Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Alan Mackenzie <acm@×××.de>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] How do I get a core dump from seg-faulting software?
Date:	Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:27:24
Message-Id:	`Ybx0EqEqlUsW4azU@ACM`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] How do I get a core dump from seg-faulting software? by Rich Freeman

1	Hello, Rich.
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3	On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 15:23:53 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote:
4	> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 10:55 AM Alan Mackenzie <acm@×××.de> wrote:
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6	> > But still, no dump. :-(
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8	> > What am I missing?
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10	> Are you using systemd? It has a mechanism to consolidate core dumps
11	> to a system directory with a tool to view/debug them and retention
12	> policies. I think that all is enabled by default, but it has been a
13	> while since I touched it. If it is enabled then that might explain
14	> why dumps aren't where you expect them.
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16	No, I'm on openrc. I think tastytea's answer will work.
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18	Thanks!
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20	> --
21	> Rich
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23	--
24	Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).