Re: portable terminal

On 7/29/20 12:31 PM, Rik wrote:
> jwe,
> 
> I saw this bit of code in your latest check-in for __debug_octave__.m:
> 
> +    if (isunix ())
> +      ## FIXME: is there a portable way to run a command in a new window?
> +      ## Obviously, gnome-terminal is not always available.
> +      command_string = "gnome-terminal -- gdb -p %d";
> 
> As far as I'm aware there isn't a 100% working solution.  On the other 
> hand, it probably is possible to do a bit better than one hardcoded 
> terminal.  I happen to use KDE for the desktop and don't have said 
> terminal installed.
> 
> I tried xdg-open, but it treats the command as a URL.
> 
> I think for a fair number of systems have the alternatives system 
> inherited from Debian (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.) or an implementation copied 
> from Debian (RHEL, Fedora) in which case there is a link at 
> /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator which will work.
> 
> Also, can the default be made to use '-e gdb -p %d'?  That syntax will 
> work with either gnome-terminal or konsole, but the existing one does not.

Sure, please make whatever changes are helpful.  I have no objection to 
improvements.

jwe