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Asked: 2026-05-27T17:16:12+00:00

I am building a Java EE application using NetBeans 7.1.1. I would prefer to

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I am building a Java EE application using NetBeans 7.1.1. I would prefer to view the output from the Glassfish server and Ant building process in a separate application. I’ve set up OtrosLogViewer to tail the glassfish server.log file as well as the applications log4j logs. But I haven’t figured out how to tail the ant build log. Nonetheless, while these work I’m hoping for a more elegant solution. (FYI: tail is a linux command that watches a specified log file and updates the output when changed, somewhat like the event viewer in windows)

What I like about OrtosLogViewer is that it uses a pattern to place the information into a tabulated table. That simply makes it easier for me to view what’s going on behind the scenes without getting overwhelmed with stack traces. For instance, it’s easy for 70% of the log to be taken up with the stack trace. Essential IF I need it but otherwise it’s in the way.

Some alternative solutions:

  1. A way to modify the logging output for netbeans in a tabulated table.(A plug-in maybe)
  2. A way to send all the output from netbeans into a specified log file(s), which I can then tail with the application of my choice.
  3. Any other ideas that makes it easier to view application debugging information
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  1. Editorial Team

    Since Ant calls a variable number of other tools while executing your build script, you are never going to find a perfect pattern for the format of it’s output – the best you can do is match output like

    [javac] Compiling X files...
[echo]  compilation done

    with a format like [tool] message.

    In other words, each component called in the Ant build script is likely to have different ideas of how to format the output.

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