The changes referenced in the following bug probably fixed this issue: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15519
** Bug watch added: Sourceware.org Bugzilla #15519 http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15519 ** Changed in: gdb Importance: Critical => Unknown ** Changed in: gdb Status: Confirmed => Unknown ** Changed in: gdb Remote watch: Sourceware.org Bugzilla #15454 => Sourceware.org Bugzilla #15519 ** Changed in: gdb (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gdb in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178539 Title: gdb 7.6 can take tens of seconds to resolve symbols in C++ Status in GNU Debugger: Unknown Status in gdb package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: See http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15454 filed by me. Reverting 677b1bf from the gdb git repository fixes the problem. In this revision, gdb started searching the base classes for the symbol too. The algorithm seems to require optimization. Meanwhile, the problem can be worked with a one-line diff that reverts the behavior to the pre-677b1bf. Attaching the patch lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 13.04 Release: 13.04 gdb: Installed: 7.6~20130417-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 7.6~20130417-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 7.6~20130417-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdb/+bug/1178539/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp