[erlang-questions] Should we deprecate or modernize log_mf_h and rb?

[Martin Bjorklund]

Hi,

We are not using log_mf_h, but instead we're using disk_log_h (see 
http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-patches/2012-January/002583.html)

We use this handler to get log rotation, but we log all error logger
messages in clear text (this should IMO be the default).

If you're interested in adding disk_log_h to OTP (search for
disk_log_h in disk_log.erl...), the latest version
(updated as recently as 2006 :) can be found here:
https://github.com/richcarl/otp/blob/disk_log_h/lib/kernel/src/disk_log_h.erl

I support the deprecation initiative!


/martin



Siri Hansen <erlangsiri@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hello list!
> 
> log_mf_h is an error_logger event handler which logs events to disk and
> does log rotation. rb (report browser) is the tool for reading and
> formatting the logs. The implementation of both modules is quite old and
> outdated. The fact that there is a size field for the events of only 16
> bits, which we haven't got any complaints for, has made us believe that
> there might not be many users of these tools. I'm writing to the list to
> find out if this is correct...
> 
> Are you using log_mf_h (e.g. by setting environment variables
> 'error_logger_mf_*' in sasl) and rb? If so, why - is it the log rotation or
> the binary logging (or both) that you are really after? Have you considered
> alternative tools?
> 
> Kind Regards
> /siri@REDACTED