Re: Python enabled gdb on Windows and relocation

Ruben Van Boxem
2011-05-14T10:10:22Z

2011/5/14 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>:
>> Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 11:09:13 +0200
>> From: Ruben Van Boxem <vanboxem.ruben@gmail.com>
>> Cc: gdb@sourceware.org, python-list@python.org
>>
>> 1. Check hardcoded path; my suggestion would be "<gdb executable>/../lib/python27"
>> 2. If this fails to find the necessary files/scripts, find it like you
>> described above in Linux, without PYTHONPATH set.
>> 3. Check PYTHONPATH.
>>
>> I would think only number one would change, and perhaps be only
>> enabled with a special configure option. Nothing else would have to
>> change, and Windows users would rejoice :)
>
> The problem, I think, is that it's not so easy on Unix to get the
> place where the GDB executable leaves.  There isn't a system call to
> do that (similar to what Windows gives you).
>
> So I think on Posix platforms, number 2 would be used most of the
> time.
>

I understand. So better/feasible would be:

Windows: Check <gdb executable>/../lib/python27 or any configure-time
specified relative path to gdb executable? If that fails, revert to
current behavoir.

POSIX (so pretty much everythin else): Keep current behavior.

Which would come down to a configure option+ a small block of #if
_WIN32 code in the Python part of the code.

Thanks,

Ruben