segmentation fault

[John]

Hi all:
 
I encounter a segmentation fault probelm. When I use
"gdb core", gdb shows that the program stops at the
following line of my code:
sprintf(pt_->buffer() + offset,
 
I think that line cause segmentation fault. 
I want to set a breakpoint at that line and run the
code to see what happens before segmetation fault. How
can I make the program stop right before segmentation
fault happens? 
I also attach some information from gdb. 
 
Thanks a lot.
 
John
 
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Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2
#0Â  0x4026ecef in vfprintf () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0Â  0x4026ecef in vfprintf () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1Â  0xbfffdd04 in ?? ()
#2Â  0x40286fcb in vsprintf () from /lib/libc.so.6
#3Â  0x4027492d in sprintf () from /lib/libc.so.6
#4Â  0x0812226b in CMUTrace::format_mac_common(Packet*,
char const*, int) (this=0x97528b8, p=0x12ef75a0,
why=0x82cc85c "---", offset=0)
    at trace/cmu-trace.cc:228
 .........
 
(gdb) frame 4
#4Â  0x0812226b in CMUTrace::format_mac_common(Packet*,
char const*, int) (this=0x97528b8, p=0x12ef75a0,
why=0x82cc85c "---", offset=0)
    at trace/cmu-trace.cc:228
228Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  sprintf(pt_->buffer() + offset,
Current language:Â  auto; currently c++
(gdb)






	
		
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