Created attachment 144432 [details]
the error message I get

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. install GEF 
2. Attempt to debug a C/C++ project with gdb


OBSERVED RESULT
debugging will fail to start and you'll get a drop down message that your version of gdb is too old with escaped binary in place of info about gdb that should have been detected


EXPECTED RESULT
I'm not really sure the best way to handle it and the expected result would depend on that. Either the debugger would work as expected or the error message would be fixed with a hint about the .gdbinit file.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: This should apply to all versions and any oses that support gdb I tested with Kubuntu 21.10 plasma 5.22.5
(available in About System)
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KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
if gdb were run with -nx it would not load a .gdbinit file. I've used gdb for reverse engineering on occasion, but rarely for CTFs so I'm not really familiar with the power of .gdbinit files and I'm not sure if kdevelop can cope with .gdbinit files other than gef or if there could be value in loading them?. I have a feeling this solution makes the most sense. The alternative would require altering the regex used to look for gdb version information and altering the error message given when kdevelop thinks debugging can't work.