[Python-Dev] gdb support could use some love

[Ned Deily]

On Apr 5, 2018, at 12:35, Brett Cannon <brett at python.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Apr 2018 at 02:49 Skip Montanaro <skip.montanaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > There are a bunch of open issues regarding gdb support including one with a PR in need of review for 3.6+.
>> 
>> I rejected one (which assumed everyone now uses a python-aware gdb),
>> commented on another (ceval.c-related name changes in several
>> commands), and created a PR for third (documentation for the
>> user-defined commands). Unfortunately, it's been so long since I
>> contributed, I don't quite understand the ins and outs of the workflow
>> anymore. In particular, I could find no way to add the "skip news"
>> label.
> There's a "Labels" section in the right-hand column. You can click "Labels" and a drop-down of available and selected labels will show up.

Modifying GitHub Labels is only available to people with commit privs and, IIRC, Skip asked to drop his commit privs a few years ago (although I'm sure we would all be happy to welcome him back!).

> I'm afraid someone might have to intervene here:
> 
> https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/6384

Thanks for pushing that!  It's now merged.

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