diff -Naurd kdevelop-4.2.0.orig/debuggers/gdb/debugsession.cpp kdevelop-4.2.0/debuggers/gdb/debugsession.cpp
--- kdevelop-4.2.0.orig/debuggers/gdb/debugsession.cpp	2011-01-23 20:36:25.000000000 +0100
+++ kdevelop-4.2.0/debuggers/gdb/debugsession.cpp	2011-02-22 17:11:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -1024,6 +1024,11 @@
     
     queueCmd(new GDBCommand(GDBMI::EnvironmentCd, dir));
 
+    if(!config_dbgShell_.isEmpty()){
+        QString realArgs = KShell::joinArgs(arguments);
+        arguments = QStringList( QString("-c"));
+        arguments << config_dbgShell_.toLocalFile()+QString(" ")+executable+QString(" ")+realArgs;
+    }
     // Set the run arguments
     if (!arguments.isEmpty())
         queueCmd(
@@ -1078,6 +1083,12 @@
 
         // Note: script could contain "run" or "continue"
     }
+    else if(!config_dbgShell_.isEmpty()){
+        QStringList arguments;
+        queueCmd(new GDBCommand(GDBMI::FileExecAndSymbols, "sh", this, &DebugSession::handleFileExecAndSymbols, true));
+        raiseEvent(connected_to_program);
+        queueCmd(new GDBCommand(GDBMI::ExecRun));
+    }
     else
     {
         queueCmd(new GDBCommand(GDBMI::FileExecAndSymbols, executable, this, &DebugSession::handleFileExecAndSymbols, true));
diff -Naurd kdevelop-4.2.0.orig/debuggers/gdb/gdb.cpp kdevelop-4.2.0/debuggers/gdb/gdb.cpp
--- kdevelop-4.2.0.orig/debuggers/gdb/gdb.cpp	2011-01-23 20:36:25.000000000 +0100
+++ kdevelop-4.2.0/debuggers/gdb/gdb.cpp	2011-02-22 15:07:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
     arguments << "--interpreter=mi2" << "-quiet";
 
     QString shell = config.readEntry(GDBDebugger::debuggerShellEntry);
-    if( !shell.isEmpty() )
+//     if( !shell.isEmpty() )
+    if( false )
     {
         kDebug(9012) << "have shell\n";
         shell = shell.simplified();