diff --git a/src/bin/Jamfile b/src/bin/Jamfile
index 0a9a3e7ccc..35922f3e91 100644
--- a/src/bin/Jamfile
+++ b/src/bin/Jamfile
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin diffutils ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin findutils ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin flex ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin gawk ;
+SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin gdb ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin grep ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin keymap ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin less ;
diff --git a/src/bin/gdb/Jamfile b/src/bin/gdb/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48cc1f60af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/gdb/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SubDir OBOS_TOP src bin gdb ;
+
+SubInclude OBOS_TOP src bin gdb readline ;
diff --git a/src/bin/gdb/readline/Jamfile b/src/bin/gdb/readline/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d61271ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/gdb/readline/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+SubDir OBOS_TOP src bin gdb readline ;
+
+# filter warnings we don't want here
+local originalCCFlags = $(CCFLAGS) ;
+CCFLAGS = [ Filter $(CCFLAGS) : -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wsign-compare ] ;
+
+local RL_LIBRARY_VERSION = 4.3 ;
+
+SubDirCcFlags -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DRL_LIBRARY_VERSION=\\\"$(RL_LIBRARY_VERSION)\\\" ;
+
+SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ] ;	# for <readline/*.h> includes
+
+SEARCH_SOURCE += [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) support ] ;
+
+StaticLibrary <gdb>readline : 
+	bind.c
+	callback.c
+	compat.c
+	complete.c
+	display.c
+	funmap.c
+	histexpand.c
+	histfile.c
+	history.c
+	histsearch.c
+	isearch.c
+	keymaps.c
+	kill.c
+	input.c
+	macro.c
+	mbutil.c
+	misc.c
+	nls.c
+	parens.c
+	readline.c
+	rltty.c
+	search.c
+	shell.c
+	#savestring.c
+	signals.c
+	terminal.c
+	text.c
+	tilde.c
+	undo.c
+	util.c
+	vi_mode.c
+	xmalloc.c
+
+	# in support
+	wcwidth.c
+
+	: [ FCurrentObjectsDir ]
+;
+
+# restore CCFLAGS
+CCFLAGS = $(originalCCFlags) ;