Using Apache Commons Logging and Log4j

It's as easy as this:

1. Download the latest and the greatest from Log4J.
2. Download the latest and the greatest from Apache Commons Logging.
3. Add the libraries to the $CLASSPATH.
4. Write a Log4J properties file called log4j.properties and place it in a directory in the $CLASSPATH.
5. You can now start logging in a class simply obtaining a logger with:
1. private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(YourClass.class);
6. and using it:
1. log.info("your logging comment");