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Encyclopedia > Crash Reporter

A crash reporter is an application whose function is to report crash data to a third party, usually to the party responsible for the crashed program. Crash reports often include data such as stack traces, type of crash, and version of software. This information helps software developers to diagnose and fix the underlying problem causing the crash. Application software is a defined subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly to a task that the user wishes to perform. ... A crash in computing is a condition where a program (either an application or part of the operating system) stops performing its expected function and also stops responding to other parts of the system. ... A stack trace (also called backtrace) is a report of the active stack frames instantiated by the execution of a program. ... A crash in computing is a condition where a program (either an application or part of the operating system) stops performing its expected function and also stops responding to other parts of the system. ... A software developer is an entity, either a company or individual, that creates software. ...

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Mac OS X

Main article: Crash Reporter

In Mac OS X there is a standard crash reporter in /System/Library/CoreServices/Crash Reporter.app. Crash Reporter.app sends the Unix crash logs to Apple Computer for their engineers to look at. The top text field of the window has the crash log, while the bottom field is for user comments. Users may also copy and paste the log in their email client to send to the application vendor for them to use. Crash Reporter.app has 3 main modes: display nothing on crash, display "Application has crashed" dialog box or display Crash Report window. Image File history File links Apple_Crash_Reporter_10. ... A crash reporter is an application whose function is to report crash data to a third party, usually to the party responsible for the crashed program. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX) is a computer operating system originally developed in the 1960s and 1970s by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This page is about computer text editing. ... Example of dialog box from Microsoft Windows Dialog boxes are special windows which are used by computer programs or by the operating system to display information to the user, or to get a response if needed. ...


Windows XP

Microsoft Windows XP includes a crash reporting service called Windows Error Reporting (formerly Online Crash Analysis) that prompts users to send crash reports to Microsoft for online analysis.[1] The information goes to a central database run by Microsoft. It consists of diagnostic information that helps the company or development team responsible for the crash to debug and resolve the issue if they choose to do so. Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Windows XP is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Dr. Watson (debugger). ... Debugging is a methodical process of finding and reducing the number of bugs, or defects, in a computer program or a piece of electronic hardware thus making it behave as expected. ...


Windows probably contains the most sophisticated form of OCA to date where the central database can be setup to gather additional information from users that are experiencing a particular type of crash (through user approval). The system considers all parts of the debug and release process, such that targeted bug fixes can be applied through Windows Update. In other words, only people experiencing a particular type of crash can be offered the bug fix, thus limiting exposure to an issue. Windows Update version 5 through Netscape Browser 8. ...


GNOME

Bug Buddy in GNOME 2.16
Bug Buddy in GNOME 2.16

Bug Buddy is the crash reporting tool used by the GNOME platform. When an application using the GNOME libraries crashes, Bug Buddy generates a stack trace using gdb and invites the user to submit the report to the GNOME bugzilla. The user can add comments and view the details of the crash report. Image File history File links Screenshot-Bug_Buddy. ... Image File history File links Screenshot-Bug_Buddy. ... The GNOME project is an international effort to create an easy-to-use computing platform built entirely from free software. ... The GNU Debugger, usually called just GDB, is the standard debugger for the GNU software system. ... Bugzilla is a general-purpose bug-tracking tool originally developed and used by the Mozilla Foundation. ...


Mozilla

Talkback (also known as the Quality Feedback Agent) is the crash reporter used by the Mozilla Corporation to report crashes of its products to a centralized server for aggregation or case-by-case analysis.[2] Talkback is proprietary software licensed to the Mozilla Corporation by SupportSoft. If a Mozilla product (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird) were to crash with Talkback enabled, the Talkback agent would appear, prompting the user to provide optional information regarding the crash. Talkback does not replace the native OS crash reporter which, if enabled, will appear along with the Talkback agent. Image File history File links Talkback. ... The Mozilla Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of Internet-related applications such as the Mozilla Firefox web browser and the Mozilla Thunderbird email client by the growing global community of open-source developers, only some of whom are employed... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Proprietary software is software that has restrictions on using and copying it, usually enforced by a proprietor. ... Firefox redirects here. ... Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. ...


Airbag

Airbag is an open-source replacement for Talkback that is being developed by Google and Mozilla.[3] A crash reporter is an application whose function is to report crash data to a third party, usually to the party responsible for the crashed program. ... Google, Inc. ... Mozilla is a computer term which has had many different uses, though all of them have been related to the now-defunct Netscape Communications Corporation and its related application software. ...


World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is another program to use its own crash reporter, "Error Reporter". Its effectiveness at catching crashes isn't always 100%; sometimes the OS crash reporter is invoked instead. Error Reporter has even been known to crash while reporting errors. WoW redirects here. ...


References

  1. ^ http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/northrup_03october06.mspx
  2. ^ Mozilla Talkback server. Retrieved on 2006-09-21.
  3. ^ Deploying the Airbag. BSBlog (Mozilla developer Benjamin Smedberg's weblog).

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Crash (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (711 words)
A crash in computing is a condition where a program (either an application or part of the operating system) stops performing its expected function and also stops responding to other parts of the system.
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The art of debugging such crashes is connecting the actual cause of the crash (easily determined) with the code that set off the chain of events.
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The crash of flight 261 was the focus of a discussion in Seattle on Jan. 25.
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Reporter Karen O'Leary recalled how traveling to the crash site invoked memories of a high-school boyfriend who died in the crash of a small plane in the same area many years earlier.
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