diff --git a/mrw/stacktrace.cpp b/mrw/stacktrace.cpp
index 456530d..047b29a 100644
--- a/mrw/stacktrace.cpp
+++ b/mrw/stacktrace.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     @license LGPL, see file <a href="license.html">COPYING</a>
 
     $Log$
+    Revision 1.5  2004/10/07 16:59:12  marc
+    new method createSymtable that takes a list of arguments
+     -> untested!
+
     Revision 1.4  2004/10/07 09:32:45  marc
     correction in parameter (const&)
 
@@ -180,7 +184,8 @@ namespace mrw {
   }
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  bool StackTrace::createSymtable(const std::string& fname) throw(std::bad_exception) {
+  bool StackTrace::createSymtable(const std::string& fname)
+    throw(std::bad_exception) {
     if (_dic.get()) return true;
     AutoBfd abfd(bfd_openr((fname!="" ? fname : filename()).c_str(), 0));
     long memsz(-1);
@@ -204,6 +209,35 @@ namespace mrw {
     return true;
   }
 
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  bool StackTrace::createSymtable(const std::list<std::string>& fnames)
+    throw(std::bad_exception) {
+    if (_dic.get()) return true;
+    for (std::list<std::string>::const_iterator it(fnames.begin());
+         it!=fnames.end(); ++it) {
+      AutoBfd abfd(bfd_openr(it->c_str(), 0));
+      long memsz(-1);
+      Auto<char**>::Free m(0);
+      if (!abfd || bfd_check_format(abfd, bfd_archive) ||
+          !bfd_check_format_matches(abfd, bfd_object, &(m.getClean())) ||
+          !(bfd_get_file_flags(const_cast<bfd*>(static_cast<const bfd*>(abfd)))
+            &HAS_SYMS) ||
+          (memsz=bfd_get_symtab_upper_bound
+           (const_cast<bfd*>(static_cast<const bfd*>(abfd))))<0)
+        return false;
+      std::auto_ptr<asymbol*> syms(new asymbol*[memsz]);
+      if (bfd_canonicalize_symtab(const_cast<bfd*>(static_cast<const bfd*>(abfd)),
+                                  syms.get())<0)
+        return false;
+      _bfd = abfd;
+      _syms = syms;
+      if (!_dic.get()) _dic = std::auto_ptr<Translator>(new Translator());
+      bfd_map_over_sections(_bfd, buildSectionMap, 0);
+    }
+    std::sort(_addrs.begin(), _addrs.end());
+    return true;
+  }
+
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   std::string StackTrace::filename() throw(std::bad_exception) {
     std::stringstream s;
diff --git a/mrw/stacktrace.hpp b/mrw/stacktrace.hpp
index b7896c7..116c967 100644
--- a/mrw/stacktrace.hpp
+++ b/mrw/stacktrace.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     @license LGPL, see file <a href="license.html">COPYING</a>
 
     $Log$
+    Revision 1.6  2004/10/07 16:59:12  marc
+    new method createSymtable that takes a list of arguments
+     -> untested!
+
     Revision 1.5  2004/10/07 09:32:45  marc
     correction in parameter (const&)
 
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@
 #define __MRW_STACKTRACE_HPP__
 #include <mrw/auto.hpp>
 #include <vector>
+#include <list>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ namespace mrw {
       /// evaluate the stack trace and print it to a stream
       const StackTrace& print(std::ostream& os) const throw(std::bad_exception);
       /// evaluates and returns all information from a raw address
-      static CodePos translate(void* addr) throw(std::bad_exception);
+      static CodePos translate(void* addr)
+        throw(std::bad_exception);
     
       /** @brief read the symbol table from the executable file
 
@@ -191,11 +197,40 @@ namespace mrw {
           (that means for the creation of a mrw::StackTrace object) a
           call to this method is not yet needed.
 
+          @note Call only one of both createSymtable methods!
+
+          @note If this method is called more than once, the symbols
+          are created only the first time, so you don't loose too much
+          time.
+       */
+      static bool createSymtable(const std::string& fname="")
+        throw(std::bad_exception);
+    
+      /** @brief read the symbol table from a list of an executable file and
+                 shared libraries
+
+          @param fnames The list of file names that must contain the
+          executable plus all shared libraries that should be included
+          in stack traces.
+
+          @return @c true in case of success. If @c false is returned,
+          the symbol table was not completely read and the evaluation
+          cannot be done. Printing then only prints the raw addresses,
+          without file, line nmber information and method names.
+
+          @note This method must be executed once before a stack trace
+          is printed the very first time. For storing a stack trace
+          (that means for the creation of a mrw::StackTrace object) a
+          call to this method is not yet needed.
+
+          @note Call only one of both createSymtable methods!
+
           @note If this method is called more than once, the symbols
           are created only the first time, so you don't loose too much
           time.
        */
-      static bool createSymtable(const std::string& fname="") throw(std::bad_exception);
+    static bool createSymtable(const std::list<std::string>& fnames) throw(std::bad_exception);
+    
     private:
       //............................................................... typedefs
       typedef std::map<bfd_vma, std::pair<bfd_vma, asection*> >