[MNG-3199] Create a variable called ${basedir.log4j}

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.7
• Component/s: Logging, POM, POM::Encoding, Profiles
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrew J. Leer
• Created: 07/Sep/07 10:38
• Updated: 29/Oct/07 19:30
• Resolved: 29/Oct/07 19:30

Description

Create a variable that will be usable within a log4j.xml file for specifying the location of the file.

In windows specifying the path using ${basedir} currently results in a variable like this:

${basedir}=C:\dev\workspace\project

log4j requires that you specify the path to the log file like so (even under windows):

<appender name="FILE_APPENDER"
class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender">

<param name="File" value="c:/dev/workspace/project/file.log" />

<param name="Append" value="true" />
<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d [%t] %-5p [[[[%c]]]] (((%F:%L))) __%C__ - %m%n"/>
</layout>
</appender>

So the ${basedir.log4j} variable needs to equate to:

${basedir.log4j}=c:/dev/workspace/project/file.log