diff --git a/meta-xilinx/meta-microblaze/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian.inc b/meta-xilinx/meta-microblaze/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross-canadian.inc
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+inherit cross-canadian
+inherit python3-dir
+
+SUMMARY = "GNU debugger (cross-canadian gdb for ${TARGET_ARCH} target)"
+PN = "gdb-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}"
+BPN = "gdb"
+
+DEPENDS = "nativesdk-ncurses nativesdk-expat nativesdk-gettext \
+           virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}gcc-crosssdk virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}binutils-crosssdk virtual/nativesdk-libc"
+
+GDBPROPREFIX = "--program-prefix='${TARGET_PREFIX}'"
+
+# Overrides PACKAGECONFIG variables in gdb-common.inc
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "python readline"
+PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python=${WORKDIR}/python,--without-python,nativesdk-python3, \
+                         nativesdk-python3-core \
+                         nativesdk-python3-codecs nativesdk-python3-netclient \
+                         "
+PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--with-system-readline,--without-system-readline,nativesdk-readline"
+
+SSTATE_DUPWHITELIST += "${STAGING_DATADIR}/gdb"
+
+do_configure_prepend() {
+cat > ${WORKDIR}/python << EOF
+#! /bin/sh
+case "\$2" in
+        --includes) echo "-I${STAGING_INCDIR}/${PYTHON_DIR}${PYTHON_ABI}/" ;;
+        --ldflags) echo "-Wl,-rpath-link,${STAGING_LIBDIR}/.. -Wl,-rpath,${libdir}/.. -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm -lpython${PYTHON_BASEVERSION}${PYTHON_ABI}" ;;
+        --exec-prefix) echo "${exec_prefix}" ;;
+        *) exit 1 ;;
+esac
+exit 0
+EOF
+        chmod +x ${WORKDIR}/python
+}
+
+# we don't want gdb to provide bfd/iberty/opcodes, which instead will override the
+# right bits installed by binutils.
+do_install_append() {
+	rm -rf ${D}${exec_prefix}/lib
+	cross_canadian_bindirlinks
+}