> After Kate freezes, go back to your gdb terminal and type > "Ctrl+C". Once the (gdb) prompt shows up, type 'bt<return>'. (gdb) bt #0 0xb67dd746 in writev () from /lib/libc.so.6 #1 0xb645c3db in ?? () from /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 #2 0xb645c8db in ?? () from /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 #3 0xb645cc77 in xcb_writev () from /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 #4 0xb6a5cd99 in _XSend () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #5 0xb6a5d3f9 in _XFlush () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #6 0xb6a332d8 in XDrawLine () from /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 #7 0xb6caf22a in TQPainter::drawLine (this=0xbfff9e88, x1=9, y1=22, x2=9, y2=88) at kernel/qpainter_x11.cpp:1730 #8 0xb707b22c in TQCommonStyle::drawComplexControl (this=0x80927f0, control=TQStyle::CC_Slider, p=0xbfff9e88, ceData=DWARF-2 expression error: DW_OP_reg operations must be used either alone or in conjuction with DW_OP_piece. ) at styles/qcommonstyle.cpp:2268 #9 0xb71e8c12 in KStyle::drawComplexControl (this=0x80927f0, control=TQStyle::CC_Slider, p=0xbfffd440, ceData=..., elementFlags=10518560, r=..., cg=..., flags=1, controls=<value optimized out>, active=0, opt=..., widget=0x83ff6a8) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdefx/kstyle.cpp:1270 #10 0xb629f93b in HighColorStyle::drawComplexControl (this=0x80927f0, control=TQStyle::CC_Slider, p=0xbfffd440, ceData=..., elementFlags=10518560, r=..., cg=..., flags=1, controls=7, active=0, opt=..., widget=0x83ff6a8) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/kstyles/highcolor/highcolor.cpp:1717 #11 0xb6d7416d in TQStyle::drawComplexControl (this=0x80927f0, control=TQStyle::CC_Slider, p=0xbfffd440, widget=0x83ff6a8, r=..., cg=..., flags=1, controls=7, active=0, opt=...) at kernel/qstyle.cpp:2489 #12 0xb6e79e03 in TQSlider::paintEvent (this=0x83ff6a8) at widgets/qslider.cpp:424 #13 0xb6d93401 in TQWidget::event (this=0x83ff6a8, e=0xbfffd904) at kernel/qwidget.cpp:4828 #14 0xb6cf0f6d in TQApplication::internalNotify (this=0xbfffe82c, receiver=0x83ff6a8, e=0xbfffd904) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2638 #15 0xb6cf1e8c in TQApplication::notify (this=0xbfffe82c, receiver=0x83ff6a8, e=0xbfffd904) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2526 #16 0xb72c368d in KApplication::notify (this=0xbfffe82c, receiver=0x83ff6a8, event=0xbfffd904) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kapplication.cpp:583 #17 0xb6c80886 in TQApplication::sendSpontaneousEvent (this=0x83ff6a8, event=0xbfffdbac) at kernel/ntqapplication.h:526 #18 TQETWidget::translatePaintEvent (this=0x83ff6a8, event=0xbfffdbac) at kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp:5861 #19 0xb6c8a1f6 in TQApplication::x11ProcessEvent (this=0xbfffe82c, event=0xbfffdbac) at kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp:3580 #20 0xb6c9df12 in TQEventLoop::processEvents (this=0x807d980, flags=4) at kernel/qeventloop_x11.cpp:195 #21 0xb6d0965b in TQEventLoop::enterLoop (this=0x807d980) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:201 #22 0xb6cf1561 in TQApplication::enter_loop (this=0xbfffe82c) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2796 #23 0xb6ee7b1e in TQDialog::exec (this=0x83df048) at dialogs/qdialog.cpp:435 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #24 0xb619d083 in KateView::gotoLine (this=0x83186c0) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/kate/part/kateview.cpp:906 #25 0xb61adc53 in KateView::tqt_invoke (this=0x83186c0, _id=190, _o=0xbfffddd8) at /dev/shm/tdelibs.build/kate/part/kateview.moc:790 #26 0xb6d54765 in TQObject::activate_signal (this=0x833cff0, clist=0x833d368, o=0xbfffddd8) at kernel/qobject.cpp:2383 #27 0xb6d56846 in TQObject::activate_signal (this=0x4000, signal=2) at kernel/qobject.cpp:2352 #28 0xb7745239 in KAction::activated (this=0x833cff0) at /dev/shm/tdelibs.build/tdeui/kaction.moc:174 #29 0xb7745350 in KAction::slotActivated (this=0x833cff0) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdeui/kaction.cpp:1112 #30 0xb774ac0b in KAction::tqt_invoke (this=0x833cff0, _id=15, _o=0xbfffdf08) at /dev/shm/tdelibs.build/tdeui/kaction.moc:216 #31 0xb6d54765 in TQObject::activate_signal (this=0x8391660, clist=0x830fb60, o=0xbfffdf08) at kernel/qobject.cpp:2383 #32 0xb6d56846 in TQObject::activate_signal (this=0x4000, signal=2) at kernel/qobject.cpp:2352 #33 0xb7370149 in KAccelPrivate::menuItemActivated (this=0x8391660) at /dev/shm/tdelibs.build/tdecore/kaccelprivate.moc:108 #34 0xb73716f7 in KAccelPrivate::emitActivatedSignal (this=0x8391660, pAction=0x838cf00) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kaccel.cpp:403 #35 0xb7375887 in KAccelPrivate::eventFilter (this=0x8391660, pEvent=0xbfffe3f0) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kaccel.cpp:373 #36 0xb6d54810 in TQObject::activate_filters (this=0x81e44a8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at kernel/qobject.cpp:930 #37 0xb6d54894 in TQObject::event (this=0x81e44a8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at kernel/qobject.cpp:762 #38 0xb6d931e2 in TQWidget::event (this=0x81e44a8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at kernel/qwidget.cpp:4701 #39 0xb6e5472b in TQMainWindow::event (this=0x81e44a8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at widgets/qmainwindow.cpp:1690 #40 0xb7f35802 in KateMainWindow::event (this=0x81e44a8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at /dev/shm/tdebase/kate/app/katemainwindow.cpp:757 #41 0xb6cf0f6d in TQApplication::internalNotify (this=0xbfffe82c, receiver=0x81e44a8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2638 #42 0xb6cf2462 in TQApplication::notify (this=0xbfffe82c, receiver=0x831e4b8, e=0xbfffe3f0) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2395 #43 0xb72c368d in KApplication::notify (this=0xbfffe82c, receiver=0x831e4b8, event=0xbfffe3f0) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kapplication.cpp:583 #44 0xb73714a3 in TQApplication::sendEvent (this=0x81889f8, pEvent=0xbfffe69c) at /opt/trinity/include/ntqapplication.h:523 #45 KAccelEventHandler::x11Event (this=0x81889f8, pEvent=0xbfffe69c) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kaccel.cpp:147 #46 0xb72c0501 in KAppX11HackWidget::publicx11Event (this=0xbfffe82c, _event=0xbfffe69c) ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kapplication.cpp:1782 #47 KApplication::x11EventFilter (this=0xbfffe82c, _event=0xbfffe69c) at /dev/shm/tdelibs/tdecore/kapplication.cpp:2109 #48 0xb6c7b30c in qt_x11EventFilter (ev=0xbfffe69c) at kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp:422 #49 0xb6c89802 in TQApplication::x11ProcessEvent (this=0xbfffe82c, event=0xbfffe69c) at kernel/qapplication_x11.cpp:3422 #50 0xb6c9df12 in TQEventLoop::processEvents (this=0x807d980, flags=4) at kernel/qeventloop_x11.cpp:195 #51 0xb6d0965b in TQEventLoop::enterLoop (this=0x807d980) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:201 #52 0xb6d094f4 in TQEventLoop::exec (this=0x807d980) at kernel/qeventloop.cpp:148 #53 0xb6cf15f1 in TQApplication::exec (this=0xbfffe82c) at kernel/qapplication.cpp:2761 #54 0xb7fb6ded in kdemain (argc=1, argv=0xbfffedb4) at /dev/shm/tdebase/kate/app/katemain.cpp:270 #55 0x080487bb in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfffedb4) at /dev/shm/tdebase.build/kate/app/kate_tdeinit_executable.cpp:2 I don't know how to capture a backtrace for kmix. Seems kmix detaches from gdb when running 'gdb --arg kmix'. Darrell