Comment 0 for bug 671286

Binary package hint: erlang

To use the dialyzer, I need to install the debug info of erlang package.

As there is no package suffixed -dbgsym or -dbg about the erlang ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash#Hardy%208.04%20and%20Newer ),
and no package for lucid in PPA ( https://edge.launchpad.net/~erlang-dev/+archive/ppa ) ,
I followed the instructions in page:( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash#Prior%20Ubuntu%20versions ), but got the error message:

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make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sunny/commands/erlang.dbg/erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/lib/snmp/doc/src'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sunny/commands/erlang.dbg/erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/lib/eunit/doc/src'
docb_gen -def vsn 2.1.4 -includes /home/sunny/commands/erlang.dbg/erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/lib/eunit/include /home/sunny/commands/erlang.dbg/erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/lib/eunit/src/eunit.erl
erlexec: Error 2 executing '/home/sunny/commands/erlang.dbg/erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/beam.smp'.
make[1]: *** [eunit.xml] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sunny/commands/erlang.dbg/erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/lib/eunit/doc/src'
make: *** [manpages-stamp] Error 1
dpkg-buildpackage: error: debian/rules build gave error exit status 2
Build command 'cd erlang-13.b.3-dfsg && dpkg-buildpackage -b -uc' failed.
E: NOTICE: 'erlang' packaging is maintained in the 'Svn' version control system at:
svn://svn.debian.org//svn/pkg-erlang/erlang/trunk/
Skipping already downloaded file 'erlang_13.b.3-dfsg-2ubuntu2.1.dsc'
Skipping already downloaded file 'erlang_13.b.3-dfsg.orig.tar.gz'
Skipping already downloaded file 'erlang_13.b.3-dfsg-2ubuntu2.1.diff.gz'
Need to get 0B of source archives.
Child process failed
debi: can't read *.changes!

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The script used and command are as following:

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sunny@coolrat:~/commands$ cat install_debug_info
#!/bin/sh

################################################################
#NOTE: Dependency packages which should be pre-installed:
#
# devscripts fakeroot
#
################################################################

PKG=$1
test -z $PKG && echo "you should specify the package" && exit 1

apt-get build-dep $PKG

test $? -ne 0 && echo "Invalid package name: $PKG, you can use command: dpkg --search <program> to get the package" && exit 1

mkdir -p $PKG.dbg

cd $PKG.dbg

echo "Install debug info for package: $PKG" | tee -a $PKG.log

export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="debug nostrip noopt"
fakeroot apt-get source -b $PKG | tee -a $PKG.log

debi --upgrade *.changes | tee -a $PKG.log

cd -

sunny@coolrat:~/commands$ sudo ./install_debug_info erlang

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It looks like that the erlexec was using the beam.smp which not exists in the debug package but the beam.debug.smp.

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sunny@coolrat:~/commands/erlang.dbg$ ls erlang-13.b.3-dfsg/bin/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/
beam.debug dialyzer erlc heart to_erl
beam.debug.smp dyn_erl erlexec inet_gethost typer
child_setup.debug epmd escript run_erl

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The debug tag is due to the setting in Makefile.in, and I guess there is a related variable is not set in eunit. Does anyone know what it is? TIA.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: erlang 1:13.b.3-dfsg-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 5 11:34:19 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: erlang