Thread: capturing regression test core dump
Is there any way to get the regression tests to write a core dump file somewhere that I can get at it? I tried "ulimit -c unlimited" but can't find any core file lying around after I reproduce the crash. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
On Jul5, 2011, at 17:49 , Robert Haas wrote: > Is there any way to get the regression tests to write a core dump file > somewhere that I can get at it? I tried "ulimit -c unlimited" but > can't find any core file lying around after I reproduce the crash. In case you're on OSX, the core dumps there are written to /cores, not to the cwd of the process. best regards, Florian Pflug
Excerpts from Robert Haas's message of mar jul 05 11:49:48 -0400 2011: > Is there any way to get the regression tests to write a core dump file > somewhere that I can get at it? I tried "ulimit -c unlimited" but > can't find any core file lying around after I reproduce the crash. Are you using a temp install? If so, the core files are going to end up there, and thus go away when that's deleted. You could change the core_pattern if you're on Linux (see core(5)) but it's probably easier to use "make installcheck" instead. -- Álvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Florian Pflug <fgp@phlo.org> wrote: > On Jul5, 2011, at 17:49 , Robert Haas wrote: >> Is there any way to get the regression tests to write a core dump file >> somewhere that I can get at it? I tried "ulimit -c unlimited" but >> can't find any core file lying around after I reproduce the crash. > > In case you're on OSX, the core dumps there are written to /cores, > not to the cwd of the process. Oh, ho! Thanks! -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company