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authorJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2012-07-02 10:57:34 +0000
committerJan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>2012-07-02 10:57:34 +0000
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Support shell wildcards for 'set auto-load safe-path'. * auto-load.c: Include fnmatch.h. (filename_is_in_dir): Rename to ... (filename_is_in_pattern_1, filename_is_in_pattern): ... here and split it. Update function comment. Rename dir_len to pattern_len. New variables filename_len, pattern and filename. Add more DEBUG_AUTO_LOAD messages. Use gdb_filename_fnmatch. (filename_is_in_auto_load_safe_path_vec): Rename variable dir to pattern. (_initialize_auto_load): Extend the "set auto-load safe-path" help text. * defs.h (gdb_filename_fnmatch): New declaration. * utils.c: Include fnmatch.h. (gdb_filename_fnmatch): New function. gdb/doc/ * gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading safe path): Note the shell wildcard possibility.
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-07-02 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
+ * gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading safe path): Note the shell wildcard
+ possibility.
+
2012-06-29 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Index Section Format): Update for version 7.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 852409e..a01ce9a 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -21451,6 +21451,7 @@ As the files of inferior can come from untrusted source (such as submitted by
an application user) @value{GDBN} does not always load any files automatically.
@value{GDBN} provides the @samp{set auto-load safe-path} setting to list
directories trusted for loading files not explicitly requested by user.
+Each directory can also be a shell wildcard pattern.
If the path is not set properly you will see a warning and the file will not
get loaded:
@@ -21474,6 +21475,9 @@ The list of trusted directories is controlled by the following commands:
@item set auto-load safe-path @r{[}@var{directories}@r{]}
Set the list of directories (and their subdirectories) trusted for automatic
loading and execution of scripts. You can also enter a specific trusted file.
+Each directory can also be a shell wildcard pattern; wildcards do not match
+directory separator - see @code{FNM_PATHNAME} for system function @code{fnmatch}
+(@pxref{Wildcard Matching, fnmatch, , libc, GNU C Library Reference Manual}).
If you omit @var{directories}, @samp{auto-load safe-path} will be reset to
its default value as specified during @value{GDBN} compilation.