qdii@ciruella ~ $ gdb --args /usr/bin/gnome-panel-renamed --sync GNU gdb (Gentoo 7.2 p1) 7.2 Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: ... Reading symbols from /usr/bin/gnome-panel-renamed...(no debugging symbols found)...done. (gdb) break gdk_x_error Function "gdk_x_error" not defined. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) r Please answer y or [n]. Make breakpoint pending on future shared library load? (y or [n]) y Breakpoint 1 (gdk_x_error) pending. (gdb) r Starting program: /usr/bin/gnome-panel-renamed --sync [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 0x7fffec718700 (LWP 12292)] [New Thread 0x7fffdc4f2700 (LWP 12371)] Breakpoint 1, 0x00007ffff6672de0 in gdk_x_error () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 (gdb) bt #0 0x00007ffff6672de0 in gdk_x_error () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 #1 0x00007ffff461698c in _XError () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #2 0x00007ffff46136b7 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #3 0x00007ffff4613705 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #4 0x00007ffff4613cc0 in _XReply () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #5 0x00007ffff460f603 in XSync () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #6 0x00007ffff460f7bb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #7 0x00007ffff460c702 in XReparentWindow () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #8 0x00007ffff6682ae2 in gdk_window_x11_reparent () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 #9 0x00007ffff6650975 in gdk_window_reparent () from /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 #10 0x00007ffff6a52d48 in _gtk_plug_add_to_socket () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #11 0x00007ffff6a95c78 in _gtk_socket_add_window () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #12 0x0000000000475984 in ?? () #13 0x00007ffff5f03d9c in complete_in_idle_cb () from /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 #14 0x00007ffff4b56052 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #15 0x00007ffff4b5a718 in g_main_context_iterate () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #16 0x00007ffff4b5ac25 in g_main_loop_run () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 #17 0x00007ffff6a16007 in gtk_main () from /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 #18 0x0000000000426bac in main () (gdb)