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Re: [RFA] Update gdb's configure instructions
>>>>> "Eli" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
Eli> Did this change since GDB 8.2? Because when I built GDB 8.2, the
Eli> argument to --with-python was the top-level directory of the Python
Eli> installation on my build system.
It can be either, it turns out. How's this text?
`--with-python[=PYTHON]'
Build GDB with Python scripting support. (Done by default if
libpython is present and found at configure time.) Python makes
GDB scripting much more powerful than the restricted CLI
scripting language. If your host does not have Python installed,
you can find it on `http://www.python.org/download/'. The oldest
version of Python supported by GDB is 2.4. The optional argument
PYTHON is used to find the Python headers and libraries. It can
be either the name of a Python executable, or the name of the
directory in which Python is installed.
and in gdb.texinfo:
@item Python
@value{GDBN} can be scripted using Python language. @xref{Python}.
By default, @value{GDBN} will be compiled if the Python libraries are
installed and are found by @file{configure}. You can use the
@code{--with-python} option to request Python, and pass either the
file name of the relevant @code{python} executable, or the name of the
directory in which Python is installed, to choose a particular
installation of Python.
Tom