Index: src/backtracegenerator.h
===================================================================
--- src/backtracegenerator.h
+++ src/backtracegenerator.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     State             m_state;
     BacktraceParser * m_parser = nullptr;
     QString           m_parsedBacktrace;
+    bool              m_debuggerKilled;
 
 #ifdef BACKTRACE_PARSER_DEBUG
     BacktraceParser * m_debugParser = nullptr;
Index: src/backtracegenerator.cpp
===================================================================
--- src/backtracegenerator.cpp
+++ src/backtracegenerator.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 BacktraceGenerator::BacktraceGenerator(const Debugger & debugger, QObject *parent)
         : QObject(parent),
           m_debugger(debugger), m_proc(nullptr),
-          m_temp(nullptr), m_state(NotLoaded)
+          m_temp(nullptr), m_state(NotLoaded),
+          m_debuggerKilled(false)
 {
     m_parser = BacktraceParser::newParser(m_debugger.codeName(), this);
     m_parser->connectToGenerator(this);
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
     // and take the appropriate steps if so
     QString stdinFile = m_debugger.backendValueOfParameter(QStringLiteral("ExecInputFile"));
     Debugger::expandString(stdinFile, Debugger::ExpansionUsageShell, m_temp->fileName());
+    m_temp->close();
     if (!stdinFile.isEmpty() && QFile::exists(stdinFile)) {
         m_proc->setStandardInputFile(stdinFile);
     }
@@ -140,39 +142,49 @@
         QString line = QString::fromLocal8Bit(m_output.constData(), pos + 1);
         m_output.remove(0, pos + 1);
 
-        emit newLine(line);
-        line = line.simplified();
-        if (line.startsWith(QLatin1String("Process ")) && line.endsWith(QLatin1String(" detached"))) {
-            // lldb is acting on a detach command (in lldbrc)
+        if (line.simplified() == QStringLiteral("(lldb) exit")) {
+            // lldb is acting on the exit command (from lldbrc)
             // Anything following this line doesn't interest us, and lldb has been known
             // to turn into a zombie instead of exitting, thereby blocking us.
             // Tell the process to quit if it's still running, and pretend it did.
             if (m_proc && m_proc->state() == QProcess::Running) {
-                m_proc->terminate();
+                // give it a bit of time before termination
                 if (!m_proc->waitForFinished(500)) {
-                    m_proc->kill();
+                    m_debuggerKilled = true;
+                    m_proc->terminate();
                 }
-                if (m_proc) {
-                    slotProcessExited(0, QProcess::NormalExit);
+                if (m_proc && !m_proc->waitForFinished(500)) {
+                    // insist harder.
+                    m_proc->kill();
                 }
+                slotProcessExited(0, QProcess::NormalExit);
             }
             return;
         }
+        emit newLine(line);
     }
 }
 
 void BacktraceGenerator::slotProcessExited(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
 {
-    //these are useless now
-    m_proc->deleteLater();
-    m_temp->deleteLater();
-    m_proc = nullptr;
-    m_temp = nullptr;
+    QString errorString;
+    if (m_proc) {
+        errorString = m_proc->errorString();
+        //these are useless now
+        m_proc->deleteLater();
+        m_proc = nullptr;
+        m_temp->deleteLater();
+        m_temp = nullptr;
+    }
 
     //mark the end of the backtrace for the parser
     emit newLine(QString());
 
-    if (exitStatus != QProcess::NormalExit || exitCode != 0) {
+    // killing the debugger processes will raise an error; ignore it.
+    if (!m_debuggerKilled && (exitStatus != QProcess::NormalExit || exitCode != 0)) {
+        if (!errorString.isEmpty()) {
+            qCCritical(DRKONQI_LOG) << m_debugger.command() << "encountered an error:" << errorString;
+        }
         m_state = Failed;
         emit someError();
         return;
@@ -193,5 +205,3 @@
 
     emit done();
 }
-
-
Index: src/data/debuggers/internal/lldbrc
===================================================================
--- src/data/debuggers/internal/lldbrc
+++ src/data/debuggers/internal/lldbrc
@@ -30,6 +30,5 @@
 Backends=KCrash
 
 [KCrash]
-Exec=lldb -p %pid
-ExecInputFile=%tempfile
-BatchCommands=settings set term-width 200\nthread info\nbt all\ndetach
+Exec=lldb -X -p %pid -s %tempfile
+BatchCommands=settings set term-width 200\nthread info\nbt all\ndetach\nexit