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  • [gentoo-dev] [RFC] New category: dev-debug

    From =?UTF-8?Q?Micha=C5=82_G=C3=B3rny?=@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 7 13:50:01 2024
    Hi,

    I'd like to propose adding a new dev-debug category. The description
    could be:

    Code debuggers and debugging-related tools.

    Potential candidates include:

    dev-util/ald: Assembly Language Debugger
    dev-util/apitrace: Tool for tracing, analyzing, and debugging graphics APIs dev-util/bpftrace: High-level tracing language for eBPF
    dev-util/cgdb: A curses front-end for GDB, the GNU debugger
    dev-util/d-feet: D-Feet is a powerful D-Bus debugger
    dev-util/d-spy: D-spy is a blisteringly fast D-Bus debugger
    dev-util/ddd: Graphical front-end for command-line debuggers dev-util/edb-debugger: edb is a cross platform x86/x86-64 debugger, inspired by Ollydbg
    dev-util/kdbg: Graphical debugger interface
    dev-util/leaktracer: Trace and analyze memory leaks in C++ programs dev-util/lldb: The LLVM debugger
    dev-util/ltrace: trace library calls made at runtime
    dev-util/pretrace: start dynamically linked applications under debugging environment
    dev-util/pwndbg: A GDB plug-in that makes debugging with GDB suck less dev-util/strace: Useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool dev-util/sysdig: A system exploration and troubleshooting tool dev-util/systemtap: A linux trace/probe tool
    dev-util/valgrind: An open-source memory debugger for GNU/Linux media-gfx/renderdoc: A stand-alone graphics debugging tool
    sys-devel/gdb: GNU debugger
    sys-devel/gdb-apple: Apple branch of the GNU Debugger, Developer Tools 4.3

    This was originally prompted by bug 920438 [1], pointing out that LLDB
    and GDB belong to the same category. dev-util/ currently carries 428
    packages, so I suppose it makes sense to split it some more, especially
    when we can clearly distinguish some more specific groups.

    [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/920438

    --
    Best regards,
    Michał Górny


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  • From Sam James@21:1/5 to mgorny@gentoo.org on Sun Jan 7 14:30:01 2024
    Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> writes:

    [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
    Hi,

    I'd like to propose adding a new dev-debug category. The description
    could be:

    Code debuggers and debugging-related tools.

    Sounds good.


    Potential candidates include:

    [...]

    dev-util/seer as well would be a good fit.


    This was originally prompted by bug 920438 [1], pointing out that LLDB
    and GDB belong to the same category. dev-util/ currently carries 428 packages, so I suppose it makes sense to split it some more, especially
    when we can clearly distinguish some more specific groups.


    Does anything dominate dev-util post-move or is it a real mix?

    [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/920438

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?Micha=C5=82_G=C3=B3rny?=@21:1/5 to Sam James on Sun Jan 7 14:40:02 2024
    On Sun, 2024-01-07 at 13:20 +0000, Sam James wrote:

    This was originally prompted by bug 920438 [1], pointing out that LLDB
    and GDB belong to the same category.  dev-util/ currently carries 428 packages, so I suppose it makes sense to split it some more, especially when we can clearly distinguish some more specific groups.


    Does anything dominate dev-util post-move or is it a real mix?

    Nothing immediately stands out but there might be too many packages to
    see a pattern.

    --
    Best regards,
    Michał Górny


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  • From Sam James@21:1/5 to Florian Schmaus on Wed Jan 10 12:10:01 2024
    Florian Schmaus <flow@gentoo.org> writes:

    [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
    On 07/01/2024 13.48, Michał Górny wrote:
    Hi,
    I'd like to propose adding a new dev-debug category. The
    description
    could be:
    Code debuggers and debugging-related tools.

    Seems sensible. I'd probably drop the "Code" from the description,
    since packages like d-spy do not primarily debug code.

    I assume profilers are explicitly not part of this category?

    leio had the same question and we came up with a list of about 5-6
    packages at least which would fit in a dev-profile category...


    - Flow


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  • From Viorel Munteanu@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 10 14:50:01 2024
    La 07.01.2024 14:48, Michał Górny a scris:
    Hi,

    I'd like to propose adding a new dev-debug category. The description
    could be:

    Code debuggers and debugging-related tools.

    Potential candidates include:

    dev-util/rr would be a good candidate too.


    Regards,

    Viorel

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