[LCP] Debugging a core dump

[Zach]

I have had the same problem. Hope someone answers.

Zach

On 7/26/07, Ludwig Isaac Lim <ludz_lim at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi:
>
>    I'm trying to debug a program which dumps a core file (
> I compiled the program with a "-g" flag). I tried setting
> the core size by using the following command:
>
>      ulimit -c 1000
>
>    I tried debugging it by :
>      gdb <program name> <name of the core>
>
>
>    gdb gives me the following error message :
>    <core file> is not a core dump: file format not
> recognized.
>
>     What is should be ideal size of a core dump for it be
> helpful in debugging a program?
>
>      Many thanks!
>
> ludwig
>
>
>
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