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Whenever i attempt to execute a program in Geany the terminal screen flashes temporarily. I am no expert by any means so please keep it simple if you have any ideas.
Thanks

What programming language are you using?

Just working on learning C++.

Before the end of main (before the return), try adding:

I wonder whether it's related to geany using xterm as default program for compilation? If the puppyversion you're using has urxvt, as the console app, you could try symlinking /usr/bin/urxvt to /usr/bin/xterm & see if that makes any difference.

At some point geany failed to generate the executable bit on the wrapper script it creates, but thats ok. You can do the equivalent of running a non-executable script (sh <script>) by modifying the preferences:

edit
preferences
tools
terminal
/usr/bin/rxvt -e sh -c
OK

When using bash, the following under terminal peferences works well because the output stays visible.

/usr/X11R7/bin/xterm -e bash -c

Cheers,
s

seaside wrote:/usr/X11R7/bin/xterm -e bash -c

That does exactly what I posted but would be incompatible with some versions of Puppy since /usr/X11R7/bin/xterm may not exist (wary, quirky, lucid) and bash may not exist (pupngo & others may use busybox ash or hush) rxvt is more common in Puppy and sh should always exist and usually points to bash as the default shell if it exists anyways.

technosaurus wrote:

seaside wrote:/usr/X11R7/bin/xterm -e bash -c

incompatible with some versions of Puppy since /usr/X11R7/bin/xterm may not exist (wary, quirky, lucid) and bash may not exist (pupngo & others may use busybox ash or hush) rxvt is more common in Puppy and sh should always exist and usually points to bash as the default shell if it exists anyways.

technosaurus,

Good point and perhaps this would be more "generic"

xterm -e sh -c

(I think most Puppys have xterm in the path)

I prefer to use xterm because rxvt doesn't appear to hold the terminal window open for error inspection.

Regards,
s

rxvt should stay open (it did for me at least) - but this fix should probably be added to the geany config file in the woof templates, since it keeps popping back up.

technosaurus,

I guess it's version related - in puppy510 it holds (rxvt is a link to urxvt there) and pup431 it is actually rxvt and doesn't hold.

Regards,
s