On Nov 11 2015, Matthias Klose <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 10.11.2015 23:58, Nikolaus Rath wrote:
>> Package: python3.4
>> Version: 3.4.2-1
>> Severity: normal
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Could the pythonXX-dbg interpreters be compiled --with-valgrind? This
>> makes them more useful for debugging with valgrind, and (since I believe
>> they're
>> intended only for debugging) should not have any adverse effects.
>
> adding more debugging capabilities for the -dbg build is good.
> However I think that just adding valgrind support maybe isn't good
> enough. I'm still planning to build the -dbg packages with some
> sanitizers, e.g. the address sanitizer. the undefined behaviour
> sanitizer would be something else to enable.
No objections. But adding --with-valgrind seems like a low-hanging fruit
that could be implemented right away with little effort (not sure if
that applies to the other sanitizers).
> If the valgrind support is compatible with these, it probably should
> be enabled too. Do you have results for a test rebuild of the -dbg
> packages with valgrind support?
Yes, I did not find any issues.
Best,
-Nikolaus
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