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Where I can find the system out prints in RCP Product?

I have a RCP application, inside which I have added some System.out.println() statements. Now, that I have exported the project as a product, can anyone please tell me where to look for these System.out.println() output?

Solution

  • Since you are not using the logger framework, the output is not printed into the default workspace/.metadata/.log file.

    You can start your product with a console though, adding the following parameters to the ProductName.ini (e.g. Eclipse.ini) file in your installation directory:
    -console
    -consoleLog

    The ini file should look something like this:

    -startup
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.3.100.v20150511-1540.jar
--launcher.library
plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.300.v20150602-1417
-console
-consoleLog

    The output will be printed in the console window.

    EDIT
    If you get an error message after starting the application:
    could not find bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.console

    You need to add the following bundles to your ProductName.product file ('Contents' tab) and export a new product: org.eclipse.equinox.console
    org.apache.felix.gogo.runtime
    org.apache.felix.gogo.command
    org.apache.felix.gogo.shell