Re: [HACKERS] How do I get the backend server into gdb?

See tcop/postgres.c.

> I tired but it breaks in the Postmaster and not in the backend process that
> is created for each process.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theo Kramer [SMTP:theo(at)flame(dot)co(dot)za]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 2:08 PM
> To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] How do I get the backend server into
> gdb?
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > There is some option that starts backends, and then sleeps
> > waiting for a
> > gdb connection, or something like that.
> >
>
> Why not just the following
>
> gdb postmaster
>
> Set one ore more breakpoints where you think the problem
> might be, then type 'run'.
>
> Start the client and with a bit of luck gdb will break at
> the breakpoint set.
>
> You may need to do this a couple of times until you
> have found the right area in the code.
> --------
> Regards
> Theo
>
>

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