Re: Is stack back trace possible if compiled with -fomit-frame-pointer?

[Alistair John Strachan]

On Wednesday 21 September 2005 15:37, Xin Zhao wrote:
> Also, I might want to know whether it is common case that linux apps
> are compiled with  -fomit-frame-pointer swtich?
>

Barring gentoo/LFS/DIY distros, where no such assertions can be made, the 
answer is probably "no". Most distros don't strip out a useful source of 
userspace debugging for the sake of 'speed'.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

'No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.'
Third year Computer Science undergraduate.
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