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Re: [PATCH] Warn about data-directory when failing to import Python "gdb" module

From: Khoo Yit Phang <khooyp at cs dot umd dot edu>
To: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
Cc: Khoo Yit Phang <khooyp at cs dot umd dot edu>, GDB Patches <gdb-patches at sourceware dot org>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:27:45 -0400
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Warn about data-directory when failing to import Python "gdb" module
References: <AF3745C0-8A7B-4D72-AF57-6F8F68A27357@cs.umd.edu> <20120917202241.GB4423@host2.jankratochvil.net>

Hi,

On Sep 17, 2012, at 4:22 PM, Jan Kratochvil wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:36:37 +0200, Khoo Yit Phang wrote:
>> +      warning (_("Please make sure that data-directory is set correctly."));
> 
> Couldn't you make it more explicit, such as mentioning the -data-directory
> command-line parameter and that it should contain file python/gdb/__init__.py
> or that it is gdb/data-directory in the source tree or some such wording?

How about:

If you are running GDB from the build directory, please run gdb with the -data-directory flag set as appropriate, e.g., "builddir/gdb -data-directory builddir/data-directory".

Yit
September 17, 2012

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References:
- [PATCH] Warn about data-directory when failing to import Python "gdb" module
  - From: Khoo Yit Phang
- Re: [PATCH] Warn about data-directory when failing to import Python "gdb" module
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