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I am building some fairly large code on a machine without an IDE, but with Notepad++.

The compilation results are redirected to a file and sometimes, there are error messages, which satisfy a well defined regex.

I wonder if NPP has a plugin, which would parse the log file, recognize the error/warning messagess and let me navigate between the respective error/warning locations.

EDIT

Here is a typical example of the output (produced by make running MSVC cl.exe compiler):

/cygdrive/c/vs2010/VC/Bin/cl   -Zi -nologo -MD /D _STATIC_CPPLIB  -FdC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/Win32SurfaceData.pdb -FmC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/Win32SurfaceData.map -W3 -DD3D_OVERLOADS  -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE  -DWIN32 -DIAL -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN -DWIN32 -D_X86_ -Dx86  -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -I. -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders -I../../../src/windows/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/include -I../../../src/windows/javavm/include -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/common -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders/../../java/jvm -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows -IC:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1/Include -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image/cvutils -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/loops -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/d3d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows -I../../../src/share/native/sun/font -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/pipe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/path -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/doe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/debug -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt  -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/medialib   -DINTERNAL_BUILD  -c -FoC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/Win32SurfaceData.obj  ../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt/../java2d/windows/Win32SurfaceData.cpp
Win32SurfaceData.cpp
../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt/../java2d/windows/Win32SurfaceData.cpp(478) : warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled. Specify /EHsc
/cygdrive/c/vs2010/VC/Bin/cl   -Zi -nologo -MD /D _STATIC_CPPLIB  -FdC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WinBackBufferSurfaceData.pdb -FmC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WinBackBufferSurfaceData.map -W3 -DD3D_OVERLOADS  -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE  -DWIN32 -DIAL -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN -DWIN32 -D_X86_ -Dx86  -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -I. -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders -I../../../src/windows/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/include -I../../../src/windows/javavm/include -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/common -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders/../../java/jvm -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows -IC:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1/Include -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image/cvutils -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/loops -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/d3d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows -I../../../src/share/native/sun/font -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/pipe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/path -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/doe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/debug -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt  -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/medialib   -DINTERNAL_BUILD  -c -FoC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WinBackBufferSurfaceData.obj  ../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt/../java2d/windows/WinBackBufferSurfaceData.cpp
WinBackBufferSurfaceData.cpp
/cygdrive/c/vs2010/VC/Bin/cl   -Zi -nologo -MD /D _STATIC_CPPLIB  -FdC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WBufferStrategy.pdb -FmC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WBufferStrategy.map -W3 -DD3D_OVERLOADS  -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE  -DWIN32 -DIAL -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN -DWIN32 -D_X86_ -Dx86  -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -I. -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders -I../../../src/windows/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/include -I../../../src/windows/javavm/include -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/common -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders/../../java/jvm -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows -IC:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1/Include -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image/cvutils -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/loops -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/d3d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows -I../../../src/share/native/sun/font -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/pipe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/path -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/doe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/debug -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt  -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/medialib   -DINTERNAL_BUILD  -c -FoC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WBufferStrategy.obj  ../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows/WBufferStrategy.cpp
WBufferStrategy.cpp
/cygdrive/c/vs2010/VC/Bin/cl   -Zi -nologo -MD /D _STATIC_CPPLIB  -FdC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WPrinterJob.pdb -FmC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WPrinterJob.map -W3 -DD3D_OVERLOADS  -DUNICODE -D_UNICODE  -DWIN32 -DIAL -D_LITTLE_ENDIAN -DWIN32 -D_X86_ -Dx86  -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -I. -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders -I../../../src/windows/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/export -I../../../src/share/javavm/include -I../../../src/windows/javavm/include -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/common -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/CClassHeaders/../../java/jvm -IC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj -I../../../src/share/native/common -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows -IC:/PROGRA~2/MICROS~1/Include -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image/cvutils -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/image -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/loops -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/d3d -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/opengl -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/java2d/windows -I../../../src/share/native/sun/font -I../../../src/share/native/sun/java2d/pipe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/path -I../../../src/share/native/sun/dc/doe -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/debug -I../../../src/windows/native/sun/awt  -I../../../src/share/native/sun/awt/medialib   -DINTERNAL_BUILD  -c -FoC:/openjdk/OUTPUT~1/tmp/sun/sun.awt/awt/obj/WPrinterJob.obj  ../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows/WPrinterJob.cpp
WPrinterJob.cpp
../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows/WPrinterJob.cpp(74) : warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled. Specify /EHsc
../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows/WPrinterJob.cpp(117) : error C2664: 'JNIEnv_::NewString' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'LPWSTR' to 'const jchar *'
        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
../../../src/windows/native/sun/windows/WPrinterJob.cpp(142) : error C2664: 'JNIEnv_::NewString' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'LPTSTR' to 'const jchar *'
        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
mark
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  • Can you post a segment of the output with an error included? -- I do not know of any plugin but with proper regex you can do a "Find in files" and have a list of all errors and their respective locations output. – DeusAphor Dec 18 '12 at 16:10

