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[10/14] Mention Python versions in the documentation

Message ID 20180908201417.13444-11-tom@tromey.com
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Tom Tromey Sept. 8, 2018, 8:14 p.m. UTC 
  This updates python.texi to note that gdb can be compiled against
either major version of Python.  It also removes the "execfile"
example, because that is specific to Python 2.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog
2018-09-08  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	* python.texi (Python): Mention Python versions.  Don't mention
	execfile.
---
 gdb/doc/ChangeLog   | 5 +++++
 gdb/doc/python.texi | 6 ++----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Eli Zaretskii Sept. 8, 2018, 9:15 p.m. UTC | #1 
> From: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> Cc: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
> Date: Sat,  8 Sep 2018 14:14:13 -0600
> 
> This updates python.texi to note that gdb can be compiled against
> either major version of Python.  It also removes the "execfile"
> example, because that is specific to Python 2.
> 
> gdb/doc/ChangeLog
> 2018-09-08  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
> 
> 	* python.texi (Python): Mention Python versions.  Don't mention
> 	execfile.

OK.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/python.texi b/gdb/doc/python.texi
index ccad593e247..eb4c3a53781 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/python.texi
+++ b/gdb/doc/python.texi
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ 
 You can extend @value{GDBN} using the @uref{http://www.python.org/,
 Python programming language}.  This feature is available only if
 @value{GDBN} was configured using @option{--with-python}.
+@value{GDBN} can be built against either Python 2 or Python 3; which
+one you have depends on this configure-time option.
 
 @cindex python directory
 Python scripts used by @value{GDBN} should be installed in
@@ -113,10 +115,6 @@  interpreter:
 The script name must end with @samp{.py} and @value{GDBN} must be configured
 to recognize the script language based on filename extension using
 the @code{script-extension} setting.  @xref{Extending GDB, ,Extending GDB}.
-
-@item python execfile ("script-name")
-This method is based on the @code{execfile} Python built-in function,
-and thus is always available.
 @end table
 
 @node Python API