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+#
+# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
+#
+#  loader module
+#
+# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2012, 2013
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
+#
+
+import os
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/scripts/gdb")
+
+try:
+    gdb.parse_and_eval("0")
+    gdb.execute("", to_string=True)
+except:
+    gdb.write("NOTE: gdb 7.2 or later required for Linux helper scripts to "
+              "work.\n")