Re: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-31 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
Well, I got an "actual" answer... Here's what I was told... "Log4J is not J2EE complient so we should not be coding to it directly. Log4J requires direct file manipulation. J2EE forbids direct file manipulation, requires URL of "file://..." usage." "WAS uses commons logging in it's implementation

Re: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-31 Thread Eddie Bush
That would depend upon how your cluster is setup though too. Each node in our clusters/farms has its own independent disk, running its own independent copy of the app ... and has its own independent log file. I can't imagine why someone would use a shared mount in a cluster environment. The whol

Re: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-31 Thread Dakota Jack
Log4J in a cluster is an issue if you are using FileAppender. The problem arises because of multiple process from multiple machines writing to the same file. Either you need to synchronize these processes by writing a buffer around the FileAppender or use some other appender like the SocketAppender

RE: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-31 Thread McDonnell, Colm (MLIM)
IL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 January 2005 07:01 To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OT] Logging Question Commons Logging over Log4J. I've been told at work that we cannot use it because it isn't "J2EE-compliant"... I'm awaiting clarification on what that actual

Re: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-30 Thread Vamsee Kanakala
Andrew Hill wrote: Commons Logging over Log4J. +1. There are several articles on the internet about why using commons logging is a bad idea, but so far I didn't face any problem. Vamsee. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-30 Thread Andrew Hill
Commons Logging over Log4J. I've been told at work that we cannot use it because it isn't "J2EE-compliant"... I'm awaiting clarification on what that actually means in this context Sounds like someone may have got incorrect information? Ive not heard of anything in log4j that makes it unsuitab

Re: [OT] Logging Question

2005-01-30 Thread Eddie Bush
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:33:22 -0500, Frank W. Zammetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quick question... I wanted to get answers from real-world Struts developers, > so I hope no one minds the OT post... > > Is anyone using Commons Logging in their webapps, and if so, what logging > toolkit are you

[OT] Logging Question

2005-01-30 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
Quick question... I wanted to get answers from real-world Struts developers, so I hope no one minds the OT post... Is anyone using Commons Logging in their webapps, and if so, what logging toolkit are you using under it? I'm guessing Log4J is the most common answer, but I'd like to hear what y

[OT] Logging Question

2005-01-30 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
Quick question... I wanted to get answers from real-world Struts developers, so I hope no one minds the OT post... Is anyone using Commons Logging in their webapps, and if so, what logging toolkit are you using under it? I'm guessing Log4J is the most common answer, but I'd like to hear what y