Re: Lintian checks
On 14-10-2009, Stefano Zacchiroli <zack@debian.org> wrote:
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> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 08:52:27AM +0000, Sylvain Le Gall wrote:
>> We can have objects compiled with -p/-g but they must be advertised as
>> such. E.g. I like the .d.cm[oa] and .p.cmx/cmxa extensions. At least
>> you know that you are dealing with debug/profiling objects.
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> Debugging and profiling are different and I think they deserve different
> defaults.
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>> If toto.cma has been compiled with -g, this is at least a warning (I
>> would even say it is an error).
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> May I remind you that our current policy recommends ("should") compiling
> all objects with debugging enabled? Chapter 3, on line version at
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I think it deserve a removal from the policy ;-)
Do you agree ?
Regards
Sylvain Le Gall
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