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authorJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2012-05-11 18:23:11 +0000
committerJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2012-05-11 18:23:11 +0000
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* gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading, Init File in the Current Directory) (libthread_db.so.1 file, objfile-gdb.gdb file, objfile-gdb.py file) (dotdebug_gdb_scripts section): Add reference to 'Auto-loading safe path'.
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diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index d8fb693..40329ee 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
2012-05-11 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+ * gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading, Init File in the Current Directory)
+ (libthread_db.so.1 file, objfile-gdb.gdb file, objfile-gdb.py file)
+ (dotdebug_gdb_scripts section): Add reference
+ to 'Auto-loading safe path'.
+
+2012-05-11 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
Implement multi-component --with-auto-load-dir.
* gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading): New references
for 'set auto-load scripts-directory'
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 7a23c69..38ef079 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -20973,6 +20973,10 @@ without being explicitly told so by the user. We call this feature
results or introduce security risks (e.g., if the file comes from untrusted
sources).
+Note that loading of these associated files (including the local @file{.gdbinit}
+file) requires accordingly configured @code{auto-load safe-path}
+(@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}).
+
For these reasons, @value{GDBN} includes commands and options to let you
control when to auto-load files and which files should be auto-loaded.
@@ -21112,6 +21116,9 @@ By default, @value{GDBN} reads and executes the canned sequences of commands
from init file (if any) in the current working directory,
see @ref{Init File in the Current Directory during Startup}.
+Note that loading of this local @file{.gdbinit} file also requires accordingly
+configured @code{auto-load safe-path} (@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}).
+
@table @code
@anchor{set auto-load local-gdbinit}
@kindex set auto-load local-gdbinit
@@ -21148,6 +21155,9 @@ libraries have to be trusted in general. In all other cases of
auto-load libthread-db} is enabled before trying to open such thread debugging
library.
+Note that loading of this debugging library also requires accordingly configured
+@code{auto-load safe-path} (@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}).
+
@table @code
@anchor{set auto-load libthread-db}
@kindex set auto-load libthread-db
@@ -21175,6 +21185,9 @@ for each such library print list of inferior @var{pid}s using it.
canned sequences of commands (@pxref{Sequences}), as long as @samp{set
auto-load gdb-scripts} is set to @samp{on}.
+Note that loading of this script file also requires accordingly configured
+@code{auto-load safe-path} (@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}).
+
For more background refer to the similar Python scripts auto-loading
description (@pxref{objfile-gdb.py file}).
@@ -25465,7 +25478,10 @@ then @value{GDBN} will look for @var{script-name} in all of the
directories mentioned in the value of @code{debug-file-directory}.
Finally, if this file does not exist, then @value{GDBN} will look for
-@var{script-name} file in all of the directories specified by:
+@var{script-name} file in all of the directories as specified below.
+
+Note that loading of this script file also requires accordingly configured
+@code{auto-load safe-path} (@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}).
@table @code
@anchor{set auto-load scripts-directory}
@@ -25542,6 +25558,9 @@ DEFINE_GDB_SCRIPT ("my-app-scripts.py")
The script name may include directories if desired.
+Note that loading of this script file also requires accordingly configured
+@code{auto-load safe-path} (@pxref{Auto-loading safe path}).
+
If the macro is put in a header, any application or library
using this header will get a reference to the specified script.