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howto:panel_plugin_debug [2009/01/25 12:02] – 88.172.125.130howto: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=$HOME/clipman-valgrind.log \   valgrind --log-file=$HOME/clipman-valgrind.log \
-  /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $@+  /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman "$@"
  
   * Now you can add the plugin "Clipman (valgrind)" to the panel as usual   * Now you can add the plugin "Clipman (valgrind)" to the panel as usual
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   #!/bin/sh   #!/bin/sh
-  gdb -ex r -ex bt -ex q --args /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $@ \+  gdb -ex r -ex bt -ex continue -ex q --args /usr/local/libexec/xfce4/panel-plugins/clipman $@ \
   > $HOME/clipman-gdb.log 2>&1   > $HOME/clipman-gdb.log 2>&1
  
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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.
 +
 +===== Temporarily capturing messages to stdout and stderr =====
 +
 +  * Add the plugin to the panel
 +  * Exit the panel:
 +
 +  $ xfce4-panel -q
 +
 +  * Start panel capturing stdout and stderr to file. Note that this will capture all messages from the panel, including all plugins, to 'file':
 +
 +  $ xfce4-panel > file 2>&1 & disown
 +
 +  * When done capturing, exit the panel and start it again:
 +
 +  $ xfce4-panel -q
 +  $ xfce4-panel & disown
  
 ====== Some tips ====== ====== Some tips ======