segmentation fault- gdb output : at 0x00ac315a meaning??

[shrims4u]

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread -1219208304 (LWP 3526)] 0x00ac315a in g_mime_message_get_body () from /usr/lib/libgmime-2.0.so.2 wat does dat mean??? what does the number 0x00ac315a signify..??

[Cedric Moonen]

It probably means that you are trying to access that address (read or write) but do not have permission to do so. The best way to solve such issues is to use your debugger to track down the problem. This error is so generic that it is impossible to give you more information.

Cédric Moonen Software developer
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[shrims4u]

how do we use a debugger???? u mean gdb ??? for debugging we have to put debugging symbols in the program??? like ifdef DEBUG ???

[Cedric Moonen]

shrims4u wrote:

u mean gdb ???

I guess so, I never developped under linux a lot. The debugger let you set breakpoints in your code, inspect the different variables, inspect the call stack. I think you'll need to search a good tutorial on how to use gdb on the web. Without using your debugger you won't be able to good very far. It's not only for your current problem but also for the future. Learn to use your debugger properly and you'll see that it will save you a lot of hassles.

Cédric Moonen Software developer
Charting control [v2.0] OpenGL game tutorial in C++