diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.h b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.h
index 9e54fcf..bb2fafe 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.h
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   id             statusField;
   NSString       *executablePath;
   NSString       *debuggerPath;
+  int            subProcessId;
 }
 
 - (void) setStatus: (NSString *) status;
@@ -41,5 +42,7 @@
 - (NSString *)executablePath;
 - (void)setExecutablePath:(NSString *)p;
 - (void) interrupt;
+- (int) subProcessId;
+- (void) setSubProcessId:(int)pid;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.m b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.m
index 8b371ce..5e1040e 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.m
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebugger.m
@@ -208,6 +208,16 @@ static NSImage  *downImage = nil;
   ASSIGN(executablePath,p);
 }
 
+- (int) subProcessId
+{
+  return subProcessId;
+}
+
+- (void) setSubProcessId: (int)pid
+{
+  subProcessId = pid;
+}
+
 // kill process
 - (void) interrupt
 {
diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.h b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.h
index 45ee294..fd34e7f 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.h
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.h
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@
   PCDebugger *debugger;
   id <PCDebuggerViewDelegateProtocol> viewDelegate;
   NSString *currentFile;
-  int subProcessId;
 }
 
 - (void) setDebugger:(PCDebugger *)theDebugger;
 - (void) setDelegate:(id <PCDebuggerViewDelegateProtocol>) vd;
 - (void) setCurrentFile: (NSString *)fileName;
 - (NSString *) currentFile;
-- (int) subProcessId;
+
 
 - (void) runProgram: (NSString *)path
  inCurrentDirectory: (NSString *)directory
diff --git a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.m b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.m
index 9212b91..6cdea58 100644
--- a/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.m
+++ b/Modules/Debuggers/ProjectCenter/PCDebuggerView.m
@@ -104,20 +104,6 @@
 	}
     }
 
-  // NOTE: This works on certain versions of gdb, but we need to come up with another way of getting
-  // the process id in a more generic way.
-  range = [str rangeOfString: @"[New Thread"];
-  if (range.location != NSNotFound)
-    {
-      NSScanner *scanner = [NSScanner scannerWithString: str];      
-      NSString *process = nil;
-
-      [scanner scanUpToString: @"(LWP" intoString: NULL];
-      [scanner scanString: @"(LWP" intoString: NULL];
-      [scanner scanUpToString: @")" intoString: &process];
-      subProcessId = [process intValue];
-    }
-
   // Check certain status messages from GDB and set the state correctly.
   range = [str rangeOfString: @"Starting program:"];
   if (range.location != NSNotFound)
@@ -170,10 +156,6 @@
   return currentFile;
 }
 
-- (int) subProcessId
-{
-  return subProcessId;
-}
 
 - (void) terminate
 {