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From: <sv...@va...> - 2005-11-18 17:36:06
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Author: njn Date: 2005-11-18 17:36:01 +0000 (Fri, 18 Nov 2005) New Revision: 5193 Log: Stuff about core-dump reinstate-ment in the manual and release notes. Modified: trunk/NEWS trunk/docs/xml/manual-core.xml Modified: trunk/NEWS =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- trunk/NEWS 2005-11-18 17:12:26 UTC (rev 5192) +++ trunk/NEWS 2005-11-18 17:36:01 UTC (rev 5193) @@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ - The XML output format has changed slightly. See docs/internals/xml-output.txt. =20 +- Core dumping has been reinstated (it was disabled in 3.0.0 and 3.0.1). + If your program crashes while running under Valgrind, a core file with + the name "vgcore.<pid>" will be created (if your settings allow core + file creation). Note that the floating point information is not all + there. If Valgrind itself crashes, the OS will create a normal core + file. + The following are some user-visible changes that occurred in earlier versions that may not have been announced, or were announced but not widely noticed. So we're mentioning them now. Modified: trunk/docs/xml/manual-core.xml =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- trunk/docs/xml/manual-core.xml 2005-11-18 17:12:26 UTC (rev 5192) +++ trunk/docs/xml/manual-core.xml 2005-11-18 17:36:01 UTC (rev 5193) @@ -1479,11 +1479,15 @@ =20 <para>If your program dies as a result of a fatal core-dumping signal, Valgrind will generate its own core file -(<computeroutput>vgcore.pidNNNNN</computeroutput>) containing your progr= am's +(<computeroutput>vgcore.NNNNN</computeroutput>) containing your program'= s state. You may use this core file for post-mortem debugging with gdb or similar. (Note: it will not generate a core if your core dump size limi= t is -0.)</para> +0.) At the time of writing the core dumps do not include all the floati= ng +point register information.</para> =20 +<para>If Valgrind itself crashes (hopefully not) the operating system +will create a core dump in the usual way.</para> + </sect1> =20 =20 |