Comments on: 1. Installing a Python-enabled debugger http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:37:08 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tom http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156975 tom Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:32:20 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156975 Nope, we don't have windows builds ready. Sorry about that. Nope, we don’t have windows builds ready. Sorry about that.

]]> By: candy http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156963 candy Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:49:25 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156963 is there a windows ready python enabled gdb.exe available for download? it is very difficult to follow your steps in a windows environment, especially i don't have to cygwin installed. thanks. is there a windows ready python enabled gdb.exe available for download? it is very difficult to follow your steps in a windows environment, especially i don’t have to cygwin installed. thanks.

]]> By: tom http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156830 tom Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:24:08 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156830 The archer git repository has more Python bindings than gdb snapshots do. So, it really depends on what you want to do... We push things from the git repository to gdb CVS when we feel they are mature enough. This generally means that gdb CVS is a bit more API-stable, but OTOH less powerful. We merge from gdb CVS to the git branch periodically (last time 2 weeks ago, though I'm doing another merge today). So there usually isn't too much difference. As to your last question, "gdb -P" is one of the features we haven't upstreamed yet. The archer git repository has more Python bindings than gdb snapshots do. So, it really depends on what you want to do… We push things from the git repository to gdb CVS when we feel they are mature enough. This generally means that gdb CVS is a bit more API-stable, but OTOH less powerful.

We merge from gdb CVS to the git branch periodically (last time 2 weeks ago, though I’m doing another merge today). So there usually isn’t too much difference.

As to your last question, “gdb -P” is one of the features we haven’t upstreamed yet.

]]> By: Flag http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156829 Flag Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:20:09 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156829 First, thank you for your fantastic work! I believe this project will heavily change my process of debugging. But of course i have couple of technical questions :) Is it necessary to check out git repo? Is it equal to using usual gdb snapshots? If they differ, is there any place with git snapshots? (I work through proxy, so using external git repos doesn't work for me.) Latest gdb python-enabled snapshot supports 'python' command, but does not know anything about commands from Python API, also there is no -P option in it. First, thank you for your fantastic work! I believe this project will heavily change my process of debugging.

But of course i have couple of technical questions :)
Is it necessary to check out git repo? Is it equal to using usual gdb snapshots? If they differ, is there any place with git snapshots? (I work through proxy, so using external git repos doesn’t work for me.)
Latest gdb python-enabled snapshot supports ‘python’ command, but does not know anything about commands from Python API, also there is no -P option in it.

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]]> By: Greg http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156768 Greg Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:11:33 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156768 I suggest linking to your blog posts from the pythong/gdb wiki page. I suggest linking to your blog posts from the pythong/gdb wiki page.

]]> By: tom http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156373 tom Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:56:53 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156373 What I really want is for configure to automatically absolute-ize a relative --prefix directory. I don't see why it shouldn't, really. Meanwhile, usually I just use a wrapper script. What I really want is for configure to automatically absolute-ize a relative –prefix directory. I don’t see why it shouldn’t, really.

Meanwhile, usually I just use a wrapper script.

]]> By: Ralf Wildenhues http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156369 Ralf Wildenhues Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:08:52 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156369 OK, it didn't, sigh, so I'll just explain it. Use the line test “$prefix” = NONE && prefix=$HOME/archer/install in a config.site file. Put it either where configure will find it by default (/usr/local/share/config.site) or where you like. In the latter case, set $CONFIG_SITE appropriately. OK, it didn’t, sigh, so I’ll just explain it. Use the line
test “$prefix” = NONE && prefix=$HOME/archer/install

in a config.site file. Put it either where configure will find it by default (/usr/local/share/config.site) or where you like. In the latter case, set
$CONFIG_SITE appropriately.

]]> By: Ralf Wildenhues http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156368 Ralf Wildenhues Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:07:20 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156368 > (As an aside: I have typed that goofy --prefix line a million times. I wish configure would just do that for me.) I hope this comes out literally: cat >> ~/.bashrc <$CONFIG_SITE <<EOF test "$prefix" = NONE && prefix=$HOME/archer/install EOF > (As an aside: I have typed that goofy –prefix line a million times. I wish configure would just do that for me.)

I hope this comes out literally:

cat >> ~/.bashrc <$CONFIG_SITE <<EOF
test “$prefix” = NONE && prefix=$HOME/archer/install
EOF

]]> By: Daniel Jacobowitz http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494&cpage=1#comment-156366 Daniel Jacobowitz Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:58:06 +0000 http://tromey.com/blog/?p=494#comment-156366 Not only doing but did. It went up just before you wrote this. The Python-enabled GDB is now available in Debian Experimental. I will be updating it periodically, but poke me if you want it refreshed. The source package builds on unstable and probably on testing, but likely not in Etch. Just add an experimental line to your sources.list file, and use the APT preferences file to prefer unstable for everything but GDB. There's probably an easier way but I do not know it off the top of my head. Not only doing but did. It went up just before you wrote this.

The Python-enabled GDB is now available in Debian Experimental. I will be updating it periodically, but poke me if you want it refreshed. The source package builds on unstable and probably on testing, but likely not in Etch.

Just add an experimental line to your sources.list file, and use the APT preferences file to prefer unstable for everything but GDB. There’s probably an easier way but I do not know it off the top of my head.

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