gdb error

[dhk <dhkuhl optonline net>]

When using gdb I get the following error as soon as I hit gtk_init() in 
may main.

(gdb)
60        gtk_set_locale ();
(gdb)
61        gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
(gdb)
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Error while reading shared library symbols:
Cannot find new threads: generic error
Cannot find new threads: generic error
(gdb) q

Thanks,

dave