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@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ info variables
The info variables command now displays variable definitions. Files
which only declare a variable are not shown.
+source
+ The source command is now capable of sourcing Python scripts.
+ This feature is dependent on the debugger being build with Python
+ support.
+
+ Related to this enhancement is also the introduction of a new command
+ "set script-extension" (see below).
+
* New commands (for set/show, see "New options" below)
record save [<FILENAME>]
@@ -163,6 +171,15 @@ show disconnected-tracing
loses its connection to GDB. If 0, the target is to stop tracing
upon disconnection.
+set script-extension off|soft|strict
+show script-extension
+ If set to "off", the debugger does not perform any script language
+ recognition, and all sourced files are assumed to be GDB scripts.
+ If set to "soft" (the default), files are sourced according to
+ filename extension, falling back to GDB scripts if the first
+ evaluation failed.
+ If set to "strict", files are sourced according to filename extension.
+
* New remote packets
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