Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11016: Boost file logging misbehaves when file system is full

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11016: Boost file logging misbehaves when file system is full
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-02-23 10:25:21

#11016: Boost file logging misbehaves when file system is full
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  Reporter:  michi@…           |      Owner:  andysem
      Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  closed
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  log
   Version:  Boost 1.55.0      |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:  fixed             |   Keywords:
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Comment (by andysem):

 > Appending will be useful, thanks. I didn't know about this option. When
 I searched for appending to earlier log files recently, I found some
 threads in discussion forums that said that this is impossible. I take it
 that this is fairly recent?

 No, it's there for quite some time.

 > As to the empty file, the problem is that there a new empty file created
 on every run. So, while the file system is full, I get a new empty file
 for each and every run of my process. (Many of my processes are short-
 lived.) That doesn't seem right to me. Why leave an empty log file behind?

 Unless you enable appending, you get a new file regardless of the file
 emptiness or space exhaustion. This behavior seems logical to me. Empty
 files can also be an indication of a certain behavior of the app, so they
 are not completely worthless.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11016#comment:24>
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