gdb/

	* auto-load.c (set_auto_load_safe_path): Reset AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH
	back to DEFAULT_AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH if it is being set to "".
	(show_auto_load_safe_path): Check any-directory by comparison with "/".
	(add_auto_load_safe_path): Change the error message.
	(_initialize_auto_load): Change the "safe-path" help text.
	* configure: Regenerate
	* configure.ac (--without-auto-load-safe-path): Set
	WITH_AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH to /.

gdb/doc/
	* gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading safe path): Make 'directories'
	for 'set auto-load safe-path' optional.  Mention if it is omitted.
	Change disabling security protection condition to "/", twice.

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 8dd273c..f6de7f6 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-05-06  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading safe path): Make 'directories'
+	for 'set auto-load safe-path' optional.  Mention if it is omitted.
+	Change disabling security protection condition to "/", twice.
+
 2012-05-03  Siva Chandra Reddy  <sivachandra@google.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Symbol Tables In Python): Add documentation about
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 014b39b..ad9edac 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -21219,9 +21219,12 @@ The list of trusted directories is controlled by the following commands:
 @table @code
 @anchor{set auto-load safe-path}
 @kindex set auto-load safe-path
-@item set auto-load safe-path @var{directories}
+@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.
+If you omit @var{directories}, @samp{auto-load safe-path} will be reset to
+its default value as specified during @value{GDBN} compilation.
+
 The list of directories uses directory separator (@samp{:} on GNU and Unix
 systems, @samp{;} on MS-Windows and MS-DOS) to separate directories, similarly
 to the @env{PATH} environment variable.
@@ -21240,7 +21243,7 @@ loading and execution of scripts.  Multiple entries may be delimited by the
 host platform directory separator in use.
 @end table
 
-Setting this variable to an empty string disables this security protection.
+Setting this variable to @file{/} disables this security protection.
 This variable is supposed to be set to the system directories writable by the
 system superuser only.  Users can add their source directories in init files in
 their home directories (@pxref{Home Directory Init File}).  See also deprecated
@@ -21260,7 +21263,7 @@ by @samp{show auto-load safe-path} (such as @samp{/usr:/bin} in this example).
 Specify this directory as in the previous case but just for a single
 @value{GDBN} session.
 
-@item @kbd{gdb -iex "set auto-load safe-path" @dots{}}
+@item @kbd{gdb -iex "set auto-load safe-path /" @dots{}}
 Disable auto-loading safety for a single @value{GDBN} session.
 This assumes all the files you debug during this @value{GDBN} session will come
 from trusted sources.