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+""" debug utilities """
+
+import os
+import pexpect
+
+gdb_path = '/usr/bin/gdb'
+
+
+def spawn_gdb(binary_path, core_path, logger):
+    if os.path.isfile(gdb_path) and os.access(gdb_path, os.X_OK):
+        # automatically attach gdb
+        gdb_cmdline = "%s %s %s" % (gdb_path, binary_path, core_path)
+        gdb = pexpect.spawn(gdb_cmdline)
+        gdb.interact()
+        try:
+            gdb.terminate(True)
+        except:
+            pass
+        if gdb.isalive():
+            raise Exception("GDB refused to die...")
+    else:
+        logger.error("Debugger '%s' does not exist or is not an "
+                     "executable.." % gdb_path)