backtrace:
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0808ff32 in _initialize_thread_db ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0x0808ff32 in _initialize_thread_db ()
#1 0x08090309 in _initialize_thread_db ()
#2 0x081075b9 in normal_stop ()
#3 0x0807f6c9 in discard_cleanups ()
#4 0x081122d9 in throw_exception ()
#5 0x0811238c in throw_exception ()
#6 0x081123e2 in throw_verror ()
#7 0x080821ea in error ()
#8 0x080824ca in perror_with_name ()
#9 0x0808ed08 in supply_gregset ()
#10 0x08095772 in linux_record_stopped_pid ()
#11 0x08091b24 in _initialize_thread_db ()
#12 0x08108250 in resume ()
#13 0x0810843f in resume ()
#14 0x0810956c in handle_inferior_event ()
#15 0x0810a9c8 in wait_for_inferior ()
#16 0x0810ab39 in proceed ()
#17 0x081061cb in get_inferior_args ()
#18 0x0807ea53 in execute_command ()
#19 0x08115e14 in push_prompt ()
#20 0x08116b07 in display_gdb_prompt ()
#21 0xb7f85165 in rl_callback_read_char () at /build/buildd/readline5-5.1/callback.c:204
#22 0x08115fc9 in push_prompt ()
#23 0x0811596a in gdb_do_one_event ()
#24 0x08114e85 in delete_async_signal_handler ()
#25 0x08115603 in gdb_do_one_event ()
#26 0x081125d3 in catch_errors ()
#27 0x080be251 in _initialize_tui_interp ()
#28 0x08112be3 in current_interp_command_loop ()
#29 0x08078233 in gdb_main ()
#30 0x081125d3 in catch_errors ()
#31 0x08078a3c in gdb_main ()
#32 0x081125d3 in catch_errors ()
#33 0x08078221 in gdb_main ()
#34 0x080781e5 in main ()
running gaim with gdb if you connect to some server is enough to make gdb crash, it crashes the same way when trying to crach a xchat-gnome crasher (start with no config, connected to freenode, close the chan lists and open the preferences dialog)