Hi all, It's not very clearly defined what an appender should do when it requires a layout, but the layout is not specified in the configuration.
Currently, most appenders will simply not append if the layout is not provided. However, they will not report a warning and/or close themselves. I can see two possible solutions: a) fall back to a default layout (e.g. LoggerLayoutSimple) b) report a warning and close the appender I am leaning towards option a) since I don't see any dangerous consequences of this decision. What do you think? Regards, Ivan
