# Trying to use gdb

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-gdb/237727>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [November 26, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-gdb/237727 "2013-11-26T22:33:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/58f4c7/32.png) [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-gdb/237727/1 "2013-11-26T22:33:02Z")

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Hi,  
I am using GRC3.6.3 and my program is dying with no verbose. so now i  
have my core file in my home folder and i cant find the path to the  
executable. Can someone please tell me the path?  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-gdb/237727/2 "2013-11-26T23:43:46Z")

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nevermind, found it. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-use-gdb/237727/3 "2013-11-27T01:16:05Z")

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you should be able to run ‘gdb python --core=corefilename’  
you may want to make sure you have compiled gnuradio with  
-DCMAKE\_BUILD\_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo for useful symbol tables