Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.1-616

Chapter 9. General Libraries

log4cplus-2.1.1

Introduction to log4cplus

log4cplus is an easy to use C++20 logging API providing thread-safe, flexible, and arbitrarily granular control over log management and configuration. It is modeled after the Java log4j API.

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Package Information

log4cplus Dependencies

Optional

(Qt-5.15.12 or qt-alternate-5.15.12)

Installation of log4cplus

Build log4cplus by running the following command: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, install the package as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-qt5: This option enables compilation of a separate shared library (liblog4cplusqt5debugappender) that implements Qt5DebugAppender. It requires Qt5 and pkg-config to be available.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Library: log4cplus.so
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

log4cplus.so

is the log4cplus library