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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:21:45 -0700 (MST)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
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Subject: Re: compile a port with debugging symbols?
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On Thu, 26 Nov 2009, Michael W. Lucas wrote:

> Is there an approved/offical way to compile a port with debugging
> symbols?
>
> Habitually I've just run "make configure" and then edited Makefiles.
> But I'm sure that's not what you folks recommend users do...

make -DWITH_DEBUG, according to bsd.ports.mk.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA