GNU bug report logs - #21521
24.5; pdb default suggested command

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefano Pacifico <github <at> pacifico.cc>

Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:23:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 24.5

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefano Pacifico <github <at> pacifico.cc>
Cc: 21521 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#21521: 24.5; pdb default suggested command
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:28:44 +0300

> From: Stefano Pacifico <github <at> pacifico.cc>
> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:20:42 -0400
> Cc: 21521 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Because it does not seem that standard distributions of Python install a `pdb` executable script in standard PATH locations. This wiki, for example, https://wiki.python.org/moin/EmacsEditor suggests creating the link manually. 
> 
> On the other hand, all distributions of Python come with the `pdb.py` module available by default, so `python -m pdb` should always work. 

Is this a Python-only problem or are there other debuggers supported
by GUD with similar issues?
This bug report was last modified 5 years and 285 days ago.

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