[New-bugs-announce] [issue17475] Better doc on using python-gdb.py

[Cherniavsky Beni]

New submission from Cherniavsky Beni:

recent gdb versions by default won't auto-load python-gdb.py.
issue15043 fixed this in test_gdb, but manual action is still needed to when a developer actually wants to run gdb.

Attached devguide patch.
After writing this I noticed it's already explained in faq.txt, but I think it's important to also explain it in the devguide's GDB section.

Should this also be mentioned inside python-gdb.py?
And why does that file have a Tools/gdb/libpython.py doppleganger?

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components: Devguide
files: python-gdb-how-to-load.diff
keywords: patch
messages: 184574
nosy: cben, ezio.melotti, ncoghlan, r.david.murray
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Better doc on using python-gdb.py
versions: Python 3.4
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file29469/python-gdb-how-to-load.diff

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