I'm having a problem invoking gdb... my version of gdb isn't accepting the "-args" parameter.
Is there any way to turn that command line option OFF?
No, it's hardcoded.
Which version of gdb do you use ?
The only workaround I see would be to use a batch-file (or shell-script, depending on the platform you are on), that is called instead the real gdb.
The batch-file can call gdb and only use the parameters your gdb knows.
On linux it could look like:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/gdb -nx -fullname -quiet $5
But if your version of gdb is too old, you will most likely not be able to use it with C::B.