"No executable file specified" at startup

[kc9jud]

Issue and Steps to Reproduce

Launching GDB from Atom immediately exits, with error

No executable file specified.
Use the "file" or "exec-file" command.

First reported at facebookarchive/atom-ide-debugger-native-gdb#6

Expected Behavior

Debugger should launch and pass executable to GDB.

Actual Behavior

GDB never appears to get the path to the executable.

Versions

• Atom: 1.30.0
• Nuclide: atom-ide-debugger-native-gdb 0.7.3
• Client OS: Ubuntu 18.04
• Server OS (optional):

Additional Details

• Installed packages (apm ls --installed):

Community Packages (63)
├── Sublime-Style-Column-Selection@1.7.4
├── activate-power-mode@2.7.0 (disabled)
├── atom-beautify@0.33.1
├── atom-ide-debugger-native-gdb@0.7.3
├── atom-ide-debugger-python@0.7.3
├── atom-ide-ui@0.13.0
├── autocomplete-python@1.10.12 (disabled)
├── busy-signal@1.4.3
├── dbg@1.6.3 (disabled)
├── dbg-gdb@1.7.8 (disabled)
├── git-blame@1.7.0
├── git-time-machine@2.1.0 (disabled)
├── hard-wrap@1.7.1
├── hidpi@0.14.0
├── ide-cquery@0.13.6
├── ide-fortran@0.3.0
├── ide-python@1.0.0
├── intentions@1.1.5
├── language-awk@0.1.12
├── language-diff@0.7.0
├── language-doxygen@0.7.0
├── language-fortran@2.1.7
├── language-latex@1.2.0
├── language-markdown@0.26.0
├── language-mathematica@0.4.0
├── language-openmp@0.3.0
├── language-restructuredtext@1.1.2
├── latex@0.50.0
├── latexer@0.3.0
├── linter@2.2.0 (disabled)
├── linter-bootlint@1.1.0
├── linter-cpplint@2.0.1
├── linter-csslint@2.0.1
├── linter-gfortran@0.5.0
├── linter-htmlhint@1.5.1
├── linter-jshint@3.1.8
├── linter-pylama@0.10.1 (disabled)
├── linter-pylint@2.1.1 (disabled)
├── linter-spell@0.15.0 (disabled)
├── linter-spell-latex@0.11.0 (disabled)
├── linter-ui-default@1.7.1 (disabled)
├── merge-conflicts@1.4.5
├── minimap@4.29.9
├── minimap-autohider@1.5.4
├── minimap-cursorline@0.2.0
├── minimap-git-diff@4.3.1
├── minimap-pigments@0.2.2
├── minimap-selection@4.5.0
├── minimap-split-diff@0.3.7
├── multi-wrap-guide@1.1.6
├── nvatom@0.11.0
├── output-panel@0.3.4
├── pdf-view@0.71.0
├── pigments@0.40.2
├── pretty-json@2.0.3
├── rst-preview@1.3.1
├── split-diff@1.5.2
├── svg-preview@0.12.1
├── svn@0.0.14
├── switch-header-source@0.32.0
├── tail@0.1.0
├── teletype@0.13.3
└── wordcount@3.0.0

[kc9jud]

#1576 may be related.