Re: [RFA, 3 of 3] save/restore process record, part 3 (save/restore)

[Michael Snyder <msnyder at vmware dot com>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:13:37 -0700
> > From: Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>
> > CC: "gdb-patches@sourceware.org" <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>, 
> >  "teawater@gmail.com" <teawater@gmail.com>
> >
> > > > This is the same approach that is used by the "gcore" command.
> > > > How does "gcore" work with go32, if at all?
> > > It doesn't.  DJGPP cannot generate core files.
> > Well, save/restore depends on core files, so I guess
> > it won't work in go32.
>
> DJGPP does not support core files created from a memory image of a
> running process, but I don't see any reason why bfdcore_write won't
> work for it.

We don't just do bfdcore_write -- we actually create a core file
from the memory image, and then add an extra segment to it for
bfdcore_write to write into.  The core file is an integral part
of the execution log file.

I forgot to post the accompanying changes to gcore.c with this
patch.  I'm just about to put them up now that Hui reminded me.