[GENERAL] Debugging extension with gdb?

2013-11-20 Thread Paul Jones
Can someone point me to information on how to debug a Postgres extension with gdb? I have been able to attach to one but getting breakpoints to work right and getting the addresses to properly relocate (since the extension could be loaded anywhere) has been the problem for me. I have not found

Re: [GENERAL] Debugging extension with gdb?

2013-11-20 Thread Tom Lane
Paul Jones p...@cmicdo.com writes: Can someone point me to information on how to debug a Postgres extension with gdb? I've noticed that on some platforms, it works better to attach gdb to the backend process before you load the extension, but on others, it works better to attach afterwards.

Re: [GENERAL] Debugging extension with gdb?

2013-11-20 Thread Paul Jones
From: Tom Lane t...@sss.pgh.pa.us To: Paul Jones p...@cmicdo.com Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org pgsql-general@postgresql.org Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Debugging extension with gdb? Paul Jones p...@cmicdo.com writes