when running my merb application in a terminal and trying to connect using NetBeans [Debug|Attach Process] feature the
debugger won't stop at breakpoints or freezes the merb application

scenerio 1: NO breakpoints set

console command$ rdebug-ide -p 7000 `which merb`

the merb application runs fine, and the debugger attaches to the process. Now set a breakpoint in the applicaition,
everything continues to run, but the debugger never stops at the breakpoint.

scenerio 2: breakpoint set BEFORE attaching debugger

console command$ rdebug-ide -p 7000 `which merb`

the merb application runs fine, and the debugger attaches to the process. If you execute code that hits the breakpoint
the merb app stops responding, NetBeans does not indicate anything has happened.

Attaching two logs, one with breakpoint not set before attaching, one with it set before attaching.