Re: how to use debuginfo files ?

[Arjan van de Ven <arjan infradead org>]

On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 20:13 -0700, Greg Hosler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've rebuild an rpm and generated the debuginfo file, and now I wish to make
> use of the debuginfo file for debugging.
> 
> I've searched the web, high and low, and I've gone thru the /usr/share/doc/
> hierarchy looking for clues (especially the rhel- subdirectories), and I can't
> find a single reference as to how to use these for debugging.
> 
> Has anyone debugged an installed rpm w/ the debuginfo files before ?


it's *really* simple. Just install the debuginfo rpm in addition to the
normal rpm. And debug like you would normally debug an app (eg with gdb
or ddd or ...). The debuginfo, when installed, will automatically be
picked up by the debuggers, no further actions required.