I have two copies of Lazarus - one on my host system, and one in a VM. The VM version as a "Terminal Output" option in the View -> Debug Windows menu. But my Lazarus on my host system doesn't have that option. My host system is running Lazarus 1.5 r49482 FPC 2.6.4 x86_64-freebsd-gtk 2

Is there an add-on package I need to install to enable this feature?

Regards,
- Graeme -

It may just be a define... Or it may not be implemented.

On Windows "Terminal Output" does not exist, because console apps always have there own window (though if someone knew how to implement it ...) On MAC, no one seems to know how to do a virtual pty, so it is not implemented.

Freebsd was never tested. If the linux code for a virtual pty works, then only the IFDEF needs to be changed.

search for
{$IFDEF linux} {$DEFINE DBG_ENABLE_TERMINAL} {$ENDIF}

and enable it, and see if it works.

Open a terminal .
Start Lazarus from that terminal .
Any output to terminal will be seen in the opened terminal .

Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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Martin Frb wrote

Freebsd was never tested. If the linux code for a virtual pty works, then only the IFDEF needs to be changed.

Ah, my host is indeed FreeBSD. I had a quick look and it doesn't compile. The minilibc unit causes problems with getpt (linux) vs posix_openpt() (freeBSD), or ptsname_r() vs ptsname() etc.

I'll take a further look when I have some more time.

Thanks for the info though.

Regards,
- Graeme -

you can always redirect to any existing terminal.

Open a terminal (and if you wan, run something (a loop) that prevents the shell from reading your keyboard)

get the pty number/dev.

It Tools / Options / debugger, in the property grid, find: "ConsoleTty" (it is {$IFDEF UNIX}, so you should have it)
Enter the pty in that field. (the IDE will tell gdb to do the redirect, so if your gdb behaves....)

downside, each time you open a new terminal, you need to change this.