This change enables users to specify multiple LLDB initialization commands instead of being limited to a single command. The common.initialLLDBCommand setting has been updated from a string to an array of strings.

Changes Made

Setting Registration:

• Changed setting type from "string" to "array"
• Updated default value from "" to []
• Modified title from "Initial LLDB Command" to "Initial LLDB Commands"

Code Implementation:
Updated three key methods to iterate through multiple commands:

• ExecuteWithArgs() - for launch scenarios
• Attach() - for attach scenarios
• Connect() - for connect scenarios

Usage Examples

Before (single command only):

"common.initialLLDBCommand": "settings set target.x86-disassembly-flavor intel"

After (multiple commands supported):

"common.initialLLDBCommand": [
  "settings set target.x86-disassembly-flavor intel",
  "settings set target.process.disable-aslr true",
  "breakpoint set --name main"
]

Backward Compatibility

The change is fully backward compatible:

• Empty array [] behaves the same as the previous empty string ""
• Single command arrays ["command"] work seamlessly
• Implementation follows existing patterns used by environmentVariables

Implementation Details

The implementation follows the existing vector<string> pattern used by environment variables, ensuring consistency with the codebase. Empty commands in the array are filtered out to prevent issues with whitespace-only entries.

Fixes #823.

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