Re: [PATCH] -nx-except-gdbtkinit option

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:17:49 +0000
> From: Andrew STUBBS <andrew.stubbs@st.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com
> 
> .gdbtkinit is not a TCL file. It's rather more like a Microsoft .ini 
> file (indeed on windows it is known as gdbtk.ini). Does that format have 
> a name? I don't know.
> 
> I suppose it wouldn't be impossible to screw around with the tcl to get 
> it to load on a command, although I don't know how right now. However, 
> would Insight then save the file again, as it should, as the end of the 
> session? Would this really make sense to a user?
> 
> Also, this file is used to define the initial state of the GUI (which 
> windows are open and where and what size, as well as with what icons and 
> fonts). It probably doesn't make sense to open this much after startup.

Would it make sense to not inhibit its loading under -nx?  After all,
we don't inhibit loading ~/.inputrc under -nx, right?  Why should the
toolkit be different?

> I much prefer it the way I have done it.

Of course.  But you see, I don't like this new feature: I think it
will add to user's confusion.