> >> Long term, I think the whole core file idea needs to be tossed in
> >> favor of just starting a debugger.
> >
> > There is nothing more irritating than trying to run a compiler
> > regression testsuite on a system that pops up a debugger dialog
> > when a program crashes.
>
> So use a debugger that just logs the error.
> Other people could certainly use a bit more
> ease-of-use than a dumb core file.
It would be nice if a program could ask the kernel to run another task to
handle it's crash. X apps could have a nice little applet that pops up a
windows like info box that logs all the pertinate info, and gives the
users the option to save a core, email a bug report, open up ddd on the
process, etc..
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