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+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# Author: Andrew Tridgell <tridge at samba dot org>
+
+# we want everything on stderr, so the program is not disturbed
+exec 1>&2
+
+BASENAME=$( basename $0)
+
+test -z ${GDB_BIN} && GDB_BIN=$( type -p gdb)
+if [ -z ${GDB_BIN} ]; then
+ echo "ERROR: ${BASENAME} needs an installed gdb. "
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+ echo "ERROR: ${BASENAME} needs a PID. "
+ exit 1
+fi
+PID=$1
+
+# use /dev/shm as default temp directory
+test -d /dev/shm && \
+ TMP_BASE_DIR=/dev/shm || \
+ TMP_BASE_DIR=/var/tmp
+TMPFILE=$( mktemp -p ${TMP_BASE_DIR} backtrace.XXXXXX)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+ echo "ERROR: ${basename} can't create temp file in ${TMP_BASE_DIR}. "
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+cat << EOF > "${TMPFILE}"
+set height 0
+up 8
+bt full
+quit
+EOF
+
+${GDB_BIN} -x "${TMPFILE}" "/proc/${PID}/exe" "${PID}"
+
+/bin/rm -f "${TMPFILE}"