Change default CMD in console mode programming
lazarus / 12-Debugger

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aradeonas · 2015-07-08 20:38

Hi,

Is there a way to change default cmd when we develop console
application so other console will open instead of windows's default?
I tried ConEmu and it has a Default terminal option but it wont effect
Lazarus.

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aradeonas · 2015-07-20 14:54

So all windows developers here use default cmd?

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Cyrax · 2015-07-20 15:23

Rename ConEmu's executable to cmd.exe and change your system PATH
environment variable so that the directory where renamed ConEmu's
executable lies, is first item in the path list. Now Lazarus should
start ConEmu executable instead old cmd.exe.

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rvk · 2015-07-20 15:55

Quote from: Cyrax on July 20, 2015, 05:23:00 pmRename ConEmu's
executable to cmd.exe and change your system PATH environment variable
so that the directory where renamed ConEmu's executable lies, is first
item in the path list. Now Lazarus should start ConEmu executable
instead old cmd.exe.
He's not talking about a shell cmd.exe but about a simple "hello
world"-program which runs a standard black console (at least, that's
how I understand "console application").

Using an alternative cmd.exe on your system will lead to lots of
strange problems (looping of executables, batch files etc). You could
also use the "Image File Execution Options" registry entry to let the
OS think it's starting cmd.exe but really start conemu.exe. But that
leads to the same trouble. B.T.W. ConEmu uses cmd.exe itself to start
the real console. So using conemu.exe as cmd.exe will definitely lead
to looping.

Anyway... If you set ConEmu as default terminal (via the integration
options) a .exe (outside the IDE) will run "via" ConEmu.

From inside the IDE gdb.exe "takes over". I'm not sure how to override
the console for gdb.exe but the adding it to the hooked executables
doesn't work.

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aradeonas · 2015-07-21 03:45

Thank you.
As I think like you so asked here maybe one of the team members can
answer.

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Thaddy · 2015-07-21 05:55

If you use f.e. the crt unit you can have any console you like.
Also, I guess you are using windows, so you can also use the hardcore
low level api functions: AllocConsole etc, but crt encapsulates that
for you. A different option is to use FreeVision (on which the
textmode ide is build). Loads of options.

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aradeonas · 2015-07-21 06:20

Can you explain more? f.e. ?crt ?FreeVision ?

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Maximus5 · 2015-07-28 08:06

You need to do only two steps:

1. Update ConEmu to build 150727 or later
2. Add to the DefTerm hooked executables two files:
"lazarus.exe|gdb.exe"

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aradeonas · 2015-07-28 08:43

Happy to see you here Maximus5 and thank you for the good job.
I update ConEmu to the last version 150727 and set the setting but
there is no change.
Also please update sf version.