On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 11:49:48AM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > Therefore, it would be very nice to think of a way to not make this > reading happen. I don’t think it is necessary to check the whole file’s > CRC32; other mechanisms (like dependencies) should prevent the files > from having discrepancies. Just to be safe, you could store a generated > UUID in both file headers, and that would not require reading the whole > files.
This is possible using build-id notes. However, I don't know what changes across the distribution would be required for that. We'd have to generate them for all binaries and libraries if we aren't already. After that, if GDB locates a debug file by using build ID it won't check the crc. I think it will still check CRC's if it searches /usr/lib/debug, but that could be fixed in a very straightforward manner. -- Daniel Jacobowitz CodeSourcery -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
