Log4r - A Powerfull Logger for Ruby


This release:      1.0.1
Release date:      2002/01/28
License:           Ruby's 
Maintainer:        Leon Torres <leon@ugcs.caltech.edu>
Homepage:          http://log4r.sourceforge.net/
Download:          http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=43396
SF Project page:   http://sourceforge.net/projects/log4r


Summary
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Log4r features an extremely flexible logging library for Ruby. 
Killer features include a heiarchial logging system of any number of 
levels, logger inheritance, multiple output destinations, tracing, custom 
formatting and more. 


Requirements
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* Just Ruby >= 1.6.4 for the basics.
* XML configuration requires REXML
* Remote logging requires ROMP


More Info
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* Installation instructions are in the file INSTALL

* Log4r homepage is in doc/index.html or online at
  http://log4r.sourceforge.net/

* There is a great manual in doc/manual.html or online at:
  http://log4r.sourceforge.net/manual.html
  
* There's also an API reference in doc/rdoc/index.html or online at:
  http://log4r.sourceforge.net/rdoc/index.html
  
* Peruse the changelog

* Comprehensive examples are provided in examples/ and can be run right away

* Log4r is hosted on SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/log4r/


Usability
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In brief, Log4j works really well, so please take advantage of it right away! :)
All versions since 0.9.2 have been stable and backward-compatible. 


Platform Issues
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Log4r is known to work on Linux and WindowsXP with Cygwin. It's safe to assume 
that Log4r will work on any Ruby-supported platform.


When Trouble Strikes
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Log4r comes with an internal logger. To see its output, create a logger
named 'log4r' before any others and give it a suitable outputter.

Try running the unit tests provided (run the file runtest.rb). Let
the maintainer know what's up and free to explore and fix the code yourself.

Also, try out the bug tracking system at 
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=436181&group_id=43396&func=browse


Version: $Id: README,v 1.16 2002/01/29 05:49:12 cepheus Exp $
