Fix build failure with Python 3.7 and newer. Taken from this upstream commit, sans ChangeLog update: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=aeab512851bf6ed623d1c6c4305b6ce05e51a10c diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c index 1805c90..20fc674 100644 --- a/gdb/python/python.c +++ b/gdb/python/python.c @@ -1667,6 +1667,17 @@ finalize_python (void *ignore) restore_active_ext_lang (previous_active); } +#ifdef IS_PY3K +/* This is called via the PyImport_AppendInittab mechanism called + during initialization, to make the built-in _gdb module known to + Python. */ +PyMODINIT_FUNC +init__gdb_module (void) +{ + return PyModule_Create (&python_GdbModuleDef); +} +#endif + static bool do_start_initialization () { @@ -1707,6 +1718,9 @@ do_start_initialization () remain alive for the duration of the program's execution, so it is not freed after this call. */ Py_SetProgramName (progname_copy); + + /* Define _gdb as a built-in module. */ + PyImport_AppendInittab ("_gdb", init__gdb_module); #else Py_SetProgramName (progname.release ()); #endif @@ -1716,9 +1730,7 @@ do_start_initialization () PyEval_InitThreads (); #ifdef IS_PY3K - gdb_module = PyModule_Create (&python_GdbModuleDef); - /* Add _gdb module to the list of known built-in modules. */ - _PyImport_FixupBuiltin (gdb_module, "_gdb"); + gdb_module = PyImport_ImportModule ("_gdb"); #else gdb_module = Py_InitModule ("_gdb", python_GdbMethods); #endif -- 2.9.3