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authorElena Zannoni <ezannoni@kwikemart.cygnus.com>2003-04-17 20:33:09 +0000
committerElena Zannoni <ezannoni@kwikemart.cygnus.com>2003-04-17 20:33:09 +0000
commit5b85ffbd70699be019b3dc89c34ad8a96f3e0a2e (patch)
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parent51dd1ca2a07d405766686257ac1acaa300f07777 (diff)
downloadgdb-5b85ffbd70699be019b3dc89c34ad8a96f3e0a2e.tar.gz
2003-04-17 Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>
Karen Bennet <bennet@redhat.com> Committed by Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@redhat.com> * gdb_gcore.sh: New script to create a core dump of a process.
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+2003-04-17 Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com>
+ Karen Bennet <bennet@redhat.com>
+
+ Committed by Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@redhat.com>
+ * gdb_gcore.sh: New script to create a core dump of a process.
+
2003-04-17 Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@redhat.com>
* values.c (value_being_returned): Don't fetch the return
diff --git a/gdb/gdb_gcore.sh b/gdb/gdb_gcore.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+# Please email any bugs, comments, and/or additions to this file to:
+# bug-gdb@prep.ai.mit.edu
+
+#
+# gcore.sh
+# Script to generate a core file of a running program.
+# It starts up gdb, attaches to the given PID and invokes the gcore command.
+#
+
+if [ "$#" -eq "0" ]
+then
+ echo "usage: gcore [-o filename] pid"
+ exit 2
+fi
+
+# Need to check for -o option, but set default basename to "core".
+name=core
+
+if [ "$1" = "-o" ]
+then
+ if [ "$#" -lt "3" ]
+ then
+ # Not enough arguments.
+ echo "usage: gcore [-o filename] pid"
+ exit 2
+ fi
+ name=$2
+
+ # Shift over to start of pid list
+ shift; shift
+fi
+
+# Initialise return code.
+rc=0
+
+# Loop through pids
+for pid in $*
+do
+ # Write gdb script for pid $pid.
+
+ # Avoid need for temporary files by using funky "here
+ # document" feature of sh.
+
+ /usr/bin/gdb > /dev/null << EOF
+ attach $pid
+ gcore $name.$pid
+ detach
+ quit
+EOF
+
+ if [ -r $name.$pid ] ; then
+ rc=0
+ else
+ echo gcore: failed to create $name.$pid
+ rc=1
+ break
+ fi
+
+
+done
+
+exit $rc
+