Problem with LD_LIBRARY_PATH and gdb 4.17, 4.18 in Solaris 2.7

[Guangsheng Liu <gliu at eloq dot com>]

Hi, 
  I have a test program using libec50.so which is a share lib, and I am
using the following 2 lines to build it. 
        gcc -g -o test.o -c test.c
        gcc -g -o test test.o -lec50
  
      pwd:     home/pkg/gliu/12_15/eti/rel/DEBUG/lib/solaris/sparc
         ls:     libec50.so test test.c test.o 

    Everything is in the same directory which is current directory. I can
run the "test" under 
the shell as long as the " LD_LIBRARY_PATH" points to the current
directory. Then I invoke 
"gdb test". I cannot debug it in gdb. It always gave me the following error.

--------------------------------
  gdb test
  run

  Starting program: /home/pkg/gliu/12_15/eti/rel/DEBUG/lib/solaris/sparc/test
  ld.so.1: /home/pkg/gliu/12_15/eti/rel/DEBUG/lib/solaris/sparc/test:
fatal: libec50.so: open failed: No such file or directory

  Program terminated with signal SIGKILL, Killed.
  The program no longer exists.
---------------------------------

  I used "show env LD_LIBRARY_PATH" and I can see the gdb inherit the
"LD_LIBRARY_PATH" correctly from the shell, 
and including my current directory:
home/pkg/gliu/12_15/eti/rel/DEBUG/lib/solaris/sparc.
  I tried gdb 4.18, it has the same problem.    By the way, I am runing
Solaris2.7
  Doesn't anybody have any idea?
  Thanx a lot. 
  Merry Xmas.