Cannot find user-level thread for LWP 30333: generic error

[U. George]

I have fedora 4/i386. I have tried using the gdb that came with fedora 4.
i have built a latest gdb ( i think ). Tried this simple test. Also 
fails. I have reported this type of error some time ago, but no answer.


address@hidden gdb]$ ./gdb /home/gat/JAVA/JDK14/j2sdk1.4.0_01/bin/javac
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This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-linux-gnu"...(no debugging symbols 
found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/tls/i686/libthread_db.so.1".

Setting up the environment for debugging gdb.
Function "internal_error" not defined.
Function "info_command" not defined.
.gdbinit:8: Error in sourced command file:
No breakpoint number 0.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/gat/JAVA/JDK14/j2sdk1.4.0_01/bin/javac
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
[New1 Thread 1119936 (LWP 30333)]
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
(no debugging symbols found)
Cannot find user-level thread for LWP 30333: generic error
(gdb)
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I somehow expected to see the following output.
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address@hidden gdb]$  /home/gat/JAVA/JDK14/j2sdk1.4.0_01/bin/javac
Usage: javac <options> <source files>
where possible options include:
  -g                        Generate all debugging info
  -g:none                   Generate no debugging info
  -g:{lines,vars,source}    Generate only some debugging info
  -O                        Optimize; may hinder debugging or enlarge 
class file
  -nowarn                   Generate no warnings
  -verbose                  Output messages about what the compiler is 
doing
  -deprecation              Output source locations where deprecated 
APIs are used
  -classpath <path>         Specify where to find user class files
  -sourcepath <path>        Specify where to find input source files
  -bootclasspath <path>     Override location of bootstrap class files
  -extdirs <dirs>           Override location of installed extensions
  -d <directory>            Specify where to place generated class files
  -encoding <encoding>      Specify character encoding used by source files
  -source <release>         Provide source compatibility with specified 
release
  -target <release>         Generate class files for specific VM version
  -help                     Print a synopsis of standard options

address@hidden gdb]$