The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 2728
Logged by: Yee
Email address: christ1783@yahoo.com
PostgreSQL version: 7.4.1
Operating system: Solaris 9
Description: Core dump while pgdump DB
Details:
I tried to export a large DB from PostgreSQL and a core_dump file was found
after the process.
The following was what I found from the core_dump:
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This GDB was configured as "sparc-sun-solaris2.9"...
Core was generated by `/gen/tools/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -S -D
/gen/tools/pgsql/data'.
Program terminated with signal 6, Aborted.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/librt.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/librt.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgen.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgen.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdl.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libdl.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libm.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libc.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libaio.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libaio.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libmd5.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libmd5.so.1
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libmp.so.2...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libmp.so.2
Reading symbols from
/usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V440/lib/libc_psr.so.1...done.
Loaded symbols for /usr/platform/SUNW,Sun-Fire-V440/lib/libc_psr.so.1
#0 0x7f9204f8 in __tbl_10_big_digits () from /usr/lib/libc.so.1
