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| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 0baaf93..c83b5f5 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ 2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> + * python.texi (Python): Mention Python versions. Don't mention + execfile. + +2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com> + PR python/19808: * python.texi (Unwinding Frames in Python): Rewrite create_unwind_info documentation. Update read_register diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi index ccad593..eb4c3a5 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/python.texi +++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can extend @value{GDBN} using the @uref{http://www.python.org/, Python programming language}. This feature is available only if @value{GDBN} was configured using @option{--with-python}. +@value{GDBN} can be built against either Python 2 or Python 3; which +one you have depends on this configure-time option. @cindex python directory Python scripts used by @value{GDBN} should be installed in @@ -113,10 +115,6 @@ interpreter: The script name must end with @samp{.py} and @value{GDBN} must be configured to recognize the script language based on filename extension using the @code{script-extension} setting. @xref{Extending GDB, ,Extending GDB}. - -@item python execfile ("script-name") -This method is based on the @code{execfile} Python built-in function, -and thus is always available. @end table @node Python API |