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Since you have all the output saved in a log file, what DeusAphor suggests is what I would also do.

Another option would be to let the compiler output direct itself normally into NppExec's console and then set NppExec to open the offended source file and jump to the line dictated by the compiler.

This can achieved by first noticing the pattern of the error messages emit by you compiler, and then open the dialog box: Plugins->NppExec->Console Output Filters->[Highlight] tab. Quick samples of the variables recognized by the plug-in are presented inside that tab.

For mingw32 GCC, for example, error messages appear on the output console with the following pattern:

FILE: LINE:some_other_num: error type: error_desription

Thus, inside the [Highlight] tab of the dialog, you can add it with a wildcard syntax into the first textbox, as shown in the following picture (look at the top row):

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(you may need to replace %FILE% with %ABSFILE%, depending on your compiler and/or Windows version)

Don't forget to enable the check-mark in front of the textbox (you may also define some color and/or text styles, from the options presented next to the textbox).

Now before closing the NppExec dialog, go to its [Replace] tab and enable the option at the top: "Enable Replacing Filters".

Lastly, close the NppExec dialog with OK and make sure that the menu entry* Plugins->NppExec->Console Output Filters is checked. If not, check it.

If everything went well, you should now be able to double click onto any error message shown on NppExec's output console, having it open the relative file and moving the cursor to the indicated line.

Another option would be to install an alternative terminal to the Windows command-prompt, like MSYS for example, that comes either embedded or as a stand-alone download of the mingw tool-chain.

However, it requires familiarity with the Unix-like shell utilities and involves also writing your own Np++ or NppExec scripts. This post may be useful as a starting point, although it discusses Cygwin (a Unix layered environment on top Windows).

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  • +1 for this answer. I Use Notepad++ "Je suis Charlie edition" "Build time: Jan 10 2015 -17:20.21" and I do not need to enable "Enable Replacing Filters" in the "Replace"-tab. Therefore "Console Output Filters ..." is not checked, because it is checked iby enabling the "Enable Replacing Filters" check. – miracle173 Nov 05 '16 at 10:18
  • The tricky part for me was getting the content of a logfile into the NppExec console output. Finally, I figured out that I could do it by executing "cat " from the NppExec console. (I would have expected "type" to work, seeing that I'm on a Windows machine, but it didn't.) – Alan Jan 24 '18 at 15:31
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Alright, so what I would do is use "Find in Files" ...

Given your current example I just put the text to find as "error"; If you wanted to include warnings; enable regex and search "error|warning"

Directory is of course the directory to search in..

Using a filter you can tell it to only look at files with X name. Example : "compiler-output3844.txt" you would use "compiler-output*.txt"

This will give you something like so...

Find in Files

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    This is what I do today too. It is not very convenient compared to point and click, to say the least. – mark Dec 18 '12 at 17:11