NSLog while debugging the simulator

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Hi,
I dont think NSLog statements are appearing in the debug info window while debugging in the ios simulator. I can see them in console.

Cheers,
John

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I believe that is not only known, the debug console even explicitly tells you. Simulator shows only stdout, no NSog, device shows only NSLog, no stdout, IIRC. Which I know is annoying, but out of my hands. FWIW, if you use Elements RTL’s “Log” function, it should do the right thing for either.

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Hm, actually no, it’s supposed to be the reverse, stdout doesn’t work in Simulator, NSLog used to, but I can confirm it also no longer does :(. I will have a look but chances are that this is out of my control (I just capture what “simctl” gives me), and something Apple changed/broke.

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~> Please note: The debugger cannot capture StdOut (from `print()` or `writeLn()`) from the Simulator. `NSLog()` will be visible.

To me that reads like NSLog will be visible. I didnt know about Log, that would be handy but it doesnt appear to work

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^^^

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Yes sorry I hit send after you replied

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Simulator is already booted.
Running /usr/bin/xcrun simctl install E602CCE9-C591-4FF6-AAD3-2702D04F2DB3 "/Users/mh/Test Projects/App2/Bin/Debug/iOS Simulator/App2.app"
Running /usr/bin/xcrun simctl launch -w --stdout=/var/folders/9f/k6_0xsw91hdbgjgkby0zs6xc0000gn/T/4E057334-11AE-4710-8839-55BAC8413DD6/stdout --stderr=/var/folders/9f/k6_0xsw91hdbgjgkby0zs6xc0000gn/T/DE7DA45A-8762-4350-925C-2E867733F807/stderr E602CCE9-C591-4FF6-AAD3-2702D04F2DB3 org.me.App2
reading StdOut from /Users/mh/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E602CCE9-C591-4FF6-AAD3-2702D04F2DB3/data/var/folders/9f/k6_0xsw91hdbgjgkby0zs6xc0000gn/T/4E057334-11AE-4710-8839-55BAC8413DD6/stdout
reading StdErr from /Users/mh/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E602CCE9-C591-4FF6-AAD3-2702D04F2DB3/data/var/folders/9f/k6_0xsw91hdbgjgkby0zs6xc0000gn/T/DE7DA45A-8762-4350-925C-2E867733F807/stderr

all looks proper to me :(.

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I see there’s a new --console option for simctl launch though. I’ll see if I can make that one work.

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Can’t get --console to work reliably.

i run

/usr/bin/xcrun simctl launch -w --console E602CCE9-C591-4FF6-AAD3-2702D04F2DB3 org.me.App2
org.me.App2: 56814

from terminal and its fine, and console output work (but I still only get NSLog, not the actual stdout). if I tun it from inside Fire I never get the response message with the pid (which I get fine when running it with --stdout). :(.

I’ll keep digging deeper, later.

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