Developing and Porting C and C++ Applications on AIX

7.1. Working with core files

A core file is generated when various errors occur in an application and the process aborts. The reasons can be errors such as memory-address violations, illegal instructions, bus errors, and user-generated quit signals. The core file contains a memory image of the aborted process. For a detailed definition of the contents of a core file, please refer to AIX 5L Version 5.2 Files Reference.

Even if the application does not stop, it might be useful to have a core file as an image of the memory state of the process in a specific time. Core files can be used for debugging and examination by yourself on your system or by remote technical support specialists on their system. For the distribution of a core file, there is ...