[Bug-ddd] ddd and python

[Stuart Donaldson]

It appears that the pydb.py module which is included in 3.2.91 has not
been kept up to date with the rest of DDD.  In particular, there are
several instances where breakpoints do not seem to function.  It
successfully starts the program, but does not stop where a breakpoint is
set.

Also, the pydb.py module does not seem to be distributed with the
requisite modules.  In particular, it is not uncommon to get an
"ImportError: No module named newdir" exception, and the pydb module
does in fact reference newdir which is not installed when DDD is built.
It is present in an uninstalled part of the python 1.5.2 distribution.
When copied into the python include path, the "help" command will
function.

Here's the pertinent configuration information as requested by the ddd
manual.

[stu@archer z]$ ddd --configuration
GNU DDD 3.2.91 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 1995-1999 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.
Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Universität Passau, Germany.

Compiled with GCC egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release), GNU
libc 2.1Requires X11R6, Xt11R6, Motif 1.2 (GNU/LessTif Version 1.2
Release 0.89.9)
Includes XPM 3.4.11, Athena Panner, App defaults, DDD core
Built 2000-09-14 by root <root@synapse.alerton.com>.


Using PYDB that came with DDD 3.2.91
#! /usr/bin/env python
# $Id: pydb.py,v 1.2 1998/11/12 23:11:33 zeller Exp $


Using Python version 1.5.2
[stu@archer z]$ python -d
Python 1.5.2 (#1, Sep 17 1999, 20:15:36)  [GCC egcs-2.91.66
19990314/Linux (egcs- on linux-i386
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam

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