Package: libstdc++6-4.4-dbg Version: 4.4.5-8 Severity: grave Dear packager,
I believe the current -dbg package is not working as it should. Here is what I did: $ g++ -o bla -g bla.cxx $ gdb bla GNU gdb (GDB) 7.3-debian Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>... Reading symbols from /tmp/bla...done. (gdb) set verbose on (gdb) r Starting program: /tmp/bla Reading symbols from /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/ld-2.11.3.so...done. done. Loaded symbols for /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 Reading symbols from system-supplied DSO at 0x7ffff7ffb000...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Reading in symbols for dl-debug.c...done. Reading in symbols for rtld.c...done. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6...(no debugging symbols found)...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libm.so.6...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/libm-2.11.3.so...done. done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libm.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libgcc_s.so.1...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/libgcc_s.so.1...done. done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/lib/libc-2.11.3.so...done. done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6 [Inferior 1 (process 22268) exited normally] (gdb) show debug-file-directory The directory where separate debug symbols are searched for is "/usr/lib/debug". However the -dbg package is there: $ apt-cache policy libstdc++6-4.4-dbg libstdc++6-4.4-dbg: Installed: 4.4.5-8 Candidate: 4.4.5-8 Version table: 4.4.7-3 0 100 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages 4.4.7-2 0 200 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages *** 4.4.5-8 0 500 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status For some reason gdb always pick the non-debug version from: $ apt-cache policy libstdc++6 libstdc++6: Installed: 4.4.5-8 Candidate: 4.4.5-8 Version table: 4.8-20121218-1 0 -1 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ experimental/main amd64 Packages 4.7.2-4 0 200 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ testing/main amd64 Packages 100 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main amd64 Packages *** 4.4.5-8 0 500 http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Thanks -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.6 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable'), (200, 'testing'), (100, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-0.bpo.3-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages libstdc++6-4.4-dbg depends on: ii gcc-4.4-base 4.4.5-8 The GNU Compiler Collection (base ii libc6 2.11.3-4 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.4.5-8 GCC support library ii libgcc1-dbg 1:4.4.5-8 GCC support library (debug symbols ii libstdc++6 4.4.5-8 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages libstdc++6-4.4-dbg recommends: ii libstdc++6-4.4-dev 4.4.5-8 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 (d libstdc++6-4.4-dbg suggests no packages. -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
