>
> Is there any way to make a program dump core and then continue execution?
> Sorta like taking a snap-shot of the current program state.
>
> Brian
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That's an interesting idea :). Let me see, I think I would try
something like
void dump_core(void) {
pid_t childpid;
childpid = fork();
switch (childpid) {
case -1:
/* complain fiercely: couldn't fork() */
break;
case 0:
/* in the child here: let's dump core */
abort();
break;
default:
/* in the parent, lets wait for the child's death to prevent zombie
formation, and then proceed */
waitpid(childpid, NULL, 0);
}
}
Of course, this is all untested vaporware, and you are happily
encouraged to check out the man pages on fork, abort and waitpid and
include the proper header files.
HTH,
Eric Meijer
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