Xcode 4: How do you view the console?

Question

I can't seem to find a way to have the console run (to show NSLog comments) in XCode 4. The normal method for the previous version of XCode does not work. Does anyone have an idea of how to accomplish this?

Answer 1

You need to click Log Navigator icon (far right in left sidebar). Then choose your Debug/Run session in left sidebar, and you will have console in editor area.

Answer 2

Doesn't seem I can input from the keyboard from this Log navigator... I'm trying to do a C Command Line Tool, and my scanf, fgets are not working, I can't type into the console output like in Xcode 3

Answer 3

The console is no extra window anymore but it is under the texteditor area. You can set the preferences to always show this area. Go to "General" "Run Start" and activate "Show Debugger". Under "Run completes" the Debugger is set to hide again. You should deactivate that option. Now the console will remain visible.

Answer 4

There's two options:

1. Log Navigator (command-7 or view|navigators|log) and select your debug session.

2. "View | Show Debug Area" to view the NSLog output and interact with the debugger.

Here's a pic with both on. You wouldn't normally have both on, but I can only link one image per post! http://i.imgur.com/4gG4P.png

Answer 5

Here's an alternative.

1. In XCode4 double-click your Project (Blueprint Icon).
2. Select the Target (Gray Icon)
3. Select the Build Phases (Top Center)
4. Add Build Phase "Run Script" (Green Plus Button, bottom right)
5. In the textbox below the Shell textfield replace "Type a script or drag a script file from your workspace" with "open ${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${TARGET_NAME}"

This will open a terminal window with your command-line app running in it.

This is not a great solution because XCode 4 still runs and debugs the app independently of what you're doing in the terminal window that pops up.