New python module gdb.types.

* NEWS: Document it.
	* data-directory/Makefile.in (PYTHON_FILES): Add gdb/types.py.
	* python/lib/gdb/types.py: New file.

	testsuite/
	* lib/gdb-python.exp (gdb_check_python_config): New function.
	* gdb.python/Makefile.in (EXECUTABLES): Add lib-types.
	* gdb.python/lib-types.cc: New file.
	* gdb.python/lib-types.exp: New file.

	doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Python): Add "Python modules".
	(Types in Python): Add reference to gdb.types section.
	(Python modules): New node.
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Doug Evans 2010-10-13 20:08:46 +00:00
parent 577ce03a7c
commit 0e3509dbce
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@ -45,3 +45,21 @@ proc gdb_py_test_multiple { name args } {
}
return 0
}
# Establish various python configuration parameters if necessary.
# E.g. sys.path.
proc gdb_check_python_config { } {
global USE_INSTALLED_TREE
# If we're running an installed version of gdb, and we want to test the
# installed versions of the python support scripts, then we don't want
# to point data-directory at the build tree.
if { [info exists USE_INSTALLED_TREE] && "$USE_INSTALLED_TREE" == "yes" } {
verbose -log "Assuming system config already installed."
} else {
verbose -log "Installing system config from build tree."
set gdb_data_dir "[pwd]/../data-directory"
gdb_test_no_output "set data-directory $gdb_data_dir"
gdb_test_no_output "python GdbSetPythonDirectory ('$gdb_data_dir/python')"
}
}