GDA Logging Facility

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The logger output is an invaluable source of diagnostic information. Both client and server issue logger messages and how these are processed is controller by configuration files , example-config/xml/logClient.xml and example-config/xml/logBack.xml respectively. Normally as well as leading to console output the logger configs ensure messages are sent to the logserver process for central logging or redistribution. The logServer configuration is in example-config/xml/logServer.xml. There is also a client application for displaying messages which is configured in example-config/xml/logPanel.xml and which is started by the command example-config/bin/GDA_StartLogPanel.

Note the version of example-config/xml/logBack.xml in 8.2 has a bug - the line:

<RemoteHost>localhost.diamond.ac.uk</RemoteHost>

should read

<RemoteHost>127.0.0.1</RemoteHost>

The RCP Client also contains a logging view to which messages can be directed via the logserver config - it is a matter of setting the ports to match.