the first chunk fixes build errors, the non_stop part below fixes thread debugging being available by default without setting any breakpoints or usage of libthread_db. --- gdb-7.4.org/gdb/linux-nat.c 2013-08-10 05:24:24.651000003 +0000 +++ gdb-7.4/gdb/linux-nat.c 2013-08-10 05:25:50.966000003 +0000 @@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ # endif #endif /* HAVE_PERSONALITY */ +#ifndef __SIGRTMIN +#define __SIGRTMIN SIGRTMIN +#endif + +#ifndef W_STOPCODE +#define W_STOPCODE(sig) ((sig) << 8 | 0x7f) +#endif + /* This comment documents high-level logic of this file. Waiting for events in sync mode @@ -2265,7 +2273,7 @@ status = 0; } - if (non_stop) + if (1) { /* Add the new thread to GDB's lists as soon as possible so that: