[Buildroot] [PATCH v2] package/gdb: Add support for host-gdb with python3

Ramon Fried rfried.dev at gmail.com
Mon Mar 23 06:46:21 UTC 2020


host-gdb was limited to link only with Python 2 although
it's possible to build Python 3 for host.
Add the ability to link with Python 3.

Signed-off-by: Ramon Fried <rfried.dev at gmail.com>
---
v2: Add choice menu for mutaly exclusive selection of Python3/2
  as suggested by Romain

 package/gdb/Config.in.host | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 package/gdb/gdb.mk         |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index 5315f10493..e5e8fae5eb 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -32,10 +32,22 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_TUI
 	help
 	  This option enables terminal user interface (TUI) for gdb
 
+choice
+	prompt "Python support"
+	help
+	  Select the version of Python you wish to use
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON
-	bool "Python support"
+	bool "Python 2 support"
 	help
-	  This option enables the Python support in the cross gdb.
+	  This option enables the Python 2 support in the cross gdb.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON3
+	bool "Python 3 support"
+	help
+	  This option enables the Python 3 support in the cross gdb.
+
+endchoice
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_SIM
 	bool "Simulator support"
diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index 01f7e14460..8c74a0e2f6 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON),y)
 HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python2
 HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-python
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_PYTHON3),y)
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3
+HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
 else
 HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-python
 endif
-- 
2.25.1



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