2 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/core/slang-platform.cpp b/source/core/slang-platform.cpp
index 2c2bdd25e..aab1f3044 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-platform.cpp
+++ b/source/core/slang-platform.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
 
+
+#if SLANG_LINUX_FAMILY
+#include <execinfo.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace Slang
 {
 // SharedLibrary
@@ -331,4 +336,25 @@ static const PlatformFlags s_familyFlags[int(PlatformFamily::CountOf)] = {
 #endif
 }
 
+/* static */ void PlatformUtil::backtrace()
+{
+#if SLANG_LINUX_FAMILY
+    // Print stack trace for debugging assistance
+    void* stackTrace[64];
+    int stackDepth = ::backtrace(stackTrace, 64);
+    char** symbols = ::backtrace_symbols(stackTrace, stackDepth);
+    if (symbols)
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < stackDepth; ++i)
+        {
+            fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", symbols[i]);
+        }
+        free(symbols);
+    }
+    fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+#else
+    fprintf(stdout, "Stack trace not available on this platform.\n");
+#endif
+}
+
 } // namespace Slang
diff --git a/source/core/slang-platform.h b/source/core/slang-platform.h
index 0b97aca6d..04559cbcf 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-platform.h
+++ b/source/core/slang-platform.h
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ struct PlatformUtil
     /// @param text Text to be displayed in 'debugger output'
     /// @return SLANG_E_NOT_AVAILABLE if not on this platform, and potentially other errors
     static SlangResult outputDebugMessage(const char* text);
+
+    /// Print a stack trace to stderr for debugging purposes.
+    /// Only available on Linux family platforms.
+    static void backtrace();
 };
 
 #ifndef _MSC_VER