sysdiagnose: format of lsaw.csstoredump

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Colin_newbie OP

Created Aug ’24

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Hi,

Trying to convert the lsaw.csstoredump file in a sysdiagnose directory in to a human readable format.

The readme file in sysdiagnose indicates ".csstoredump files: sysdiagnose generates the output of lregister/lsaw in a binary form. To convert these .csstoredump files to text files, use the following command:

lsaw dump --file "PATH TO DUMP FILE" > lsaw.txt

These files can also be opened in CSStore Viewer."

But no such command lsaw exists, at least not on macOS 14. No CSStore viewer either.

Any ideas where I can find this utility or convert the file? I know it's in .gz format so have also tried just decompressing it but it is still in a binary format. Also tried running strings on it but not useful.

Thanks!

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’24

Much of the information in a sysdiagnose is designed to support Apple's engineering teams, so there are many things in there that aren't useful outside of Apple. Can you provide a description of the issue in your app and the relevant APIs that you're trying to debug that lead you down this path?

— Ed Ford,  DTS Engineer

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Answer 2

ClonedBob OP

Oct ’24

security by obscurity?

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