linux-image-debug

[Tim Gardner]

Stéphane Graber wrote:
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> Tim Gardner wrote:
>> Colin,
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>> I need an archive wizard. While attempting to restore the construction
>> of linux-image-debug-{generic,server} in Jaunty, I discovered that these
>> debug packages are already being built, but only on the buildd's (which
>> is a good thing because they are ginormous). In the attached snippet
>> from debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk, I'm a bit confused about the code
>> starting after the "Hokay" comment. I assume renaming the package to
>> *.ddeb serves some special purpose? What effect does removing the
>> package name from debian/files have? Where do the .ddeb packages
>> ultimately end up?
>>
>> rtg
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> .ddeb are the debug packages, they usually contain the debug symbols.
> Once built, they're uploaded on http://ddebs.ubuntu.com.
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Is there a better way then wget to retrieve debug packages? The reason 
I ask is that I think the meta package linux-crashdump should be 
dependent on not only kexec-tools and makedumpfile, but also crash and 
linux-image-debug-{generic,server}. Otherwise, why bother? kexec-tools 
and makedumpfile are of little use without crash and the debug bits.

rtg
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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com