Hi > When mythbackend or mythfrontend crashes, one has to get the source, > compile with debug option, let it run in gdb and hope to be able to > reproduce the crash. > > When aMule crashes, it automatically spits out a backtrace into the console. > > I wonder, if this could be implemented in myth, too? I guess, this will > cost some performance, but if it would be only a few percent, maybe it > would be worth it.
Most distros turn off core dumps by default (???) You can enable with ulimit (man bash) When a back or frontend crashes it will make a core file gdb application core Will set gdb at the crash point. Sometimes a mess, often usefull, often easy. James
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