reading more on dejanews, i found this message: ==================================================================== Forum: comp.os.linux.development.system Thread: How to dump a user stack when program is running ? Message 1 of 10 Subject: Re: How to dump a user stack when program is running ? Date: 10/11/1999 Author: John Reiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> << previous · next >> glibc-2.1.2 has functions int backtrace(void **p_pc, int n) char **backtrace_symbols(void *const *arr, int n) void backtrace_symbols_fd(void *const *arr, int n, int fd) which work best when the code is compiled with the usual frame pointers. See <execinfo.h>. -- John Reiser, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================================== guy "For world domination - press 1, or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]