On 7/23/05, Jürgen Wind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Layne, > > Layne Lund schrieb: > > I posted the following message to the mailing list over a week ago, > > but have not received any responses yet. I am particularly interested > > in what anyone has to say about question #2. I look forward to any > > responses anyone has. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Layne > > > > On 7/16/05, Layne Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I am writing some software for PalmOS that uses a Table control and I > >>some questions. I will greatly appreciate any help that you care to > >>provide. First, I should mention that I am developing with prc-tools. > >> I am using pilrc to create the resources for the app. > >> > >>1) My first question is that at the moment, I am using a temporary > >>Field to display text for debugging purposes. I know a little about > >>gdb and can use it when necessary. However, occassionally, I just > >>want to see the value of a variable without going through all the > >>trouble of launching gdb and setting breakpoints. In a desktop app, I > >>would usually add printf() or cout statements. Can I do anything > >>similar with PalmOS? I think it would be great if I can launch POSE > >>or a simulator from the command line and use printf() or cout to print > >>output to the console. I know this won't be any good once I am > >>testing on an actual device, but for the early stages of development, > >>this seems like a good idea. Is there any support for this? > >> > > At least on Windows, the easiest thing is to use the PalmOS Reporter in > conjunction the PalmOS Emulator or the Simulators with the HostTrace* > calls. They work like printf.
Thanks for the suggestion. Is PalmOS Reporter available for Linux? I apologize that I didn't mention that I am using Linux for development. Layne -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
