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Re: gdb.Parameter / backtrace.py in gdb 7.0?
- From: Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon at redhat dot com>
- To: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Ray Ruvinskiy <rruvinsk at sybase dot com>, archer at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:26:55 +0000
- Subject: Re: gdb.Parameter / backtrace.py in gdb 7.0?
- References: <4B181B93.4030905@sybase.com> <m38wdie3ft.fsf@fleche.redhat.com>
On 12/04/2009 11:15 PM, Tom Tromey wrote:
>>>>>> "Ray" == Ray Ruvinskiy <rruvinsk@sybase.com> writes:
>
> Ray> I have noticed that the gdb repository is missing all of the Archer
> Ray> python samples (i.e., backtrace.py and the rest of the stuff in
> Ray> gdb.pythondir, including the attribute gdb.pythondir). I was hoping
> Ray> that the scripts from the Archer branch would more or less just work
> Ray> with gdb 7.0, but that appears not to be the case, as gdb.Parameter,
> Ray> which backtrace.py uses, is completely missing from the gdb
> Ray> repository. I've been trying to find out whether there is a reason for
> Ray> all of this, but I can't find any e-mails anywhere.
>
> There's no good reason, it is just that nobody has yet done the work to
> merge things upstream.
>
> This is something we plan to do, though it has been slow going.
> Currently, Phil is the main person working on Python stuff, and he has
> been focused on bug-fixing.
I typically use the GDB sourceware bugzilla as my on-going (ever
growing!) task list. In amongst the bugs, there are enhancement
requests too. If you have a use for a particular piece of code that
is not yet merged upstream, you could add it as an enhancement
request. I'm fine with that -- just make sure to mark the Product as:
"GDB", and the component as: "Python".
> Ray> I was wondering what reason for the divergence is and whether there is
> Ray> a version of filtering backtrace that works with gdb 7.0.
>
> Nope. Also, I think there is more missing than just Parameter.
There are quite a few bits I would like to see merged too.
Cheers,
Phil