need help porting ctypes to Linux

[Thomas Heller]

Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> writes:

> Thomas Heller <theller at python.net> writes:
> 
> > 3.  When my extension does something wrong, I see
> > 'Speicherzugriffsfehler' ('access violation' or so) printed on the
> > console.  Why isn't a core dump (for examination) created?
> 
> Possibly because your Linux vendor thinks you're a wet-behind-the-ears
> grandfather who would be scared by a core file.  Try executing
> 
> ulimit -c unlimited
> 
> before running your program.

Yup, works now.

> 
> > Do I have to enable this?  Or is it possible to configure gdb so
> > that it will automatically pop up to examine the program's state?
> 
> If you run your program under gdb (i.e. execute
> 
> $ gdb python
> 
> and type "run") then any signal -- including sig 11 -- will dump you
> into gdb.

Ok, so I'll have to put a 'rawinput()' before the crashing code,
and then press ^C, and set my breakpoints.

Thanks,

Thomas