From: David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu>
Subject: Re: reasons for segmentation faults on linux
Date: 28 Nov 2001 22:31:41 GMT
Date: 2001-11-28T22:31:41+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9u3okd$9ic2@news.cis.okstate.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrna0a2ch.3dp.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no
On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:59:45 +0000 (UTC), Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> wrote:
> procedure A is
> begin
> A;
> end A;
>
> % gnatmake a.adb
> gnatgcc -c a.adb
> a.adb:3:04: warning: possible infinite aursion
> a.adb:3:04: warning: Storage_Error may be raised at run time
> gnatbind -x a.ali
> gnatlink a.ali
>
> % ./a
> Segmentation fault
>
> Why isn't Storage_Error raised? GNAT 3.13p on GNU/Debian Linux.
If I remember the GNAT RM/UG right, trapping stack overflow is
infeasable on Linux system, so by default it doesn't attempt it. There
are switchs you can add to make an attempt at it.
--
David Starner - starner@okstate.edu
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-28 22:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-28 12:03 reasons for segmentation faults on linux Tony
2001-11-28 12:49 ` Marc A. Criley
2001-11-28 15:59 ` Preben Randhol
2001-11-28 18:04 ` Mark Johnson
2001-11-28 22:31 ` David Starner [this message]
2001-11-29 3:39 ` Robert Dewar
2001-11-29 18:42 ` David Starner
2001-11-29 3:36 ` Robert Dewar
2001-11-29 10:36 ` Preben Randhol
2001-11-29 11:01 ` Preben Randhol
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