sbar@laptop ~ $ gdb /usr/lib/eclipse-3.5/eclipse 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/lib64/eclipse-3.5/eclipse...Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/debug/usr/lib64/eclipse-3.5/eclipse.debug...(no debugging symbols found)...done. (no debugging symbols found)...done. (gdb) r -vm /opt/icedtea6-bin-1.10.2/bin/java Starting program: /usr/lib64/eclipse-3.5/eclipse -vm /opt/icedtea6-bin-1.10.2/bin/java [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=lcd ^Z Program received signal SIGTSTP, Stopped (user). 0x00007ffff7bd159e in waitpid () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 (gdb) bt #0 0x00007ffff7bd159e in waitpid () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #1 0x00007ffff71bf786 in launchJavaVM () from /usr/lib64/eclipse-3.5//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.0.200.v20090519/eclipse_1207.so #2 0x00007ffff71be52c in run () from /usr/lib64/eclipse-3.5//plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.gtk.linux.x86_64_1.0.200.v20090519/eclipse_1207.so #3 0x00000000004017fb in main () (gdb)