This should fix the error with glib. An error message will still be printed, but a default backtrace will occur in this case. -- Index: gdb-7.12.50.20170226/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.12.50.20170226.orig/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c 2017-02-26 21:33:23.150618708 +0100 +++ gdb-7.12.50.20170226/gdb/python/py-framefilter.c 2017-02-26 21:33:29.993667179 +0100 @@ -1388,6 +1388,7 @@ htab_eq_pointer, NULL)); + int count_printed = 0; while (true) { gdbpy_ref<> item (PyIter_Next (iterable.get ())); @@ -1397,7 +1398,7 @@ if (PyErr_Occurred ()) { gdbpy_print_stack (); - return EXT_LANG_BT_ERROR; + return count_printed > 0 ? EXT_LANG_BT_ERROR : EXT_LANG_BT_NO_FILTERS; } break; } @@ -1409,6 +1410,7 @@ error and continue with other frames. */ if (success == EXT_LANG_BT_ERROR) gdbpy_print_stack (); + count_printed++; } return success;