Index: gdb-7.4.50.20120602/gdb/symfile.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.4.50.20120602.orig/gdb/symfile.c 2012-06-02 18:25:20.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.4.50.20120602/gdb/symfile.c 2012-06-02 18:26:36.145232057 +0200 @@ -3630,6 +3630,12 @@ default_symfile_relocate (struct objfile DWO file. */ bfd *abfd = sectp->owner; + /* Executable files have all the relocations already resolved. + Handle files linked with --emit-relocs. + http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2006-08/msg00137.html */ + if ((abfd->flags & EXEC_P) != 0) + return NULL; + /* We're only interested in sections with relocation information. */ if ((sectp->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0)