Re: [httpclient] [VOTE] HTTP client 1.0 release

[Remy Maucherat]

> However, I am leaning toward the compromise that is being proposed.

> Remy, are you willing to allow the solution where log4j would be
> required to compile but not to deploy, using stdout/err as normal,
> or log4j if configured to do so?  It would allow others to use log4j
> if necessary, while keeping httpclient free of runtime dependencies.

Ok if log4j isn't a runtime dependency. I think it would be useful to be
able to fully disable logging (and rely on the interceptors), for example by
adding a "if (logger != null)" or something like it around the logging
calls.

Remy