cygwin1.dll - debug version (RE: similar crash in mmap for 1.5.3-1)

[Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)]

> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf
> