where to put config.properties and log4j.xml in Eclipse

Question

When I first developed my Java app, I ended up with my config.properties and log4j.xml files in the 'src' directory. This worked fine running in Eclipse, but now I am trying to deploy to a Linux server.

When I deploy, I take the exported app jar file and explode it, but it of course does not have the 'src' directory.

When I move the two config files back to the root of the app, log4j is complaining that it cannot find the log4j.xml file.

I have tried to set the Run/Debug classpath as noted in several posts, but the Classpath tab already appears to show the app's main directory there.

What I need is to understand how I should lay out things like these two configuration files in Eclipse, so that when I export to a jar for deployment they are still visible.

Thanks,

Mitch

Solution 1

Place the log4j.xml on src/main/resources in eclipse. It should work.

Solution 2

You have to add a line.

 Log4jConfigurer.initLogging("SpringTest/src/log4JTest/log4j.xml");

to inform log4J that from here it should pick all custom info.