Is there a point to trapping “segfault”?

Question

I know that, given enough context, one could hope to use constructively (i.e. recover) from a segfault condition.

But, is the effort worth it? If yes, in w

Answer 1

No. I think it is a waste of time - a seg fault indicates there is something wrong in your code, and you will be better advised to find this by examining a core dump and/or your source code. The one time I tried trapping a seg fault lead me off into a hall of mirrors which I could have avoided by simply thinking about the source code. Never again.