"Easy" way to get a stacktrace on VLC crash on Windows

vlc-stacktrace-howto-windows.md

"Easy" way to get a stacktrace on VLC crash on Windows

1. Install msys2 + gdb:

   1. Install msys2 (64bits version)

   2. In msys2 command line, install gdb:

      msys:~$ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gdb

2. Attach gdb to vlc and put a break on abort

   1. launch a vlc.exe process, and note the process id (PID column) in the Task Manager app.

   2. Launch msys2 command line, then launch gdb:

      msys:~$ /mingw64/bin/gdb.exe <path to vlc.exe>

   3. In gdb prompt, launch:

      gdb$ break abort
      gdb$ attach <VLC PID number>
      gdb$ continue

   4. On crash, gdb should display a prompt. Ask for all threads backtraces:

      gdb$ thread apply all backtrace