+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #237096 +++ -- Additional comment from jan.kratochvil on 2007-10-15 11:26 EST -- I guess I found the problem during an unrelated gdb-on-gdb debugging. The problem is fork()ing of the debugged program. fork() there disarms the hardware watchpoints (they still appear as active but they get unset from the hardware registers). It affects: RHEL-4.6beta RHEL-5.1beta gdb-6.6 upstream gdb-6.7 upstream gdb cvs upstream Fedora8/development binary + source rpm: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=20928 .src.rpm there is easily `rpm --rebuild'-able at least on RHEL-5. Patch posted upstream: http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-patches/2007-10/msg00367.html It should (no guarantees can be made) get fixed in RHEL-4.7 and RHEL-5.2. -- Additional comment from jan.kratochvil on 2007-10-23 16:21 EST -- Fixed in Rawhide (and F8): * Fri Oct 19 2007 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil> - 6.6-37 - Fix hiding unexpected breakpoints on intentional step/next commands.
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dev-ack+ Partial fix available (needs documentation update). Change driven by customer issue.
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