diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-prompt.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-prompt.exp
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+# Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# This file is part of the GDB testsuite.  It tests the mechanism
+# for defining the prompt in Python.
+
+if $tracelevel then {
+    strace $tracelevel
+}
+
+load_lib gdb-python.exp
+load_lib prompt.exp
+
+# Start with a fresh gdb.
+
+gdb_exit
+gdb_start
+gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
+
+# Skip all tests if Python scripting is not enabled.
+if { [skip_python_tests] } { continue }
+gdb_exit
+
+global GDBFLAGS
+set saved_gdbflags $GDBFLAGS
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $GDBFLAGS " -ex \"set height 0\""]
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $GDBFLAGS " -ex \"set width 0\""]
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $GDBFLAGS " -ex \"python i = 0\""]
+set prompt_func "python def foo(x): global i; i += 1; return \'(Foo) \'"
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $GDBFLAGS " -ex \"$prompt_func\""]
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $GDBFLAGS " -ex \"python gdb.prompt_hook=foo\""]
+
+set tmp_gdbflags $GDBFLAGS
+set saved_gdb_prompt $gdb_prompt
+set gdb_prompt_fail "\[(\]gdb\[)\]"
+
+global gdb_prompt
+# Does not include the space at the end of the prompt.
+# gdb_test expects it not to be there.
+set gdb_prompt "\[(\]Foo\[)\]"
+
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $tmp_gdbflags " -ex \"set editing on\""]
+prompt_gdb_start
+gdb_test "python x = i; print gdb.execute(\"show prompt\", to_string = True)" \
+	 ".*prompt is \"$gdb_prompt \".*" \
+	 "show prompt gets the correct result"
+gdb_test "python print x, i" "1 2" \
+	 "retrieving the prompt causes no extra prompt_hook calls"
+gdb_exit
+
+
+set GDBFLAGS [concat $tmp_gdbflags " -ex \"set editing off\""]
+prompt_gdb_start
+gdb_test "python x = i; print gdb.execute(\"show prompt\", to_string = True)" \
+	 ".*prompt is \"$gdb_prompt \".*" \
+	 "show prompt gets the correct result 2"
+gdb_test "python print x, i" "1 2" \
+	 "retrieving the prompt causes no extra prompt_hook calls 2"
+gdb_exit
+
+set GDBFLAGS $saved_gdbflags
+set gdb_prompt $saved_gdb_prompt
+return 0
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/prompt.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/prompt.exp
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+# Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Specialized subroutines for launching gdb and testing the very first prompt.
+
+
+#
+# start gdb -- start gdb running, prompt procedure
+# this procedure differs from the default in that you must pass 'set height 0',
+# and 'set width 0', yourself in GDBFLAGS, and it has a gdb_prompt_fail variable,
+#
+# uses pass if it sees $gdb_prompt, and fail if it sees $gdb_prompt_fail.
+#
+proc default_prompt_gdb_start { } {
+    global verbose
+    global GDB
+    global INTERNAL_GDBFLAGS GDBFLAGS
+    global gdb_prompt
+    global gdb_prompt_fail
+    global timeout
+    global gdb_spawn_id;
+
+    gdb_stop_suppressing_tests;
+
+    verbose "Spawning $GDB $INTERNAL_GDBFLAGS $GDBFLAGS"
+
+    if [info exists gdb_spawn_id] {
+	return 0;
+    }
+
+    if ![is_remote host] {
+	if { [which $GDB] == 0 } then {
+	    perror "$GDB does not exist."
+	    exit 1
+	}
+    }
+    set res [remote_spawn host "$GDB $INTERNAL_GDBFLAGS $GDBFLAGS [host_info gdb_opts]"];
+    if { $res < 0 || $res == "" } {
+	perror "Spawning $GDB failed."
+	return 1;
+    }
+    gdb_expect 360 {
+	-re "\[\r\n\]$gdb_prompt_fail $" {
+	    fail "GDB initializing first prompt"
+	}
+	-re "\[\r\n\]$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    pass "GDB initializing first prompt"
+	}
+	-re "$gdb_prompt $"	{
+	    perror "GDB never initialized."
+	    return -1
+	}
+	-re "$gdb_prompt_fail $"	{
+	    perror "GDB never initialized."
+	    return -1
+	}
+	timeout	{
+	    perror "(timeout) GDB never initialized after 10 seconds."
+	    remote_close host;
+	    return -1
+	}
+    }
+    set gdb_spawn_id -1;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+#
+# Overridable function. You can override this function in your
+# baseboard file.
+#
+proc prompt_gdb_start { } {
+    default_prompt_gdb_start
+}
+