[Bug 373142] Re: KDE crash dialog does not produce useful backtraces even when dbg packages are installed

[Alan Jenkins]

Jonathan Thomas wrote:
> Could you show the backtrace from the KDE crash handler please?
>
> ** Package changed: kdelibs (Ubuntu) => kde4libs (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: kde4libs (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>   

(I don't have a _reproducable_ crash, so for testing I've been 
triggering one with "kill -SIGSEGV").

Hmm, it works fine now.  Confusing.  Maybe KDE only picked up the dbg 
packages when I logged out or rebooted.  Since it works for me now, I'm 
happy to close the bug.

Do you think it's worth pursuing?  I could have another go with the 
LiveCD, and experiment with installing the dbg packages from my apt 
cache.  That would show whether it was necessary to log out or not.  
Obviously I couldn't test rebooting :-).

My expectation is that installing the dbg packages should have an 
immediate effect.  It should be possible since the debug symbols are 
only loaded when the crash happens.  I think it makes sense from the 
user POV.  Also it should make it easier to report crashes without 
having to worry about losing the state that causes the bug.

Ta
Alan

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KDE crash dialog does not produce useful backtraces even when dbg packages are installed
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