Re: gnomecc problem



James Henstridge wrote:
> 
> I should note that backtraces on stripped binaries are not particularly
> useful compared to backtraces from binaries with debugging information
> included.  With stripped binaries, you just get meaningless memory
> offsets, while with debugging information, you get function names and
> parameter values.
> 
> To give the appropriate developer the maximum information, it would be
> best if you could compile gnomecc with debugging information and make it
> crash.
> 
> James.

Is RedHat shipping stripped binaries? If so, I would recommend to them
that they do not.

    Jim Cape
    http://www.jcinteractive.com

    "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them
     pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened."
        -- Winston Churchill



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