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Re: core file




On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Ben-Nes Michael wrote:

> I have core file created by postgres and I was asked to retrieve information
> out of it.
>
> So I read man on gdb but it still not enough to understand how to query
> it...

you're out of luck, since (as i presume) postgresql is compiled with no
debug information, and thus a core file it generates would probably show a
stack of calls wthout function names or parameters.

if you _realy_ want to debug it, compile postgres with debug information,
run it, and then try to figure the code. you should be a good and stubborn
C programmer to be able to do that, with a code base of that size, that
you're (probably?) not familiar with.

just for some hints:

'file core' will tell you which program produced the core file.
gdb <binary> core - will let you see the contents of the core file (Adn
   thus, of the memeory of the crashing program - when it crashed).

from here - you're on your own.

--
guy

"For world domination - press 1,
 or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy


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