Date:	Wed, 12 Oct 94 20:34 PDT
From:	jdp AT polstra DOT com (John Polstra)
To:	djgpp AT polstra DOT com
Subject:	Re: swap file weirdness

dj AT stealth DOT ctron DOT com writes:

> Page files (well, any file) can get corrupted if the application exits
> in such a way that go32 doesn't get a chance to clean up properly.  As
> of 1.12, go32 paging files always have the string "go32 paging file" in
> the first block of the file, so that you can tell that that's what they
> are.

I've noticed that (the string, I mean).  Nice touch!

> 
> I've seen this happen myself, but I can't figure out a reliable and
> short way of reproducing it.

I believe you can make it happen reliably like this:

    1.  Start up GDB to debug a program.
    2.  Start excuting the program under GDB.
    3.  Hit a breakpoint before the program has terminated.
    4.  Quit out of GDB without continuing the program (so that it never
	terminates).

   John Polstra                                       jdp AT polstra DOT com
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