Re: [patch+7.5] auto-load: User conveniences suggested by Doug Evans

Pedro Alves
2012-08-27T18:02:48Z

On 08/24/2012 07:26 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:00:33 +0200
>> From: Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>, gdb-patches@sourceware.org,
>> dje@google.com
>>
>> On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:55:45 +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>>> For more information about this security protection see the
>>> "Auto-loading safe path" section in the GDB manual
>>> ('info \"(gdb)Auto-loading safe path\"').
>>>
>>> I removed the reference to the shell because the above works in Emacs
>>> as well, and is also shorter.
>>
>> People type such commands into GDB, from what I know from IRC.
>
> We must draw a line somewhere. Otherwise, we will end up explaining
> how to start a shell etc.

I have to agree with Jan here. "info" is also a GDB command -- that
would surely leave users confused. :-(

If four lines is too much, then my previous suggestion, but merged
to three lines, still leaves us with 71 columns:

For more information about this security protection see the
"Auto-loading safe path" section in the GDB manual
(For example, run from the shell: info \"(gdb)Auto-loading safe path\).

IMO, that's not too long, and is maximally informative.

WRT emacs, I honestly think that an emacs user is able to do the
"I don't need to run 'info' on shell -- I can do it right here
in the minibuffer" mental jump.

--
Pedro Alves