DBG: added options for disabling database compression and for saving the database in the program directory (not recommended). Resolved issue #287

x64_dbg_dbg/addrinfo.cpp

@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ void dbsave()
             dputs("\nFailed to write database file!");
             return;
         }
+        hFile.Close();
         json_free(jsonText);
-        if(!settingboolget("Engine", "DisableCompression"))
+        if(!settingboolget("Engine", "DisableDatabaseCompression"))
             LZ4_compress_fileW(wdbpath.c_str(), wdbpath.c_str());
     }
     else //remove database when nothing is in there
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ void dbload()
     WString databasePathW = StringUtils::Utf8ToUtf16(dbpath);
 
     // Decompress the file if compression was enabled
-    bool useCompression = !settingboolget("Engine", "DisableCompression");
+    bool useCompression = !settingboolget("Engine", "DisableDatabaseCompression");
     LZ4_STATUS lzmaStatus = LZ4_INVALID_ARCHIVE;
     {
         lzmaStatus = LZ4_decompress_fileW(databasePathW.c_str(), databasePathW.c_str());

x64_dbg_dbg/debugger.cpp

@@ -632,7 +632,17 @@ static void cbCreateProcess(CREATE_PROCESS_DEBUG_INFO* CreateProcessInfo)
 #else
     strcat_s(sqlitedb, ".dd32");
 #endif // _WIN64
-    sprintf(dbpath, "%s\\%s", dbbasepath, sqlitedb);
+    if(settingboolget("Engine", "SaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory"))
+    {
+        char szFileDir[MAX_PATH] = "";
+        strcpy_s(szFileDir, szFileName);
+        char* pathEnd = strrchr(szFileDir, '\\');
+        if(pathEnd)
+            *pathEnd = '\0';
+        sprintf_s(dbpath, "%s\\%s", szFileDir, sqlitedb);
+    }
+    else
+        sprintf_s(dbpath, "%s\\%s", dbbasepath, sqlitedb);
     dprintf("Database file: %s\n", dbpath);
     dbload();
     SafeSymSetOptions(SYMOPT_DEBUG | SYMOPT_LOAD_LINES | SYMOPT_ALLOW_ABSOLUTE_SYMBOLS | SYMOPT_FAVOR_COMPRESSED | SYMOPT_IGNORE_NT_SYMPATH);

x64_dbg_gui/Project/Src/Gui/SettingsDialog.cpp

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ void SettingsDialog::LoadSettings()
     GetSettingBool("Engine", "UndecorateSymbolNames", &settings.engineUndecorateSymbolNames);
     GetSettingBool("Engine", "EnableDebugPrivilege", &settings.engineEnableDebugPrivilege);
     GetSettingBool("Engine", "EnableSourceDebugging", &settings.engineEnableSourceDebugging);
+    GetSettingBool("Engine", "SaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory", &settings.engineSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory);
+    GetSettingBool("Engine", "DisableDatabaseCompression", &settings.engineDisableDatabaseCompression);
     switch(settings.engineCalcType)
     {
     case calc_signed:
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ void SettingsDialog::LoadSettings()
     ui->chkUndecorateSymbolNames->setChecked(settings.engineUndecorateSymbolNames);
     ui->chkEnableDebugPrivilege->setChecked(settings.engineEnableDebugPrivilege);
     ui->chkEnableSourceDebugging->setChecked(settings.engineEnableSourceDebugging);
+    ui->chkSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory->setChecked(settings.engineSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory);
+    ui->chkDisableDatabaseCompression->setChecked(settings.engineDisableDatabaseCompression);
 
     //Exceptions tab
     char exceptionRange[MAX_SETTING_SIZE] = "";
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ void SettingsDialog::SaveSettings()
     BridgeSettingSetUint("Engine", "UndecorateSymbolNames", settings.engineUndecorateSymbolNames);
     BridgeSettingSetUint("Engine", "EnableDebugPrivilege", settings.engineEnableDebugPrivilege);
     BridgeSettingSetUint("Engine", "EnableSourceDebugging", settings.engineEnableSourceDebugging);
+    BridgeSettingSetUint("Engine", "SaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory", settings.engineSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory);
+    BridgeSettingSetUint("Engine", "DisableDatabaseCompression", settings.engineDisableDatabaseCompression);
 
     //Exceptions tab
     QString exceptionRange = "";
@@ -500,6 +506,16 @@ void SettingsDialog::on_chkEnableSourceDebugging_stateChanged(int arg1)
     settings.engineEnableSourceDebugging = arg1 == Qt::Checked;
 }
 
+void SettingsDialog::on_chkDisableDatabaseCompression_stateChanged(int arg1)
+{
+    settings.engineDisableDatabaseCompression = arg1 == Qt::Checked;
+}
+
+void SettingsDialog::on_chkSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory_stateChanged(int arg1)
+{
+    settings.engineSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory = arg1 == Qt::Checked;
+}
+
 void SettingsDialog::on_btnAddRange_clicked()
 {
     ExceptionRangeDialog exceptionRange(this);

x64_dbg_gui/Project/Src/Gui/SettingsDialog.h

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ private slots:
     void on_chkUndecorateSymbolNames_stateChanged(int arg1);
     void on_chkEnableDebugPrivilege_stateChanged(int arg1);
     void on_chkEnableSourceDebugging_stateChanged(int arg1);
+    void on_chkDisableDatabaseCompression_stateChanged(int arg1);
+    void on_chkSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory_stateChanged(int arg1);
     //Exception tab
     void on_btnAddRange_clicked();
     void on_btnDeleteRange_clicked();
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ private:
         bool engineUndecorateSymbolNames;
         bool engineEnableDebugPrivilege;
         bool engineEnableSourceDebugging;
+        bool engineSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory;
+        bool engineDisableDatabaseCompression;
         //Exception Tab
         QList<RangeStruct>* exceptionRanges;
         //Disasm Tab

x64_dbg_gui/Project/Src/Gui/SettingsDialog.ui

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
      <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>1</number>
+      <number>0</number>
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tabEvents">
       <attribute name="title">
@@ -256,6 +256,20 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkDisableDatabaseCompression">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Disable Database Compression</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkSaveDatabaseInProgramDirectory">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Save Database in Program Directory</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item>
         <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
          <property name="orientation">