
              Apache Log4j 2.0-alpha2 RELEASE NOTES

The Apache Log4j 2 team is pleased to announce the Log4j 2.0-alpha2 release!

Apache Log4j 2.0-alpha2 requires a minimum of Java 5 to build and run. Basic compatibility with
Log4j 1.x is provided through the log4j12-api component, however it does not implement some of the
very implementation specific classes and methods. The package names and Maven groupId have been changed to
org.apache.logging.log4j to avoid any conflicts with log4j 1.x.

Bug fixes and minor enhancements

Changes in this version include:

New features:
o LOG4J2-70:  Add getLogger(Class) to LogManager. 
o LOG4J2-69:  Allow Flume agents to be embedded into the Flume Appender. 
o LOG4J2-68:  Add support for formatting using String.format(). 
o LOG4J2-67:  Allow components besides core to create a PluginMap for faster plugin loading and not
        having to specify the plugin package in the configuration. 

Fixed Bugs:
o LOG4J2-64:  Fix compilation problems in Java 7. 
o LOG4J2-65:  Allow variable substitution on the configuration attributes and on the root log level. 


For complete information on Apache Log4j 2, including instructions on how to submit bug reports,
patches, or suggestions for improvement, see the Apache Apache Log4j 2 website:

http://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/