Kevin Rodgers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Note that you can provide a full path to the etc/DEBUG file: > (expand-file-name "etc/DEBUG" data-directory)
Thanks, I did that in the change I installed. > But how about providing an Emacs command to debug the crash and > instructions on how to use it: This is a very good suggestion -- but I think it needs a little more work to handle cases where people already run emacs in gdb, etc. You are welcome to work on that. > > If emacs crashed, try running the gdb debugger on the program > and its core file: > > M-x gdb-emacs-crash > (gdb) bt full > (gdb) xbacktrace > > Then insert the *gud* buffer into this report. The file > /usr/local/share/emacs/21.3/etc/DEBUG explains how to further > debug the crash. > > (defun gdb-emacs-crash (program core) > "*Run gdb on the crashed emacs PROGRAM and its dumped CORE file." > (interactive > (let ((insert-default-directory t)) > (list (read-file-name "Program: " > invocation-directory nil t invocation-name) > (read-file-name "Core: " > (with-current-buffer "*scratch*" > default-directory) > nil > t > "core")))) > (gdb (format "gdb %s %s" program core))) -- Kim F. Storm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.cua.dk _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
