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

[Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>]

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:59:27 +0100, Joel Brobecker wrote:
>     I would like to propose the following, however, to help the users
>     who want to continue relying on it. I am happy to implement it
>     if necessary:
> 
>         Provide a new command that would read the .gdbinit file in
>         the current working directory if present, and do nothing
>         otherwise.  I would like to provide options that select
>         between loading silently, and loading with a warning first,
>         and why not, asking before loading.
> 
>         The idea is that the user who would like to preserve
>         the old behavior can put that command in his $HOME/.gdbinit
>         file.

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?


>   . 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.


>     It should be considered as trusted,

Yes, they are.


>   . About the auto-loading of Python code: I think that the cost
>     of removing the auto-loading, even if it is only for non-trusted
>     directories, would be too high. I would prefer if it discussed
>     this separately after the .gdbinit issue has been resolved.

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.
 * deprecate .gdbinit
 * propose less intrusive gdb-gdb.rc, this sure affects only GDB developers,
   like do not change the outer prompt to "(top-gdb)"; I do not mind much.
 * in a second patch series deal with security, propose some "-safe" option,
   PROGRAM-gdb.rc is more visible than .gdbinit, it has the same security
   issue like PROGRAM-gdb.py and we have to deal with -gdb.py already anyway.


Thanks,
Jan