pythongh-104736: Fix test_gdb tests on ppc64le with clang (python#109360)

vstinner · vstinner · commit 5ead95a81fac · 2023-10-04T13:04:13.000+02:00
Fix test_gdb on Python built with LLVM clang 16 on Linux ppc64le (ex: Fedora 38). Search patterns in gdb "bt" command output to detect when gdb fails to retrieve the traceback. For example, skip a test if "Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC" is found. (cherry picked from commit 44d9a71)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-09-13-05-58-09.gh-issue-104736.lA25Fu.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2023-09-13-05-58-09.gh-issue-104736.lA25Fu.rst
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+Fix test_gdb on Python built with LLVM clang 16 on Linux ppc64le (ex: Fedora
+38). Search patterns in gdb "bt" command output to detect when gdb fails to
+retrieve the traceback. For example, skip a test if ``Backtrace stopped: frame
+did not save the PC`` is found. Patch by Victor Stinner.
