On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Chris Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 23, 2008, at 6:41 AM, Ryan Graham wrote: >> And in the case of strcpy(), strlcpy(), memcpy(), memset(), and >> similar functions, they probably don't exist as functions in the >> compiled code. These small standard functions tend to be built into >> the compiler and injected in-line when a program is compiled. This >> allows them to be written in optimized assembly without having to be >> called as functions, which could negate the optimizations. >> >> If you are getting a segfault in strcpy(), you are passing it bad >> data, so pick a breakpoint in your code just before you call it. > > > Most of stdlib is implemented in the kernel itself. >
Ya, that's another spot where a debugger will likely choke. Anything involving system calls such as file or network access. ~Ryan -- http://rmgraham.blogspot.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
