Index: head/usr.sbin/crashinfo/crashinfo.sh
===================================================================
--- head/usr.sbin/crashinfo/crashinfo.sh
+++ head/usr.sbin/crashinfo/crashinfo.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@
 	exit 1
 }
 
+# Run a single gdb command against a kernel file in batch mode.
+# The kernel file is specified as the first argument and the command
+# is given in the remaining arguments.
+gdb_command()
+{
+	local k
+
+	k=$1 ; shift
+
+	if [ -x /usr/local/bin/gdb ]; then
+		/usr/local/bin/gdb -batch -ex "$@" $k
+	else
+		echo -e "$@" | /usr/bin/gdb -x /dev/stdin -batch $k
+	fi
+}
+
 find_kernel()
 {
 	local ivers k kvers
@@ -55,8 +71,8 @@
 
 	# Look for a matching kernel version.
 	for k in `sysctl -n kern.bootfile` $(ls -t /boot/*/kernel); do
-		kvers=$(echo 'printf "  Version String: %s", version' | \
-		    gdb -x /dev/stdin -batch $k 2>/dev/null)
+		kvers=$(gdb_command $k 'printf "  Version String: %s", version' \
+		     2>/dev/null)
 		if [ "$ivers" = "$kvers" ]; then
 			KERNEL=$k
 			break
@@ -151,11 +167,10 @@
 umask 077
 
 # Simulate uname
-ostype=$(echo -e printf '"%s", ostype' | gdb -x /dev/stdin -batch $KERNEL)
-osrelease=$(echo -e printf '"%s", osrelease' | gdb -x /dev/stdin -batch $KERNEL)
-version=$(echo -e printf '"%s", version' | gdb -x /dev/stdin -batch $KERNEL | \
-    tr '\t\n' '  ')
-machine=$(echo -e printf '"%s", machine' | gdb -x /dev/stdin -batch $KERNEL)
+ostype=$(gdb_command $KERNEL 'printf "%s", ostype')
+osrelease=$(gdb_command $KERNEL 'printf "%s", osrelease')
+version=$(gdb_command $KERNEL 'printf "%s", version' | tr '\t\n' '  ')
+machine=$(gdb_command $KERNEL 'printf "%s", machine')
 
 exec > $FILE 2>&1
 
@@ -174,7 +189,11 @@
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 	echo "bt" >> $file
 	echo "quit" >> $file
-	kgdb $KERNEL $VMCORE < $file
+	if [ -x /usr/local/bin/kgdb ]; then
+		/usr/local/bin/kgdb $KERNEL $VMCORE < $file
+	else
+		kgdb $KERNEL $VMCORE < $file
+	fi
 	rm -f $file
 	echo
 fi