Re: Making debug packages from main GNOME packages
Chipzz <chipzz@ULYSSIS.Org> writes:
> On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Christian Marillat wrote:
>
>> From: Christian Marillat <marillat.christian@wanadoo.fr>
>> Subject: Re: Making debug packages from main GNOME packages
>>
>> Sebastien Bacher <seb128@debian.org> writes:
>>
>> > Christian Marillat <marillat.christian@wanadoo.fr> writes:
>> >
>> >> This is not true for all packages. For example libgnomeui can be build
>> >> with --enable-debug, who is a good option for the -dbg packages but
>> >> surely generate unecessary output for the normal package.
>> >
>> > But if you think that the --enable is a problem (ressources waste, ..)
>> > just use the dh_strip option, it's better than nothing ...
>>
>> Yes of course. --enable-debug only display debugging informations for
>> libgnomeui itself. May be interesting for GNOME coders but not for ours
>> users.
>>
>> Christian
>
> And that's where you are just plain wrong. Separating the debug info
> from the binaries will result in a (much) smaller memory footprint, ergo
> less waste of resources and better performance.
You are quotting Sebastien's words not mine. Please quotte correctly.
Christian
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