Content adapted from https://devguide.python.org/development-tools/gdb/#
and https://wiki.python.org/moin/DebuggingWithGdb.
The original content on the Wiki page came from gdb debug help used by
the Launchpad (https://launchpad.net/) team.
Thanks to Anatoly Techtonik and user `rmf` for substantial improvements to the Wiki page.
The history of the Devguide page follows
(with log entries expanded for major content contributions):
Hugo van Kemenade, Sat Dec 30 21:22:04 2023 +0200
Hugo van Kemenade, Fri Dec 8 12:04:32 2023 +0200
Erlend E. Aasland & Hugo van Kemenade, Tue Aug 8 22:05:34 2023 +0200
Satish Mishra, Sat Feb 11 13:54:57 2023 +0530
Hugo van Kemenade, Fri Dec 23 17:33:33 2022 +0200
Skip Montanaro, Hugo, Erlend, & Ezio, Fri Nov 4 05:04:23 2022 -0500
Add a GDB tips section to Advanced Tools (#977)
Adam Turner, Wed Jun 15 21:19:23 2022 +0100
Adam Turner, Tue Jun 14 11:12:26 2022 +0100
Suriyaa, Fri Jun 8 19:39:23 2018 +0200
Jeff Allen, Tue Oct 24 18:12:53 2017 +0100
Jeff Allen, Fri Oct 13 13:43:43 2017 +0100
Mariatta, Wed Jan 4 09:14:55 2017 -0800
Carol Willing, Mon Sep 26 14:50:54 2016 -0700
Zachary Ware, Thu Jul 21 10:42:23 2016 -0500
Georg Brandl, Mon Nov 3 11:28:19 2014 +0100
Add instruction how to activate python-gdb.py
Georg Brandl, Sun Mar 9 10:32:01 2014 +0100
Georg Brandl, Tue Apr 3 09:12:53 2012 +0200
Georg Brandl, Sat Mar 5 17:32:35 2011 +0100
Dave Malcolm, Fri Jan 21 12:34:09 2011 -0500
Add documentation on the gdb extension commands provided in libpython.py
I adapted this from documentation I wrote for the Fedora wiki:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/EasierPythonDebugging#New_gdb_commands
reformatting it as rst, and making other minor changes
Brett Cannon, Thu Jan 20 15:16:52 2011 -0800
Dave Malcolm, Thu Jan 20 16:17:23 2011 -0500
Add some notes on the gdb pretty-printer hooks
Antoine Pitrou, Thu Jan 20 21:17:49 2011 +0100
Give an example backtrace
Antoine Pitrou, Thu Jan 20 21:03:06 2011 +0100
Expand explanations about gdb support
Brett Cannon, Thu Jan 20 11:33:36 2011 -0800
Tweak the gdb support title to fit in better with the devguide.
Brett Cannon, Mon Jan 17 21:12:54 2011 +0000
Short README on gdb support.
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