I've been using this macro with GCC / GDB for years without running into the issue you're describing: #define DEBUG_BREAK() do{__asm__("BKPT");} while(0) I ca

I've been using this macro with GCC / GDB for years without running into the issue you're describing: #define DEBUG_BREAK() do{__asm__("BKPT");} while(0) I can continue just fine with it. Granted, this is on the various Cortex M0/M3/M4 chips, so I can't say for sure if it works on any of the bigger, fancier ARMs.