[OLUG] interpreting core file

Mike Hostetler thehaas at binary.net
Sun Feb 13 14:25:03 UTC 2000


Make sure that gdb (the GNU debugger) is installed and then run:

	gdb -c core

If you don't have gdb installed (some distros don't install it by default), you should if you
are debugging apps.  It is an extremely valuable tool - one of the best the GNU have ever
come up with, IMHO.

- mikeh

On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 03:07:42AM -0600, puzzled wrote:
> 
> 
>     Can someone tell me where to start learning about interpreting a
> core file? I have a network management app I am trying to get running
> and a critical piece dumps on me every time I invoke it. The output from
> strace is not enough to tell me why its dying and I am totally
> frustrated.
> 
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