Bug 27420 - Add gdb [--python|-P] option as available in archer
Summary: Add gdb [--python|-P] option as available in archer
Status: UNCONFIRMED
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Product: gdb
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Component: python (show other bugs)
Version: unknown
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Reported: 2021-02-15 11:14 UTC by Thomas Sondergaard
Modified: 2022-07-14 16:36 UTC (History)
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Description Thomas Sondergaard 2021-02-15 11:14:53 UTC 
Fedora until recently shipped gdb with patches from archer that included the --python command line option. RHEL 7 and 8 still ship with a gdb that has this option.

 This is very useful for advanced scripting of gdb. I was hoping this feature could be added to mainline gdb.

I have also created an issue in Fedora's issue tracker to bring it back there, but I think the feature is simple and generally useful, so why not put it in gdb proper.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928678
Comment 1 Tom Tromey 2022-07-14 16:36:23 UTC 
There was a thread here
https://sourceware.org/pipermail/gdb-patches/2019-July/159227.html