[WICKET-711] Remove log4j dependency

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 1.3.0-beta1
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.0-beta3
• Component/s: wicket
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gili
• Created: 29/Jun/07 03:37
• Updated: 29/Jun/07 17:47
• Resolved: 29/Jun/07 17:47

Description

Please consider removing Wicket's dependency on log4j. This can be achieved quite easily by replacing slf-log4j*.jar by slf4j-simple*.jar. The application footprint will shrink and all those ClassLoader problems log4j is notorious for will go away: http://www.qos.ch/logging/classloader.jsp

Finally, I recommend you consider migrating to logback, which is a native implementation of slf4j by the author of log4j: http://logback.qos.ch/

It's logging performance and output format is above and beyond what log4j provides. Once you try it you'll fall in love with the output format. Just my 2 cents