I would recommand using the slf4j api which is one of the best i've seen so far. PaxLogging implements it, so you can run your code in OSGi or non OSGi environment,
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 5:32 AM, David Leangen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > First, why was log4j chosen as the backend? >> >> Because it is/was the most accepted logging framework on the market, >> with a large array of Appenders. > > But I thought you said just a short while ago (can't find quote, or > maybe it was just hearsay) that Log4j sucks and that you want to > implement your own logger in Qi4j? > > >> > Second, why does PaxLoggingService have a direct dependency on the KF >> > LogService, rather than just implementing the OSGi LogService directly? >> >> Could it be because you don't know how to read a pom.xml ?? There is >> no dependency on KF. KFLog is packaged into Pax Logging API, because a >> lot of the KF bundles uses it. The intent is that Pax Logging API >> provides all the logging APIs we can provide, so people get a unified >> destination for all the legacy code out there. > > Ok, see reply below to last question. > >> > Third, it seems that PaxLogger is essentially just a collection of >> > useful utility methods. Is there otherwise something I'm missing? >> >> PaxLogger is a bridging class between the Pax Logging API and the Pax >> Logging Service. Not something expected to be used directly (since I >> don't want to promote Yet Another Logging API). > > Damn. Didn't know this. I already went ahead and started using PaxLogger > as my API. That's why I couldn't understand the dependency on KFLog > (it's super class). > > The docs say that OSGi logger sucks... so what would you recommend, > then? I'm not really interested in creating a dependency on any of the > other sucky loggers, for future compatibility. > > > Thanks! > =dml > > > > > _______________________________________________ > general mailing list > general@lists.ops4j.org > http://lists.ops4j.org/mailman/listinfo/general > -- Cheers, Guillaume Nodet ------------------------ Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ ------------------------ Open Source SOA http://fusesource.com _______________________________________________ general mailing list general@lists.ops4j.org http://lists.ops4j.org/mailman/listinfo/general
