MinimServer log not cleared

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(26-10-2013 20:49)simoncn Wrote:  

(26-10-2013 17:48)simoncn Wrote:  The internal log buffer that is shown by the log window is rotating (with fixed size), but the log file isn't. This is for two reasons:

1) It's often very useful for problem determination to be able to see the complete history of the current process execution in the log file.

2) It's quite difficult to implement a rotating file on disk.

One more reason: disk space usually isn't constrained to the same extent as RAM.

Quote:OK, I understand the issue now. I hadn't noticed it because I normally leave the log window open when I do a restart. If the log window is cleared, then closed and reopened, it reopens with the old entries still there. This happens whether or not MinimServer has been restarted. I'll investigate what's causing this to happen.

I've found the cause of this, and it will be fixed in the next release. The fix will ensure that a MinimWatch instance never redisplays any log data that it has previously cleared. The log data isn't cleared from the server's log buffer, which means the cleared data would still be visible from a different MinimWatch instance. Also, if MinimWatch is closed and restarted, the cleared data would become visible again.

Many thanks for these explanations and the fix in the next release!
I've noticed this before, but I didn't consider it to be a bug. However, it will be surely an improvement not to show previously cleared log data.