Re: PostgreSQL server terminated by signal 11

[Daniel CAUNE <d(dot)caune(at)free(dot)fr>]

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pgsql-sql-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-sql-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]
> De la part de Tom Lane
> Envoyé : jeudi 27 juillet 2006 19:26
> À : Daniel Caune
> Cc : pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org; pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Objet : Re: [SQL] PostgreSQL server terminated by signal 11
> 
> "Daniel Caune" <daniel(dot)caune(at)ubisoft(dot)com> writes:
> > I run the command responsible for creating the index and I entered
> "continue" in gdb for executing the command.  After a while, the server
> crashes:
> 
> >   Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> >   0x08079e2a in slot_attisnull ()
> >   (gdb)
> >   Continuing.
> 
> >   Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> >   The program no longer exists.
> 
> > I can't do "bt" since the program no longer exists.
> 
> I think you typed one carriage return too many and the thing re-executed
> the last command, ie, the continue.  Try it again.
> 

OK, I'll try that tomorrow morning.  Perhaps can I set a conditional breakpoint to function slot_attisnull when parameter slot is null (or slot->tts_tupleDescriptor is null).

> The lack of arguments shown for slot_attisnull suggests that all we're
> going to get is a list of function names, without line numbers or
> argument values.  If that's not enough to figure out the problem, can
> you rebuild with --enable-debug to get a more useful stack trace?
> 

Well, I installed PostgreSQL using apt-get but that won't be a problem to get the source from the CVS repository and to build a postgres binary using the option you provide to me.  Just let me the time to do that. :-)

Thanks,


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Daniel