----- Original Message ----- > On 2014-03-18 02:19, Andrew Hughes wrote: > > Do we need more than just the following three alternatives? > > > > #1. No debugging information at all. > > #2. Debugging information left in the original binaries. > > #3. Debugging information stripped from the binaries and zipped in separate > > files. > > > > It sounds to me like Oracle want #3, while distros want #2 and I imagine > > some > > end users may just want #1 for a faster, smaller build. > > I'm completely thinking along your lines here. I think we should focus > on the end result, not the specific implementations details. I've been > thinking about exposing a configure option like this: > > --with-debug-symbols=none (for #1) > --with-debug-symbols=internal (for #2) > --with-debug-symbols=zipped (for #3) > > but perhaps with better names. I also imagine there might be a use case > for yet another option, > #4. Debuggin information stripped from the binaries, but not zipped > > expressed like this > --with-debug-symbols=external > > And then this would be the only user interface needed, and the rest of > the current set of not-really-clear flags can be hidden inside the > configure script. > > For compatibility reasons, the default would be > --with-debug-symbols=zipped (which is called "FDS" here), just as we > currently do, but distributions would just need to add a > --with-debug-symbols=internal to get what they want. > > /Magnus >
That sounds perfect. We already have to change numerous defaults; one more isn't an issue. The problem at the moment is that, at least in 7, I've had to patch the Makefiles to get what we want (i.e. making STRIP_POLICY=no_strip not create duplicate debuginfo in zipped debuginfo files) and that should be avoided if possible. -- Andrew :) Free Java Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com) PGP Key: 248BDC07 (https://keys.indymedia.org/) Fingerprint = EC5A 1F5E C0AD 1D15 8F1F 8F91 3B96 A578 248B DC07
