Re: [boost] Boost Logging library - first draft

From: JD (jean.daniel.michaud_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-02 12:55:30

Caleb Epstein wrote:
> On 3/31/07, JD <jean.daniel.michaud_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>    So here is the question:
>>         "Is there any interest in a logging library for boost?"
> 
> Of course there is.
> 
> I see from later emails you've read the discussion surrounding John
> Torjo's submission (some of which was from me).  Thanks for taking the
> time to do that.  You might also give careful reading to Gennadiy
> Rozental's review of the library, which I believe convinced John to
> retract his submission:
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/134338/focus=134399

Ouch. Gennadiy is one tough guy... He seems to have very precise idea of 
what is a log library, and has apparently developed one. I wonder why 
it's still not included into boost!...

> 
> You might also want to look at this message, where I took a brief stab
> at implementing some of the concepts that were raised in the library
> proposal discussion:
> 
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/135968

Yes, I may have use of this.

> 
> In your example above, you're showing what looks like a 100%
> macro-based interface.  I would recommend strongly against this.
> 
> Any logging library should be free-standing and usable without
> *requiring* macros like the above.
> 

Why? I like macros for this particular case. Here again there is a 
debate, that is not close to being over...