From c7a396f9b7f61bb6927b276188c075e47e9db0e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Yann E. MORIN\"" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:57:21 +0200
Subject: debug/gdb: new option to enable/disable use of python

Add a new option to enable/disable the Python scripting in gdb.
Hide the option (ie. disable it) when statically linking the cross-gdb.

Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>

diff --git a/config/debug/gdb.in.cross b/config/debug/gdb.in.cross
index cbe8b29..633def3 100644
--- a/config/debug/gdb.in.cross
+++ b/config/debug/gdb.in.cross
@@ -33,4 +33,20 @@ config GDB_CROSS_STATIC
       That way, you can share the cross-gdb without installing a toolchain
       on every machine that will be used to debug target programs.
 
+config GDB_CROSS_PYTHON
+    bool
+    prompt "Enable python scripting"
+    depends on CONFIGURE_has_python
+    depends on ! GDB_CROSS_STATIC
+    default y
+    help
+      Say 'y' if you want to use Python scripting inside gdb.
+      Say 'n' if you do not want to.
+      
+      Beware that enabling Python scripting could render the gdb
+      executable non-functional if you move it to another machine.
+      Building a static gdb can help in this regard, although there
+      have been reports of problems when linking gdb to the static
+      libpython.a. This should be fixed in gdb >=7.3. YMMV.
+      
 endif # GDB_CROSS
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 90cff13..75d2b22 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ done
 has_or_warn  inc="${python_incs}"       \
              lib="${python_libs}"       \
              lib_exts="${libs_exts}"    \
+             kconfig=has_python         \
              err="The 'python' header file and library are needed for some features of cross-gdb"
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh b/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh
index 99356d7..289d26a 100644
--- a/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/debug/300-gdb.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ do_debug_gdb_build() {
             none)   cross_extra_config+=("--disable-threads");;
             *)      cross_extra_config+=("--enable-threads");;
         esac
+        if [ "${CT_GDB_CROSS_PYTHON}" = "y" ]; then
+            cross_extra_config+=( "--with-python=yes" )
+        else
+            cross_extra_config+=( "--with-python=no" )
+        fi
 
         CC_for_gdb=
         LD_for_gdb=
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