core while attached

[Bennett F. Dill]

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 04:02:54PM -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 03:58:15PM -0500, Bennett F. Dill wrote:
> > I'm ready to ask for a new version of gdb (5.3 is the latest i see), but
> > I don't see any documentation on generate-core-file anywhere...  Before
> > I ask for a new version, can someone verify that generate-core-file is
> > the correct syntax/command?  All I see is how to switch core files
> > etc...
> 
> For whatever reason, it never made it into the manual.  It's there;
> check the command-prompt help.
> 
> (gdb) help generate-core-file 
> Save a core file with the current state of the debugged process.
> Argument is optional filename.  Default filename is 'core.<process_id>'.
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Jacobowitz
> MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer
That sounds good...  We currently have 4.3 and its help didn't like
generate-core-file.  I asked them to install 5.3 since you said the
command is there.

Thanks!
Ben