Re: 'Segmentation Fault' - how do i find out what thr problem is?

1998-12-16 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > Hi, > > Excuse the vague problem definiton, but on a variety of programs I've > compiled (but not written...), when i try to run the resulting program I > just get a 'Segmentation Fault' immediately. > > Any clues either as to what causes this, or how to find out what > does/doesn't (<-fo

RE: 'Segmentation Fault' - how do i find out what thr problem is

1998-12-16 Thread Sean
Sorry if this is too basic . a segmentation fault (seg fault) is a UNIX app crashing. The most common cause is a pointer writing or reading an incorrect memory location. Possibly you are not compiling the bin correctly (leaving off a libray or a define). to find out why you can use gdb (gnu