Computer Tips - How can I get a stack trace for a Fedora program?

Date: 2010feb10 OS: Linux Distro: RedHat/Fedora/CentOS Q. How can I get a stack trace for a Fedora program? I don't want to install all the development libraries! A. The debuginfo-install command is just for this! Its in the yum-utils package. For example, if the curl command was crashing for you -- try this:
# debuginfo-install curl # gdb -q --args curl http://mysite.com (gdb) r (gdb) bt