Sometimes template arguments pollute stack trace to make it very difficult to read. The example below is not the worst case ever. Please, enable the facility to turn off printing of template types inside the backtrace. Even more, it would be handy to turn off function namespaces too. And more: turning off full path names makes even cleaner look. Possible commands may be: set print backtrace templates off set print backtrace namespaces off set print backtrace pathnames off Example: #4 0x005b8dd5 in boost::interprocess::detail::private_node_pool_impl<boost::interprocess::segment_manager_base<boost::interprocess::rbtree_best_fit<boost::interprocess::mutex_family, boost::interprocess::offset_ptr<void>, 0u> > >::purge_chunks (this=0xaf3bf274) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:246 #5 0x005b8df5 in ~private_node_pool_impl (this=0xaf3bf274) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:83 #6 0x005b9716 in boost::interprocess::detail::placement_destroy<boost::interprocess::detail::shared_node_pool<boost::interprocess::segment_manager<char, boost::interprocess::rbtree_best_fit<boost::interprocess::mutex_family, boost::interprocess::offset_ptr<void>, 0u>, boost::interprocess::iset_index>, 24u, 64u> >::destroy_n (this=0xbfb5b154, mem=0xaf3bf274, num=1, destroyed=@0xbfb5b084) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:363 #7 0x005af428 in boost::interprocess::segment_manager<char, boost::interprocess::rbtree_best_fit<boost::interprocess::mutex_family, boost::interprocess::offset_ptr<void>, 0u>, boost::interprocess::iset_index>::priv_generic_named_destroy<char> (this=0xaf3bf004, name=0x5c7cc0 "N5boost12interprocess6detail16shared_node_poolINS0_15segment_managerIcNS0_15rbtree_best_fitINS0_12mutex_familyENS0_10offset_ptrIvEELj0EEENS0_10iset_indexEEELj24ELj64EEE", index=@0xaf3bf060, table=@0xbfb5b154, is_intrusive_index= {<boost::interprocess::detail::integral_constant<bool,true>> = {static value = <optimized out>}, static value = <optimized out>}) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/segment_manager.hpp:936 Example after turning off template print: #4 0x005b8dd5 in boost::interprocess::detail::private_node_pool_impl<...>::purge_chunks (this=0xaf3bf274) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:246 #5 0x005b8df5 in ~private_node_pool_impl (this=0xaf3bf274) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:83 #6 0x005b9716 in boost::interprocess::detail::placement_destroy<...>::destroy_n (this=0xbfb5b154, mem=0xaf3bf274, num=1, destroyed=@0xbfb5b084) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:363 #7 0x005af428 in boost::interprocess::segment_manager<...>::priv_generic_named_destroy<...> (this=0xaf3bf004, name=0x5c7cc0 "N5boost12interprocess6detail16shared_node_poolINS0_15segment_managerIcNS0_15rbtree_best_fitINS0_12mutex_familyENS0_10offset_ptrIvEELj0EEENS0_10iset_indexEEELj24ELj64EEE", index=@0xaf3bf060, table=@0xbfb5b154, is_intrusive_index= {<boost::interprocess::detail::integral_constant<bool,true>> = {static value = <optimized out>}, static value = <optimized out>}) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/segment_manager.hpp:936 Example after turning off function namespaces: #4 0x005b8dd5 in purge_chunks (this=0xaf3bf274) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:246 #5 0x005b8df5 in ~private_node_pool_impl (this=0xaf3bf274) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:83 #6 0x005b9716 in destroy_n (this=0xbfb5b154, mem=0xaf3bf274, num=1, destroyed=@0xbfb5b084) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/allocators/detail/node_pool.hpp:363 #7 0x005af428 in priv_generic_named_destroy<...> (this=0xaf3bf004, name=0x5c7cc0 "N5boost12interprocess6detail16shared_node_poolINS0_15segment_managerIcNS0_15rbtree_best_fitINS0_12mutex_familyENS0_10offset_ptrIvEELj0EEENS0_10iset_indexEEELj24ELj64EEE", index=@0xaf3bf060, table=@0xbfb5b154, is_intrusive_index= {<integral_constant<bool,true>> = {static value = <optimized out>}, static value = <optimized out>}) at /usr/include/boost/interprocess/segment_manager.hpp:936 Example after turning off path names: #4 0x005b8dd5 in purge_chunks (this=0xaf3bf274) at node_pool.hpp:246 #5 0x005b8df5 in ~private_node_pool_impl (this=0xaf3bf274) at node_pool.hpp:83 #6 0x005b9716 in destroy_n (this=0xbfb5b154, mem=0xaf3bf274, num=1, destroyed=@0xbfb5b084) at node_pool.hpp:363 #7 0x005af428 in priv_generic_named_destroy<...> (this=0xaf3bf004, name=0x5c7cc0 "N5boost12interprocess6detail16shared_node_poolINS0_15segment_managerIcNS0_15rbtree_best_fitINS0_12mutex_familyENS0_10offset_ptrIvEELj0EEENS0_10iset_indexEEELj24ELj64EEE", index=@0xaf3bf060, table=@0xbfb5b154, is_intrusive_index= {<integral_constant<bool,true>> = {static value = <optimized out>}, static value = <optimized out>}) at segment_manager.hpp:936