diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 9cfdb16da7d..7687d79d9f3 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-09-09 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Fix for PR 39680: Gash in error message for memory view.
+	* CDebugModel.java
+
 2003-09-09 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Final fix for PR 39484: Move 'getType' method from ICDIVariable to ICDIVaraibleObject.
 	* CArrayPartition.java
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/CDebugModel.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/CDebugModel.java
index 02a1738de10..b4bc5832bbc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/CDebugModel.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/CDebugModel.java
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ public class CDebugModel
 				throw new DebugException( new Status( IStatus.ERROR, 
 													  getPluginIdentifier(),
 													  DebugException.TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED, 
-													  e.getMessage(), 
+													  e.getDetailMessage(), 
 													  null ) );
 			}
 		}
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ public class CDebugModel
 				throw new DebugException( new Status( IStatus.ERROR, 
 													  getPluginIdentifier(),
 													  DebugException.TARGET_REQUEST_FAILED, 
-													  e.getMessage(), 
+													  e.getDetailMessage(), 
 													  null ) );
 			}
 		}