Debugging Core Files Using HP WDB (5900-1573; WDB 6.2; January 2011)

On the contrary, the source line number information is available for core files created

by Itanium-based binaries, irrespective of whether the core file is compiled with the -g

option, or not.

The following examples illustrate how to use the common core file debugging commands

in WDB:

(The examples are based on core files created by PA-RISC 32–bit binaries)

Example 8 Debugging a Core File to Find the Values for Parameters of a Function When

the Program is not Compiled with -g

Sample Program

The sample program used in this example has multiple functions. The

function_abort() function in this program causes the application to abort. This

example illustrates how to debug this core file and find values for the parameters of

function_abort().

Following is the code for the structures in function_abort():

extern int function_abort(struct st_one *, int);

struct st_two {

char *a;

int b;

float c;

char *d;

};

struct st_one {

int one;

char *two;

struct st_two *three;

int *four;

char *five;

};

Sample Debugging Session