Worthless core dump

From: Zeavon (zeavon@kilnar.com)
Date: 02/27/99


Greetings,
        I've been having a couple of crashes per day and I get the following from the
core dump:
---------------
Core was generated by `bin/spear -q 1066'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
find_solib: Can't read pathname for load map: Input/output error

#0  0x0 in ?? ()
(gdb) backtrace
#0  0x0 in ?? ()
(gdb) list
111     void auction_update(void);
112     int set_sendbuf(socket_t s);
113
114     /*
*********************************************************************
115     *  main game loop and related stuff
*
116     *********************************************************************
*/
117
118     int main(int argc, char **argv)
119     {
120       int pos = 1;
---------------

As you can tell 'backtrace' isn't telling me diddly and that's my main key
when tracking down a crash. The crashes are sporadic and I've not been able to
re-create them so far. Just my mortals running around do it and it's usually
while I'm gone or not snooping.

Is there any way that I can pull useful data from the core dump or alter my
mud so that it will generate more helpfile information?

Thanks.

--
Zeavon Calatin, MageMaster of the Realms
Implementor of The Spear of Insanity
  MUD: kilnar.com 1066
  Web: http://www.kilnar.com/spear/


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