[mod.computers.vax] Problem with VMS debugger

dfsentinl@SRI-IU.ARPA@brock.cdn (03/06/87)

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Somehow the VMS v4.4 debugger is dying...
The following log file describes a problem that pops up when
I try to analyze a process dump file. Before submitting an SPR
I thought I'd toss it out. Maybe a known solution exists.
NOTE: It happens only with THIS program. The program has been debugged
to the point that I am (pretty (:-) certain LIB$GET_EF's are matched correctly
by LIB$FREE_EF's... but still...
I'm sorry if the information above is sparse, but I just want to see
if anyone else has seen this behaviour in the debugger, what the
symptoms were and what were the ways to work around it...
Nothing fancy, like redirecting SYS$OUTPUT or DBG$OUTPUT is being done...

Thanks much
ramin

{ihnp4,lll-lcc,hoptoad}!scampi!ramin

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$ analyze/process/image=MMI$EXE:conman.exe MMI$DCL:conman.dmp
Creating a subprocess
Condition signalled to take dump:
%LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags
%LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags
         VAX DEBUG Version V4.4-4

%DEBUG-I-UNAOPESCR, unable to open DBG$OUTPUT for screen output
-LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags
%DEBUG-I-NOGLOBALS, some or all global symbols not accessible
%DEBUG-I-INITIAL, language is C, module set to 'STBLKAST'
%LIB-F-FATERRLIB, fatal error in library
-LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags
%DEBUG-E-DBGERR, internal DEBUG coding error; DEBUG base address: 001D8400
The following information is for the DEBUG maintainers.
Please include it if you report this problem
Logging enabled - this is being written to log file DBGERR.LOG
The base address of DEBUG is 001D8400
 module name     routine name                     line       rel PC    abs PC
 SHARE$DEBUG                                                00000000  001D8CCE
----- above condition handler called with exception 0015820C:
%LIB-F-FATERRLIB, fatal error in library
-LIB-F-INSEF, insufficient event flags
----- end of exception message
 SHARE$LIBRTL                                               00000000  00042E48
 SHARE$DEBUG                                                00000000  001DE8FF
 SHARE$DEBUG                                                00000000  001D8CC6
 SHARE$DEBUG                                                00000000  001D8C8F
 SHARE$DEBUG                                                00000000  001D8AF2
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual address=00291A00, 
PC=80017323, PSL=03C00000
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual address=00291A00, 
PC=80017323, PSL=03C00000
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