Re: Custom core file

Nikolay Martyanov
2016-09-28T19:22:41Z

On 09/28/2016 06:31 PM, duane@duaneellis.com wrote:
>>> So, I guess, dump/restore approach works only in two cases:
>>> a) debugging live process you have attached to (it's not my case, as I
>>> perform postmortem debug)
>>> b) already has loaded core file, which provides a context via saved CPU
>>> state - and it is the way I chose to follow.
> For step (B) - first load a dummy (tiny) standard core file - that gives
> you a debug context, think of it as a shim.
>
> Then proceed with adding your symbols and using dump/restore to load
> your image.
>
>
At first I tried to restore memory in a case of fake core file
(according to your advice). Looks like it's impossible, cause it still
asks for a process. `Restore` doesn't work with core file debugging, I
guess.

But now I have one other idea =)