Here you have a sample gdb.ini file listing, which gives better results when using gdb. Under LINUX you should put this in a .gdbinit file in your home directory or the current directory..
set print demangle off set gnutarget auto set verbose on set complaints 1000 dir ./rtl/dosv2 set language c++ set print vtbl on set print object on set print sym on set print pretty on disp /i $eip define pst set $pos=&$arg0 set $strlen = {byte}$pos print {char}&$arg0.st@($strlen+1) end document pst Print out a pascal string end