C++ Logging Library Setup

Question

I\'ve been trying for about 2 weeks now to get a logging library to work with. I\'ve tried Log4cxx, Log4cpp, log4cplus and boost.log. The problem isn\'t that none of these wor

Answer 1

Boost.Log works for me quite well (Linux and Windows). It is not a header only library, there is a compiled part that you need to link against. See instructions here.

It also depends on other, non-header, Boost libraries:

The logging library uses several other Boost libraries that need building too. These are Boost.Filesystem, Boost.System, Boost.DateTime, Boost.Thread and Boost.Regex. Refer to their documentation for detailed instructions on the building procedure.

Depending on your platform there may be pre-built versions of the Boost libraries. Otherwise building it yourself is straightforward if you follow the instructions. If you get stuck update your question with where exactly you got stuck and what you're seeing.