[Bug gdb/18777] New: Want a -cd option that says "Pretend I started gdb in that directory."

[Bug gdb/18777] New: Want a -cd option that says "Pretend I started gdb in that directory."

[dje at google dot com]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18777

            Bug ID: 18777
           Summary: Want a -cd option that says "Pretend I started gdb in
                    that directory."
           Product: gdb
           Version: unknown
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: gdb
          Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
          Reporter: dje at google dot com
  Target Milestone: ---

The current -cd behaviour is broken for most(all?) of my use cases.

I want to be able to start gdb and have it behave is if I started gdb in the
specified directory. -cd does not do this as it is processed way too late.
E.g., after system.gdbinit and after -ix/-iex options.

Changing the current -cd behaviour would break -ix/-iex that depend
on the current behaviour of processing -cd *after* -ix/-iex.

I'm tempted to add a new -icd option, but bleah.

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[Bug gdb/18777] Want a -cd option that says "Pretend I started gdb in that directory."

[ssbssa at sourceware dot org]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18777

Hannes Domani <ssbssa at sourceware dot org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Hannes Domani <ssbssa at sourceware dot org> ---
Couldn't you just use -iex "cd ..." to do that as well?

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