vpp/test/debug.py

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""" debug utilities """
import os
import pexpect
gdb_path = '/usr/bin/gdb'
def spawn_gdb(binary_path, core_path, logger):
if os.path.isfile(gdb_path) and os.access(gdb_path, os.X_OK):
# automatically attach gdb
gdb_cmdline = "%s %s %s" % (gdb_path, binary_path, core_path)
gdb = pexpect.spawn(gdb_cmdline)
gdb.interact()
try:
gdb.terminate(True)
except:
pass
if gdb.isalive():
raise Exception("GDB refused to die...")
else:
logger.error("Debugger '%s' does not exist or is not an "
"executable.." % gdb_path)