Console in Mac OpenGL application

Question

Hi,

i need a simple logging solution while writing Cocoa/OpenGL application in C++.

I'd like:

cout << "debug line" << endl;

to open a console window and show the text. Is it possible?

I'm using XCode, maybe it has some logging utility in debug mode?

Thanks in advance,

Etam.

Answer 1

Do you actually need the console window opened for you automatically, or do you just need debugging output that you have access to? If the latter, just use NSLog() and your output should show up in the console. e.g.:

NSLog(@"Debug line.");

You can open a console window in XCode by choosing Run->Console, or typing shift-cmd-R.