$ gdb /usr/bin/mythtranscode

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Reading symbols from /usr/bin/mythtranscode...
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/mythtranscode...done. done.

(gdb) run --showprogress -p '0' -c '13159' -s '2011-04-12T14:30:00' -f "/tmp/fifodir_28055/" --honorcutlist 2>&1
Starting program: /usr/bin/mythtranscode --showprogress -p '0' -c '13159' -s '2011-04-12T14:30:00' -f "/tmp/fifodir_28055/" --honorcutlist 2>&1
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
2011-04-13 23:07:13.477 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2011-04-13 23:07:13.477 Using configuration directory = /home/astra/.mythtv
2011-04-13 23:07:13.478 Empty LocalHostName.
[New Thread 0x7fffe6a9b700 (LWP 24423)]
[Thread 0x7fffe6a9b700 (LWP 24423) exited]
2011-04-13 23:07:13.629 New DB connection, total: 1
2011-04-13 23:07:13.654 Could not open settings file /home/astra/.mythtv/config.xml for writing
2011-04-13 23:07:13.654 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
2011-04-13 23:07:13.694 Enabled verbose msgs: important
[New Thread 0x7fffe6a9b700 (LWP 24424)]
2011-04-13 23:07:14.309 Using protocol version 65
[New Thread 0x7fffe3e64700 (LWP 24425)]
2011-04-13 23:07:14.349 AudioPlayer: Enabling Audio
[New Thread 0x7fffe3663700 (LWP 24426)]
[New Thread 0x7fffe2e62700 (LWP 24427)]
[New Thread 0x7fffe2661700 (LWP 24428)]
2011-04-13 23:07:18.728 Processed: 100 of 239869 frames(4 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:23.894 Processed: 228 of 239869 frames(9 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:29.344 Processed: 353 of 239869 frames(14 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:34.453 Processed: 453 of 239869 frames(18 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:39.836 Processed: 578 of 239869 frames(23 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:44.844 Processed: 690 of 239869 frames(27 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:49.867 Processed: 797 of 239869 frames(31 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:54.929 Processed: 903 of 239869 frames(36 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:07:59.932 Processed: 1056 of 239869 frames(42 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:08:05.350 Processed: 1153 of 239869 frames(46 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:08:10.741 Processed: 1253 of 239869 frames(50 seconds)
2011-04-13 23:08:13.745 Transcoding aborted, cutlist updated
[Thread 0x7fffe2661700 (LWP 24428) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffe6a9b700 (LWP 24424) exited]
[New Thread 0x7fffe6a9b700 (LWP 24431)]
[Thread 0x7fffe2e62700 (LWP 24427) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffe3663700 (LWP 24426) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffe3e64700 (LWP 24425) exited]
[Thread 0x7fffe6a9b700 (LWP 24431) exited]

Program exited with code 0224.
(gdb) backtrace full
No stack.