23.0.60; gdb not running the program first time around

[robert marshall]

If I use gdb via M-x gdb and take the suggested default 
   gdb --annotate=3 ipsa-so
and then try to start the program, gdb just sits
there, I have to interrupt it with C-c and then run again at which
point it starts properly. See the following extract from the *gud...*
buffer:

GNU gdb 6.6-debian
Copyright (C) 2006 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 "i486-linux-gnu"...
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libthread_db.so.1".
(gdb) run
  C-c C-cQuit          <------------- sits here until I C-c C-c
(gdb) run
Starting program: /home/robert/IPSA/IPSA+1.6/IPSAplus/ipsa-so 
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New Thread -1231702336 (LWP 8910)]
Qt: gdb: -nograb added to command-line options.
         Use the -dograb option to enforce grabbing.




In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.0)
 of 2008-02-12 on rajm-laptop
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10300000
Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x k <return> <down> C-x k <return> C-x k <return> 
C-x k <return> C-x k <return> <f10> <return> <escape> 
x s h e l l <return> C-x 1 <help-echo> <select-window> 
. / i p s a - s o <tab> <return> <escape> x g d b <return> 
<return> r u n <return> C-c C-c <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> 
<help-menu> <about-emacs> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug
-report>

Recent messages:
Setting up indent for shell type bash
setting up indent stuff
Indentation variables are now local.
Indentation setup for shell type bash
Wrote /home/rajm/.emacs.desktop.lock
Desktop: 128 buffers restored.
(No files need saving)
Completing file name...
Sole completion
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