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Explain how to check if gdb supports Python.
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To force-rerun a test (e.g. in case the test runner fails to notice
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a change) you can simply remove the timestamp file.
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Note that some tests require a Python-enabled gdb. If you are building
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gdb from source, you need to configure with
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Note that some tests require a Python-enabled gdb. You can test if
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your gdb install supports Python by using the `python` command from
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within gdb (type some Python code followed by `CTRL+D` to execute it).
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If you are building gdb from source, you need to configure with
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`--with-python=<path-to-python-binary>`.
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## Running a subset of the test suites

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