I removed it a while ago after the annotation processor was duplicating its functionality (in PluginManager). Since an annotation processor can also be run on its own using the java compiler, it didn't make sense to provide another tool that does the same thing.
On 19 July 2014 19:21, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > By the way, just out of interest, how come the packages attribute no longer > works? > Is this related to the discussion in LOG4J2-673 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-673>? (But I gather from the > comments that the patch attached to that issue has not been committed > yet...) > > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks, Matt! > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 4:58 AM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Removed all those references in configuration.xml.vm, appenders.xml, and > >> filters.xml. > >> > >> > >> On 18 July 2014 11:18, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote: > >> > >> > It would be a good idea to verify it in IntelliJ, Eclipse and > NetBeans. > >> > > >> > Ralph > >> > > >> > On Jul 18, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > Depends on if the IDE is doing anything funky. Starting with Java > 1.6, > >> > > annotation processing is enabled by default for any processors on > the > >> > > classpath, and log4j-core is certainly required on the classpath for > >> > > building log4j plugins. I think it should work, but there might be > an > >> IDE > >> > > setting to enable it. > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > On 18 July 2014 11:02, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> The manual still has a few places where the packages attribute for > >> > custom > >> > >> plugins is mentioned: > >> > >> * Configuration > Configuration with XML (both in the table and in > >> the > >> > >> strict XML example) > >> > >> * Configuration > Configuration with Jason (the first example and > the > >> > >> second (Routing) example) > >> > >> * Configuration > Configuring Filters (the example) > >> > >> * Configuration > Property Substitution (the example) > >> > >> * Configuration > Status Messages (the example) > >> > >> * Appenders > (most examples) > >> > >> * Filters > (most examples) > >> > >> > >> > >> If this attribute no longer works we should probably remove all > >> > references. > >> > >> We should also mention in the release notes that this mechanism no > >> > longer > >> > >> works and users need to rebuild their custom plugins in order to > use > >> > them > >> > >> with log4j-2.0. > >> > >> > >> > >> One concern: if I let my IDE do the compilation for my custom > plugin, > >> > and I > >> > >> create a jar by using my IDE's "Export Jar" function, will this jar > >> file > >> > >> include the plugin metadata file? (If not we should warn users > about > >> > this.) > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Alright, I've updated the manual to explain the current plugin > >> process. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> On 17 July 2014 17:17, Jaime Sastre <jsas...@globalavl.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> > >> > >>>> Sorry, I thought 1.5 could compile but services stuff was in 1.6, > >> > never > >> > >>>> mind > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> Sent via Xiaomi > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> On Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>, Jul 17, 2014 11:50 PM wrote: > >> > >>>> What do you mean? You can't compile anything using log4j-core in > a > >> > >>> version > >> > >>>> of javac older than 1.6. > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> On 17 July 2014 14:40, Jaime Sastre <jsas...@globalavl.com> > wrote: > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>>> But if you get the wrong versión of javac it wont'be noticed > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> Sent via Xiaomi > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> On Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>, Jul 17, 2014 9:20 PM wrote: > >> > >>>>> I'll add some documentation about it. However, the annotation > >> > >> processor > >> > >>>>> would work with Ant or even just Make. It's part of javac. > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> On 17 July 2014 13:48, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>>> Try looking in the util package. > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> Ralph > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> On Jul 17, 2014, at 9:53 AM, David KOCH <dk...@ezakus.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> I am getting similiar errors: "error: package > >> > >>>>>>> org.apache.logging.log4j.core.helpers does not exist" when > >> trying > >> > >>> to > >> > >>>>>>> compile a custom appender that worked with 2.0-rc1. > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> Where was this stuff moved? > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> Thanks, > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> David > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Ralph Goers < > >> > >>>>> ralph.go...@dslextreme.com > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>> Matt, can you update the documentation to reflect these > changes > >> > >>> and > >> > >>>>> tell > >> > >>>>>>>> users how to make it work with and without Maven? > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>> Ralph > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>> On Jul 17, 2014, at 8:31 AM, Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > >>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> Yeah because it was only used for runtime loading. Now that > >> > >>>>> log4j-core > >> > >>>>>>>>> contains an annotation processor that automatically creates > >> > >> your > >> > >>>>> plugin > >> > >>>>>>>>> .dat file, there's no need for the packages attribute. It's > >> > >>>>> effectively > >> > >>>>>>>>> impossible to build a plugin without using log4j-core in the > >> > >>>>> classpath, > >> > >>>>>>>> so > >> > >>>>>>>>> it's unnecessary to support the packages attribute. In > >> > >>> log4j-core, > >> > >>>> I > >> > >>>>>> had > >> > >>>>>>>> to > >> > >>>>>>>>> add some special maven-compiler-plugin settings just to get > >> > >>>>> log4j-core > >> > >>>>>> to > >> > >>>>>>>>> use an annotation processor from log4j-core, but other > >> projects > >> > >>>>> (e.g., > >> > >>>>>>>> all > >> > >>>>>>>>> the other log4j modules) only need to depend on log4j-core > to > >> > >> get > >> > >>>>>> loaded > >> > >>>>>>>> at > >> > >>>>>>>>> runtime. > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> Now if you're using a custom plugin that was built against > an > >> > >>> older > >> > >>>>>>>> version > >> > >>>>>>>>> of log4j, it might not have used the processor at the time. > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> On 17 July 2014 10:28, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> > >> > >>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>> Packages are ignored? > >> > >>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 12:21 AM, Matt Sicker < > >> > >> boa...