[slf4j-dev] Logback autoconfiguration documentation is misleading

[Ceki Gulcu]

Hello Zoltan,

This is actually a logback issue. May I ask you to please create a jira entry in 
http://jira.qos.ch ? Thank you.

Szel, Zoltan (IT) wrote:
> Hello all,
>  
> we have hit this problem a couple of times so i think it worth rising 
> it. The Logback documentation about autoconfiguration says:
> 
>    1.
>       Logback tries to find a file called /logback-test.xml/ *in the
>       classpath.*
>    2.
>       If no such file is found, it checks for the file /logback.xml/.
>    3.
>       In case neither file is found, logback configures itself
>       automatically using the |BasicConfigurator|
>       <http://logback.qos.ch/xref/ch/qos/logback/classic/BasicConfigurator.html>
>       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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Ceki Gülcü
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