Hello everybody! [[ I already sent this mail to debian-user - but it didn't seem to get there. Thinking about it once again, I'm re-posting to -devel. ]]
As I'm running unstable I sometimes find bugs in applications. Now it would be very nice if there was some way to get the matching debug information for the packages, so gdb could print a better backtrace, or eg. show exactly which line segfaults. Currently I'd have to recompile the packages myself, and installing them over the debian files - which is, depending on the package and its prerequisites, a major hazzle. How about compiling all programs with debugging information, and strip them into a "-dbginfo" package, or something likewise for "apt-get source"? Like the "-dev" packages only people who think they need them would install them, perhaps in a new repository "dbginfo" (like unstable, or testing). This would be a good help for determining the location of problems, and would not cost the debian maintainers much work. Other/better ideas? Regards, Phil -- Versioning your /etc, /home or even your whole installation? Try fsvs (fsvs.tigris.org)! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]