Re: Compatibility between Log4j API and implementation

2024-11-14 Thread PJ Fanning
The problem with log4j-api 2.24.1 is it can return null Logger instances when used with log4j-core 2.24.0 leading to NullPointerExceptions. Most users do not expect that patch releases shouldn't cause this level of compatibility issue. The NPEs happen at runtime and users may not do enough testi

Re: Migrating `log4j-scala` to Maven

2023-09-13 Thread PJ Fanning
My view is that in the absence of regular releases and active development, log4j-api-scala should be abandoned. It is more than 3 years since the 12.0 release of log4j-api-scala. The lib does not appear to be commonly used. There are lots of alternatives open to Scala developers. Slf4j predominates