threads/2292: GDB process stops when debugging threaded program

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 03:33:20AM -0800, Oleg V. Zhylin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>   As this issue came up again, I've checked with DDD folks, since DDD
> steps through threads successfully. DDD does use gdb as debugging
> engine, so clearly it does some configuraiton. We didn't figure out
> what exactly DDD does, but the effect of it is that gdb locates
> /lib/libthread_db.so.1. Thus it looks like my problem can be
> re-formulated 
> 
>  How to make gdb locate libpthread_db library?

Take a look at the messages from the first message you posted about
the bug.  GDB already was finding libthread_db.so.1.  If it can't, it
will let you know loudly.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery