[Lazarus] Terminal window while debugging

[Martin Frb]

On 05/03/2017 18:53, Darius Blaszyk via Lazarus wrote:
>>> On Linux I don't get the terminal to show when debugging a command 
>>> line application. How can I instruct the IDE to display the 
>>> terminal? There is the console window, but I prefer to see the 
>>> terminal instead. On windows this seems to be handled just fine. I'm 
>>> using 1.6.4
>
> With "console window" I was referring to the "terminal output" debug 
> window.
The best way is to provide patches, and make the "terminal output" 
window more comfortable / add functions a terminal would have....

> What setting would that be? Are you possibly referring to the "run 
> parameters" dialog and the "launching application" setting? Activating 
> that gives the following error:
>
> "/usr/bin/gnome-terminal": not in executable format: File format not 
> recognized
>
I don't think you can start it directly with F9 inside any terminal app.

You can of course run it in a terminal (outside the IDE), and then 
attach to it (assuming it waits somewhere so you have time)

An other options is 
http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Debugger_Console_App#Redirect_input_and_output_to_a_pty_.28terminal.29
But it is not very convenient either