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Re: backtrace_symbols function buggy?

To: suckfish at ihug dot co dot nz
Subject: Re: backtrace_symbols function buggy?
From: Florian Weimer <Florian dot Weimer at RUS dot Uni-Stuttgart dot DE>
Date: 18 Jan 2001 14:01:14 +0100
Cc: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <14938.53111.877494.310404@sucky.fish><m3wvc4xlwf.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com><14944.54914.119667.292017@sucky.fish>

suckfish@ihug.co.nz writes:

> +Currently, the function name and offset can only be obtained on systems
> +that use the ELF binary format for programs and libraries.

Perhaps a reference to the addr2line program can be added here.  It
can be used to retrieve symbols even if the -rdynamic flag wasn't
passed to the linker, and it should work on non-ELF targets as well.

References:
- backtrace_symbols function buggy?
  - From: suckfish
- Re: backtrace_symbols function buggy?
  - From: Ulrich Drepper
- Re: backtrace_symbols function buggy?
  - From: suckfish

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