On Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 02:06:44PM -0400, Ben Cotton wrote: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F36MingwDebugLocation > > == Summary == > Store debug files of mingw PE binaries below /usr/lib/debug. > > == Owner == > * Name: [[User:smani|Sandro Mani]] > * Email: manisandro@xxxxxxxxx > > > == Detailed Description == > > Native debug symbols are already stored below /usr/lib/debug. This > change modifies `mingw-find-debuginfo.sh`, part of mingw-filesystem, > to do the same. > > == Benefit to Fedora == > > Besides alignment with debuginfo symbols of native packages, this > avoids an easy to hit issue for mingw packagers where .debug files end > up in the main package, i.e. > > `%files -n mingw64-libfoo` > > `%{mingw64_libdir}/plugindir/` > > where `%{mingw64_libdir}/plugindir/` contains both say > `libfooplugin.dll` as well as `libfooplugin.dll.debug`. > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: > `mingw-find-debuginfo.sh` will be updated to store debug symbols below > `/usr/lib/debug`, as follows: > > [https://src.fedoraproject.org/fork/smani/rpms/mingw-filesystem/c/3304db326541cbe51dc37f520f977cfbd6e50221?branch=f36-debug-change > Store debug files below /usr/lib/debug] > > * Other developers: > `%exclude`s of `*.debug` files can be dropped from spec files. > > * Release engineering: Impact check [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/10257] > * Release engineering: Mass rebuild requested > * Policies and guidelines: No policies need to be changed > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > No impact > > == How To Test == > Verify that `*.debug` files are stored below `/usr/lib/debug`. > > == User Experience == > `*.debug` files are stored below `/usr/lib/debug`. > > == Dependencies == > None > > == Contingency Plan == > * Contingency mechanism: Revert to older versions of environment / > toolchain, mass rebuild mingw packages again > * Contingency deadline: Before release > * Blocks release? Yes > * Blocks product? No > > == Release Notes == > From Fedora 36 onwards, debug symbols for mingw binaries will be > stored below /usr/lib/debug. Looks generally sensible. Out of interest (not an objection) do any Fedora tools actually consume these debug symbols? For example is there a way to use them from Wine? Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones Read my programming and virtualization blog: http://rwmj.wordpress.com Fedora Windows cross-compiler. Compile Windows programs, test, and build Windows installers. Over 100 libraries supported. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MinGW _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
