[Bashdb-pydb] Pydb 1.21 target release date Feb 13

[R. B. <ro...@pa...>]

I'm trying for another release of pydb on Feb 13th. Here's what's in
NEWS.

* pydb script will do a path search to find a script, same as gdb.
  If compiled Python script is given, we try to find the non-compiled
  equivalent.

* 'help' command now allows an expression and runs Python's builtin help
  command (pydoc). Add pydoc command to call pydoc externally.

* Make prompt string detection in Emacs pydb-track more MS-friendly.
  Add a unit test for the Emacs interface.

* Allow lowercase signal names, e.g. "int" or "sigint" for "SIGINT".

* disassemble command allows for a start line and end line to limit
  disassembly, same as gdb.

* Allow limited expressions many places an int parameter is used in
  a debugger command

* Allow "info thread" always. That is we don't need --threading for this

* signal command's output more like gdb's.

* Add pydoc's help (i.e. python's built-in help) to debugger "help"
  command

* Add "set"/"show" option to force debugger output to be flushed on
  write.

* set/show "cmdtrace" is now "trace-commands" to match gdb 6.6.

* work-around a possible Python 2.5 bug manifested in pm/post_mortem where
  t.tb_frame.f_lineno != t.tb_lineno

* Experimental command completion. "complete" command now adds in local and
  global names on the first word

* Handle a quit when called via pydb.debugger(). Also experimental.