Книга: Embedded Linux development using Eclipse

3.3.3 Console View

3.3.3 Console View

The primary role of the Console view is to display program output, and output from the build tools. The Console view is connected to stdin, stdout, and stderr. Although several consoles may be open at any given time, only one is visible in the view. An icon on the tab bar lets you select the visible console.

Figure 3.11 shows two different console views (a and b). When a program is running in the console, a red rectangle icon appears that can terminate the program. Other icons remove terminated console views, clear the console, open a new console, and lock scrolling.

Figure 3.11: Console views (a and b).

The Console view only represents programs that are running on the host. Programs running on an external target will display their output in some other fashion, such as a terminal emulator window. In Chapter 6, “Device Software Development Platform,” we’ll look at an Eclipse project that makes remote programs visible in the Console view.

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