I'm also seeing this reintroduced with 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2 from 14.04
A simple manual patch that works for me is to take the line that says backdirs += 1 # multiarch subdir and change the 1 to a zero --------------------------- gdb: Installed: 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2 Candidate: 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2 Version table: *** 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2 0 500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gdb in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/952999 Title: gdb crashed with ImportError in /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/i386-linux- gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.16-gdb.py: No module named libstdcxx.v6.printers Status in gdb package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: it just popped up to say that there was an error. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gdb 7.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 CrashCounter: 1 Date: Mon Mar 12 12:12:49 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gdb InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) ProcCmdline: gdb --batch --ex file\ /usr/bin/synergyc --ex core-file\ /tmp/tmp5M47_D --ex set\ backtrace\ limit\ 2000 --ex p\ -99 --ex bt\ full --ex p\ -99 --ex thread\ apply\ all\ bt\ full --ex p\ -99 --ex info\ registers --ex p\ -99 --ex x/16i\ $pc --ex p\ -99 --ex print\ __abort_msg->msg SourcePackage: gdb Title: gdb crashed with ImportError in /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.16-gdb.py: No module named libstdcxx.v6.printers Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.16-gdb.py", line 62, in <module> from libstdcxx.v6.printers import register_libstdcxx_printers ImportError: No module named libstdcxx.v6.printers UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-05 (6 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdb/+bug/952999/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp