Laurent, although my Java use-case was very simple (1 file, < 100 lines). I still needed to log to stdout+file at the same time. Hence I needed a logging framework (please correct me if I'm wrong). As Matt said, logging is a "fundamental" library.
At the same time I do agree with Luarent. The internet already define classpath at a gazillion places[1][2]. Let's not just restate what is there. I suggest something very practical and only geared to log4j2. What about creating a repo like [3] and linking to it from the docs? Just make it officially under the log4j2 organization and commit to keep it up to date. What do the community think? [1]: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/environment/paths.html [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classpath_(Java) [3]: https://github.com/Tarrasch/log4j2-minimal-examples On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 1:43 PM, <l...@capsicohealth.com> wrote: > Gotta explain what Jars are too! </sarcasm> Joking aside, Java is a very > complex and deep platform. For casual developers, why not just use > System.out.print? Do you really need a rich framework such as log4j for a > casual java program? Just thinking about the simplest option for you here... > > > > Laurent Hasson > Co-Founder & CTO, CapsicoHealth Inc. > Sent from my BlackBerry Passport. > > Research has shown that capsaicin—the substance that gives hot red > peppers (or chilies) their kick, and boosts our metabolism—keeps > immature fat cells from developing into full-fledged ones. And a study > presented in April found that a compound in some sweet peppers > (called CH-19 Sweet), which resembles capsaicin, provides similar > positive metabolic effects > > > Original Message > From: Matt Sicker > Sent: Friday, December 2, 2016 01:17 > To: Log4J Users List > Reply To: Log4J Users List > Subject: Re: Suggestion for docs improvement: What is a classpath? > > So you're saying you'd like the docs to include some basic introductory > info on what a class path is, what system properties are, and how to > configure them all? Sounds like a good idea considering log4j is such a > fundamental library that I wouldn't expect all users to know that sort of > thing by default. > > On 1 December 2016 at 21:08, Arash Rouhani Kalleh < > aras...@vng.com.vn.invalid> wrote: > > > Hi Log4j community! > > > > After getting a constructive response from mr. Gary Gregory on Twitter on > > one of my rage-tweets[1]. I decided to take him up on that and send some > > feedback to this community. > > > > My bad experience came from spending maybe over an hour trying to just > get > > the framework to pick up my config file. So here I come with a practical > > suggestion to remedy this: On this[2] docs page, under "Automatic > > Configuration". You would change the first occurrence of "system > property" > > and "classpath" into a hyperlink pointing to more information *how to > > set *those > > values. The problem is that many casual programmers don't know (I > didn't). > > Would that make sense? > > > > Note that the mere definition of system property/classpath (the results I > > would find when Googling the terms) are still of no use, because they > lack > > practical information on how to include the log4j2 configuration file > > inside my jar and having it being read by log4j2. > > > > Lastly, thanks to everybody who've contributed to this well-documented, > > well-designed, efficient logging framework. The experience is good once > > you've got the framework to pick up your configuration file. And the more > > users who don't get frustrated in the phase before that, the more users > > that have energy left over to contribute back. :) > > > > Cheers, > > Arash Rouhani > > > > > > [1]: https://twitter.com/ArashRouhani/status/775969974397480960 > > [2]: http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/configuration.html > > > > > > -- > 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 > >
