[lldb-dev] Python3 compatibility for the API

[Zachary Turner via lldb-dev]

Right, the existing version that is built and what you are using links
directly against a 2.7 libpython at compile time.  So you would probably
need to build LLDB from source and tweak the build system to make it
possible to link against your 3.x version of python.  There's some build
instructions on the website <http://lldb.llvm.org/build.html>.  I know
there's a few linux developers around here, so it's possible someone else
would be interested in making this work as well, but I don't know that it's
on anyone's immediate timeline.

In any case, if you want to try it yourself, the first step would be to get
a working build (even with 2.7), and once you have that working we can look
at how to make it link against Python 3.

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 4:07 PM Peter Gebhard <pgeb at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:

> Hmm…sure? I can try. Feel free to send me any tips.
>
> It does show syntax errors when trying to import the existing lldb module
> in Python 3, however.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
> On Aug 29, 2016, at 6:42 PM, Zachary Turner <zturner at google.com> wrote:
>
> 3.6.2 should be new enough, Python 3 has been working for over a year and
> it's actually the only supported configuration right now on Windows.  Most
> likely the problem is just that I never updated the build system to work
> with a platform other than Windows.  Unfortunately, being that I work
> primarily on Windows, I'm probably not the best person to fix this, but if
> you want to take a stab at it I can give you some pointers to put you in
> the right direction.
>
> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 3:37 PM Peter Gebhard <pgeb at seas.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
>> Zachary,
>>
>> Great to hear! I was trying it out on Ubuntu 15.10 (which has lldb
>> 3.6.2), and it seemed that the relevant modules were only installed with
>> the Python 2 packages. Is it an installation issue on my side, or did 3.6.2
>> not have your changes yet? I can always install a newer version of lldb if
>> it’s simply too old.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Peter
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2016, at 6:30 PM, Zachary Turner <zturner at google.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> LLDB already supports Python 3.  I spent a LONG time making this work.
>>  :)  I've only ever tested the Python 3 support on Windows, and I've only
>> tested 3.5 and above, but I don't expect any major difficulties getting it
>> working on another platform, although you may need to tweak the CMake a
>> little bit to get it building on your platform if it's not Windows.  Please
>> try it and let me know how it goes.
>>
>> What OS and minor version are you planning to use?
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 3:15 PM Peter Gebhard via lldb-dev <
>> lldb-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am developing a tool which is written in Python3 due to its use of
>>> some libraries which require it. I am wondering if there is a sane way to
>>> integrate use of the LLDB Python API into my tool or is there a plan to add
>>> Python3 support for the LLDB Python API in the near future?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Peter
>>>
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