debug log file can be stdout

sy-c · sy-c · commit 9fbdc49adaff · 2026-02-12T11:37:45.000+01:00
diff --git a/apps/Alf.cxx b/apps/Alf.cxx
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class Alf : public AliceO2::Common::Program
 	    maxFiles = static_cast<unsigned int>(std::stoul(mOptions.dimLogFileConfig.substr(start)));
 	}
       }
-      alfDebugLog.setLogFile(path.c_str(), maxBytes, maxFiles, 1);
+      const char* debugLogFile = path.c_str();
+      if (path == "stdout") debugLogFile = NULL; // handle special string to set logs go to stdout
+      alfDebugLog.setLogFile(debugLogFile, maxBytes, maxFiles, 1);
       alfDebugLog.setOutputFormat(SimpleLog::FormatOption::ShowTimeStamp | SimpleLog::FormatOption::ShowSeveritySymbol | SimpleLog::FormatOption::ShowMessage );
       alfDebugLog.info("ALF starting");
     } else {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class Alf : public AliceO2::Common::Program`
`108`	`108`	`maxFiles = static_cast<unsigned int>(std::stoul(mOptions.dimLogFileConfig.substr(start)));`
`109`	`109`	`}`
`110`	`110`	`}`
`111`		`- alfDebugLog.setLogFile(path.c_str(), maxBytes, maxFiles, 1);`
	`111`	`+ const char* debugLogFile = path.c_str();`
	`112`	`+ if (path == "stdout") debugLogFile = NULL; // handle special string to set logs go to stdout`
	`113`	`+ alfDebugLog.setLogFile(debugLogFile, maxBytes, maxFiles, 1);`
`112`	`114`	`alfDebugLog.setOutputFormat(SimpleLog::FormatOption::ShowTimeStamp \| SimpleLog::FormatOption::ShowSeveritySymbol \| SimpleLog::FormatOption::ShowMessage );`
`113`	`115`	`alfDebugLog.info("ALF starting");`
`114`	`116`	`} else {`