Settings: Default console logging to running from TTY

src/common/log.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #elif defined(__ANDROID__)
 #include <android/log.h>
 #else
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <termios.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -128,6 +130,20 @@ float Log::GetCurrentMessageTime()
   return static_cast<float>(Common::Timer::ConvertValueToSeconds(Common::Timer::GetCurrentValue() - s_start_timestamp));
 }
 
+bool Log::IsConsoleOutputCurrentlyAvailable()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  const HANDLE h = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+  return (h != NULL && h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE);
+#elif defined(__ANDROID__)
+  return false;
+#else
+  // standard output isn't really reliable because it could be redirected to a file. check standard input for tty.
+  struct termios attr;
+  return (tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &attr) == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
 bool Log::IsConsoleOutputEnabled()
 {
   return s_console_output_enabled;

src/common/log.h

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void UnregisterCallback(CallbackFunctionType callbackFunction, void* pUserParam)
 float GetCurrentMessageTime();
 
 // adds a standard console output
+bool IsConsoleOutputCurrentlyAvailable();
 bool IsConsoleOutputEnabled();
 void SetConsoleOutputParams(bool enabled, bool timestamps = true);
 

src/core/fullscreen_ui.cpp

@@ -5137,7 +5137,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::DrawAdvancedSettingsPage()
                   "LogLevel", Settings::DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL, &Settings::ParseLogLevelName, &Settings::GetLogLevelName,
                   &Settings::GetLogLevelDisplayName, LOGLEVEL_COUNT);
   DrawToggleSetting(bsi, FSUI_CSTR("Log To System Console"), FSUI_CSTR("Logs messages to the console window."),
-                    FSUI_CSTR("Logging"), "LogToConsole", Settings::DEFAULT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE);
+                    FSUI_CSTR("Logging"), "LogToConsole", false);
   DrawToggleSetting(bsi, FSUI_CSTR("Log To Debug Console"),
                     FSUI_CSTR("Logs messages to the debug console where supported."), "Logging", "LogToDebug", false);
   DrawToggleSetting(bsi, FSUI_CSTR("Log To File"), FSUI_CSTR("Logs messages to duckstation.log in the user directory."),

src/core/settings.cpp

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void Settings::Load(SettingsInterface& si, SettingsInterface& controller_si)
                 .value_or(DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL);
   log_filter = si.GetStringValue("Logging", "LogFilter", "");
   log_timestamps = si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogTimestamps", true);
-  log_to_console = si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToConsole", DEFAULT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE);
+  log_to_console = si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToConsole", false);
   log_to_debug = si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToDebug", false);
   log_to_window = si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToWindow", false);
   log_to_file = si.GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToFile", false);
@@ -449,9 +449,6 @@ void Settings::Load(SettingsInterface& si, SettingsInterface& controller_si)
     si.GetIntValue("TextureReplacements", "DumpVRAMWriteHeightThreshold", 128);
 
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
-  // No expansion due to license incompatibility.
-  audio_expansion_mode = AudioExpansionMode::Disabled;
-
   // Android users are incredibly silly and don't understand that stretch is in the aspect ratio list...
   if (si.GetBoolValue("Display", "Stretch", false))
     display_aspect_ratio = DisplayAspectRatio::MatchWindow;

src/core/settings.h

@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ struct Settings
   LOGLEVEL log_level = DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
   std::string log_filter;
   bool log_timestamps : 1 = true;
-  bool log_to_console : 1 = DEFAULT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE;
+  bool log_to_console : 1 = false;
   bool log_to_debug : 1 = false;
   bool log_to_window : 1 = false;
   bool log_to_file : 1 = false;
@@ -528,13 +528,6 @@ struct Settings
   static constexpr u32 DEFAULT_MEDIA_CAPTURE_AUDIO_BITRATE = 128;
 #endif
 
-  // Enable console logging by default on Linux platforms.
-#if defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
-  static constexpr bool DEFAULT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE = true;
-#else
-  static constexpr bool DEFAULT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE = false;
-#endif
-
   // Android doesn't create settings until they're first opened, so we have to override the defaults here.
 #ifndef __ANDROID__
   static constexpr bool DEFAULT_SAVE_STATE_BACKUPS = true;

src/core/system.cpp

@@ -1347,6 +1347,11 @@ void System::SetDefaultSettings(SettingsInterface& si)
 
   temp.Save(si, false);
 
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
+  // On Linux, default the console to whether standard input is currently available.
+  si.SetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToConsole", Log::IsConsoleOutputCurrentlyAvailable());
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __ANDROID__
   si.SetStringValue("MediaCapture", "Backend", MediaCapture::GetBackendName(Settings::DEFAULT_MEDIA_CAPTURE_BACKEND));
   si.SetStringValue("MediaCapture", "Container", Settings::DEFAULT_MEDIA_CAPTURE_CONTAINER);

src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp

@@ -472,11 +472,8 @@ bool QtHost::InitializeConfig(std::string settings_filename)
   MigrateSettings();
 
   // We need to create the console window early, otherwise it appears in front of the main window.
-  if (!Log::IsConsoleOutputEnabled() &&
-      s_base_settings_interface->GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToConsole", Settings::DEFAULT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE))
-  {
+  if (!Log::IsConsoleOutputEnabled() && s_base_settings_interface->GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogToConsole", false))
     Log::SetConsoleOutputParams(true, s_base_settings_interface->GetBoolValue("Logging", "LogTimestamps", true));
-  }
 
   UpdateApplicationLanguage(nullptr);
   return true;