"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):

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[kc9jud]

#1576 may be related.