Thread: running bdg on postgresql`

hi ,
iam trying to run gdb on postgresql to stack-trace the functions that get
called  when a lock is taken.
>gdb *program*
what do i pass in place of program inorder to run gdb on postgresqql
thanks
jenny

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On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:11:26PM -0700, Jenny - wrote:
> hi ,
> iam trying to run gdb on postgresql to stack-trace the functions that get
> called  when a lock is taken.
> >gdb *program*
> what do i pass in place of program inorder to run gdb on postgresqql

After the backend is running, get its PID from ps(1) and do

gdb path-to-postgres-executable pid-of-same

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