> To generate the manuals, you need the `yodl' package. I had installed this because even "make" failed without it, but "make install" still wouldn't work afterwards. On a new checkout it however does, so never mind. > From a fresh checkout, here's what I usually do: > > % ./Util/preconfig > % /configure --enable-cap --enable-function-subdirs \ > --enable-largefile --enable-maildir-support \ > --enable-multibyte --enable-pcre --enable-zsh-debug > % make > % su > # make install > > Then when you've crashed the application, you can load the core file > together with the program's binary and use the "bt full" command to > produce a backtrace. > > To put the backtrace to a file, the following oneliner works: > > % gdb -c core /usr/local/bin/zsh <<< $'bt full\nquit\n' > backtrace.txt > > Where `core' is the core file and `/usr/local/bin/zsh' being the > installed zsh binary which you just crashed. > > The backtrace will only be useful if the zsh binary is from a debugging > build. Ok, apart from a "warning: Can't read pathname for load map: Input/output error." it looks like this has worked. I've attached the result. Best, Philipp