According to[0] the SIGQUIT signal should cause a dump of all threads the VM is running.
Currently this does not happen and instead the VM is shut down. [0] - http://www-inf.int-evry.fr/cours/java/jdk1.4docs/tooldocs/solaris/java.html -- Summary: incorrect SIGQUIT handling Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libgcj AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: thebohemian at gmx dot net http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25204
