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2.11 Core files

2.11.1 Core file functions

Description
These are functions pertaining to core files.



2.11.1.1 bfd_core_file_failing_command

Synopsis
const char *bfd_core_file_failing_command (bfd *abfd);

Description
Return a read-only string explaining which program was running
when it failed and produced the core file abfd.



2.11.1.2 bfd_core_file_failing_signal

Synopsis
int bfd_core_file_failing_signal (bfd *abfd);

Description
Returns the signal number which caused the core dump which
generated the file the BFD abfd is attached to.



2.11.1.3 core_file_matches_executable_p

Synopsis
bfd_boolean core_file_matches_executable_p
(bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd);

Description
Return TRUE if the core file attached to core_bfd
was generated by a run of the executable file attached to
exec_bfd, FALSE otherwise.



2.11.1.4 generic_core_file_matches_executable_p

Synopsis
bfd_boolean generic_core_file_matches_executable_p
(bfd *core_bfd, bfd *exec_bfd);

Description
Return TRUE if the core file attached to core_bfd
was generated by a run of the executable file attached
to exec_bfd. The match is based on executable
basenames only.

Note: When not able to determine the core file failing
command or the executable name, we still return TRUE even
though we're not sure that core file and executable match.
This is to avoid generating a false warning in situations
where we really don't know whether they match or not.