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Re: [patch#2 4/6] set auto-load safe-path


> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 20:33:20 +0200
> From: Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> Anyway the doc text is now:
> 
> This setting applies to the pathnames as entered by user.  If no entry matches
> @value{GDBN} tries as a last resort to also resolve all the pathnames into
> their canonical form (typically resolving symbolic links) and compare the
> entries again.  @value{GDBN} already canonicalizes most of the filenames on its
> own before starting the comparison so a canonical form of directories is 
> recommended to be entered.

OK, but please don't use "pathnames" when you really mean "file
names", the GNU coding standards frown on such use of "path".

Thanks.


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