[LCP] Debugging a core dump

[DR. N. B. Venkat Nagasuri]

Try
  ulimit -S -c 100000
  ./yourprogram (which is compiled using -g option)
  gdb -q yourprogram corefile
   
  Venkat

Zach <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:
  I have had the same problem. Hope someone answers.

Zach

On 7/26/07, Ludwig Isaac Lim 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 

>
>
> gdb gives me the following error message :
> 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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