14.25 Terminal Window
Open a Terminal window by selecting .
To use the Terminal, the following is required:
- Path Tools
plugin: When you attempt to open the Terminal window, MPLAB X IDE will determine if this plugin is installed. If
not, a dialog will open with an option to install the plugin.
Figure 14-80. Install Plugin Dialog Follow the instruction in the Plugin Installer wizard. For more on Path Tools, see the section below.
- An open project: If there is no open
project in MPLAB X IDE, a dialog will open request that you
open a project.
Figure 14-81. Select a Project First Dialog
The Terminal will open to the project path and the PATH variable will contain the project environment. The project can be built from the terminal using make.
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To view streaming data output, see also the Terminal window in the MPLAB Data Visualizer
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Path Tools Plugin
Path Tools is a NetBeans plugin. MPLAB X IDE will find and install this plugin for you when you first use the Terminal.
When installed, the plugin provides the following features.
Icon | Control | Description | On Toolbar | On Tools Menu |
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Copy Paths | Copy the selected project path | x | |
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Explore Path | Open a file browser to the selected project path | x | x |
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Shell On Path | Open a shell window to the selected project path | x | x |
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Edit Path | Same as Explore Path | x | x |