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While gdb load the firefox core dump file, +</I>>><i> gdb cannot read debugging symbols from other debug packages as they +</I>>><i> are not installed at the same time. Although they are needed for +</I>>><i> debugging. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I don't know if there an easy way to do it. Usually, tough, the name of the +</I>><i> function where the crash does occurs is enough to tell wich debug package is +</I>><i> needed exactly. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> That could be an interesting urpmi feature, tough, to be able to +</I>><i> automatically install all those packages at once. +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> BOFH excuse #350: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> paradigm shift...without a clutch +</I> +Yes. Because while debugging a program in RHEL or Fedora, a command +named 'debuginfo-install' which is provided by yum-utils can be used +to automatically install all needed debug information packages. For +example, to install the debuginfo package of bash: + +#debuginfo-install bash +Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, remove-with-leaves +enabling epel-debuginfo +Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile + * base: mirrors.btte.net + * epel: ftp.riken.jp + * epel-debuginfo: ftp.riken.jp + * extras: mirrors.btte.net + * nux-dextop: mirror.li.nux.ro + * updates: mirrors.163.com +Checking for new repos for mirrors +Could not find debuginfo pkg for dependency package +ncurses-libs-5.7-3.20090208.el6.x86_64 +--> Running transaction check +---> Package bash-debuginfo.x86_64 0:4.1.2-9.el6_2 will be installed +---> Package glibc-debuginfo.x86_64 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 will be installed +--> Processing Dependency: glibc-debuginfo-common = 2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 +for package: glibc-debuginfo-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.x86_64 +---> Package yum-plugin-auto-update-debug-info.noarch 0:1.1.30-14.el6 +will be installed +--> Running transaction check +---> Package glibc-debuginfo-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 will be installed +--> Finished Dependency Resolution + +Dependencies Resolved + +====================================================================================================================================================== + Package Arch + Version Repository + Size +====================================================================================================================================================== +Installing: + bash-debuginfo x86_64 + 4.1.2-9.el6_2 debug + 1.3 M + glibc-debuginfo x86_64 + 2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 debug + 8.7 M + yum-plugin-auto-update-debug-info noarch + 1.1.30-14.el6 base + 22 k +Installing for dependencies: + glibc-debuginfo-common x86_64 + 2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 debug + 8.2 M + +Transaction Summary +====================================================================================================================================================== +Install 4 Package(s) + +Total download size: 18 M +Installed size: 105 M +Is this ok [y/N]: + + +For developer and Testing Engineer, the easier to obtain full debug +information about a package, the easier to find out defects or bugs. + +Besides the debuginfo package, I think the kexec package is important +to generate a vmcore if the kernel panic occurs. I repackage the +kexec-tools of Mandriva for Mageia and currently testing on my laptop. + +BTW, the gdb in the mageia2 still cannot tell which debug packages +should be installed while debugging. And it seems that the work-around +~~~ +<A HREF="https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3417#c19">https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3417#c19</A> +~~~ +does not works... + +Should I recompile the latest gdb package on Mageia to make it work? + +Many thanks!! + +Best Regards, +-- +chgurusky +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="018658.html">[Mageia-dev] How to install a debug package with its dependencies? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="018655.html">[Mageia-dev] [Bug 7049] Update candidate for phonon-gstreamer +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#18675">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#18675">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#18675">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#18675">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |