Re: redhat debug info

[Geoffrey <esoteric(at)3times25(dot)net>]

Tom Lane wrote:
> Joseph S <jks(at)selectacast(dot)net> writes:
> > Fedora/Redhat has debuginfo packages that drop files with debug symbols 
> > in /usr/src/debug/, and gdb can use them.  Does anyone know how this 
> > works and how I can get those files from the pg tarball?
>
> You download and install the postgresql-debuginfo RPM that exactly
> matches your other postgresql RPM(s).  AFAIK the debuginfo RPMs are
> available but not installed by default ...

I just downloaded 8.2.3 for RHWS 5 but did not see a debuginfo rpm. 
Also looked for them same for 7.4.16 but didn't find a debuginfo rpm on 
the postgresql download site either.

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