general protection ip (How to debug This type of error)

bluepenguine · 06-26-2009, 04:20 AM

Hello all,

I had one application whose source code for some reason I cannot post...

After sometimes it is crashing and showing following message::::
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Application.exe[1850] general protection ip:804d2d0 sp:bfd261c0 error:0 in Application.exe[8048000+9000]
Segmentation fault
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Note:- extension .exe is given to executable file ...to make understand non-linux/unix ppl that it is executable...

I would like to know How to debug this type of error.....
Analysis this error...
Is some techinque is there to find where the error is

wje_lq · 06-26-2009, 07:31 PM

You didn't say, but I'm assuming you're using C or C++ under Linux. In that case, you can use gdb. There's a good possibility that you won't find this debugging situation easy at first; in that case, google for this:

Code:

gdb tutorial

Hope this helps.