Jwahar Bammi wrote:
I dont understand the need for the "Proposed Boost logging library". A perfectly good and flexible logging library exists in the form of log4cxx
Ignoring any potential problems with log4cxx (I've never used it myself), having a lib as part of boost as opposed to a standalone library carries a lot of benefits. Standardization, quality control, wider user base, accessibility. I'm really looking forward to the day when you only need a C++ compiler and boost, and you get almost all of the functional building blocks you need. All the downloading, configuring, compiling of 3rd party library dependencies is such a major stumbling block for people coming to C++ from other languages such as Java or Perl, which have massive built-in libraries offering most of what people need. AC.