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[PATCH] gnu: python-pydevd: Use gdb/pinned.

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Message #14 received at 70393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars-Dominik Braun <lars <at> 6xq.net>
To: Christopher Baines <mail <at> cbaines.net>
Cc: Tanguy Le Carrour <tanguy <at> bioneland.org>,
 Munyoki Kilyungi <me <at> bonfacemunyoki.com>,
 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 70393 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 jgart <jgart <at> dismail.de>, Marius Bakke <marius <at> gnu.org>,
 Sharlatan Hellseher <sharlatanus <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#70393] [PATCH] gnu: python-pydevd: Use gdb/pinned.
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:09:21 +0200

Hi Chris,

> > If PyDev uses GDB, then it’ll be stuck with an older version of GDB?
> > Maybe that’s OK?  (I know nothing about PyDev and how it uses GDB so I
> > can’t really judge whether it’s OK.)
> 
> I don't really know either, but at least this will allow updating gdb
> without rebuilding a bunch of Python things.

I don’t see anything that would prevent pydevd running on a pinned/older
GDB version. We might want to verify when we update python-pydevd, but
right now it just attaches to the process and injects a shared object
– that’s all. So, LGTM.

Lars

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