Re: gdb + xfree86 (Cannot upgrade xfree to sarge)

2004-08-14 Thread Niels L. Ellegaard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niels L. Ellegaard) writes: > In conclusion I am left with a system with no xserver. XFree86 > doesn`t start in Sarge and I cannot downgrade. As a final attempt > before reinstall I would like to start xfree86 in gdb, and see if I > can construct a backtrace. Perhaps this can gi

gdb + xfree86 (Cannot upgrade xfree to sarge)

2004-08-14 Thread Niels L. Ellegaard
Is it possible to start xfree within gdb and get a backtrace? The problem is that if I try try `gdb Xfree86`, and my XFree86 crashes, then my screen locks, and I dont get to see the backtrace. OK here is the long story.. A year ago I filed a bug #204603 that I cannot upgrade XFree86 from Woody t