Description of problem:

can't debug using gdb

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

gdb-6.1post-1.20040607.43
gcc-3.4.2-6.fc3

How reproducible:

always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.
localhost[tmp]$ cat test.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    printf("hi\n");
    exit(0);
}

2.

gcc -g test.c

3.

localhost[tmp]$ gdb ./a.out
GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.1post-1.20040607.43rh)
Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and
you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain
conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for
details.
This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host
libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".

(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/hrue/tmp/a.out
warning: Child process unexpectedly missing: No child processes

Program terminated with signal ?, Unknown signal.
The program no longer exists.
You can't do that without a process to debug.
(gdb) localhost[tmp]$



  
Actual results:

cannot debug


Expected results:

can debug


Additional info:

i have installed FC3, and updated packages using yum [default] on
three machines, all have the same problem. [All are Dell laptops,
different though].