fix: split current iterm window during gdb.debug process

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ The table below shows which release corresponds to each branch, and what date th
 - [#2323][2323] Retry failed lookups after one week in libcdb
 - [#2325][2325] Match against local system libc first in libcdb
 - [#2336][2336] Add `ELF.stripped` and `ELF.debuginfo` properties
+- [#2338][2338] Fix: follow symlink for libs on ssh connection
+- [#2341][2341] Launch GDB correctly in iTerm on Mac
 
 [2242]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2242
 [2277]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2277
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ The table below shows which release corresponds to each branch, and what date th
 [2323]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2323
 [2325]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2325
 [2336]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2336
+[2338]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2338
+[2341]: https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/2341
 
 ## 4.12.0 (`beta`)
 

pwnlib/util/misc.py

@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ def run_in_new_terminal(command, terminal=None, args=None, kill_at_exit=True, pr
         elif 'STY' in os.environ and which('screen'):
             terminal = 'screen'
             args     = ['-t','pwntools-gdb','bash','-c']
+        elif 'TERM_PROGRAM' in os.environ and os.environ['TERM_PROGRAM'] == "iTerm.app" and which('osascript'):
+            # if we're on a mac, and using iTerm
+            terminal = "osascript"
+            args     = []
         elif 'TERM_PROGRAM' in os.environ and which(os.environ['TERM_PROGRAM']):
             terminal = os.environ['TERM_PROGRAM']
             args     = []
@@ -366,7 +370,6 @@ def run_in_new_terminal(command, terminal=None, args=None, kill_at_exit=True, pr
                     args.extend(['wsl.exe', '-d', distro_name, 'bash', '-c'])
                 else:
                     args.extend(['bash.exe', '-c'])
-
 
     if not terminal:
         log.error('Could not find a terminal binary to use. Set context.terminal to your terminal.')
@@ -410,6 +413,26 @@ def run_in_new_terminal(command, terminal=None, args=None, kill_at_exit=True, pr
           argv += [tmp.name]
 
 
+    # if we're on a Mac and use iTerm, we use `osascript` to split the current window
+    # `command` was sanitized on the previous step. It is now either a string, or was written to a tmp file
+    # we run the command, which is now `argv[-1]`
+    if terminal == 'osascript':
+        osa_script = f"""
+tell application "iTerm"
+    tell current session of current window
+        set newSession to (split horizontally with default profile)
+    end tell
+    tell newSession
+        write text "{argv[-1]}"
+    end tell
+end tell
+"""
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, mode='wt+') as tmp:
+            tmp.write(osa_script.lstrip())
+            tmp.flush()
+            os.chmod(tmp.name, 0o700)
+            argv = [which(terminal), tmp.name]
+
     log.debug("Launching a new terminal: %r" % argv)
 
     stdin = stdout = stderr = open(os.devnull, 'r+b')