Hello,
I am wondering why Scientific Linux doesn't support debuginfo
repositories in the same way as Red Hat does (disabled in *.repo files,
distributed directly in the directory with binaries).
I found some debug information 'hidden' in the directory
"/linux/scientific/6rolling/archive/debuginfo/", however I am not sure
if it contains all debuginfo from all other binary directories and is
already in sync.
There are two reasons, why we shall care about debuginfo as a first
class citizen:
1) ABRT
("http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-abrt.html";)
2) SystemTap
("http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/SystemTap_Beginners_Guide/index.html";)
Without debuginfo it is difficult to generate a sensible crash log
(ABRT) and it helps [Red Hat] developers a lot. If one wants to analyse
and tune the performance of the system, the SystemTap is absolutely
essential and it needs debuginfo as well.
Best Regards
Vaclav M.
- Debuginfo repositories Vaclav Mocek
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