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Add section on how to build debug build #22510
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These core dumps are useful for debugging when provided with the | ||
corresponding original debug binary and system information. | ||
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Reading the core dump requires a gdb that was build on the same platform as the | ||
core dump was captured, so 64bit gdb if node was build as 64bit and Linux gdb if node | ||
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was built on Linux else you might get errors like "not in executable format: File format not recognized". | ||
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Example of generating a backtrace from the core dump: | ||
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``` console | ||
gdb /opt/node-debug/node core.node.8.1535359906 | ||
backtrace | ||
``` | ||
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### Windows | ||
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Prerequisites: | ||
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I'd suggest:
Reading the core dump requires gdb built on the same platform core dump was captured on
, wdyt?