analyzing .DSYM file using lldb - c

Question

I wrote a simple c program that makes use of the assert() call. I'd like to analyze it using lldb.
OS in use: OS X Mavericks
Compiler used to compile:
Apple LLVM version 5.0 (clang-500.2.79) (based on LLVM 3.3svn)
Target: x86_64-apple-darwin13.0.0
Thread model: posix
The -g compiler option generated a .DSYM directory. I wanted to know how to how to analyze this core using lldb.
PS: I have compiled using the -g option (clang -g test.c)

Answer 1

Start lldb and then execute the command
target create --core /cores/core.NNNN
where "/cores/core.NNNN" is your core file. A simple example:
$ lldb
(lldb) target create --core /cores/core.5884
Core file '/cores/core.5884' (x86_64) was loaded.
Process 0 stopped
* thread #1: tid = 0x0000, 0x00007fff8873c866 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill + 10, stop reason = signal SIGSTOP
frame #0: 0x00007fff8873c866 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill + 10
libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill + 10:
-> 0x7fff8873c866: jae 0x7fff8873c870 ; __pthread_kill + 20
0x7fff8873c868: movq %rax, %rdi
0x7fff8873c86b: jmpq 0x7fff88739175 ; cerror_nocancel
0x7fff8873c870: ret
(lldb) bt
* thread #1: tid = 0x0000, 0x00007fff8873c866 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill + 10, stop reason = signal SIGSTOP
frame #0: 0x00007fff8873c866 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill + 10
frame #1: 0x00007fff85de835c libsystem_pthread.dylib`pthread_kill + 92
frame #2: 0x00007fff87554bba libsystem_c.dylib`abort + 125
frame #3: 0x00007fff8751ea5f libsystem_c.dylib`__assert_rtn + 321
frame #4: 0x000000010c867f59 a.out`main(argc=1, argv=0x00007fff53398c50) + 89 at prog.c:7
frame #5: 0x00007fff872b65fd libdyld.dylib`start + 1
(lldb) frame select 4
frame #4: 0x000000010c867f59 a.out`main(argc=1, argv=0x00007fff53398c50) + 89 at prog.c:7
4 int main(int argc, char **argv)
5 {
6 int i = 0;
-> 7 assert(i != 0);
8 return 0;
9 }
10
(lldb) p i
(int) $0 = 0

Answer 2

At the command prompt, in the same directory where you have the symbols directory, type
lldb program-name
then use the commands you want as in this official gdb to lldb command map:
lldb-gdb