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| <h3 class="section">23.4 Auto-loading extensions</h3> |
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| <p><a name="index-auto_002dloading-extensions-2882"></a> |
| <span class="sc">gdb</span> provides two mechanisms for automatically loading extensions |
| when a new object file is read (for example, due to the <code>file</code> |
| command, or because the inferior has loaded a shared library): |
| <samp><var>objfile</var><span class="file">-gdb.</span><var>ext</var></samp> and the <code>.debug_gdb_scripts</code> |
| section of modern file formats like ELF. |
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| <li><a accesskey="1" href="objfile_002dgdbdotext-file.html#objfile_002dgdbdotext-file">objfile-gdb.ext file</a>: The <samp><var>objfile</var><span class="file">-gdb.</span><var>ext</var></samp> file |
| <li><a accesskey="2" href="dotdebug_005fgdb_005fscripts-section.html#dotdebug_005fgdb_005fscripts-section">.debug_gdb_scripts section</a>: The <code>.debug_gdb_scripts</code> section |
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| <p>The auto-loading feature is useful for supplying application-specific |
| debugging commands and features. |
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| <p>Auto-loading can be enabled or disabled, |
| and the list of auto-loaded scripts can be printed. |
| See the ‘<samp><span class="samp">auto-loading</span></samp>’ section of each extension language |
| for more information. |
| For <span class="sc">gdb</span> command files see <a href="Auto_002dloading-sequences.html#Auto_002dloading-sequences">Auto-loading sequences</a>. |
| For Python files see <a href="Python-Auto_002dloading.html#Python-Auto_002dloading">Python Auto-loading</a>. |
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| <p>Note that loading of this script file also requires accordingly configured |
| <code>auto-load safe-path</code> (see <a href="Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html#Auto_002dloading-safe-path">Auto-loading safe path</a>). |
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