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authorSergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>2017-09-11 01:13:50 -0400
committerSergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com>2017-10-04 01:59:30 -0400
commitd092c5a2465ece3435131ae6fef1ccb6e70986cb (patch)
tree17bc555baf4ff5b156be5ab410797b4c526e6a6c /gdb/cli
parent7da0a8867419fc4a2a64d49cc71a14bd145cebff (diff)
Implement "set cwd" command on GDB
This commit adds new "set/show cwd" commands, which are used to set/show the current working directory of the inferior that will be started. The idea here is that "set cwd" will become the de facto way of setting the inferior's cwd. Currently, the user can use "cd" for that, but there are side effects: with "cd", GDB also switches to another directory, and that can impact the loading of scripts and other files. With "set cwd", we separate the logic into a new command. To maintain backward compatibility, if the user issues a "cd" command but doesn't use "set cwd", then the inferior's cwd will still be changed according to what the user specified. However, "set cwd" has precedence over "cd", so it can always be used to override it. "set cwd" works in the following way: - If the user sets the inferior's cwd by using "set cwd", then this directory is saved into current_inferior ()->cwd and is used when the inferior is started (see below). - If the user doesn't set the inferior's cwd by using "set cwd", but rather use the "cd" command as before, then this directory is inherited by the inferior because GDB will have chdir'd into it. On Unix-like hosts, the way the directory is changed before the inferior execution is by expanding the user set directory before the fork, and then "chdir" after the call to fork/vfork on "fork_inferior", but before the actual execution. On Windows, the inferior cwd set by the user is passed directly to the CreateProcess call, which takes care of the actual chdir for us. This way, we'll make sure that GDB's cwd is not affected by the user set cwd. gdb/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * NEWS (New commands): Mention "set/show cwd". * cli/cli-cmds.c (_initialize_cli_cmds): Mention "set cwd" on "cd" command's help text. * common/common-inferior.h (get_inferior_cwd): New prototype. * infcmd.c (inferior_cwd_scratch): New global variable. (set_inferior_cwd): New function. (get_inferior_cwd): Likewise. (set_cwd_command): Likewise. (show_cwd_command): Likewise. (_initialize_infcmd): Add "set/show cwd" commands. * inferior.h (class inferior) <cwd>: New field. * nat/fork-inferior.c: Include "gdb_tilde_expand.h". (fork_inferior): Change inferior's cwd before its execution. * windows-nat.c (windows_create_inferior): Pass inferior's cwd to CreateProcess. gdb/gdbserver/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * inferiors.c (current_inferior_cwd): New global variable. (get_inferior_cwd): New function. * inferiors.h (struct process_info) <cwd>: New field. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Starting your Program) <The working directory.>: Mention new "set cwd" command. (Working Directory) <Your Program's Working Directory>: Rephrase to explain that "set cwd" exists and is the default way to change the inferior's cwd. gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog: 2017-10-04 Sergio Durigan Junior <sergiodj@redhat.com> * gdb.base/set-cwd.c: New file. * gdb.base/set-cwd.exp: Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/cli')
-rw-r--r--gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c8
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index dde67ee2b3..dad5ffa42e 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1727,9 +1727,11 @@ The commands below can be used to select other frames by number or address."),
Print working directory. This is used for your program as well."));
c = add_cmd ("cd", class_files, cd_command, _("\
-Set working directory to DIR for debugger and program being debugged.\n\
-The change does not take effect for the program being debugged\n\
-until the next time it is started."), &cmdlist);
+Set working directory to DIR for debugger.\n\
+The debugger's current working directory specifies where scripts and other\n\
+files that can be loaded by GDB are located.\n\
+In order to change the inferior's current working directory, the recommended\n\
+way is to use the \"set cwd\" command."), &cmdlist);
set_cmd_completer (c, filename_completer);
add_com ("echo", class_support, echo_command, _("\