On 2021-12-16 15:55+0000 Alan Mackenzie <a...@muc.de> wrote: > Hello, Gentoo. > > I'm developing software, and it crashes in its build process. I want > a core dump, to help find out where and why it's crashing. > > I've got CONFIG_ELF_CORE and CONFIG_COREDUMP both configured to yes in > my kernel. > > When I do > > $ uclimit -H -c > > , it tells me "unlimited". > > But still, no dump. :-( > > What am I missing? >
You need to enable them explicitly. If you're using PAM:
echo '* soft core unlimited' > /etc/security/limits.conf
It only has an effect after your next login. For more information, see
<https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Quality_Assurance/Backtraces#Core_dumps>.
Kind regards, tastytea
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