> > and even worse the executable seems so dodgy that gdb segfaults too
> > when trying to load it, so I can't even debug the problem.
> 
> That is a bug in gdb.  (It may be a bug in the executable in question,
> too, but gdb should _never_ segfault, no matter what sort of trash you
> throw at it.)
> 
> Whether it's a NetBSD bug or an FSF bug, that's another question. :-)

:) Agreed, but this concerns me only indirectly. It just makes it more
difficult to debug the unexec problem. I mention the gdb problem because
it indicates something is wrong even before runtime proper.

Thanks,

	- Joel