Improving stack trace, fixing compile error without MPI

common/StackTrace.h

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+#ifndef included_StackTrace
+#define included_StackTrace
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+
+namespace StackTrace {
+
+
+struct stack_info {
+    void *address;
+    void *address2;
+    std::string object;
+    std::string function;
+    std::string filename;
+    int line;
+    //! Default constructor
+    stack_info(): address(NULL), address2(NULL), line(0) {}
+    //! Print the stack info
+    std::string print() const;
+};
+
+
+//! Function to return the current call stack
+std::vector<stack_info> getCallStack();
+
+
+//! Function to return the stack info for a given address
+stack_info getStackInfo( void* address );
+
+
+/*!
+ * Return the symbols from the current executable (not availible for all platforms)
+ * @return      Returns 0 if sucessful
+ */
+int getSymbols( std::vector<void*>& address, std::vector<char>& type, std::vector<std::string>& obj );
+
+
+} // namespace StackTrace
+
+
+#endif
+