[Vm-dev] Mac VM crash logs

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 16.03.2011, at 02:14, Matthew Fulmer wrote:

> 
> When a unix vm crashes, it dumps a crash log to stderr or
> stdout.
> 
> When a windows vm crashes, it appends a crash log to
> vmpath/crash.dmp
> 
> Where does the mac vm hide such niceties?

Newer OS X versions store debug output in a database rather than text files.

Apple provides the "Console" app to browse it, including crash reports.

Run it, select "all messages", and type "squeak" (or whatever the name of your VM is) in the filter box to see only messages pertaining to Squeak. This is where stderr goes to, so you see e.g. the printStacks output there.

In the same app, click "User Diagnostic Reports" to see stored crash reports. The context menu will let you reveal them in Finder.

- Bert -