@gmail.com > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> The packages attribute is ignored right now. You have to > >> make > >> > >>>> sure > >> > >>>>>> you > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> build your custom plugins using log4j-core in the > classpath > >> > >>>> (which > >> > >>>>> is > >> > >>>>>>>>>> sort > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> of necessary anyways). Also make sure you haven't disabled > >> > >>>>> annotation > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> processing (it's on by default). > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> On 17 July 2014 07:34, Jaime Sastre < > jsas...@globalavl.com> > >> > >>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Yep: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> <Configuration packages="com.globalavl.commons.log4j" > >> > >>>>> status="WARN"> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Package is right and and according to Log4j-config.xsd > the > >> > >> xml > >> > >>>> is > >> > >>>>>> fine > >> > >>>>>>>>>> as > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> well. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I am debugging some log4j code > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> -----Mensaje original----- > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> De: Remko Popma [mailto:remko.po...@gmail.com] > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Enviado el: jueves, 17 de julio de 2014 13:46 > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Para: Log4J Users List > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Asunto: Re: Cannot set up my custom layout in 2.0 (worked > >> in > >> > >>>> rc1) > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Do you have the correct packages="..." attribute > specified > >> > >> in > >> > >>>> the > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> <Configuration> element? > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 2014/07/17, at 19:08, Jaime Sastre < > >> > >> jsas...@globalavl.com > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi, > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Congrats for the release, I been enjoying the progress > of > >> > >> it. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> My problema is that I have my layout annotated like > this: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> @Plugin(name = "GlobalAVLJSONLayout", category = "Core", > >> > >>>>>> elementType > >> > >>>>>>>>>> = > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> "layout", printObject = true) public class > >> > >>> GlobalAVLJSONLayout > >> > >>>>>>>>>> extends > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> AbstractStringLayout { > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> In log4j2.xml: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> <RollingRandomAccessFile > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> name="RollingRandomAccessFile" immediateFlush="false" > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> fileName="c:/tmp/logs/conf-app.log" > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>> > >> filePattern="conf-logs/$${date:yyyy-MM}/app-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}-%i.log.gz"> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>> <GlobalAVLJSONLayout > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> source="persistidor" /> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> <Policies> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> <TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy /> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> <SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="100 MB" /> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> </Policies> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>> <DefaultRolloverStrategy > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> max="5" /> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> </RollingRandomAccessFile> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> It worked with rc1 but with rc2 and 2.0, I am getting > >> this: > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014-07-17 12:11:20,768 ERROR RollingRandomAccessFile > >> > >>> contains > >> > >>>> an > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> invalid element or attribute "GlobalAVLJSONLayout" > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not able to find any related change in release > notes. > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Any help? > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jaime > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> > >>>> log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> > >>>>> log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> > >>>> log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> > >>>>> log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> -- > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>>> -- > >> > >>>>>>>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> > >> log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> > >>> log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > >> log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: > >> > >> log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> -- > >> > >>>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> -- > >> > >>>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > >>>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> -- > >> > >>> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: log4j-user-unsubscr...@logging.apache.org > >> > For additional commands, e-mail: log4j-user-h...@logging.apache.org > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> > >> > > > > > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
