PR python/12227

	* NEWS: Mention -data-directory.
	* main.c (captured_main): Recognize -data-directory.

	doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Document -data-directory.
	(Data Files): Add reference to -data-directory.

	testsuite/
	* gdb.base/catch-syscall.exp (do_syscall_tests): Remove setting
	of data-directory.
	* lib/gdb-python.exp (gdb_check_python_config): Delete, all callers
	updated.
	* lib/gdb.exp (INTERNAL_GDBFLAGS): Add -data-directory.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/main.c b/gdb/main.c
index 9bd36cf..c686bd2 100644
--- a/gdb/main.c
+++ b/gdb/main.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ captured_main (void *data)
       {"i", required_argument, 0, 'i'},
       {"directory", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
       {"d", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+      {"data-directory", required_argument, 0, 'D'},
       {"cd", required_argument, 0, OPT_CD},
       {"tty", required_argument, 0, 't'},
       {"baud", required_argument, 0, 'b'},
@@ -551,6 +552,10 @@ captured_main (void *data)
 	    batch_flag = batch_silent = 1;
 	    gdb_stdout = ui_file_new();
 	    break;
+	  case 'D':
+	    xfree (gdb_datadir);
+	    gdb_datadir = xstrdup (optarg);
+	    break;
 #ifdef GDBTK
 	  case 'z':
 	    {