Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor

2002-04-11 Thread Stas Bekman
A few moons ago we have discussed on the dev list a tool for automatic segfault detection (including multiple segfaults during 'make test') and core backtrace generation. I'm quite frankly tired of explaining again and again that we need a core file backtrace, how to get the core file dumped

Re: Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor

2002-04-11 Thread Doug MacEachern
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Stas Bekman wrote: If you read the rest of the post I mention it (without telling the name :). The problem with this module is that it's useful only after you have the core file. which is not good, because (as I've already explained): it's important to mention

Re: Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor

2002-04-11 Thread Stas Bekman
Doug MacEachern wrote: On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Stas Bekman wrote: If you read the rest of the post I mention it (without telling the name :). The problem with this module is that it's useful only after you have the core file. which is not good, because (as I've already explained): it's

Re: Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor

2002-04-11 Thread Doug MacEachern
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Stas Bekman wrote: You can get a backtrace if you run the process under debugger without dumping a core file. No special setup required. I was thinking to attach the debugger on SIGSEGV event. Is it too late? I see certain gnome apps failing and they ask you if you

Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor

2002-04-11 Thread Kevin A. McGrail
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 00:24:11 +0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Stas Bekman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A few moons ago we have discussed on the dev list a tool for automatic segfault

Re: Challenging things to do: SIGSEGV catcher and backtrace extractor

2002-04-11 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 02:09:44AM +0800, Stas Bekman wrote: Doug MacEachern wrote: On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Stas Bekman wrote: If you read the rest of the post I mention it (without telling the name :). The problem with this module is that it's useful only after you have the core file.