On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 01:13:33PM -0500, Joe Buehler wrote: >Max Bowsher wrote: > >>I got this from gdb: >>(gdb) bt >>#0 0x77f767ce in ?? () >> >>i.e. nothing useful. If anyone has any suggestions for getting more info, >>please say. > >I posted a script to this list some time back that can be used to translate >NT addresses (like the 0x77f767ce above) to function names. This can be >a help in understanding what a thread is hanging on.
The newly released version of gdb may do this automatically. I accidentally included a patch from the net in this version which added this functionality. I meant to remove it because it was rumored to have problems but it seems to be working ok, AFAICT. When doing backtraces, please remember that thread 1 is the main thread. Usually that is the thread which is doing something interesting. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/