GDB crashes when evaluating an expression

[Xavier de Gaye]

GDB crashes when evaluating an expression. See test case below.

====================================================================
/* The foobar program */
main()
{
    int i;

    for (i = 0; ; i++)
    {
    printf("value %d\n", i);
    }
}
========================= GDB INPUT ================================
file foobar
break main
commands 1
print "foobar"
end
run
========================= GDB OUTPUT ===============================
GNU gdb 5.3
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welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i586-pc-linux-gnu".
(gdb) Reading symbols from foobar...done.
(gdb) Breakpoint 1 at 0x8048466: file foobar.c, line 6.
(gdb) >>(gdb) Starting program: /home/xavier/tmp/foobar 

Breakpoint 1, main () at foobar.c:6
6       for (i = 0; ; i++)
$1 = "foobar"
warning: Invalid control type in command structure.
Segmentation fault
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