On Mon, Dec 28, 1998 at 10:45:00AM +0200, Fabrizio Polacco wrote: > > > No :) Because this method is usually used to debug the LIBRARY while > > the -dbg packages are used to debug the program you wrote using that > > lib. If you really think the library is buggy you have to install > > the source anyway. > > Uh? > If I install libfoo-dbg I espect to trace a dn debug the code _in_ the > library. > If I only have to debug my prog (linked with libfoo) I don't have to > install libfoo-dbg. > > I maintain 2 different lib__-dbg packages which even install part of the > lib's source to permit you to trace the lib's code. > No need of them if you only have to debug your code.
Really? Then I have to adjust my idea of -dbg library packages. I thought they
only contain symbolic names for everything to allow you to trace where inside
the lib your program crashes.
libc6-dbg does not have the library source. Could somebody enlight me a bit?
:-)
cu
Torsten
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