Suggestion for the compiler log...

[rickg22]

Hi guys!

I was thinking of a feature that would seem somewhat useful, but it might require a bit of "hacking" with wxWidgets classes (i.e. making new ones).

A foldable compiler log. We know how in the compiler options we can choose what level of detail we show in the compiler, and I thought of this idea:

What if We could choose "in real time" to see the extended log of a specific log line?

i.e.

Code Select Expand


"No output" = [+] Click here to expand the compilation log

"Task description" =

[-] Compiler log:
    [+] Compiling "file.cpp"...
    [+] Compiling "another_file.cpp"...


"Full command line" =


[-] Compiler log:
    [-] Compiling "file.cpp"...
         gcc -someoption -anotheroption -cxxflag=blahblahblah -o file.o file.cpp
         [+] Errors detected while compiling this file.
    [+] Compiling "another_file.cpp"...


[-] Compiler log:
    [-] Compiling "file.cpp"...
         gcc -someoption -anotheroption -cxxflag=blahblahblah -o file.o file.cpp
         [-] Errors detected while compiling this file.
              WARNING: On file file.cpp, on line NN... <--- this would have a "hyperlink" to point me to the appropriate file. Something like a merge between the compiler messages and the compiler log.
    [+] Compiling "another_file.cpp"...






Same would go for the build messages... sometimes I have to switch between the build messages and the build log to see the details... but I don't think this is quite feasible...

What do you think? (Oh - also, perhaps the buffer could be copied for pasting only at the shown levels... this would be awesome!)

[oBFusCATed]

Do you know a widget, which could be used for this kind of feature?
You need a tree that can word wrap long items.

Also it should be fast, so the compile time won't suffer.

[rickg22]

Perhaps the compiler log can have two "views"... A simple text one, showing the compilation status, and a complex one that would appear after the compilation has stopped.