can't run gdb on ubuntu: Could not find platform independent libraries

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Can't run 'gdb ./a.out' or even 'gdb --help' without getting:

$ gdb ./a.out 
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix>
Could not find platform dependent libraries <exec_prefix>
Consider setting $PYTHONHOME to <prefix>[:<exec_prefix>]
ImportError: No module named site

Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS is up to date. Works in 'root'. I'd rather not hardcode a $PYTHONHOME location. Any hints appreciated. Baffled.

update: when I set $PYTHONHOME I get:

$ PYTHONHOME=/usr/lib/python2.7 gdb ./a.out 
ImportError: No module named site

update: I do have python-dev installed for native module creation.

Thx

Does setting $PYTHONHOME help? You don't have to hard-code it just to try it: PYTHONHOME=/path/to/whatever gdb ./a.out will set this variable just for this command. — Digital Trauma
– Digital Trauma, Commented Sep 21, 2013 at 21:10
@DigitalTrauma, the first 3 errors go away when I do that, updating my post... — navicore
– navicore, Commented Sep 21, 2013 at 23:17

Digital Trauma · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-21 21:13:16Z

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Could you be running into this bug? Do you have python and python-libs installed?

answered Sep 21, 2013 at 21:13

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navicore Over a year ago

yes, I do have python-libs and python-dev installed for swig stuff. It isn't clear to me the upstream connections to redhat but it may be that bug. thx!

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