python + GDB

PythonGDB ,
using python script to handle GDB sequence, such as dump ASM, catch segment fault exceptions, debug, trace back..., it's very useful for me. because i can use this script to catch info what i want to see... as you known, i am a lazy man, typing redundant key words in gdb is very hard for me. XD

• install
• mkdir -p ~/archer/build ~/archer/install
• git clone git://sourceware.org/git/archer.git
• git checkout archer-tromey-python
• cd build/
• ../archer/configure --prefix=$(cd ../install && pwd)
• make all install
• PATH=/Users/Apple/prj/archer/install/bin:$PATH
• gdb
• (gdb) python print 23

• example
• GDB list macro definition
• gdb
• (gdb) python import gdb
• (gdb) gdb.execute('file xx')  # = file xx load xx exec file
• (gdb) gdb.execute('b main') # = set break pp in main
• (gdb) gdb.execute('list')       # = list 
• (gdb) gdb.execute('bt')        # = bt list all frames
• (gdb) gdb.execute('disas /m ') 
• script in python

    def gdb_dump(self):
        try:
            global DETAIL
            gdb.execute('file ../add_py/add_py')
            o = gdb.execute('disas /m add', to_string = True)
            print "-"*24
            print "pyobject asm func(add) call"
            print "-"*24
            if DETAIL == True: logging.info(o)
            print "len %d" %(len(o.split("\n")))
        except IOError as e:
            print "pyobject gdb dump error"

Ref:
PythonGDB
PythonGdbTutorial
Low level debuger
IDAPython