Why GDB always jumps in and jumps out and seems uncontrollable?

[Erming Pei]

Hi, choo,
I found you email by surfing the webpage. Could you help me with a 
problem of debugging with GDB on LINUX?
If you have no time to see this problem, would you recommand some 
webpage or some mail addresses to me?

When I debug a program made by c and c++ code using gdb, it always 
enters into the inner side of standard funtions and even their libraries;
That didnt happened when I only debug program that only made by c. (not 
c/c++)
e.g.
#1 the following is a part of my program.
....
118 char *homeDir;
119 if ( (homeDir=getenv("ATLPROD_ROOT_DIR"))==NULL) ////
120   {
121     *messages << MSG::ERROR << "ATLPROD_ROOT_DIR not set !" << endreq;
122     exit(-1);
123   }
124                                                                   // 
remove lock files
125 string pipo(homeDir);
126 string com="rm "+pipo+"/jobs/lock*";
127 system(com.c_str());
128                                                                
129 asite.connexionToServer("localhost",const_cast<char 
*>((theParameters->getPort()).c_str()));
130                                                            
131 int SERV=asite.getDist();

#2 the scence of debugging:
#from line 119,  when input  "next" command, it entered into 
/usr/include/c++/3.2.3/bits/char_traits.h. but I dont want to see that, 
I only want to see the line 120!!
......
119     if ( (homeDir=getenv("ATLPROD_ROOT_DIR"))==NULL) //<---main.cpp
(gdb)n
664       allocator() throw() {}         //<---Why this?
(gdb)n
956       {
(gdb)n
957       basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc> __str(__lhs);
(gdb)n
135       { return strlen(__s); }
(gdb)n
957       basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc> __str(__lhs);
(gdb)n
135       { return strlen(__s); }
(gdb) bt
#0 main (argc=1, argv=0xbfff9b80)
 at /usr/include/c++/3.2.3/bits/char_traits.h:135
(gdb) n
229       { return _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)n
668       ~allocator() throw() {}
(gdb)n
229       { return _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)n
665       allocator(const allocator&) throw() {}
(gdb)n
38     {
(gdb)n
40     __asm__ __volatile__ ("lock; xaddl %0,%2"
(gdb)n
38     {
(gdb)n
229       { return _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)n
119       { __c1 = __c2; }
(gdb)n
781       {
(gdb)n
Detaching after fork from child process 13210.
229       { return _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)n
119       { __c1 = __c2; }
(gdb)n
781       {
(gdb)n
229       { return _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)n
668       ~allocator() throw() {}
(gdb)n
229       { return _M_dataplus._M_p; }
(gdb)n
38     {
(gdb)n
40     __asm__ __volatile__ ("lock; xaddl %0,%2"
(gdb)n
38     {
(gdb)n
131     int SERV=asite.getDist(); //<---- It jumped to line 131 of 
main.cpp when input "next" continously. it skiped the midlines(119-130)
(gdb)
133     string temp = theParameters->getPassword();

It always happens when I try to debug the program.  it jumps in and out. 
Furthermore, when I want to stop the program at a line e.g. 
Core.cpp:437. Gdb is not able to stop at this line.
But it can execute this line when I run the program normally. It's so 
strange.
Besides, I've set the step-mode off. And before debug, I set CFLAGS=-g 
-O2 CXXFLAGS= -g -O2 CC = gcc  CPP = gcc -E  CXX = g++ CPPFLAGS = -Wall 
-g -Wno-deprecated.

Is that any relations with STL or multi-threads or multi-processes or 
else??
The gdb version is: GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-0.30.1rh)

Any hint from you would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Erming.