[slf4j-dev] svn commit: r775 - slf4j/trunk/slf4j-site/src/site/resources

[ceki at slf4j.org]

Author: ceki
Date: Sat Mar  3 21:29:19 2007
New Revision: 775

Modified:
   slf4j/trunk/slf4j-site/src/site/resources/faq.html

Log:
fixing bug 41: http://bugzilla.slf4j.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41

Modified: slf4j/trunk/slf4j-site/src/site/resources/faq.html
==============================================================================
--- slf4j/trunk/slf4j-site/src/site/resources/faq.html	(original)
+++ slf4j/trunk/slf4j-site/src/site/resources/faq.html	Sat Mar  3 21:29:19 2007
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
     <ol type="1">
       <li><a href="#what_is">What is SLF4J?</a></li>
+
       <li><a href="#when">When should SLF4J be used?</a></li>
       
       <li><a href="#yet_another_facade"> Is SLF4J yet another loggingfacade?</a></li>
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@
       recompile my application to switch to a different logging
       system?  </a></li>
 
+      <li><a href="#requirements">What are SLF4J's requirements?</a></li>
+
+
       <li><a href="#license">Why is SLF4J licensed under X11 type
       license instead of the Apache Software License?  </a></li>
 
@@ -238,6 +242,62 @@
        </table><hr />
        </dd>
        <dt>
+         <a name="requirements">What are SLF4J's requirements?</a>
+       </dt>
+
+       <dd>
+
+         <p>In principle, SLF4J requires JDK 1.3 or above. However, if
+         the underlying logging system might have a higher
+         requirement. For instance, the <em>slf4j-jdk14</em> binding
+         requires JDK 1.4. Logback requires JDK 1.5, unless you
+         are using the 1.4 retro-translated jars.
+         </p>
+
+         <p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+         <table border="1">
+           <tr align="left">
+             <th>Binding</th>
+             <th>Requirements</th>
+           </tr>
+
+           <tr>
+             <td>slf4j-nop</td>
+             <td>JDK 1.3</td>
+           </tr>
+           <tr>
+             <td>slf4j-simple</td>
+             <td>JDK 1.3</td>
+           </tr>
+
+           <tr>
+             <td>slf4j-log4j12</td>
+             <td align="left">JDK 1.3, plus any other library
+             dependencies required by the log4j appenders in use</td>
+           </tr>
+           <tr>
+             <td>slf4j-jdk14</td>
+             <td>JDK 1.4 or above</td>
+           </tr>
+           <tr>
+             <td>logback-classic</td>
+             <td>JDK 1.5 or above, unless you are using the 1.4
+             retro-translated jars, plus any other library
+             dependencies required by the logback appenders in
+             use</td>
+           </tr>
+
+         </table>
+
+       <table border="0"><tr><td align="right"><a href="#top">[top]</a></td></tr>
+       </table><hr />
+       </dd>
+
+       <table border="0"><tr><td align="right"><a href="#top">[top]</a></td></tr>
+       </table><hr />
+       </dd>
+       <dt>
          <a name="license">
            Why is SLF4J licensed under X11 type license instead of the
            Apache Software License?