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| howto:panel_plugin_debug [2009/01/14 13:36] – 88.172.125.130 | howto:panel_plugin_debug [2012/07/04 10:44] – [Temporarily capturing messages to stdout and stderr] belnac | ||
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| #!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
| valgrind --log-file=$HOME/ | valgrind --log-file=$HOME/ | ||
| - | / | + | / |
| * Now you can add the plugin " | * Now you can add the plugin " | ||
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| #!/bin/sh | #!/bin/sh | ||
| - | gdb -ex r -ex bt -ex q --args / | + | gdb -ex r -ex bt -ex continue |
| > $HOME/ | > $HOME/ | ||
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| Again, the plugin must already be loaded for this to work. | Again, the plugin must already be loaded for this to work. | ||
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| + | ===== Temporarily capturing messages to stdout and stderr ===== | ||
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| + | * Add the plugin to the panel | ||
| + | * Exit the panel: | ||
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| + | $ xfce4-panel -q | ||
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| + | * Start panel capturing stdout and stderr to file. Note that this will capture all messages from the panel, including all plugins, to ' | ||
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| + | $ xfce4-panel > file 2>&1 & disown | ||
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| + | * When done capturing, exit the panel and start it again: | ||
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| + | $ xfce4-panel -q | ||
| + | $ xfce4-panel & disown | ||
| ====== Some tips ====== | ====== Some tips ====== | ||
| * By creating your own desktop entry file, it will never get overwritten by any installation, | * By creating your own desktop entry file, it will never get overwritten by any installation, | ||
| - | * You can point the Exec= key to your development directory, for instance / | + | * You can point the Exec= key to your development directory, for instance / |