I'll try pstack core. It's not something I'm familiar with. I'm used to using 
the regular debuggers, but maybe it will work when dbx won't and gdb isn't 
available.

There is the minor issue of cooperation from the developers. I got *none* when 
I set up to fix things previously. Not so much as a single answer to a simple 
question. Didn't make me feel very wanted after I'd spent some 10-20 hours 
getting the build system running to not get an answer for how to install it for 
testing. The little documentation that did exist was rather ambiguous. I've not 
looked since.

I'm a scientist who programs, not a programmer or a sys admin. I know operating 
systems and low level hardware very well, but there is constant churn of 
features and new names and jargon. As I'm the sole user now, I don't put the 
time into keeping up with features I did when I was working. When I left my 
last contract at a super major oil company I was told I had the last Sun system 
in service in the company. It was all IBM Linux boxes. I was running Linux 
briefly at home, but kept coming home to find the X server locked up. So I 
bought an Ultra 20 with a 3 year gold support contract. Shortly after that the 
guy next to me had his IBM Linux box do exactly what had prompted me to buy the 
Ultra 20. The only cure the IT department had was to reboot the machine when 
that happened. Not the way I've ever been willing to accept. My personal at 
work system ran for over a year between reboots.

I'm retired and I already put in a lot of years fixing other people's bugs. I 
like to play guitar, play with electronics and machine tools and other stuff. 
I'll certainly be glad to fix things that cause me trouble. The disk label mess 
is a prime candidate. But even at my old day rates I'm not interested in 
spending a lot of time fixing other people's problems. But it's as easy to fix 
a bug as it is to do a work around, so if it causes me problems I am willing to 
fix it. But I need some cooperation. Seven or eight years ago I got none.

When I get the disk label fiasco sorted out we can discuss rebuilding my Ultra 
20 OI build system. I don't need or want a bunch of hand holding, but I also 
don't want to guess which search engine result is correct.

Thanks again for your help.

Have Fun!
Reg

On Monday, March 1, 2021, 04:39:06 PM CST, Toomas Soome <tso...@me.com> wrote:

[snip]

pstack core ?

[snip]

that “quality product” is made by few people there. If you want it to get 
better, there is simple option - start sending out patches.

rgds,
toomas


  
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