i went and executed /usr/libexec/ld.elf_so and it core
dump on me. is that normal? here is the gdb output:

# gdb /usr/libexec/ld.elf_so
/usr/local/source/PTL-2.1.5/ld.elf_so.core
GNU gdb 4.17
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GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General
Public License, and you are
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This GDB was configured as "alpha--netbsd"...
Core was generated by `ld.elf_so'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Abort trap.
#0  0xdad4 in kill () at kill:2
kill:2: No such file or directory.
(gdb) bt
#0  0xdad4 in kill () at kill:2
warning: Hit heuristic-fence-post without finding
warning: enclosing function for address 0x1fffff850
This warning occurs if you are debugging a function
without any symbols
(for example, in a stripped executable).  In that
case, you may wish to
increase the size of the search with the `set
heuristic-fence-post' command.

Otherwise, you told GDB there was a function where
there isn't one, or
(more likely) you have encountered a bug in GDB.
(gdb) list *0xdad4
0xdad4 is in kill (kill:2).
kill:1: No such file or directory.
(gdb)

# uname -a
NetBSD ns01 1.5_ALPHA2 NetBSD 1.5_ALPHA2
(ALPHA-$Revision: 1.127.2.2 $) #5: Tue Oct  3 17:37:31
C
DT 2000    
tom@ns01:/usr/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/ns01-new alpha

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