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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: stefankangas@gmail.com, 58826@debbugs.gnu.org, dima@secretsauce.net
Subject: bug#58826: 29.0.50; gud-gdb can't find core file if executable is in a different directory
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:16:27 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1oxyyh-0003h7-K0@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83wn7q5atd.fsf@gnu.org> (message from Eli Zaretskii on Sun, 20 Nov 2022 09:45:02 +0200)

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  > No, because the default-directory of the *gud-FILE* buffer is already set by
  > the time you get the GDB prompt.

  > You can, of course, "M-x cd" in the buffer.

Could we fix this by adding a new option to GDB to specify the working
directory?  The gud.el could use that option
if it sees that GDB's default choice for working directory
would not be correct.


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  reply	other threads:[~2022-11-23 23:16 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-10-27 23:52 bug#58826: 29.0.50; gud-gdb can't find core file if executable is in a different directory Dima Kogan
2022-10-28  6:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-10-28  6:29   ` Dima Kogan
2022-10-28  7:20     ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-13  4:32       ` Stefan Kangas
2022-11-15  4:17         ` Richard Stallman
2022-11-15 13:46           ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-18  5:05             ` Richard Stallman
2022-11-18  8:23               ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-20  1:15                 ` Richard Stallman
2022-11-20  7:45                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-23 23:16                     ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2022-11-23 23:17                       ` Dima Kogan
2022-11-26  0:50                         ` Richard Stallman
2022-11-24  6:55                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-12-29  3:14                         ` Richard Stallman
2022-12-29  6:19                           ` Eli Zaretskii

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