This all seems sane to me. JCL will provide a way (eventually) to choose between the Log4j12Logger and the future Log4j13Logger? There is a request to add a method of determining the log4j version which we will be implementing for the 1.3 version. I'm sure that will help.
-Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 4:05 PM > To: 'Log4J Developers List' > Subject: RE: [logging] Log4J forward compatibility with version 1.3 > > JCL 1.1 is likely to be released within the next 6 weeks or so (warning: > crystal-ball-gazing prediction). So log4j 1.3 won't be out. > > And the general consensus is that we will *not* release code based on > compiling against 1.3 alpha. Instead JCL will provide a Log4j12Logger > class that specifically supports log4j 1.2 stuff. When log4j 1.3 is > released the plan is to release an update to JCL with a Log4j13Logger > class. > > So whether you do all the hierarchy-swapping or simply delete > Category/Priority doesn't make any difference to JCL. The only benefit > to the old plan is that it was possible to provide one class that worked > with both libs but we're not doing that as: > * it means releasing now with code compiled against the alpha, or > * waiting for log4j 1.3 which still appears to be quite a way off. > > Regards, > > Simon > > On Fri, 2005-07-01 at 09:46 -0700, Mark Womack wrote: > > [getting ready to duck rotten eggs and tomatoes...] > > > > What about just doing what the deprecation warning has been saying for > all > > of the 1.2 release and getting rid of Category and Priority altogether > in > > the 1.3 release? I think everyone has been fairly warned about it. > > > > Simon, is there a pending release of JCL that is waiting for an answer > to > > this issue? It is on my list of items to look at in more detail this > > weekend. Don't know if I will have an answer to suggest, but I hope to > be > > more familiar with it. > > > > -Mark > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Simon Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 11:12 PM > > > To: Log4J Developers List > > > Subject: Re: [logging] Log4J forward compatibility with version 1.3 > > > > > > On Sat, 2005-06-18 at 16:23 +0200, Ceki Gülcü wrote: > > > > I see your point. Assuming everyone involved in log4j is cognizant > of > > > > this problem, I think you can expect current arrangement of Logger, > > > > Category, Level etc. to persist through until 1.3 final. > > > > > > In the 1.3alpha6 release has swapped the hierarchy positions for Level > > > and Priority. > > > > > > But it hasn't swapped Category and Logger. Is this still in the plan > for > > > 1.3? If so, when is this work likely to be done? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Simon > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
