jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) (07/30/90)
(Note the Newsgroups and Followup-To; I really don't think this is the kind of question that belongs in comp.unix.wizards.) In article <33725@uhnix1.uh.edu>, krishnan@csunf.cs.uh.edu (Krishnan Parameshwaran) writes: |> Can any of you folks tell me how the core dump can be used effectively. |> Not just using dbx. Are there any programs which can either be written |> or got from, which can be used to make some sense from the core file. First of all, the tools available to work with a core file vary widely depending on the particular operating system under which you are working. For example, Ultrix 3.1 on the DECstation 3100 doesn't have adb, although the version of dbx it sports is somewhat more powerful than the one found in stock 4.3BSD (e.g. it can do disassembly a bit more powerfully, to make up for the missing adb :-). And then, of course, there's SysV, which in many cases offers utilities which are completely different from dbx or adb (and, in my personal opinion, far more difficult to use). Therefore, before your question can be answered in an accurate and useful answer, it would help to know what kind of Unix you are using. Second, I fail to see why you think that dbx can't use a core file "effectively." I do almost all of my core file examinations using dbx, and it is usually quite helpful. Perhaps if you would tell us specifically what problems you are having with dbx, we would be able to address how you could solve them. Jonathan Kamens USnail: MIT Project Athena 11 Ashford Terrace jik@Athena.MIT.EDU Allston, MA 02134 Office: 617-253-8495 Home: 617-782-0710