Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-modules-dev-archive@locus.apache.org Received: (qmail 87658 invoked from network); 23 Apr 2007 18:58:11 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.2) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Apr 2007 18:58:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 28466 invoked by uid 500); 23 Apr 2007 18:58:15 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-modules-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 28442 invoked by uid 500); 23 Apr 2007 18:58:15 -0000 Mailing-List: contact modules-dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: modules-dev@httpd.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list modules-dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 28433 invoked by uid 99); 23 Apr 2007 18:58:15 -0000 Received: from herse.apache.org (HELO herse.apache.org) (140.211.11.133) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:58:15 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (herse.apache.org: local policy) Received: from [80.229.52.226] (HELO grimnir.webthing.com) (80.229.52.226) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:58:07 -0700 Received: from grimnir.webthing.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimnir.webthing.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2D7A2145 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:57:45 +0100 (BST) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:57:45 +0100 From: Nick Kew To: modules-dev@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: Debugging Apache with GDB Message-ID: <20070423195745.764a30e9@grimnir> In-Reply-To: <5280fae50704231119i2e9e8feeqb376c3d852a05bce@mail.gmail.com> References: <5280fae50704231119i2e9e8feeqb376c3d852a05bce@mail.gmail.com> Organization: WebThing X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.0-rc3 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:19:40 -0500 "David Wortham" wrote: > My problem is that I am getting core dumps (using the > CoreDumpDirectory directive of the MPM module) but I can't read them > with my version of gdb (I am running 6.3-5). My specific error is: > "/home/.../core.pid" is not a core dump: File format not recognized What does "file core.whatever" tell you? What you're saying sounds a little implausible. > Any suggestions? See the fatal exception stuff at http://people.apache.org/~trawick/ for alternative diagnostic tools. -- Nick Kew Application Development with Apache - the Apache Modules Book http://www.apachetutor.org/