Re: memscroller.core - what is that?

Thanks Stuart for your answer.
I'm indeed running snapshots and after doing "pkg_delete xscreensaver;
pkg_add gdb xscreensaver debug-xscreensaver" I was able to do the following:
egdb /usr/local/libexec/xscreensaver/memscroller memscroller.core, which
returns a lot information and has now for that reason increased my interest
for memscroller.core.


Le dim. 9 août 2026 à 11:25, Stuart Henderson <[email protected]> a
écrit :

> On 2026-08-09, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Hi misc!
> > What is memscroller.core? After reading the manpage, it seems like
> > something related to xscreensaver but I'm not quite sure.
>
> yes,
>
> $ pkglocate memscroller
>
> xscreensaver-6.15p1:x11/xscreensaver:/usr/local/libexec/xscreensaver/memscroller
> <snip>
>
> it's a "coredump" (contents of the memory of the running process) from
> when a run of that crashed.
>
> if you're on a release version of OpenBSD then you can probably get
> more information (as long as the file is dated since you updated the
> ls) -
>
> pkg_add gdb debug-xscreensaver
> egdb /usr/local/libexec/xscreensaver/memscroller memscroller.core
> bt full
>
> post the output (there will be a few screens full) in a post
> to ports@ and maybe someone will be able to help track down the
> cause.
>
> (if you're using snapshots then you're unlikely to still get a
> debug-xscreensaver to match the installed build of xscreensaver,
> but if you do "pkg_delete xscreensaver; pkg_add gdb xscreensaver
> debug-xscreensaver" and delete the .core you'll be setup to
> run the egdb command if it happens again).
>
> Do *not* post the core file itself, it may contain secrets.
>
> >
>
>
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