[vox-tech] core files

[Peter Jay Salzman]

On Sun 15 Feb 04,  5:53 PM, mrp <mrp@sonic.net> said:
> On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 05:38:47PM -0800, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > I've noticed some core files have a number appended to them, like:
> > 
> >    core.2342
> > 
> > The number is most likely a pid, but I'm curious how the core file got
> > named this way.  Is there a libc function that sets the name of a
> > possible future core file?
> 
> I think it's probably a function of the default signal handler for 
> the SIGABORT signal.

i've used abort() tonight in one of my programs and it just gave a file
named "core".

> I don't know why it would use "core" sometimes and 
> "core.<pid>" other times.. maybe if there is already a core file it uses
> the second form instead to avoid overwriting an existing core file.

can't be this.  i've had MANY core files written in my life.  ;-)  core
files are just overwritten, not renamed (permission granting).

i've noticed that whenever opera dumps core, the corefile always has the
number in its name.  that's kind of why i figured it might be a libc
thing that you can control.

> You might also want to look at the setrlimit(2) man page.

i'll look into it.  thanks!

pete

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