Re: core dump files in invalid format on 4.3 (x86)

2009-10-09 Thread openbsd.misc.tmp openbsd.misc.tmp
I really appreciate the help I'm getting here, so don't get me wrong, I really don't want to be negative with what you propose, but: >> "/home/me/application.core " is not a core dump: File format not recognized > iirc core dump format was changed to elf(5) sometime > around when PIE was imported,

Re: core dump files in invalid format on 4.3 (x86)

2009-10-08 Thread openbsd.misc.tmp openbsd.misc.tmp
> > What I have is application.core, but I cannot read this: > > "/home/me/application.core " is not a core dump: File format not recognized > > (gdb) quit > > did you check the core size to see if it didn't get truncated > because of some ulimit ? Yes, the core file is definitely a lot smaller th

core dump files in invalid format on 4.3 (x86)

2009-10-08 Thread openbsd.misc.tmp openbsd.misc.tmp
Hi! I have an application that in very seldom cases causes core dumps on about a dotzen machines that are located on customers sites. What I have is application.core, but I cannot read this: # gdb -c /home/me/application.core /home/me/application GNU gdb 6.3 Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundati