Antoine Jacoutot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Jacob Meuser wrote: >> I mean 'DEBUG=-g make', which already does some secial things, and isn't >> any less/more easy than 'FLAVOR=debug make'. >> >> e.g. from the example I mentioned (audio/jack/Makefile): >> >> .ifdef DEBUG >> CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-debug >> .endif >> >> ... which is actually simpler than making an explicit FLAVOR ... > > FYIW, I'm in favor of that kinf of stuffs too. > If a FLAVOR can be avoided in that case, then it should.
DEBUG in the environment is fine when you are building the port yourself, but this DEBUG flavor lets you download and install _packages_ that have unstripped binaries. I think there's a difference and a benefit. If I find a bug in a port I don't maintain, it's a real hassle to go back and build it with symbols. Being able to pull down a debug package in that situation would be great.
