Re: [patch] [python] Implement stop_p for gdb.Breakpoint

[Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com>]

Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> writes:

>>>>>> "Phil" == Phil Muldoon <pmuldoon@redhat.com> writes:
>
> Phil> I remember a bug about this in 2.5 that did accept const definitions
> Phil> but would later die.  (And a patch was checked in.  Can't remember by
> Phil> who though).  Anyway, Python 2.6 rejects all of the above with:
>
> Thanks, I never remember that.  It is ok without that const.
>
> Could you file a bug against Python, like Jan suggested?
>

Sure.  And I have committed the code and doc patches per previous
approval.  Thanks.

Should I also write something on how Parameters now have callback functions too?

Eli, Here is a NEWS patch.  

Cheers,

Phil
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diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index fb36383..826bad3 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
 
 * Python scripting
 
+  ** Breakpoints can now be sub-classed in Python, and in particular
+     you may implement a 'stop' function that is executed each time
+     the inferior reaches that breakpoint.   
+
   ** New function gdb.lookup_global_symbol looks up a global symbol.
 
   ** GDB values in Python are now callable if the value represents a