Invoke and control GDB from Python
I am running a Python GUI application. I want to invoke and control GDB from it, like load an executable file, set breakpoints etc. I see that GDB has a command line interface which can be used by sending strings to the GDB process, but I want to do it the Python way. Is there a gdb.py
? I see th开发者_如何学Cat "archer" branch has something like "import gdb", but it doesn't work in Ubuntu's default installation of Python. Where do I get this module or is there any other method to control GDB from Python?
Yes, you can control GDB from Python. The Python documentation is at http://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Python.html#Python.
If you want an example of some scripting, take a look at http://tromey.com/blog/?p=548
pygdbmi is what you want.
With it I was able to reset an embedded target from Python using the following:
from pygdbmi.gdbcontroller import GdbController
if __name__ == '__main__':
gdbmi = GdbController()
response = gdbmi.write('b main')
response = gdbmi.write('target remote localhost:2331')
response = gdbmi.write('mon reset 0')
response = gdbmi.write('c')
gdbgui provides a much cooler example.
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