egdb doesn't behave like this though.
$ gdb myprogram myprogram.core
[some output]
Reading symbols from
/usr/local/lib/libMYLIBRARY.so.0.0.../usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/dwarf2read.c:5447:
internal-error: could not find partial DIE in cache
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Quit this debugging session? (y or n) Please answer y or n.
/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/dwarf2read.c:5447: internal-error:
could not find partial DIE in cache
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Quit this debugging session? (y or n) y
/usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/dwarf2read.c:5447: internal-error:
could not find partial DIE in cache
A problem internal to GDB has been detected,
further debugging may prove unreliable.
Create a core file of GDB? (y or n) y
Abort trap (core dumped)
$ gdb gdb gdb.core
GNU gdb 6.3
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GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you
are
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conditions.
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details.
This GDB was configured as "amd64-unknown-openbsd5.8"...(no debugging
symbols found)
Core was generated by `gdb'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted.
(no debugging symbols found)
Loaded symbols for /usr/bin/gdb
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libreadline.so.4.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libreadline.so.4.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libiberty.so.12.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libiberty.so.12.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libncurses.so.14.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libncurses.so.14.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.9.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libm.so.9.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libkvm.so.16.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libkvm.so.16.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.80.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libc.so.80.1
Reading symbols from /usr/libexec/ld.so...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/libexec/ld.so
#0 0x000012110cd2890a in kill () at <stdin>:2
2 <stdin>: No such file or directory.
in <stdin>
(gdb) bt
#0 0x000012110cd2890a in kill () at <stdin>:2
#1 0x000012110cd62b19 in abort () at
/usr/src/lib/libc/stdlib/abort.c:53
#2 0x0000120e90b508a5 in internal_vproblem () from /usr/bin/gdb
#3 0x0000120e90b50acb in internal_verror () from /usr/bin/gdb
#4 0x0000120e90b50b71 in internal_error () from /usr/bin/gdb
#5 0x0000120e90c0a2b5 in find_partial_die_in_comp_unit () from
/usr/bin/gdb
#6 0x0000120e90c0a388 in find_partial_die () from /usr/bin/gdb
#7 0x0000120e90c0a665 in fixup_partial_die () from /usr/bin/gdb
#8 0x0000120e90c0b06b in scan_partial_symbols () from /usr/bin/gdb
#9 0x0000120e90c0c570 in dwarf2_build_psymtabs () from /usr/bin/gdb
#10 0x0000120e90c0169b in elf_symfile_read () from /usr/bin/gdb
#11 0x0000120e90bc3388 in syms_from_objfile () from /usr/bin/gdb
#12 0x0000120e90bc36e6 in symbol_file_add_with_addrs_or_offsets () from
/usr/bin/gdb
#13 0x0000120e90bc3f95 in symbol_file_add_from_bfd () from /usr/bin/gdb
#14 0x0000120e90b6030a in symbol_add_stub () from /usr/bin/gdb
#15 0x0000120e90b4f7e6 in catcher () from /usr/bin/gdb
#16 0x0000120e90b4f856 in catch_errors () from /usr/bin/gdb
#17 0x0000120e90b6017b in solib_read_symbols () from /usr/bin/gdb
#18 0x0000120e90b60893 in solib_add () from /usr/bin/gdb
#19 0x0000120e90b5fe2d in solib_add_stub () from /usr/bin/gdb
#20 0x0000120e90b4f7e6 in catcher () from /usr/bin/gdb
#21 0x0000120e90b4f856 in catch_errors () from /usr/bin/gdb
#22 0x0000120e90b5fd26 in core_open () from /usr/bin/gdb
#23 0x0000120e90b4ee20 in do_captured_command () from /usr/bin/gdb
#24 0x0000120e90b4f7e6 in catcher () from /usr/bin/gdb
#25 0x0000120e90b4f856 in catch_errors () from /usr/bin/gdb
#26 0x0000120e90b4f935 in catch_command_errors () from /usr/bin/gdb
#27 0x0000120e90b44f3f in captured_main () from /usr/bin/gdb
#28 0x0000120e90b4f7e6 in catcher () from /usr/bin/gdb
#29 0x0000120e90b4f856 in catch_errors () from /usr/bin/gdb
#30 0x0000120e90b444bb in gdb_main () from /usr/bin/gdb
#31 0x0000120e90b44467 in main () from /usr/bin/gdb
Current language: auto; currently asm
(gdb)
