# Re: Segmentation fault in recursive function

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57707>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 13, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57707 "2006-04-13T08:26:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-segmentation-fault-in-recursive-function/57707/1 "2006-04-13T08:26:11Z")

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It’s most likely because something isn’t compiled right. It’s just as  
likely gentoo’s fault as it is ruby’s. Upgraded your gcc lately? Updated  
any of a thousand other dependent libraries lately?

Give revdep-rebuild a go.

If not, give emerge -e ruby a go

Or if you’d actually like to diagnose the problem, try running gdb and  
get a bit more info about your segfault.

run:

ulimit -c unlimited  
ruby segfault.rb

that should produce a core file

gdb ruby core

(gdb) bt

Or something like that.