Question Learning GDB

Hi,
Trying to learn gdb and not really having much luck right now.  I do have one core file and a couple of backtrace files which I know what is causing them, or at least pretty sure.  When I cast darkness a couple of seconds later it will crash and create a backtrace file.  Here is the file.

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[khays@fedora-vm lib]$ cat backtrace.30.03.2023.15\:23\:22
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Reading symbols from bin/circle...
[New LWP 34886]
Core was generated by `circle -C3 4100'.
Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
#0  0x000055bca5a84bf9 in ?? ()
(gdb) [khays@fedora-vm lib]$

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I tried looking through the help doc file on debugging, but no luck right now.  Going to try again as I am new to the gdb stuff.  I tried it on stock tba and I must have changed something to cause darkness to crash after the heartbeat happens.

If anyone has any tips on gdb please pass them this way

Thanks!

Well I got the bug fixed, seems like I had instances of whirlwind event still declared and not really being used form awhile back.  However I still want/need to learn some basics on debugging.

gdb bin/circle lib/<core_file>

backtrace
info local

Those are very useful

Thanks Cunning. I got the first 2 lines, but used list instead of info local and it just started what looked like at the beginning of the code lol.

Kevin

Just doing a bt form the core file does not look like it gives me much or am I missing something in the line output?

www.tbamud.com/forum/4-development/6-debugging-tutorial-for-gdb