https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61835
Bug ID: 61835 Summary: Invalid comment on pretty printers breaks gdb Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libstdc++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: mariano.bessone at tallertechnologies dot com Created attachment 33136 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=33136&action=edit Workaround Running gdb with latest pretty printers causes: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<string>", line 3, in <module> File "/data/utils/prettyprinters/libstdcxx/v6/printers.py", line 1056 """ SyntaxError: (unicode error) 'unicodeescape' codec can't decode bytes in position 194-195: malformed \N character escape /home/marjobe/.gdbinit:6: Error in sourced command file: Error while executing Python code. The problem is that a comment contains an escape sequence. See workaround in the attached patch.