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[PATCH] Install C source code for for debugging help

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, 37527 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37527: [PATCH] Install C source code for for debugging help
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 21:59:17 +0200

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Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> > I thought major distros offered a source archive as well, as an
>> > optional download, don't they?
>>
>> They do. But we must document at least, how to make the source tree
>> visible for debug.
>
> I don't mind adding documentation, if it's missing, but what does it
> mean "visible for debug"?  What kind of debugging did you have in
> mind?

"Visible for debug" is misleading, because the source packages don't
seem to provide symbol tables etc pp. I've just realized.

But something like the following, which is very rough written, could be
added:

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Best regards, Michael.

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