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authorMathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>2022-10-31 13:03:46 +0100
committerMathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org>2022-11-02 15:52:19 +0100
commit80387bc7c3966602800116f5be3893c3d3044a96 (patch)
treece2398404fea5837748fb58d6f1faa34de0e17ad /gnu/installer.scm
parent868a1e7f320616e6a13aa23ea1ab86f7d40ddfdb (diff)
downloadguix-80387bc7c3966602800116f5be3893c3d3044a96.tar.gz
installer: Add core dump support.
Fixes: <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/58733>

* gnu/installer.scm (installer-program): Enable core dump generation.
* gnu/installer/dump.scm (%core-dump): New variable.
(prepare-dump): Copy the core dump file.
* gnu/installer/newt/welcome.scm (run-welcome-page): Propose to report an
installation that previously generated a core dump.
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diff --git a/gnu/installer.scm b/gnu/installer.scm
index 8a6e604fa5..52c595b5b7 100644
--- a/gnu/installer.scm
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@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ selected keymap."
                          (ice-9 match)
                          (ice-9 textual-ports))
 
+            ;; Enable core dump generation.
+            (setrlimit 'core #f #f)
+            (call-with-output-file "/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern"
+              (lambda (port)
+                (format port %core-dump)))
+
             ;; Initialize gettext support so that installers can use
             ;; (guix i18n) module.
             #$init-gettext