How do I load .gdbinit on gdb startup?

Question

This is a seemly trivial question but I can\'t find a simple way to accomplish this.

I have my .gdbinit file defined in the same directory as where gdb.

Answer 1

I have my .gdbinit file defined in the same directory as where gdb.exe exist

Put into your $HOME or into current directory.

Answer 2

None of the above answers worked for me. The problem is that under windows there's no HOME enviroment variable set. So let's set one: Write in command line:

   set HOME=c:\users\user

where the .gdbinit should be, and where You can disable the security protection by setting it content:

set auto-load safe-path /

And from now, Your gdb will load Your local .gdbinit

c:\MinGW\bin\gdb.exe app.exe

Answer 3

For other struggling xtensa toolchain users: xt-gdb is not looking for a file named .gdbinit but rather .xt-gdbinit. Otherwise the mechanics are exactly the same as with standard gdb.

Answer 4

I launch xt-gdb that comes with Xtensa tool chain with -iex -ix parameters as follows:

xt-gdb -iex "set auto-load safe-path Path\to\gdbinit\dir" -ix Path\to\gdbinit\dir.gdbinit

Answer 5

I use CodeSourcery arm-none-eabi-gdb.exe on Windows 7. Following the above instructions did not work in my case. Below command worked:

arm-none-eabi-gdb.exe -x D:\CodeSourcery\bin\.gdbinit