Re: [PATCH] package.bbclass: add debug-without-src PACKAGE_DEBUG_SPLIT_STYLE

[Martin Jansa <martin.jansa@gmail.com>]

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On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:38:33AM -0500, Mark Hatle wrote:
> On 3/12/13 10:28 AM, Burton, Ross wrote:
> > On 12 March 2013 04:24, Martin Jansa <martin.jansa@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> * same as original and default version, but does not package source files in PN-dbg
> >
> > You can mark this as closing
> > https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3621, which would be
> > good for my bug list.  Richard had concerns that he listed in the bug,
> > so having done tests and demonstrating that the loss of source doesn't
> > impact the usefulness of the debug files would be good.
> 
> I am curious as to the use of the dbg package (w/o) source on the target system.
> 
> In my experience, the dbg binaries are useless without the associated source. 
> Most of the people I know either use an on-target debugger or a cross debugger, 
> both of which need the associated sources to tell you anything about what is 
> going on.
> 
> For someone who just wants pure backtrace information, it's usually easier to 
> avoid the whole split-and-strip process that generates the dbg files.  But of 
> course this can sacrifice the usefulness of being able to do field debugging.
> 
> (Note, I'm not against the patch.. it looks fine to me... I just don't 
> understand the usefulness..  other then the associated defect says they are "too 
> big", which again, I don't doubt.)

I've added my use-case for this in bug report:

My use case was a bit different: to be able to build proprietary blobs
with OE and exchange resulting .ipk files with partners without
revealing source in PN-dbg.

So better backtrace is all we want from PN-dbg and devs with access to 
sources can download/checkout source on target (while using the same 
PN-dbg package to reproduce reported issue).

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Martin 'JaMa' Jansa     jabber: Martin.Jansa@gmail.com

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