Ubuntu
grace package

grace: No debug-symbol package is created

Bug #721855 reported by Alex Valavanis on 2011-02-19

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	grace (Debian)	Fix Released	Unknown	debbugs #614102
	grace (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Wishlist	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: grace

When the grace package is built in Ubuntu, a ddeb package is supposed to be generated by the dh_strip command (with pkg-create-dbgsym). The grace Makefile, however, strips the grace executable before pkg-create-dbgsym gets a chance!

As a result, there is no easy way for Ubuntu users to run a decent backtrace on grace segfaults.

This can be fixed by patching the makefile to remove the "-s" flag from the install command

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/natty/grace

Revision history for this message

Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex) wrote on 2011-02-19:

grace_5.1.22-9ubuntu1.debdiff Edit (4.0 KiB, text/plain)

Debdiff attached to fix the bug.

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Alex Valavanis (valavanisalex) wrote on 2011-02-19:

Local pbuilder build succeeded - subscribing sponsors.

The Debian developer will be patching the release of the package. I guess it's up to the Ubuntu sponsors to decide whether to go ahead with the fork, depending on how urgently we want to add debug symbols to the package.

Changed in grace (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist
status:	New → Triaged

Felix Geyer (debfx) on 2011-02-20

Changed in grace (Ubuntu):
status:	Triaged → In Progress

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2011-02-20:

This bug was fixed in the package grace - 1:5.1.22-9ubuntu1

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grace (1:5.1.22-9ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/debug-symbols.diff: Prevent stripping of debug symbols by
    Makefiles. This allows production of a debug-symbol package by
    pkg-create-dbgsym (LP: #721855, Closes: #614102)
-- Alex Valavanis <email address hidden> Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:07:40 +0000