On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, Deanna Phillips wrote: > DEBUG in the environment is fine when you are building the port > yourself, but this DEBUG flavor lets you download and install > _packages_ that have unstripped binaries. I think there's a > difference and a benefit. > > If I find a bug in a port I don't maintain, it's a real hassle > to go back and build it with symbols. Being able to pull down a > debug package in that situation would be great.
Sure but there's a big drawback to that. Each port behaving this way would need to be built twice. -- Antoine
