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Bug#83924: upgrading-checklist.text should mention DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS specifically



Matt Zimmerman writes ("Bug#83924: upgrading-checklist.text should mention DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS specifically"):
> upgrading-checklist.text states:
> 
>      - By default executables should not be built with the debugging
>        option -g. Instead, it is recommended to support building the
>        package with debugging information optionally.

Why does it say this ?

IMO the right thing to do is to always build with -g and strip at
`install' time (ie, when the programs are copied into the debian/tmp
directory, before dpkg-deb is run).

Ian.



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