Index: NSApplication.m
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/gnustep/gnustep/core/gui/Source/NSApplication.m,v
retrieving revision 1.251
diff -u -r1.251 NSApplication.m
--- NSApplication.m	21 Sep 2003 02:27:50 -0000	1.251
+++ NSApplication.m	19 Oct 2003 20:52:52 -0000
@@ -111,11 +111,7 @@
      @"%@: %@", 
      _(@"Abort"), 
      _(@"Ignore"),
-#ifdef DEBUG
      _(@"Debug"),
-#else
-     nil,
-#endif
      [exception name], 
      [exception reason]);
 
@@ -129,12 +125,54 @@
   else if (retVal == NSAlertOther)
     {
       /* Debug button: abort so we can trace the error in gdb */
-      abort();
+        GSDebugCurrentProcessInGDB();
     }
 
   /* The user said to go on - more fun I guess - turn the AppKit
      exception handler on again */
   NSSetUncaughtExceptionHandler (_NSAppKitUncaughtExceptionHandler);
+}
+
address@hidden Terminal
+-(BOOL) terminalRunProgram: (NSString *)path
+	withArguments: (NSArray *)args
+	inDirectory: (NSString *)directory
+	properties: (NSDictionary *)properties;
address@hidden
+
+void GSDebugCurrentProcessInGDB(void)
+{
+    NSString *gdbPath;
+    NSArray  *args;
+    NSTask   *task;
+    NSDistantObject <Terminal>*terminal;
+
+    int       pid;
+    
+    pid = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] processIdentifier];
+
+    /* Get the Terminal application */
+    terminal = (NSDistantObject<Terminal> *)[NSConnection rootProxyForConnectionWithRegisteredName:@"Terminal" host:nil];
+
+    task = [[NSTask alloc] init];
+    [task setLaunchPath:@"gdb"];
+    gdbPath = RETAIN([task validatedLaunchPath]);
+    RELEASE(task);
+
+    args = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:
+                        [NSString stringWithFormat:@"--pid=%i", pid],
+                        [NSString stringWithFormat:@"--exec=%@", 
+                        [[NSBundle mainBundle] executablePath]],
+                        nil];
+
+    /* Launch gdb in the Terminal */
+
+    [terminal terminalRunProgram: AUTORELEASE(gdbPath)
+	               withArguments: args
+	                 inDirectory: nil
+	                  properties: nil];
+
+    NSLog(@"Launched gdb in Terminal.app");
 }
 
 /* This is the bundle from where we load localization of messages.  */