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From: wagner@procase.UUCP (Mark Wagner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: no core dump on seg fault (decstation 3100)
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Date: 1 Dec 89 00:50:00 GMT
Reply-To: wagner@procase.UUCP (Mark Wagner)
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Using a Decstation 3100 I occasionally run into a problem in which
segmentation faults DO NOT produce a core dump.  I've ruled out most
of the usual suspects such as not enough file space, permissions,
etc.  It seems that the same program faulting *sometimes* produces
a core dump and sometimes does not.

If anyone knows why this might be I'd appreciate hearing.  (Note
that other users at our site have experienced the same behavior.)


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Mark Wagner, ProCASE Corporation.  408-727-0714
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