>>> In either case, I think I can only get to this in two weeks.  And is the
>>> information in etc/DEBUG all I need (except the breakpoint which will be
>>> provided?)?
>>
>> It should get you started, yes.  There are special commands defined in
>> src/.gdbinit that will help showing Lisp objects, and feel free to ask
>> for guidance if you aren't sure how to proceed or have any questions.
>>

Given the above strangeness, can you please instruct me to use gdb to
stab Emacs?  Thanks.