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CCS/TMS320C6746: How to change the build output console size in CCS 6.1.3 (Eclipse)

Part Number: TMS320C6746

Tool/software: Code Composer Studio

I'm building some large software in Code Composer Studio 6.1.3 and the CDT Build Console that displays the build output only stores the last 500 lines meaning that earlier messages are lost.

Code Composer Studio 6.1.3 is based on Eclipse and reading around I find that the Eclipse default for this window is 500 lines and that to change it I want to do Window > Preferences > Show Advanced Settings > C/C++ > Build > Console and then change the 500 to something larger.

The problem is that in my Code Composer, the Console and console lines options are not present; Build just contains 'Build scope', 'Building Project Configurations' and 'Code Analysis' controls.

From answers on this site I get the impression that the control used to be present in ccsv4 and is present again in CCS 7.?.

I've done searches in my project, the CCS workspace and the CCS installation directory for the string '500' in the hope that there might be an eclipse configuration file that contained the control but was not made accessible through the GUI but with no success.

If anyone can give an exact answer that would be super. Failing that, if anyone knows where Eclipse stores the 500 line compile output console length (configuration file? Windows Registry key?) that would also help.

  • Hi Bob,

    Bob Sleeper said:

    Code Composer Studio 6.1.3 is based on Eclipse and reading around I find that the Eclipse default for this window is 500 lines and that to change it I want to do Window > Preferences > Show Advanced Settings > C/C++ > Build > Console and then change the 500 to something larger.

    The problem is that in my Code Composer, the Console and console lines options are not present; Build just contains 'Build scope', 'Building Project Configurations' and 'Code Analysis' controls.

    Below is a screenshot of the console preferences in my CCSv6.1.3 installation:

    You do not see these options?

  • Well, today I can see them bright as day but last week I literally couldn't see them, despite looking at that page twice. I searched for 'console' in the Preferences search box which gave 2 results of which this was one.  I also must have clicked through all the build options sub-pages since I remember the 'log build output to file' setting, even though you can see that when I wrote the post I hadn't noticed the '>' at the left of 'Build' that implies it has sub-pages.

    Thank you for solving my problem, sorry for wasting your time.