On Mon, Aug 10 2009, Roger Leigh wrote: > Could we not just use a "-ddbg" suffix for "detached debug" information, > perhaps with a new archive section to match? This will not conflict > with existing practice for -dbg, so could go into Policy without > violating any prexisting namespace conventions. > > Reading through this thread, I don't see a compelling reason for using > a .ddeb extension given that they are just regular .debs, nor for > keeping the packages separate from the main archive (if the size of the > Packages file is an issue, can't they just go in a separate debug > section/component?)
I would support this. I would also add that the debug symbols should live in "/usr/lib/debug/" . /full/path/to/lib_or_binary, blessing the current practice. manoj -- A shortcut is the longest distance between two points. Professor Charles P. Issawi Manoj Srivastava <sriva...@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org