[oe] [meta-oe] gdb-cross-canadian: build gdb with python support

[Martin Jansa]

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Eric Bénard <eric at eukrea.com> wrote:
> Hi Khem,
>
> Le Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:18:49 -0800,
> Khem Raj <raj.khem at gmail.com> a écrit :
>> On (23/12/11 08:12), Eric Bénard wrote:
>> > * python support is needed for providing finer scripting control
>> > in gdb, and for remote controling gdb for example from qtcreator
>> > * gdb/configure tries to autodetect python using python executable
>> > with --includes --ldflags --exec-prefix to get the right flags
>> > As it's difficult to achieve in OE's context, we generate a
>> > script which will return the right values and make gdb's build
>> > system happy. This idea was taken from the following article :
>> > http://www.mentby.com/doug-evans-2/python-enabled-gdb-on-windows-and-relocation.html
>> > * tested using angstrom & armv7/armv5 targets & qtcreator 201005 & 2.4.0
>>
>> I think this change should go into oe-core. Can you please redo it
>> w.r.t. oe-core
>>
> I agree with you, I initally submited it for oe-core and was asked
> to put it into meta-oe by Jessica :
> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2011-December/014828.html
> http://lists.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2011-December/014833.html
>
> Eric

Hi Eric,

with this patch I see gdb-cross-canadian_7.3.1.bb failing with:
| checking whether to use python...
/OE/shr-core/tmp/work/x86_64-nativesdk-oesdk-linux/gdb-cross-canadian-arm/gdb-cross-canadian-arm-7.3.1-r5.1/python
| checking for python2.7... no
| configure: error: no usable python found at
/OE/shr-core/tmp/work/x86_64-nativesdk-oesdk-linux/gdb-cross-canadian-arm/gdb-cross-canadian-arm-7.3.1-r5.1/python

and
/OE/shr-core/tmp/work/x86_64-nativesdk-oesdk-linux/gdb-cross-canadian-arm/gdb-cross-canadian-arm-7.3.1-r5.1/python
is really script from this patch

Any hint how to fix this?

Cheers,