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Subject: Re: [patch, doc RFA] New command-line option -na.
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> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:25:52 -0800
> From: Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
> Cc: jan.kratochvil@redhat.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> > "Startup" is not well defined, from the user's POV.  The manual uses
> > that term loosely as something vaguely understandable by everyone.
> > Wearing my user's hat, when I type "gdb core" or "gdb -p 1234",
> > everything GDB does before I get my first prompt is "startup".  That
> > includes loading shared libraries (unless auto-solib-add is OFF),
> > AFAIK.
> 
> Actually, give it a try.
> 
> $ gdb hello
> (gdb) info shared
> No shared libraries loaded at this time.
> (gdb)

What about "gdb core" or "gdb -p PID"?  These are the 2 use-cases I
mentioned that involve loading the shared libraries.  I know that "gdb
hello" doesn't do that until you actually run the inferior.

> >  If the command line specified a program to debug, or a process to
> >  attach to, or a core file, @value{GDBN} loads any auto-loaded
> >  scripts provided for the program or for its loaded shared libraries.
> >  @xref{Auto-Loading}.
> 
> Works for me, but I'll take out "or for its loaded shared libraries".  Ok?

Let's not decide until we are done discussing the above two use-cases.

> The option is only applicable to Python scripts today, so
> why not leave it where it is?
> We can always move it later.
> But I'll go with mentioning python in the command's text.

That's fine with me, as I wrote.

Thanks.