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Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 12:10:44 +0800
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: "Nimrod A. Abing" <n_abing AT ns DOT roxas-online DOT net DOT ph>
Subject: Re: Dumping memory for a running program to disk
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At 10:13 AM 03/07/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>
>On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Nimrod A. Abing wrote:
>
>> I am currently testing/developing a core dumping facility for DJGPP
>> programs like on UNIX systems. I've already roughed out the details of what
>> should go into a core file to enable the DJGPP port of GDB to do
>> post-mortem debugging. Dumping the call frame traceback addresses and
>> register states to disk does not seem to be enough (although it is useful
>> for backtracing already) for full post-mortem debugging support.
>
>George Foot <george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk> posted about 2 years ago a 
>message about post-mortem debugging facility he wrote.  You can find the 
>message here:
>
>
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/browse.cgi?p=djgpp/1998/09/02/13:
52:45

According to this post, core dumping is indeed possible and feasible.

>Unfortunately, the URL there is no longer valid, and I couldn't locate 
>the file via Web search.  If anyone knows where to find it, please speak 
>up.

I've also tried visiting George's home page, but it seems to have
disappeared. He used to be a frequent poster to the Allegro mailing list. I
haven't tried searching through the Allegro mailing list though. So anyone
who's had recent contact with George Foot, please mail me his email address
privately.

nimrod_a_abing
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