This patch works for me, with no regressions found. target = native host = i686-pc-linux-gnu%rh-7.2 gdb = 5.2, gdb_5_2-branch, HEAD gcc = 2.95.3, 2.96-rh, 3.0.4, 3.1, gcc-3_1-branch, HEAD binutils = HEAD glibc = vendor goption = -gdwarf2, -gstabs+ I'm closing my gdb PR on the bug. Thanks for the quick bug fix. Michael C