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There may be many of them, and printing +an error message for each one is problematic. +</p> +<p>If <var>regexp</var> is supplied only Guile scripts with matching names are printed. +</p> +<p>Example: +</p> +<div class="smallexample"> +<pre class="smallexample">(gdb) info auto-load guile-scripts +Loaded Script +Yes scm-section-script.scm + full name: /tmp/scm-section-script.scm +No my-foo-pretty-printers.scm +</pre></div> +</dd> +</dl> + +<p>When reading an auto-loaded file, <small>GDB</small> sets the +<em>current objfile</em>. This is available via the <code>current-objfile</code> +procedure (see <a href="Objfiles-In-Guile.html#Objfiles-In-Guile">Objfiles In Guile</a>). This can be useful for +registering objfile-specific pretty-printers. +</p> + + + +</body> +</html> |