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Subject: [Bug python/12174] New: gdb.GdbError exceptions should not be
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http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12174

           Summary: gdb.GdbError exceptions should not be translated to
                    RuntimeError exceptions
           Product: gdb
           Version: 7.1
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: python
        AssignedTo: unassigned@sourceware.org
        ReportedBy: markflorisson88@gmail.com


When you use gdb.execute() it automatically translates any exception to
RuntimeError. At least for gdb.GdbError it should not do this, as its purpose
is to display a message to the user and not show them a big fat traceback. In
fact, I'm not sure gdb.execute() should translate exceptions at all for errors
originating in Python code.

(gdb) python
>class C(gdb.Command):
>    def invoke(self, *args):
>        raise gdb.GdbError("This is a nonexistent command!")
>C("some-command", gdb.COMMAND_NONE)                                                   
>end
(gdb) some-command
This is a nonexistent command!
(gdb) python gdb.execute("some-command")
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
RuntimeError: This is a nonexistent command!
Error while executing Python code.
(gdb)

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