Re: Prototype of C extension using Python limited API

Matthieu Longo via Gdb <[email protected]> Thu, 28 May 2026 17:30:07 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gdb.devel
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On 28/05/2026 17:25, Matthieu Longo via Gdb wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> As I previously told you (at least, I believe so but I am not 100% sure), I finished migrating all 
> the Python C extensions some time ago. I had discovered some issues with a case of inheritance 
> causing unexpected crashes.
> To facilitate the debugging, I decided to implement a prototype outside of GDB, and managed to make 
> it work. I finally got the prototype reviewed by Victor Stinner, a Python core developer, to double- 
> check whether my design was working as expected.
> 
> Please find attached my last iteration. I also provided an archive which should be more convenient 
> for you if you want to compile and test it.
> 
> Could you please review it so that we validate this new approach before I migrate all my previous 
> patches to it ?
> 
> PS:
> - a README is provided with all the needed instruction inside.
> - this patch contains code from outside GDB's repository, and should not be merged inside GDB's 
> repository.
> 
> Regards,
> Matthieu


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