286 auto resize of output window makes this debugger unusable for my project

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ## [2.6beta] - 2025-XX-XX
 * Starting version 2.6 development cycle.
 * Fixed regression when adding commands to a watchpoint.
+* Create console once per Seer session. Instead of constant create/destroy.
 * Fixed regression when ignoring files to be opened in the
   EditorManager.
 

src/SeerConsoleWidget.cpp

@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ SeerConsoleWidget::SeerConsoleWidget (QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 
     wrapTextCheckBox->setCheckState(Qt::Unchecked); // No wrap
 
-    // Create psuedo terminal for console.
+    // Create psuedo terminal for console. Don't connect to it yet.
     createConsole();
-    connectConsole();
 
     // Connect things.
     QObject::connect(clearButton,       &QPushButton::clicked,      this,  &SeerConsoleWidget::handleClearButton);
@@ -71,12 +70,7 @@ SeerConsoleWidget::SeerConsoleWidget (QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
 }
 
 SeerConsoleWidget::~SeerConsoleWidget () {
-    disconnectConsole();
-    deleteConsole();
-}
-
-const QString& SeerConsoleWidget::ttyDeviceName () const {
-    return _ttyDeviceName;
+    deleteConsole(); // Will disconnect console first befor deleting.
 }
 
 void SeerConsoleWidget::handleText (const char* buffer, int count) {
@@ -246,10 +240,6 @@ void SeerConsoleWidget::handleStdinLineEdit () {
 
     QString str = stdinLineEdit->text();
 
-    if (str == "") {
-        return;
-    }
-
     stdinLineEdit->clear();
 
     str += '\n';
@@ -353,38 +343,59 @@ void SeerConsoleWidget::createConsole () {
     setScrollLines(0);
 }
 
-void SeerConsoleWidget::connectConsole () {
+void SeerConsoleWidget::deleteConsole () {
 
     disconnectConsole();
 
+    _ttyDeviceName = "";
+
     if (_ptsFD < 0) {
         return;
     }
 
+    ::close(_ptsFD); _ptsFD = -1;
+}
+
+void SeerConsoleWidget::connectConsole () {
+
+    if (isConsoleConnected()) {
+        qDebug() << "Console is already connected!";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (_ptsFD < 0) {
+        qDebug() << "Can't connect Console. No _ptsFD!";
+        return;
+    }
+
     _ptsListener = new QSocketNotifier(_ptsFD, QSocketNotifier::Read);
 
     QObject::connect(_ptsListener, &QSocketNotifier::activated, this, &SeerConsoleWidget::handleConsoleOutput);
 }
 
 void SeerConsoleWidget::disconnectConsole () {
 
-    if (_ptsListener) {
+    if (isConsoleConnected() == false) {
+        qDebug() << "Console is already disconnected!";
+        return;
+    }
 
-        QObject::disconnect(_ptsListener, &QSocketNotifier::activated, this, &SeerConsoleWidget::handleConsoleOutput);
+    QObject::disconnect(_ptsListener, &QSocketNotifier::activated, this, &SeerConsoleWidget::handleConsoleOutput);
 
-        delete _ptsListener; _ptsListener = 0;
-    }
+    delete _ptsListener; _ptsListener = 0;
 }
 
-void SeerConsoleWidget::deleteConsole () {
+bool SeerConsoleWidget::isConsoleConnected () const {
 
-    if (_ptsFD < 0) {
-        return;
+    if (_ptsListener != nullptr) {
+        return true;
     }
 
-    _ttyDeviceName = "";
+    return false;
+}
 
-    ::close(_ptsFD); _ptsFD = -1;
+const QString& SeerConsoleWidget::ttyDeviceName () const {
+    return _ttyDeviceName;
 }
 
 void SeerConsoleWidget::setScrollLines (int count) {

src/SeerConsoleWidget.h

@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ class SeerConsoleWidget : public QWidget, protected Ui::SeerConsoleWidgetForm {
         explicit SeerConsoleWidget (QWidget* parent = 0);
        ~SeerConsoleWidget ();
 
-        const QString&      ttyDeviceName               () const;
+        void                createConsole               ();
+        void                deleteConsole               ();
         void                connectConsole              ();
         void                disconnectConsole           ();
+        bool                isConsoleConnected          () const;
+        const QString&      ttyDeviceName               () const;
 
         void                setScrollLines              (int count);
         int                 scrollLines                 () const;
@@ -46,8 +49,6 @@ class SeerConsoleWidget : public QWidget, protected Ui::SeerConsoleWidgetForm {
 
     protected:
         void                handleText                  (const char* buffer, int count);
-        void                createConsole               ();
-        void                deleteConsole               ();
         void                writeSettings               ();
         void                writeFontSettings           ();
         void                writeSizeSettings           ();

src/SeerGdbWidget.cpp

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ SeerGdbWidget::SeerGdbWidget (QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent) {
     logsTabWidget->addTab(_seerOutputLog,            "Seer output");
     logsTabWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
 
+    // Create the console.
+    createConsole();
+
     // Create editor options bar.
     QToolButton* breakpointsLoadToolButton = new QToolButton(logsTabWidget);
     breakpointsLoadToolButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/seer/resources/RelaxLightIcons/document-open.svg"));
@@ -722,8 +725,8 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::writeLogsSettings () {
 
     QString current = logsTabWidget->tabBar()->tabText(logsTabWidget->tabBar()->currentIndex());
 
-    //qDebug() << "Tabs"    << tabs;
-    //qDebug() << "Current" << current;
+    qDebug() << "Tabs"    << tabs;
+    qDebug() << "Current" << current;
 
     QSettings settings;
 
@@ -916,11 +919,10 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbRunExecutable (const QString& breakMode) {
 
         _executableBreakMode = breakMode;
 
