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If you change the gdb startup file property, let's say to empty, and accept the whole debugging properties dialog gdb still gets the original value hurled at it. If you change some _other_ property in addition then the startup property file gets through. Ergo that property doesn't properly set the dirty flag. I's quite likely that the same problem occurs with the dbx startup file property as well.