Subject: bug#58826: 29.0.50; gud-gdb can't find core file if executable is in a different directory

From: Richard Stallman <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:16:27 -0500

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  > No, because the default-directory of the *gud-FILE* buffer is already set by
  > the time you get the GDB prompt.

  > You can, of course, "M-x cd" in the buffer.

Could we fix this by adding a new option to GDB to specify the working
directory?  The gud.el could use that option
if it sees that GDB's default choice for working directory
would not be correct.

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