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Re: [patch] New set auto-load-local-gdbinit + disable it by default


> The goal was you can do either
> 	echo 'set auto-load-local-gdbinit on' >>~/.gdbinit
> or
> 	echo 'set auto-load-local-gdbinit on' >>/etc/gdbinit
> and you get the former behavior.
> 
> Did you still prefer the command you propose?

No, that would be fine too. I wasn't sure that this would work or not.

> >   . To me, it is extremely important that system-gdbinit is still
> >     automatically loaded.
> 
> This patch/discussion affect neither /etc/gdbinit nor ~/.gdbinit in any way.

Good.

> After the discussion my current plan is:
>  * change .gdbinit to PROGRAM-gdb.rc (like -gdb.py),
>    rename FSF GDB src/gdb/.gdbinit to src/gdb/gdb-gdb.rc,
>    delete FSF GDB src/testsuite/.gdbinit ("set height 400" only, why?)
>    This will fix the annoying problems of running gdb for other programs in
>    the src/gdb/ directory.

I think you can delete the .gdbinit in the testsuite directory
right now. I cannot imagine anyway would really depend on it.

The plan of making the .gdbinit file more visible seems like
a good idea.

-- 
Joel


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