I would keep log4j.jar as-is (except maybe chainsaw) for easy compatibility, then create a log4j-core.jar that has no appenders that depend on third party software and then package these remaining appenders in log4j-ext.jar (or log4j-smtp, jms, etc.) as you describe below.
> On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:08:43 +0100, Ceki GÃlcà <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > While performing some tests with Tomcat, I noticed that if log4j.jar > > is placed in ./common/lib/, then for example an instance of > > SMTAppender cannot be created without placing 'mail.jar' also in > > ./common/lib/, placing 'mail.jar' in WEB-INF/lib is not enough. > > > > To circumvent this problem, I propose to split log4j.jar by > > dependency. For example, > > > > log4j.jar (core classes depending only on JDK 1.2) > > log4j-smtp.jar > > log4j-jms.jar > > log4j-db.jar > > log4j-oro.jar > > log4j-... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
