[TxMt] Re: Running programs that require input in TextMate

[Martin Kühl]

On 04.09.2009, at 00:26, Jonathan Elliott wrote:

> This is probably a bit of a noobish question, but since most recently
> updating TextMate I've been having problems making programs which  
> require
> input run correctly through TextMate. Before the recent update I had  
> no
> problems.
>
> For example, if I write a simple C program such as the following
> (getchar.c):
>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
> int main() {
>    printf("Please type a character:\n");
>    printf("You entered %c", getchar());
>    return 0;
> }
>
> and then hit Command-R to run the program, TextMate doesn't bother  
> to ask me
> to type anything but just defaultly takes EOF as its input. Before  
> updating,
> TextMate would come up with a dialogue box telling me that input was
> required, with the option to send EOF to the program, but this no  
> longer
> happens.
>
> The above program runs fine in terminal, via "gcc getchar.c;
> ./getchar.c.out" for instance.
>
> The problem persists with other languages too, such as Ruby.  
> Presumably
> there must be a simple way to fix it. Has a setting that tells  
> TextMate what
> to take as STDIN been changed?

This feature was disabled because it caused problems under Snow Leopard.
The blog <http://blog.macromates.com/2009/interactive-input/> features  
a more thorough explanation and instructions how to revert to a  
version containing the interactive input feature.

HTH,
Martin