Problems with gdb - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Last night I was able to get a good stack trace out of some core files
to track down an issue with a corrupted index. Now I can't repeat that,
with either those core files or a new, unrelated coredump I've got.
Here's what I'm getting:

[root@pg4 coredumps]# gdb /usr/bin/postgres core.14888
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This GDB was configured as "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host
libthread_db l
ibrary "/lib64/tls/libthread_db.so.1".


warning: core file may not match specified executable file.
Core was generated by `postgres: iacm didit 216.187.113.78(51139) DROP
TAB'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.

warning: svr4_current_sos: Can't read pathname for load map:
Input/output error

Reading symbols from /lib64/libpam.so.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libpam.so.0
Reading symbols from /lib64/libssl.so.4...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libssl.so.4
Reading symbols from /lib64/libcrypto.so.4...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libcrypto.so.4
Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libkrb5.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libkrb5.so.3
Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libz.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libz.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libreadline.so.4...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libreadline.so.4
Reading symbols from /lib64/libtermcap.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libtermcap.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib64/libcrypt.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libcrypt.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib64/libresolv.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libresolv.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib64/libnsl.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libnsl.so.1
Reading symbols from /lib64/libdl.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libdl.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib64/tls/libm.so.6...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/tls/libm.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib64/tls/libc.so.6...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/tls/libc.so.6
Reading symbols from /lib64/libcom_err.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libcom_err.so.2
Reading symbols from /lib64/libaudit.so.0...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libaudit.so.0
Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libgssapi_krb5.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib64/libk5crypto.so.3...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib64/libk5crypto.so.3
Reading symbols from /lib64/libnss_files.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /lib64/libnss_files.so.2
#0  0x0000002a9613cd20 in ?? ()
(gdb) bt
#0  0x0000002a9613cd20 in ?? ()
#1  0x0000002a9610f8cc in ?? ()
#2  0x0000000000852048 in ?? ()
#3  0x00000000005d6fcc in DirectFunctionCall1 (func=0x7fbfffd9b0,
arg1=Variable
"arg1" is not available.
)   at fmgr.c:882
#4  0x0000000000020000 in ?? ()
#5  0x0000000032d002cf in ?? ()
#6  0x0000000032cf32fd in ?? ()
#7  0x0000002ab8fe8380 in ?? ()
#8  0x0000002ab9053d00 in ?? ()
#9  0x0000000000000000 in ?? ()
(gdb)

Note that there is a /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/postgres.debug, but
specifying that just gets me
warning: core file may not match specified executable file.
-- 
Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant      jnasby@pervasive.com
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