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<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/21612|#21612 Global `logdir` option does nothing>
Issue created by <https://github.com/huonw|huonw>
*Describe the bug*

Currently (<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/commit/fdfd8d2a2ff985f8b8bae869b5467f6e48f65888|fdfd8d2>), the `logdir` global option doesn't seem to be read by any code. <https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Apantsbuild%2Fpants%20logdir&amp;type=code|https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Apantsbuild%2Fpants%20logdir&amp;type=code>

(NB. there's a separate `[workunit-logger].logdir` option that _is_ read)

This suggests either:

• there's a bug where the option should be used for something, but isn't
• the option can be deprecated and removed

As yet unclear which.

(Presumably this was used in the past/when it was added, so some `git log -S` (or similar) delving might be good.)

*Pants version*

<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/commit/fdfd8d2a2ff985f8b8bae869b5467f6e48f65888|fdfd8d2>

*OS*  
N/A

*Additional info*

Noticed in:

• <https://pantsbuild.slack.com/archives/C046T6T9U/p1653367207505069?thread_ts=1653367073.409629&amp;cid=C046T6T9U|https://pantsbuild.slack.com/archives/C046T6T9U/p1653367207505069?thread_ts=1653367073.409629&amp;cid=C046T6T9U> (2022)
• <https://pantsbuild.slack.com/archives/C046T6T9U/p1730737498193349|https://pantsbuild.slack.com/archives/C046T6T9U/p1730737498193349> (2024)

Referenced in:

• <https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/9988|#9988>
<https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants|pantsbuild/pants>