[logback-dev] [JIRA] Resolved: (LBSITE-20) Logback autoconfiguration documentation is misleading

[Ceki Gulcu (JIRA)]

     [ http://jira.qos.ch/browse/LBSITE-20?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Ceki Gulcu resolved LBSITE-20.
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    Fix Version/s: 0.9.15
       Resolution: Fixed

Hello Zoltan,

Thank you for this report. 

Revision 2117 committed a few moments ago adds a FAQ entry relating to the location of config files on the class
path. The section on logback initialization references this FAQ entry, thus fixing this bug.

> Logback autoconfiguration documentation is misleading
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: LBSITE-20
>                 URL: http://jira.qos.ch/browse/LBSITE-20
>             Project: logback-site
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Documentation
>    Affects Versions: 0.9.9, 0.9.10
>            Reporter: Szel Zoltan
>            Assignee: Ceki Gulcu
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: 0.9.15
>
>
> Hello all,
>  
> we have hit this problem a couple of times so i think it worth rising it. The Logback documentation about autoconfiguration says:
> Logback tries to find a file called logback-test.xml in the classpath.
> If no such file is found, it checks for the file logback.xml.
> In case neither file is found, logback configures itself automatically using the BasicConfigurator which will cause logging output to be directed on the console.
>  
> This is very misleading, one might think he/she can put the logback.xml file anywhere in the classpath but Logback will find it only if it is in the top of the classpath(e.g.: right under the packages folder). Could you please fix the docs? 
>  
> Best regards,
> Zoltan Szel

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