[ace-users] ACE/TAO Logging

Wed Jul 18 09:22:27 CDT 2007

Hi,

Would you be able to deliver an automated regression test as reproducer?

Regards,

Johnny 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ace-users-bounces at cse.wustl.edu 
> [mailto:ace-users-bounces at cse.wustl.edu] On Behalf Of Michael 
> T. Carter
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 3:45 PM
> To: Douglas C. Schmidt
> Cc: ace-users at cse.wustl.edu; michael.carter at swri.org
> Subject: Re: [ace-users] ACE/TAO Logging
> 
> VERSION 1.4       VERSION 1.5
> ACE: 5.4a_p13     ACE: 5.5.9
> TAO: 1.4aPp13     TAO: 1.5.9
> 
> I have now updated my 1.5 versions to x.5.9.  I have even
> updated my 1.4 version to patchlevel 13.
> 
> I am not really interested in support for the 1.4 version, even
> though I do have projects using it.  Main reason I mentioned it
> was the behavior difference of the dynamic logging between 1.4
> and 1.5.
> 
> ACE 5.5.9 still "works" in that the original svc.conf is processed
> and only allows the DEBUG, WARNING, and ERROR messages through.  The
> reconfigure has the same problem in warning/error that the Logger is
> already initialized (remove before re-initializing).
> 
> TAO 5.5.9 has the same problem as with 5.5.4.  It does not recognize
> any thread priority settings in the svc.conf file.  With 1.4, at least
> the reconfigure caused it to do something right, but with 5.5.* the
> reconfigure give the warning/error message described above and I guess
> the Logger is never really reconfigured.
> 
> Back to my original questions,
> 
> (1) why doesn't the TAO version (ORB_init) process the svc.conf file
>     the first time around like the ACE_Service_Config::open does with
>     just using ACE, and
> (2) why doesn't the reconfigure actually work in the latest
>     5.5* versions.
> 
> I took a peek at the source code where the "Remove before re-init..."
> debug message is outputted and found the following comment in the
> code comment:
> 
>   // If there is an active service already, it must first be removed,
>   // before it could be re-installed.
>   // IJ: This used to be the behavior, before allowing multiple
>   // independent service repositories. Should that still be required?
> 
> So this may not be behaving as intended.
> --
> Michael
> 
> 
> Douglas C. Schmidt wrote:
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> >    Thanks for using the PRF.
> >
> >   
> >> VERSION 1.4       VERSION 1.5
> >> ACE: 5.4a_p4      ACE: 5.5.4
> >> TAO: 1.4aPp4      TAO: 1.5.4
> >>     
> >
> > Please upgrade to ACE+TAO+CIAO x.5.9 (i.e., ACE 5.5.9, TAO 
> 1.5.9, and
> > CIAO 0.5.9), which you can download from
> >
> > http://download.dre.vanderbilt.edu
> >
> > under the heading: "Latest Beta Kit".
> >
> > The DOC groups at Washington University, UC Irvine, and Vanderbilt
> > University only provide "best effort" support for 
> non-sponsors for the
> > latest release, as described in
> >
> > 
> http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/DOC_ROOT/ACE/docs/ACE-b
ug-process.html
> >
> > Thus, if you need more "predictable" help for earlier versions of
> > ACE+TAO, I recommend that you check out
> >
> > http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/support.html
> >
> > for a list of companies that will provide you with ACE+TAO 
> commercial
> > support.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >         Doug
> >
> >
> >   
> >> HOST/TARGET MACHINE: Linux (RedHat AS3 - but same issue on AS4)
> >>
> >> COMPILER: gcc version 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-52)
> >>
> >> I have created a simple program that outputs various 
> ACE_DEBUG levels
> >> (TRACE,DEBUG.INFO.NOTICE,ERROR).  I also have a svc.conf file that
> >> disables a few so they will not appear in the output:
> >>
> >> dynamic Logger Service_Object * ACE:_make_ACE_Logging_Strategy()
> >>    "-f STDERR -o -p ~TRACE|DEBUG|~INFO|WARNING|~NOTICE|ERROR|"
> >>
> >> One version is written to use just ACE (-d for debug and -f name
> >> for svc.conf use) and the other with TAO (-ORBDebug for debug and
> >> -ORBSvcConf for svc.conf).  I print out one group of debug 
> messages,
> >> perform a ACE_Service_Config::reconfigure(), and then another group
> >> of debug messages.
> >>
> >> The ACE version that uses the ACE_Service_Config::open behaves
> >> as expected in both versions (even though there is an Logger
> >> re-inititalize warning in the 1.5 version) in that is outputs
> >> only the DEBUG, WARNING, and ERROR statements.  The valid output
> >> occurs before and after the reconfigure.
> >>
> >> The issues:
> >>
> >> (1) In both versions (1.4/1.5) of the TAO test code, the svc.conf
> >>    "appears" to load properly at startup, but the first 
> set of debug
> >>    messages include all messages types, as if the sync.conf file
> >>    or the priorities are ignored.
> >>
> >> (2) With the 1.4 version of the TAO test code, the proper debug
> >>    messages are outputted only after the ::reconfigure() is called.
> >>    This does not occur in the 1.5 version.  In fact, there is no
> >>    way of disabling any priorities, every log level is outputted.
> >>
> >> (3) I do not know if this is part of the problem with the 1.5 but
> >>    when performing the reconfigure function, the ACE::debug output
> >>    shows the following "warning":
> >>
> >>    ACE (13041|3076387488) SG::initialize - repo=0x8790468,
> >>       Logger is already initialized. Remove before re-initializing
> >>
> >>    This is the same output seen with the ACE test code.  I 
> could not
> >>    find a way to remove the dynamic services before calling
> >>    reconfigure.
> >>
> >> Our current project is using the ACE/TAO 1.5, but the log files are
> >> being overwhelmed with all debug levels.  Any help would be greatly
> >> appreciated.
> >> --
> >> Michael
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
> >   
> 
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