Re: debugging stripped binary/library & coredump without binary

Sudhakar G
2007-06-13T09:06:48Z

Thanks Daniel. But I want to know how to debug once core file is
opened without access to program file but with access only to source
code. Are there any tips?

Thanks
Sudhakar

On 6/12/07, Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 04:22:43PM +0530, Sudhakar G wrote:
> > For certain reasons I want strip the symbols in my modules. But I want
> > to know how to debug the program in such case. I used to debug running
> > program at object/assembly level but only with the help of symbols
> > which help me in setting breakpoints. But with symbols stripped, I am
> > at loss as to how to debug. I know there is a command called
> > "symbol-file" in gdb which will help in loading the symbol file. Not
> > sure if it is of help. But I could not figure out how to generate
> > symbol file for a program or library though I spent some time with gcc
> > and ld man pages.
>
> You can use separate debug files, or you can just save the unstripped
> file and use that for GDB instead.
>
> > I also want to know if there is anyway in opening the coredump and
> > debugging it if the actual program is not available.
>
> gdb -c, but it does not work as well as if you give it a program.
>
> --
> Daniel Jacobowitz
> CodeSourcery
>