.gdbinit instructions?

[Spongman]

can you add the lines needed to automatically load this from .gdbinit? please assume zero python knowledge.

[LoneWanderer-GH]

Have you read this https://github.com/LoneWanderer-GH/nlohmann-json-gdb#Usage ?
Moreover, you may find lots of useful resources concerning GDB here https://github.com/LoneWanderer-GH/nlohmann-json-gdb#Links or on the official GDB site.

[Spongman]

thanks, i am able to load it manually. however, i'm looking specifically for instructions on how to load it automatically from .gdbinit.

[LoneWanderer-GH]

Script loads like any other script. Automation loading is subject to all common GDB loading rules and logic. I'm not using autoloading myself, but I think the best starting point for that is having a look here

https://sourceware.org/gdb/onlinedocs/gdb/Startup.html#Startup

It pretty much comes down to putting the manual commands into your .gdbinit file and tell gdb to autoload it, as well as accept loading python files.
Its worth noting there are 2 different autoloading:

• home directory
• current directory

If you have any further question on that matter, Stackoverflow is a great place to look for answers, or ask your question if not already asked.