>> <PatternLayout pattern="%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %p %C
>>>>>>> [%t] %m%n"/>
>>>>>>> </File>
>>>>>>> </appenders>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <loggers>
>>>>>>> <logger name="org.comtor.drivers" level="trace"
>>>>>>> additivity="false">
>>>>>>> <appender-ref ref="DriversFile"/>
>>>>>>> </logger>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <root level="error">
>>>>>>> <appender-ref ref="Console"/>
>>>>>>> </root>
>>>>>>> </loggers>
>>>>>>> </configuration>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Note that the config status="debug". I have two classes that I'm
>>>>>>> monkeying with to get Log4J2 working. They are:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> org.comtor.drivers.Comtor, and
>>>>>>> org.comtor.drivers.ComtorStandAlone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At this point, I'm only using a handful (and I mean small numbers
>>>>>>> here) of .trace(), .entry(), and .exit() method calls.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I do this in file #2 (ComtorStandAlone), I can get the tracing to
>>>>>>> write to the file specified in the config file above (as well as DEBUG
>>>>>>> statements from log4j2 on the console). Ok, cool. But when I add
>>>>>>> logging to the first file (Comtor) thereby in theory logging from two
>>>>>>> classes in the program, NOTHING happens. No config file logging to the
>>>>>>> console, no output file, nothing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Am I misunderstanding the capability to have the "org.comtor.drivers"
>>>>>>> logger catch, process, and write to the same file? In fact, if I only
>>>>>>> create the Logger object in the second file (private static Logger
>>>>>>> logger = LogManager.getLogger(Comtor.class.getName());) without
>>>>>>> attempting to call .trace(), .entry(), or .exit(), the problem
>>>>>>> manifests itself (no output, no file, nothing).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd appreciate any insight here, as I'm really at a loss. Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Peter J. DePasquale, Ph.D.
>>>>>>> Department of Computer Science
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