rr test suite should pass -nx to gdb
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Description
I have a bunch of unusual stuff in my ~/.gdbinit. I was surprised to find that the rr test suite doesn't disable the reading of this file when running tests. I think this would be a good idea; and it is easily done by passing -nx to gdb.
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Locate the rr test suite entry point that invokes gdb and verify how its arguments are assembled. Confirm that the invocation passes -nx, then run the relevant test suite to ensure tests no longer read the user's ~/.gdbinit.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- testing-qa, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100