Re: api docs, java source

[Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>]

Le mercredi 16 décembre 2009 à 04:13 -0500, Pablo Duboue a écrit :
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> >> What about having -dbg versions of the jars that include the source code and
> >> debug information?
> > What is "debug information" in the Java world ?
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> Actually, the .class files with debug info are so verbose that can be decompiled
> close to the original source:
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> $ javac -help
> Usage: javac <options> <source files>
> where possible options include:
>   -g                         Generate all debugging info
>   -g:none                    Generate no debugging info
>   -g:{lines,vars,source}     Generate only some debugging info
OK, thanks.
Is it interesting to have in the Debian context? 
(ie, does Java debugging tools are actually using them?)

Sylvestre