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Asked: 2026-06-12T20:30:04+00:00

Is it possible to pass a message to the GNU build window from the

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Is it possible to pass a message to the GNU build window from the source code?
Something like:

foo.c (not a makefile)

#ifdef DEBUG
   Echo "The Debug flag is set"

// more code here
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  1. Editorial Team

    Look at the diagnostic pragmas in gcc:

    http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Diagnostic-Pragmas.html

    e.g.

    GCC also offers a simple mechanism for printing messages during compilation.

    `#pragma message string`
    Prints string as a compiler message on compilation. The message is informational only, and is neither a compilation warning nor an error. 

              #pragma message "Compiling " __FILE__ "..."
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