Index: gdb-6.5/gdb/symfile.c =================================================================== --- gdb-6.5.orig/gdb/symfile.c 2006-08-24 02:56:02.000000000 -0300 +++ gdb-6.5/gdb/symfile.c 2006-08-24 02:56:36.000000000 -0300 @@ -3739,6 +3739,12 @@ symfile_dummy_outputs (bfd *abfd, asecti bfd_byte * symfile_relocate_debug_section (bfd *abfd, asection *sectp, bfd_byte *buf) { + /* 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 debugging sections with relocation information. */ if ((sectp->flags & SEC_RELOC) == 0)