Ohloh, the open source network. 639705 – [10.7] add fullscreen support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. Tutorial: An introduction to reading Mac OS X crash reports. The advent of the CrashReporter in Mac OS X was a boon for developers -- suddenly, a capsule of what caused the problem with a given application could be instantly captured by the end user and sent back to the developer for examination.
Unfortunately, deciphering the logs generated by CrashReporter (stored in ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter) can be a daunting task, making them less than explanatory for a user attempting to diagnose problems on their own systems. The following is a quick introduction to pulling salient information from crash reports and using them in potential troubleshooting routines. Operating System, date and time The first section of a crash report looks something like this: Date/Time: 2006-03-09 01:15:10.431 -0500 OS Version: 10.4.5 (Build 8H14) Report Version: 4.