core file

[Tony]

On Monday, 13 November 2017 at 05:37:12 UTC, codephantom wrote:
> On Monday, 13 November 2017 at 05:01:18 UTC, Tony wrote:
>> I am getting the message from my program execution:
>>
>> "Segmentation fault (core dumped)"
>>
>> But I don't see a core file in the current directory or in my 
>> home directory. Is there one somewhere? Would I be able to do 
>> anything meaningful with it if it exists?
>
> More info than that is needed.
>
> What platform are you on?
>
> Do you have core dumps enabled/disabled?
>
> If you have it enabled...where does it put them?
>
> And yes, core dumps are potentially useful for debugging.
>
> However, given you're asking that question, and getting core 
> dumps, then it might be easier for you to use the -g option 
> when you compile, and then run your executable (or a.out) 
> through a debugger:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcVmWbYEIsk

I am on Ubuntu 16.04. Thanks, I didn't know that "producing a 
core file" was configurable, and it appears that it isn't.