Add commandline option for disabling stdout redirection (#2144)

* Add option for disabling stdout and stderr redirection.
* Add command line option description to documentation.

docs/source/common-errors.rst

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Compilation error
 -----------------
 
 r_core development package not found
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 If you installed radare2 and still encounter this error, it could be that your
 ``PATH`` environment variable is set improperly (doesn’t contain

docs/source/user-docs.rst

@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ Cutter is an advanced reverse engineering platform that is powered by radare2. T
    :titlesonly:
    :glob:
 
+   user-docs/command-line
    user-docs/menus
 

docs/source/user-docs/command-line.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+Command line options
+====================
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+**Cutter** [*options*] [<*filename*>]
+
+
+Options
+-------
+
+.. option:: <filename>
+
+   Filename to open. If not specified file selection dialog will be shown.
+
+.. option:: -h, --help
+
+   Displays help on commandline options.
+
+.. option:: --help-all
+
+   Displays help including Qt specific options.
+
+.. option:: -v, --version
+
+   Displays version information.
+
+.. option:: -A, --anal <level>
+
+   When opening a file automatically perform analysis at given level. Requires
+   :option:`<filename>` to be specified. Following levels are available:
+
+   **0**
+     No analysis.
+
+   **1**
+     aaa
+
+   **2**
+     aaaa (experimental)
+
+.. option:: -F, --format <name>
+
+   Force using a specific file format (bin plugin)
+
+.. option:: -B, --base <base address>
+
+   Load binary at a specific base address
+
+.. option:: -i <file>
+
+   Run  script file
+
+.. option:: --pythonhome <PYTHONHOME>
+
+   PYTHONHOME to use for embedded python interpreter
+
+.. option:: --no-output-redirect
+
+   Disable output redirection. Some of the output in console widget will not
+   be visible. Use this option when debuging a crash or freeze and output
+   redirection is causing some messages to be lost.

src/CutterApplication.cpp

@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ CutterApplication::CutterApplication(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc
                                         "PYTHONHOME");
     cmd_parser.addOption(pythonHomeOption);
 
+    QCommandLineOption disableRedirectOption("no-output-redirect",
+                                    QObject::tr("Disable output redirection."
+                                                " Some of the output in console widget will not be visible."
+                                                " Use this option when debuging a crash or freeze and output "
+                                                " redirection is causing some messages to be lost."));
+    cmd_parser.addOption(disableRedirectOption);
+
     cmd_parser.process(*this);
 
     QStringList args = cmd_parser.positionalArguments();
@@ -137,6 +144,10 @@ CutterApplication::CutterApplication(int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc
     Config()->loadInitial();
     Core()->loadCutterRC();
 
+    if (cmd_parser.isSet(disableRedirectOption)) {
+        Config()->setOutputRedirectionEnabled(false);
+    }
+
     if (R2DecDecompiler::isAvailable()) {
         Core()->registerDecompiler(new R2DecDecompiler(Core()));
     }
@@ -367,4 +378,3 @@ void CutterProxyStyle::polish(QWidget *widget)
     }
 #endif // QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 10, 0) < QT_VERSION
 }
-

src/common/Configuration.cpp

@@ -728,3 +728,13 @@ void Configuration::setBitmapExportScaleFactor(double inputValueGraph)
     s.setValue("bitmapGraphExportScale", inputValueGraph);
 }
 
+void Configuration::setOutputRedirectionEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    this->outputRedirectEnabled = enabled;
+}
+
+bool Configuration::getOutputRedirectionEnabled() const
+{
+    return outputRedirectEnabled;
+}
+

src/common/Configuration.h

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ private:
 #ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_KSYNTAXHIGHLIGHTING
     KSyntaxHighlighting::Repository *kSyntaxHighlightingRepository;
 #endif
+    bool outputRedirectEnabled = true;
 
     // Colors
     void loadBaseThemeNative();
@@ -181,6 +182,15 @@ public:
     void setBitmapTransparentState(bool inputValueGraph);
     void setBitmapExportScaleFactor(double inputValueGraph);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Enable or disable Cutter output redirection.
+     * Output redirection state can only be changed early during Cutter initalization.
+     * Changing it later will have no effect
+     * @param enabled set this to false for disabling output redirection
+     */
+    void setOutputRedirectionEnabled(bool enabled);
+    bool getOutputRedirectionEnabled() const;
+
 public slots:
     void refreshFont();
 signals:

src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp

@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ ConsoleWidget::ConsoleWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
 
     completer->popup()->installEventFilter(this);
 
-    redirectOutput();
+    if (Config()->getOutputRedirectionEnabled()) {
+        redirectOutput();
+    }
 }
 
 ConsoleWidget::~ConsoleWidget()