On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:12:27 +0000, Tim Waugh <twaugh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > [root@skymoo ~]# gdb /usr/bin/perl core.7388 > [...] > > #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () > > (gdb) > > What does 'bt' say at that point? (gdb) bt #0 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0x46a49955 in raise () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #2 0x46a4b319 in abort () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #3 0x46a7cf9a in __libc_message () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #4 0x46a840c6 in _int_malloc () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #5 0x46a85135 in _int_realloc () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #6 0x46a862a6 in realloc () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #7 0x474c892c in Perl_safesysrealloc () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #8 0x474e8486 in Perl_sv_grow () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #9 0x474f6459 in Perl_sv_catpvn_flags () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #10 0x474f31bd in Perl_sv_vcatpvfn () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #11 0x474f48dc in Perl_sv_vsetpvfn () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #12 0x474c7e89 in Perl_vmess () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #13 0x474c804e in Perl_vdie () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #14 0x474c8661 in Perl_die () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #15 0x475221f9 in Perl_pp_ioctl () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #16 0x474c5e1d in Perl_runops_debug () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #17 0x47477c41 in perl_run () from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/libperl.so #18 0x080493a2 in main () (gdb) Cheers Adam