Are you sure that you need gdb-server with python? It seems that python support in host gdb itself is enough for remote debugging in Qt Creator. I've recently had such a problem and building gdb with python support on host solved it.
On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 6:28:24 PM UTC+4, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, I'm having problems with linaro-gdb. I'm using debian wheezy on my BBB > (build with the script from RobertCNelson) > and have installed Qt on it. QT applications are working on my BBB. > > But when I try to debug my local debugger of qtcreator fails with an error > message: > > "The selected build of GDB does not support Python scripting.It cannot be > used in Qt Creator." > > I found out that this is a HOST problem. The gdb of the linaro toolchain > (gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2014.03_linux) which I was using to > compile everything > seems to be compiled without python support. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *~/gdb-linaro-7.6-2013.05/gdb/gdbserver$ > /usr/local/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2014.03_linux/bin/arm-linux-gnueabihf-gdbGNU > > gdb (crosstool-NG linaro-1.13.1-4.8-2014.03 - Linaro GCC 2014.03) > 7.6.1-2013.10Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.License > GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html > <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>This is free software: you are free to > change and redistribute it.There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by > law. Type "show copying"and "show warranty" for details.This GDB was > configured as "--host=i686-build_pc-linux-gnu > --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf".For bug reporting instructions, please > see:<https://bugs.launchpad.net/gcc-linaro > <https://bugs.launchpad.net/gcc-linaro>>.(gdb) python printf("hello > world")Python scripting is not supported in this copy of GDB.(gdb) * > > So I downloaded from https://launchpad.net/gdb-linaro/+download > the latest release of the source files. > I untared the file and cd-ed to > ~/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-4.8-2014.03_linux/gdb/gdbserver. > > From this directory I tried to configure using this command: > > *./configure --host=i686-build_pc-linux-gnu --target=arm-linux-gnueabihf > --with-python=/usr/bin/python | tee configurelog.txt* > > but there is an WARNING message displayed that --with-python is > unrecognized > > *--> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-python* > > Can anybody help me with compiling the linaro gdb with python support? > > > Regards, > > Ben > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
