gdb/209: Feature request: Pass subprogram command options on gdb command line

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>Number:         209
>Category:       gdb
>Synopsis:       Feature request: Pass subprogram command options on gdb command line
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Sep 09 05:48:01 PDT 2001
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>Originator:     Dr. David Alan Gilbert
>Release:        unknown-1.0
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>Description:
Hi,
  I would find useful a feature where you could do:

gdb --anoption  programtorun programoptions

and which it would then run the program and only bring up a command line
if a signal was received (the exact condition of this should probably a little
more configurable).

The case I am trying to debug is a command being called from a shell script with some pretty hairy command line options and doing gdb programtorun    and then copying the options in to the 'run' line is a serious pain.

It would also be useful with intermittent errors where you could replace the victim program with a shell script of the form:

gdb --theoption program.real $*

(Thanks for your good work on gdb - I have used it for many years but am
shamed by the fact I don't think I've ever said 'thanks'!)
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