gdb/gdb-autoload-17of18.patch
Jan Kratochvil fdf21a3584 Update "set auto-load" patchset and the --with-auto-load-safe-path setting.
- [RHEL] Disable gdb-add-index even on RHEL-6 as RHEL-6.0 had too old elfutils.
2012-04-24 22:24:12 +02:00

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http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2012-04/msg00756.html
Subject: Re: [patch] auto-load safe-path reset back by set ""
- Patched out "(without the quotes)".
On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:16:32 +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > +@item set auto-load safe-path [@var{directories}]
>
> You need @r{} around [ and ].
>
> > +Setting this variable to @code{"/"} (without the quotes) disables this security
> ^^^^^^^^^^
> Why not @file{/}? The quotes are not needed in any case.
done.
In fact this patch is unrelated to the Doug's suggestion, reposting it only
with the doc update.
Thanks,
Jan
gdb/
2012-04-23 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* auto-load.c (set_auto_load_safe_path): Reset AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH
back to DEFAULT_AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH if it is being set to "".
(show_auto_load_safe_path): Check any-directory by comparison with "/".
(add_auto_load_safe_path): Change the error message.
(_initialize_auto_load): Change the "safe-path" help text.
* configure: Regenerate
* configure.ac (--without-auto-load-safe-path): Set
WITH_AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH to /.
gdb/doc/
2012-04-23 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading safe path): Make 'directories'
for 'set auto-load safe-path' optional. Mention if it is omitted.
Change disabling security protection condition to "/", twice.
diff --git a/gdb/auto-load.c b/gdb/auto-load.c
index 9d19179..6c1309f 100644
--- a/gdb/auto-load.c
+++ b/gdb/auto-load.c
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ auto_load_safe_path_vec_update (void)
static void
set_auto_load_safe_path (char *args, int from_tty, struct cmd_list_element *c)
{
+ if (auto_load_safe_path[0] == '\0')
+ {
+ xfree (auto_load_safe_path);
+ auto_load_safe_path = xstrdup (DEFAULT_AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH);
+ }
+
auto_load_safe_path_vec_update ();
}
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ static void
show_auto_load_safe_path (struct ui_file *file, int from_tty,
struct cmd_list_element *c, const char *value)
{
- if (*value == 0)
+ if (strcmp (value, "/") == 0)
fprintf_filtered (file, _("Auto-load files are safe to load from any "
"directory.\n"));
else
@@ -209,8 +215,9 @@ add_auto_load_safe_path (char *args, int from_tty)
if (args == NULL || *args == 0)
error (_("\
-Adding empty directory element disables the auto-load safe-path security. \
-Use 'set auto-load safe-path' instead if you mean that."));
+Directory argument required.\n\
+Use 'set auto-load safe-path /' for disabling the auto-load safe-path security.\
+"));
s = xstrprintf ("%s%c%s", auto_load_safe_path, DIRNAME_SEPARATOR, args);
xfree (auto_load_safe_path);
@@ -1023,8 +1030,10 @@ Set the list of directories from which it is safe to auto-load files."), _("\
Show the list of directories from which it is safe to auto-load files."), _("\
Various files loaded automatically for the 'set auto-load ...' options must\n\
be located in one of the directories listed by this option. Warning will be\n\
-printed and file will not be used otherwise. Use empty string (or even\n\
-empty directory entry) to allow any file for the 'set auto-load ...' options.\n\
+printed and file will not be used otherwise.\n\
+Setting this parameter to an empty list resets it to its default value.\n\
+Setting this parameter to '/' (without the quotes) allows any file\n\
+for the 'set auto-load ...' options.\n\
This option is ignored for the kinds of files having 'set auto-load ... off'.\n\
This options has security implications for untrusted inferiors."),
set_auto_load_safe_path,
diff --git a/gdb/configure b/gdb/configure
index 54c2399..42d2fbd 100755
--- a/gdb/configure
+++ b/gdb/configure
@@ -4949,7 +4949,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for default auto-load safe-path... " >&6; }
# Check whether --with-auto-load-safe-path was given.
if test "${with_auto_load_safe_path+set}" = set; then :
withval=$with_auto_load_safe_path; if test "$with_auto_load_safe_path" = "no"; then
- with_auto_load_safe_path=""
+ with_auto_load_safe_path="/"
fi
else
with_auto_load_safe_path="$prefix"
diff --git a/gdb/configure.ac b/gdb/configure.ac
index a40c2e5..9bde18f 100644
--- a/gdb/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/configure.ac
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(auto-load-safe-path,
AS_HELP_STRING([--with-auto-load-safe-path=PATH], [directories safe to hold auto-loaded files])
AS_HELP_STRING([--without-auto-load-safe-path], [do not restrict auto-loaded files locations]),
[if test "$with_auto_load_safe_path" = "no"; then
- with_auto_load_safe_path=""
+ with_auto_load_safe_path="/"
fi],
[with_auto_load_safe_path="$prefix"])
AC_DEFINE_DIR(DEFAULT_AUTO_LOAD_SAFE_PATH, with_auto_load_safe_path,
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index a2a4eb3..46dde27 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -21105,9 +21105,12 @@ The list of trusted directories is controlled by the following commands:
@table @code
@anchor{set auto-load safe-path}
@kindex set auto-load safe-path
-@item set auto-load safe-path @var{directories}
+@item set auto-load safe-path @r{[}@var{directories}@r{]}
Set the list of directories (and their subdirectories) trusted for automatic
loading and execution of scripts. You can also enter a specific trusted file.
+If you omit @var{directories}, @samp{auto-load safe-path} will be reset to
+its default value as specified during @value{GDBN} compilation.
+
The list of directories uses directory separator (@samp{:} on GNU and Unix
systems, @samp{;} on MS-Windows and MS-DOS) to separate directories, similarly
to the @env{PATH} environment variable.
@@ -21126,7 +21129,8 @@ loading and execution of scripts. Multiple entries may be delimited by the
host platform directory separator in use.
@end table
-Setting this variable to an empty string disables this security protection.
+Setting this variable to @file{/} disables this security
+protection.
This variable is supposed to be set to the system directories writable by the
system superuser only. Users can add their source directories in init files in
their home directories (@pxref{Home Directory Init File}). See also deprecated
@@ -21146,7 +21150,7 @@ by @samp{show auto-load safe-path} (such as @samp{/usr:/bin} in this example).
Specify this directory as in the previous case but just for a single
@value{GDBN} session.
-@item @kbd{gdb -iex "set auto-load safe-path" @dots{}}
+@item @kbd{gdb -iex "set auto-load safe-path /" @dots{}}
Disable auto-loading safety for a single @value{GDBN} session.
This assumes all the files you debug during this @value{GDBN} session will come
from trusted sources.