--- gdb-6.8/configure.ac	2008-03-27 19:27:19.000000000 +0100
+++ /tmp/configure.ac	2008-08-16 17:50:22.000000000 +0200
@@ -1632,8 +1632,14 @@
   # Okay, some application will build, or we don't care to check.  Still
   # notify of subdirs not getting built.
   echo "*** This configuration is not supported in the following subdirectories:" 1>&2
-  echo "    ${notsupp}" 1>&2
-  echo "    (Any other directories should still work fine.)" 1>&2
+  echo "     ${notsupp}" 1>&2
+  if echo " ${notsupp} " | grep " gdb " >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "    which means gdb will not be built on this platform!" 1>&2
+    echo "    Continuing, though possible, is most likely not what you want." 1>&2
+    echo "    (However other directories should still work fine.)" 1>&2
+  else
+    echo "    (Any other directories should still work fine.)" 1>&2
+  fi
 fi
 
 case "$host" in