Features/DebugPythonStacks

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Debug Python stacks

Summary

Fedora now ships debug versions of Python 2 and Python 3 in addition to the traditional optimized builds. This will be of use to advanced Python users, such as developers of extension modules.

Owner

• Name: Dave Malcolm

• Email: <dmalcolm@redhat.com>

Current status

• Targeted release: Fedora 42
• Last updated: 2010-05-20
• Percentage of completion: 10%

Initial notes on this: DaveMalcolm/PythonIdeas

See email

See the upstream notes on what all the flags do

Package	Latest build	Debug flags
python	python-2.6.5-9.fc14	--with-py-debug (implies Py_DEBUG , which implies LLTRACE, Py_REF_DEBUG, Py_TRACE_REFS, and PYMALLOC_DEBUG)
python3	python3-3.1.2-5.fc14	No debug build yet

Other flags to investigate:

• COUNT_ALLOCS
• LLTRACE
• CALL_PROFILE
• WITH_TSC

Comments and Discussion

• See Talk:Features/YourFeatureName