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Old 04-18-2002
debuggers and core
Hi,
How does a debugger(like adb,dbx,gdb) use a core to get information like stack trace for the users . Is there any link where i can know more on this.
rgds
Surya
p.s:
Does a debugger(especially source level debuggers like gdb,dbx) require a core at all for debugging. What is the use of a core?
Last edited by surya321; 04-18-2002 at 02:49 AM..
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Old 04-18-2002
There are a few free debuggers out there. Download the source code and study it to see how it works.

A core file is the data segment of a program that died due to receipt of a signal like SIGBUS or SIGSEGV. Without a core file the program may die without a trace. And a unexpected corefile tells you that something went wrong. How vital a corefile is depends a lot on the programmer who must debug the program. Some programmers rely heavily on things like debuggers and corefiles. Others never use them.
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