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User forums => Using Code::Blocks => Topic started by: pubby8 on August 18, 2011, 02:09:30 am

Title: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: pubby8 on August 18, 2011, 02:09:30 am

On windows when I start the debugger, it opens a CMD window and shows the output there.
On linux, it displays it on the "logs" section, however I would like to have it open in a new terminal window.

How can I do this? Thanks.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on August 18, 2011, 08:13:37 am

Install xterm or search the forum how to setup gnome-terminal as your terminal

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: pubby8 on August 18, 2011, 11:07:18 pm

I already got xfce terminal to work - it just isn't working for the debugger.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on August 18, 2011, 11:08:57 pm

Build->Run shows your terminal, but Debug->Start doesn't?

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: pubby8 on August 19, 2011, 05:46:36 am

Build->Run opens a terminal and displays "hello world"
Debug->Start displays "hello world" in the debugger tab of the logs & others window. I want it to open a terminal instead.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Jenna on August 19, 2011, 08:17:50 am

Please check the settings in "Project -> Properties -> Build targets -> [theTarget] -> Type".
If it is not console application, it will not work.

If it is correct, please turn on the debuggers debug log  in "Settings -> Compiler and debugger -> Debgger settings" and post the content here (in code-tags).

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: pubby8 on August 20, 2011, 10:18:47 pm

It won't let me copy/paste it.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on August 20, 2011, 11:18:40 pm

Right click -> copy selection or copy all

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Somewho on October 27, 2011, 09:43:33 pm

Hi. First of all, I'm new to Linux :)
I have Zenwalk 7.0 with XFCE, and I've installed Code::Blocks. I switched my terminal from Xorg's "xterm" to XFCE's "terminal". But it wasn't easy to resolve the same problem, as topicstarter's.
All works fine after I changed terminal command from "terminal --title=$TITLE -x" to just "terminal -x". Debugger's terminal wasn't launching just because he hadn't title. Is it planned or what?
I'm posting this just because it can be helpful for some linux novice like me :)

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on October 28, 2011, 12:44:33 am

So the problem is that $TITLE is empty?

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Somewho on October 28, 2011, 02:16:48 am

It's not 100% true to say that problem is in $TITLE. When I used xterm, it correctly uderstood $TITLE for debug also. But I had ^H there :)
Maybe it's a problem with XFCE's terminal. I don't know exactly.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Jenna on October 28, 2011, 06:27:12 am

The different terminals do not share the same commandline arguments.
I don't remember the correct settings for xfce-terminal, because I finally switched to gnome 3 and have removed xfce completetly.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Somewho on October 28, 2011, 04:14:36 pm

Quote from: jens on October 28, 2011, 06:27:12 am

The different terminals do not share the same commandline arguments.

Yes, I know. But why line "terminal --title=$TITLE -x" works with "Run" and crashes "Debug"? Parameters are same. As far as I know, something wrong (incompatible with xfce's terminal) with debug's $TITLE.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on October 28, 2011, 04:28:37 pm

Does "terminal --title=Test -x sleep 10000" works?

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Somewho on October 28, 2011, 04:35:43 pm

Quote from: oBFusCATed on October 28, 2011, 04:28:37 pm

Does "terminal --title=Test -x sleep 10000" works?

It won't work because after "-x" should be adress of executable file to run into terminal. And I haven't fount any analogs for "sleep" option in "terminal -h".

Oh, sorry :) Now I understand what your command means. If I choose "Run", it shows no error, but process exits after 1 sec. And if I choose "Debug", it's running till 1st console input command and waiting while user will enter something. But there is no windows to enter data.

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on October 28, 2011, 05:08:09 pm

Have you tried to enter the command in another terminal?
Not in the setting for terminal of code::blocks

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: Somewho on October 28, 2011, 05:18:34 pm

It works right: creates new terminal windows and waits enterend count of seconds. Then closes.
Title is "Test".

Title: Re: Have GDB run in terminal?
Post by: oBFusCATed on October 28, 2011, 06:02:35 pm

OK, something else is broken, then...