[ale] How to debug a program that just goes away

[Jim Lynch]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Michael Hirsch wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:12 AM, JK <jknapka at kneuro.net> wrote:
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>>> Also, check whether there are any core files for it.
>>>       
>> Check that your system will leave a core file.  It is possible to
>> configure a system so that no core file is left.  I forget how, I'm
>> afraid.  But on such a system a process will just disappear after a
>> seg fualt with no trace.
>>     
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> ulimit -c 0
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>> Michael
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I get core dumps from time to time so I know I've got the ulimit set 
right. 

Thanks,
Jim.