On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:33:41 +0100 Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote:
> Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> (30/12/2008): > > > strace > > > mtr-tiny > > > > I think these are useful troubleshooting tools that we ought to > > install by default. mtr-tiny is the only traceroute tool included in > > standard currently. > > I concur for strace (at least). > > > I think we ought to even consider adding gdb in addition to strace, > > size allowing, since these two tools are rather complementary in > > their use; but certainly, I'd prefer having strace over not having > > either. > > I'd welcome gdb as well. gdb is hardly a small application - 7Mb installed. From an embedded perspective, I rather liked the idea of Standard getting smaller. I'd rather see strace and gdb leave Standard. If one has to stay, let it *not* be gdb. It's not as if there is a gdb-tiny. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ http://e-mail.is-not-s.ms/
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