Can logging be disabled?

[Lowrez]

I do not have "debug logging" enabled. However, "%AppData%\Highresolution Enterprises\XMouseButtonControl\XMouseButtonControl.log" is written to nonetheless.

I understand the difference between basic logging and debug logging, and I am not saying this is a bug. I also know that it is not a big deal.

Yet I would like to know if there is any way to disable it completely, as I have no use for it. I did not see any command line parameters in the EXE that would provide such an option.

Setting log files to read-only is one option, but that can sometimes backfire (cause crashes, or result in the application hammering the log file in an attempt to write to it). I didn't want to employ such a kludge in this case without first asking.

[phil]

No "basic" logging can not be disabled.
The log file will never grow too large as it manages the file size, and it takes little or no time and no logging is done from "realtime" processes unless debug logging is enabled.

If you really think there is a need to disable it, I can do so in the next version but I think what little is there can be useful when trying to find simple problems, and debug logging has already proven very useful in diagnosing more specific problems.

Thanks
Phil

[Lowrez]

Thank you kindly for the reply.

I would prefer to be able to disable it, but I am not so arrogant as to expect you to take your time to add such an option.

How large does the log grow--10MB? On my system, every MB counts...

[phil]

Hi, at start up,if the log file is greater than 3Mb, then it is truncated back to to 500k.
This does mean that if XMBC is left running, the file can grow greater than 3mb, but its always truncated when it is next run.

Does that make sense ??

I will look into adding an option to disable logging in the next version if I can.

Thanks,
Phil

[phil]

I've just made 1.43 primarily to fix a installer bug in XP but I have also added a /NoLog command line option and also a "hidden" configuration entry in the XML settings file.

Thanks,
Phil

[Lowrez]

Wow--thank you very much. That was kind of you.

[Lowrez]

Maybe I'm using it wrong, but I'm still getting log entries, even using the /NoLog switch:

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02-02-2009 19:58:56> X-Mouse Button Control Startup. Commandline '/notportable /nolog'

[phil]

Maybe I'm using it wrong, but I'm still getting log entries, even using the /NoLog switch:

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02-02-2009 19:58:56> X-Mouse Button Control Startup. Commandline '/notportable /nolog'

Doh!.
I'm guessing that's the only log entry??? I guess I missed that one - its probably sent before the switch is applied

Then again, just had a look and I cant see whats wrong there..
Try editing the Settings.XML and changing
<Logging Disable="false"/>
to
<Logging Disable="true"/>

[phil]

Confirmed.

The command line is overridden by the option in the settings file rather than the other way round!
So if you edit the settings file manually (in notepad or wordpad) as I suggested, it will work.

The next version will honour the command line option over the settings file as intended but I wont rush it out as there is a workaround by editing the settings file.

Thanks,
Phil

[Lowrez]

Thank you; that works.

I found out the hard way that XBMC doesn't like you to remove the <Applications/> section, even if it's empty.

[phil]

hehe... the XML settings is pretty new - and as such, there are bound to be issues like this.
I will try and fix that also - it should not crash if the section is not there!

Glad its working though.