Re: redhat debug info

Tom Lane wrote:
> Joseph S <jks@selectacast.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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