-        // Delete the old gdb and console if there is a new executable
+        // Disconnect from the console and delete the old gdb if there is a new executable.
         if (newExecutableFlag() == true) {
-            killGdb();
             disconnectConsole();
-            deleteConsole();
+            killGdb();
         }
 
         // If gdb isn't running, start it.
@@ -932,6 +934,9 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbRunExecutable (const QString& breakMode) {
                 break;
             }
 
+            // Connect to the console.
+            connectConsole();
+
             if (gdbAsyncMode()) {
                 handleGdbCommand("-gdb-set mi-async on"); // Turn on async mode so the 'interrupt' can happen.
             }
@@ -1057,14 +1062,14 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbAttachExecutable () {
         }
 
 
-        // Delete the old gdb and console if there is a new executable
+        // Disconnect from the console and delete the old gdb if there is a new executable.
         if (newExecutableFlag() == true) {
-            killGdb();
             disconnectConsole();
-            deleteConsole();
+            killGdb();
         }
 
         // If gdb isn't running, start it.
+        // No need to connect to the console in this mode.
         if (isGdbRuning() == false) {
 
             bool f = startGdb();
@@ -1134,14 +1139,14 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbConnectExecutable () {
 
     while (1) {
 
-        // Delete the old gdb and console if there is a new executable
+        // Disconnect from the console and delete the old gdb if there is a new executable.
         if (newExecutableFlag() == true) {
-            killGdb();
             disconnectConsole();
-            deleteConsole();
+            killGdb();
         }
 
         // If gdb isn't running, start it.
+        // No need to connect to the console in this mode.
         if (isGdbRuning() == false) {
 
             bool f = startGdb();
@@ -1228,13 +1233,10 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbRRExecutable () {
             }
         }
 
-        // Delete the old gdb and console if there is a new executable
-        // Create a new console.
+        // Disconnect from the console and delete the old gdb, then reconnect.
         if (newExecutableFlag() == true) {
-            killGdb();
             disconnectConsole();
-            deleteConsole();
-            createConsole();
+            killGdb();
             connectConsole();
         }
 
@@ -1338,14 +1340,14 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::handleGdbCoreFileExecutable () {
 
         QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::BusyCursor);
 
-        // Delete the old gdb and console if there is a new executable
+        // Disconnect from the console and delete the old gdb. No need to reconnect.
         if (newExecutableFlag() == true) {
-            killGdb();
             disconnectConsole();
-            deleteConsole();
+            killGdb();
         }
 
         // If gdb isn't running, start it.
+        // No need to connect to the console in this mode.
         if (isGdbRuning() == false) {
 
             bool f = startGdb();
@@ -3221,8 +3223,6 @@ void SeerGdbWidget::killGdb () {
 
 void SeerGdbWidget::createConsole () {
 
-    deleteConsole(); // Delete old console, if any.
-
     if (_consoleWidget == 0) {
         _consoleWidget = new SeerConsoleWidget(0);
 

src/SeerMemoryVisualizerWidget.cpp

@@ -83,16 +83,17 @@ void SeerMemoryVisualizerWidget::setVariableName (const QString& name) {
     variableNameLineEdit->setText(name);
     setVariableAddress("");
 
-    if (variableNameLineEdit->text() == "") {
-        return;
-    }
-
     // Clear old contents.
     QByteArray array;
 
     memoryHexEditor->setData(new SeerHexWidget::DataStorageArray(array));
     memoryAsmEditor->setData("");
 
+    // Do nothing if there's no variable name.
+    if (variableNameLineEdit->text() == "") {
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Send signal to get variable address.
     emit evaluateVariableExpression(_variableId, variableNameLineEdit->text());
 }
@@ -165,8 +166,6 @@ void SeerMemoryVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
 
     QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::BusyCursor);
 
-    //qDebug() << text;
-
     if (text.contains(QRegularExpression("^([0-9]+)\\^done,value="))) {
 
         // 11^done,value="1"
@@ -221,8 +220,6 @@ void SeerMemoryVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
 
         if (id_text.toInt() == _memoryId) {
 
-            //qDebug() << text;
-
             QString memory_text = Seer::parseFirst(text, "memory=", '[', ']', false);
 
             QStringList range_list = Seer::parse(memory_text, "", '{', '}', false);
@@ -275,9 +272,11 @@ void SeerMemoryVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
             // Display the error message.
             QString msg_text = Seer::parseFirst(text, "msg=", false);
 
+            /* XXX
             if (msg_text != "") {
                 QMessageBox::warning(this, "Error.", Seer::filterEscapes(msg_text));
             }
+            */
         }
 
         if (id_text.toInt() == _memoryLengthId) {
@@ -297,6 +296,11 @@ void SeerMemoryVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
             handleRefreshButton();
         }
 
+    // End of program. Clear everything as it will be out of date.
+    }else if (text.startsWith("^error,msg=\"No registers.\"")) {
+        setVariableName("");
+        setMemoryLength("");
+
     }else{
         // Ignore anything else.
     }

tests/hellocurses/.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+helloworld
+triangle

tests/hellocurses/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.PHONY: all
+all: helloworld triangle
+
+helloworld: helloworld.cpp
+	g++ -g -o helloworld helloworld.cpp -lncurses
+
+triangle: triangle.cpp
+	g++ -g -o triangle triangle.cpp -lncurses
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -f helloworld triangle
+

tests/hellocurses/helloworld.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <ncurses.h>
+
+int main() {
+
+    initscr();                  /* Start curses mode          */
+    printw("Hello World !!!");  /* Print Hello World          */
+    refresh();                  /* Print it on to the real screen */
+    getch();                    /* Wait for user input */
+    endwin();                   /* End curses mode        */
+
+    return 0;
+}
+