The error log contains information obtained at the time of the fatal error, including the following information, where possible:
The operating exception or signal that provoked the fatal error
Version and configuration information
Details on the thread that provoked the fatal error and thread's stack trace
The list of running threads and their state
Summary information about the heap
The list of native libraries loaded
Command line arguments
Environment variables
Details about the operating system and CPU
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Note: In some cases only a subset of this information is output to the error log. This can happen when a fatal error is of such severity that the error handler is unable to recover and report all details. |
The error log is a text file consisting of the following sections:
A header that provides a brief description of the crash. See Header Format.
A section with thread information. See Thread Section Format.
A section with process information. See Process Section Format.
A section with system information. See System Section Format.
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Note: The format of the fatal error log described here is based on Java SE 6. The format might be different with other releases. |
