[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: New Releases
- From: Keith Creasy <kcreasy@xxxxxxx>
- To: "liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:42:28 +0000
OK, that sounds good.
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Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: New Releases
OK< I will change it so that setting to NULL just changes it back to default
and that a separate function call is needed to turn logging off completely.
Michael Whapples
On 28/04/2014 15:16, Keith Creasy wrote:
> I have to agree with John here. We really don't want people turning logging
> off. We just need a way to optionally pipe the log messages through a
> callback. If we do allow them to disable logging it has to be something very
> explicit that they must do.
>
>
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> [mailto:liblouis-liblouisxml-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John
> J. Boyer
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 10:10 AM
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> Subject: [liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: New Releases
>
> I find the idea that if no callback is specified then lou_logPrint is used as
> at present intuitive. I do like the idea of having a function call to turn
> off logging. It shouldn't be made easy.
>
> In my original message I intended to suggest that liblouis and liblouisutdml
> should be released at the same time, once everything is ready in both
> libraries.
>
> John
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 09:59:10AM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
>> There was one other option I did suggest in the past: By default a
>> default callback is used (may be lou_logPrint), if one sets the
>> callback to lou_logPrint then the default is used, if one wishes to
>> turn off logging then they call a function to toggle logging.
>>
>> Which feels more intuitive?
>>
>> PS. I forgot to say, I feel it would be wise to hold off on the
>> liblouisutdml release. It relies on stuff currently in liblouis SVN
>> and so liblouisutdml should not be released until a release of
>> liblouis with that required stuff is made.
>>
>> Michael Whapples
>> On 28/04/2014 09:55, John J. Boyer wrote:
>>> The latter option is what I would favor.
>>>
>>> I suppose the user should be able to turn off logging, but I think that
>>> s/he should be told that it would be unwise in most circumstances.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 09:41:24AM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
>>>> What to do if no callback is given is a good question.
>>>>
>>>> One might suggest that the logging stuff does not get called (IE.
>>>> its a way to turn off logging).
>>>>
>>>> Another option is to have a default callback, which could be lou_logPrint.
>>>>
>>>> I think I am heading for the latter, but to enable turning off the
>>>> logging one can set the logging callback to NULL.
>>>>
>>>> Does that sound reasonable?
>>>>
>>>> Michael Whapples
>>>> On 28/04/2014 09:37, John J. Boyer wrote:
>>>>> I had proposed a releasee of liblouisutdml on May 1. However, I
>>>>> think the work on logging should be completed and then liblouis
>>>>> and liblouisutdml should be released together. I will be happy to
>>>>> have Christian do the releases and put them on the liblouis website.
>>>>>
>>>>> On logging, I understood the advantages when Keith explained that
>>>>> it was much better to use a callback than a logging file. The file
>>>>> gave me trouble also. I'm wondering what happens if no callbacck is given.
>>>>> Shouldn't the behavior be the same as it is now?
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
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