[Qt-creator] Very slow GDB when stepping into functions

[Peter Kümmel]

Peter Kümmel wrote:
> Maybe someone also wonders why stepping into a function
> takes several tens of seconds at 100% CPU usage of gdb.
> Here's the answer for Debian based systems: 
> 
> "Debugging symbols for ld.so are not shipped"
> http://blogs.gnome.org/jjongsma/2007/01/08/gdb-slowness/
> 
> Therefore this:
>    sudo apt-get install libc6-dbg
> solves the problems on my Ubuntu machine.
> 
> Could someone please update the QtCreator Wiki:
> http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-creator/pages/FrequentlyAskedQuestions#Debugger
> 

On openSUSE 'glibc-profile' is needed.

Peter