does lldb automatically load new shared libs when they are updated - emacs

I am not sure if this is because lldb does not use the new shared libs. What happened is
1) I used a lldb in emacs to debug a code
2) updated the shared libs the code needs
3) re-run the program debugged by lldb.
The code run and stopped at some random location. The problem was resolved if I killed the debug session in emacs, and opened a new one. I never have the same issue with gdb.
This also happens when switching between optimized and debug code. The steps are like
1) lldb an optimized program
2) build the program in debug mode
3) rerun the program in lldb. lldb does not use the new debug code.

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I'm trying to use gdb with emacs. The library that I'm trying to debug is loaded by a process and can't be run directly. Hence I attach to the process by using the attach command inside gdb. Attaching to a process and setting breakpoints works fine when I use gdb from a shell, but when I use gdb in emacs (by pressing M-x gdb or M-x gud-gdb), it can't set breakpoints. It shows me an error which says "Can't access memory at 0x7efb04". I'm using emacs 23.1.1.
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Press M-x gdb or M-x gud-gdb to launch gdb inside emacs.
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Any ideas why this is happening?
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Does this happen in other IDEs also?
I figured it out. The problem is with step 2. Entering the name of the executable built with debugging symbol causes the problem. Instead, just launching GDB and attaching to process works fine. I'm not sure if this is the expected behavior.
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