Ethereal-users: Re: [ethereal-users] Re: compilation questions and possible bug...

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From: Laurent Deniel <deniel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 07:18:40 +0100
sen_ml@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> 
> i would happy to help -- unfortunately, i don't know how to carry out the
> necessary steps to provide a stack trace from one of the crashes.
> my guess would be to run gdb on the core file and give it some command...
> am i warm?  any pointers or instructions would be appreciated :-)

If a core is dumped (SIGABRT), use gdb (or send it to me gzip'ed)
# gdb ethereal core
gdb> where
If no core is dumped (SIGABRT), try to unlimit the shell core limit.

If no core is dumped (SIGSEGV), add :
signal(SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL);
after gtk_init in main (ethereal.c).

Laurent.

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