From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 6EmZKrGvkF8QCgAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:01:21 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id OF5mJrGvkF8YEwAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:01:21 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 18CB8940112 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 22:01:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:48864 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kVMAZ-00039K-UL for larch@yhetil.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:01:19 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:56016) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kVMAO-00038P-0m for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:01:09 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:58315) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kVMAL-0006lk-Vg; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:01:07 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=45908 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kVMAL-0001e7-2r; Wed, 21 Oct 2020 18:01:05 -0400 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: Simon South Subject: Re: Installing gcc debugging symbols? References: <871rijgqas.fsf@simonsouth.net> <87362y87uc.fsf@simonsouth.net> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 30 =?utf-8?Q?Vend=C3=A9miaire?= an 229 de la =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:01:02 +0200 In-Reply-To: <87362y87uc.fsf@simonsouth.net> (Simon South's message of "Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:10:51 -0400") Message-ID: <87ft67w869.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: help-guix@gnu.org Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.51 X-TUID: 6+u8duYIccsg Hi, Simon South skribis: > Simon South writes: >> I could edit gnu/packages/gcc.scm to set the "stripped?" variable to >> false... > > Of course if you're willing to make this change, you can just as easily > remove the "hidden-package" wrapper around gcc 4.7's package definition > and then install the debug symbols in the usual manner, i.e. with > > ./pre-inst-env guix install gcc@7.5:debug > > At least, I assume this is going to work. > > Still, I wonder if there is a more "official" method that involves less > hackery. I=E2=80=99m afraid there=E2=80=99s no better method currently. The new =E2=80=98--with-debug-info=E2=80=99 option wouldn=E2=80=99t help here since= it=E2=80=99s compiled with -g0 unless =E2=80=98stripped?=E2=80=99 is changed to #f. We should make =E2=80=98stripped?=E2=80=99 a parameter somehow. Ludo=E2=80=99.