How do I debug a Segmentation fault from ntpmon?

Gary E. Miller gem at rellim.com
Sat Jun 20 01:16:04 UTC 2026


Yo Hal!

On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:36 -0700
Hal Murray <halmurray at sonic.net> wrote:

> Gary said:
> > Whenever Python crashes on me, I get a stack trace right away...   
> 
> That's what I was expecting.  But it's not what I'm getting.
> 
> Are there any know tricks for debugging python that crashes rather
> than catching and reporting the problem?

Compile python with gdb debugging.  But that would be a PITA.

Maybe strace to see what ssyscall is adjacent.

RGDS
GARY
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