How to get a stack trace when C++ program crashes? (using msvc8/2005)

Question

Sometimes my c++ program crashes in debug mode, and what I got is a message box saying that an assertion failed in some of the internal memory management routines (accessing una

Answer 1

You can trigger a mini-dump by setting a handler for uncaught exceptions. Here's an article that explains all about minidumps

Google actually implemented their own open source crash handler called BreakPad, which also mozilla use I think (that's if you want something more serious - a rich and robust crash handler).