[llvm-dev] Slow debugger starts of LLVM tools

[David Greene via llvm-dev]

I'm wondering if anyone else is running into this problem.

When I do a Debug build and attempt to run a tool (opt, llvm-dis,
whatever) in gdb, the program takes a LOOOOONG time to begin executing.
Loading the executable into gdb is not the problem.  I type "run" and
the debugger sits there for many seconds and then things start going.
gdb emits no messages indicating what it is doing but it's basically
using 100% CPU.

I'm wondering if this is an artifact of the gdb I'm using (buggy?) or
something inherent to the way LLVM tools are built.  I see the same slow
operation across different versions of gdb and I do not see the same
slow operation with other executables.

                         -David