gdb reports ImportError no module libstdcxx.v6.printers

[Jeffrey Thompson]

GDB attempts to use a python "pretty printer" and reports the following error:

[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib64/libstdc++.so.6.0.16-gdb.py", line 59, in <module>
    from libstdcxx.v6.printers import register_libstdcxx_printers
ImportError: No module named libstdcxx.v6.printers
[Inferior 1 (process 31059) exited normally]
(gdb)

GDB Version: GNU gdb (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.3-0ubuntu2) 7.3-2011.08

I found that by doing the following it fixes the problem:

svn co svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk/libstdc++-v3/python gdb_printers
mv gdb_printers /usr/local/etc
cd ~
vi .gdbinit

(copy & paste into .gdbinit)

python
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, '/usr/local/etc/gdb_printers')
from libstdcxx.v6.printers import register_libstdcxx_printers
register_libstdcxx_printers (None)
end

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Martin Scherer (marscher)]

This bug also affects gdb in precise.

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

 the traceback references a file in /usr/local, installed by the user. again, this works with the system provided libstdcxx.v6.printers

[SRombauts (sebastien-rombauts)]

Bug #908163 says that this as been fixed for /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.16-gdb.py

but

Bug #952999 says that there is the same kind issue for /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.16-gdb.py

[SpencerL (youngth)]

Hello guys! I met the similar problem . When run gdb ,it shows like that:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<string>",line 3, in <module>

File "/root/.gdb/python/libstdcxx/v6/_init_.py",line 19,in <module>

    from printers import register_libstdcxx_printers

ImportError: No module named 'printers'

/root/.gdbinit:4007:Error in sourced command file:

Error while executing Python code.

And I just update with the repository

 ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test

as what you said, It still didn't work.

Any suggestions ? Thank you all

[Anshu Prateek (anshu-prateek)]

Same problem in trusty as well :!

[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/gdb/auto-load/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.19-gdb.py", line 63, in <module>
    from libstdcxx.v6.printers import register_libstdcxx_printers
ImportError: No module named 'libstdcxx'
[New Thread 0x7fffede9c700 (LWP 63774)]
[New Thread 0x7fffed69b700 (LWP 63775)]
[New Thread 0x7fffece9a700 (LWP 63776)]
[Thread 0x7fffece9a700 (LWP 63776) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffede9c700 (LWP 63774) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffed69b700 (LWP 63775) exited]
[Inferior 1 (process 63741) exited normally]

[Lauro Moura (lauromoura)]

Had the same problem with gdb 7.7.1 on 14.04 LTS.

[Greg Whiteley (greg-whiteley)]

See comment 14 on #952999 for a workaround edit

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdb/+bug/c/comments/14