diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/xxgdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/xxgdb/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc0a38ee7499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/xxgdb/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, imake, xlibsWrapper, gccmakedep, libXaw }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "xxgdb";
+  version = "1.12";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/x/xxgdb/xxgdb_${version}.orig.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0jwazg99wk2l7r390ggw0yr8xipl07bp0qynni141xss530i6d1a";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # http://zhu-qy.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/slackware-14-i-still-got-xxgdb-all-ptys.html
+    ./xxgdb-pty.patch
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ imake gccmakedep ];
+  buildInputs = [ xlibsWrapper libXaw ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    mkdir build
+    xmkmf
+  '';
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "DESTDIR=build"
+  ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    # Fix up install paths
+    shopt -s globstar
+    mv build/**/bin $out/bin
+
+    install -D xxgdb.1 $out/share/man/man1/xxgdb.1
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A simple but powerful graphical interface to gdb";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ angustrau ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/xxgdb/xxgdb-pty.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/xxgdb/xxgdb-pty.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..735bb1b0b5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/xxgdb/xxgdb-pty.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+--- xxgdb-1.12-org/calldbx.c	2012-10-26 17:17:49.810750909 -0700
++++ xxgdb-1.12/calldbx.c	2012-10-26 17:53:59.209918816 -0700
+@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@
+  *    create_io_window(): create an io window for gdb to use 
+  */
+ 
++#ifdef linux
++#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
++#define _GNU_SOURCE
++#endif
++#endif
++
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+@@ -126,6 +132,13 @@
+ {
+     int master;
+     
++#ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
++    if ((master = posix_openpt (O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY)) < 0) {
++	perror("posix_openpt failed:");
++    } else {
++	return master;
++    }
++#else
+ #ifdef SVR4				/* (MJH) Use STREAMS */
+ 
+     if((master = open(MASTER_CLONE, O_RDWR)) < 0)
+@@ -152,6 +165,7 @@
+ 	}
+ #endif
+ #endif /* SVR4 */
++#endif /*  _POSIX_SOURCE */
+ 
+ #ifdef GDB
+     fprintf(stderr, "xxgdb: all ptys in use\n");
+@@ -167,7 +181,28 @@
+ {
+     int slave;
+ 
+-#ifdef SVR4				/* (MJH) */
++#ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
++    char *slave_name = ptsname (master);
++    if (slave_name == NULL) {
++	perror ("Pseudo-tty slave");
++	exit (2);
++    } // end if
++    if (grantpt (master) < 0) {
++	perror ("grantpt error");
++	exit (3);
++    }
++    if (unlockpt (master) < 0) {
++	perror ("unlockpt error");
++	exit (4);
++    }
++    if ((slave = open (slave_name, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
++	perror (slave_name);
++	exit (5);
++    } // end if
++    return slave;
++#else
++#ifdef SVR4		
++	/* (MJH) */
+     char *slave_name = "unknown";
+     extern char *ptsname(int master);
+     void (*handler)();
+@@ -194,6 +229,7 @@
+ 	    }
+     return slave;
+ #endif /* SVR4 */
++#endif /*  _POSIX_SOURCE */
+ }
+ 
+ #ifdef CREATE_IO_WINDOW 
+@@ -230,7 +266,7 @@
+     {
+ 	/* child */
+ 	/* printf("xterm xterm -l -e xxgdbiowin\n");*/
+-	if (execlp("xterm", "xterm", "-e", "xxgdbiowin", 0))
++	if (execlp("xterm", "xterm", "-e", "xxgdbiowin", NULL))
+ 	{
+ 	    printf("exec of 'xterm -e xxgdbiowin' fails\n");
+ 	    unlink("/tmp/iowindowtty");
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 066abf31ea47..c0f726d02c12 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14488,6 +14488,8 @@ in
 
   xxdiff-tip = xxdiff;
 
+  xxgdb = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/xxgdb { };
+
   yaml2json = callPackage ../development/tools/yaml2json { };
 
   yams = callPackage ../applications/audio/yams { };