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@flame.co.za]
>     Sent:    Wednesday, April 28, 1999 2:08 PM
>     To:    pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.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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