Debug error

[R Kimber]

On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:46:48 +0200
Marius Gedminas wrote:

> Ok, so the versions match.
> 
> (Although you should install the security update!)

Yes.  That came through today, and I installed it.

> I can reproduce your problem:
 
> Looks like a bug to me.  This bug, actually:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/+bug/669852

> > Maybe this is the problem, but Synaptic does not show a libxml2-dbgsym
> > package as being available.
> 
> That's fine; it comes from the ddebs repository which is not enabled by
> default.  See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash for more
> information.
> 
> Most packages do not have a -dbg version, but almost all of them have
> -dbgsym.  Libxml2 has both, for some reason.  I just wanted to make sure
> which one you were using.
> 
> Incidentally, when I install libxml2-dbgsym, gdb is then able to find
> libxml2's debug symbols.  I suggest you do the same.

Many thanks for your help.  I tried to install libxml2-dbgsym, but I get

libxml2-dbgsym:
  Depends: libxml2 (=2.7.8.dfsg-4) but 2.7.8.dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 is to be
installed

- Richard.
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