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I have installed gcc 2.2.2, libg++ 2.2, gdb 4.6, and Emacs 18.58.  I compiled my
programs and everything behaved fine.  I invoked gdb, and that's when I noticed
something wrong.  When I invoke gdb (inside or outside emacs) and step into a
'new' statement, instead of stepping through the code, gdb continues running
until the next breakpoint or the end of the program.  The program below
illustrates this behaviour.  I would appreciate someone's help on this.
Thank you.

p.s.  The behaviour was similar on a DECstation 5000/120 and a Sparc 2

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// -*- Mode:C++ -*-

#include <stdio.h>


class A
{
    private:
	char val;
    public:
	A(char ch = 'a') { this->val = ch; }
	char value() { return this->val; }
};


int main()
{
	A *a = new A;	// issuing a 'step' here causes gdb to 'cont' instead
	printf("a's value: %c\n", a->value());

	return 0;
}