Signals as a Linux Debugging Tool

Posted by IdaAshley on Dec 13, 2006 9:49 AM EDT
IBM/developerWorks; By Madhavan Srinivasan
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By focusing on the analysis of data captured using signal handlers, you can speed up the most time-consuming part of debugging: finding the bug. This article gives a background on Linux signals with examples specifically tested on PPC Linux, then goes on to show how to design your handlers to output information that lets you quickly home in on failed portions of code.

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