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diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 31880c1..18b2cdc 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -668,6 +668,13 @@ Enables or disables printing of Python stack traces."),
PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "VERSION", (char*) version);
PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "HOST_CONFIG", (char*) host_name);
PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "TARGET_CONFIG", (char*) target_name);
+ {
+ char *gdb_pythondir;
+
+ gdb_pythondir = concat (gdb_datadir, SLASH_STRING, "python", NULL);
+ PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "PYTHONDIR", gdb_pythondir);
+ xfree (gdb_pythondir);
+ }
gdbpy_gdberror_exc = PyErr_NewException ("gdb.GdbError", NULL, NULL);
PyModule_AddObject (gdb_module, "GdbError", gdbpy_gdberror_exc);
@@ -720,6 +727,20 @@ class GdbOutputFile:\n\
\n\
sys.stderr = GdbOutputFile()\n\
sys.stdout = GdbOutputFile()\n\
+\n\
+# GDB's python scripts are stored inside gdb.PYTHONDIR. So insert\n\
+# that directory name at the start of sys.path to allow the Python\n\
+# interpreter to find them.\n\
+sys.path.insert(0, gdb.PYTHONDIR)\n\
+\n\
+# The gdb module is implemented in C rather than in Python. As a result,\n\
+# the associated __init.py__ script is not not executed by default when\n\
+# the gdb module gets imported. Execute that script manually if it exists.\n\
+gdb.__path__ = [gdb.PYTHONDIR + '/gdb']\n\
+from os.path import exists\n\
+ipy = gdb.PYTHONDIR + '/gdb/__init__.py'\n\
+if exists (ipy):\n\
+ execfile (ipy)\n\
");
/* Release the GIL while gdb runs. */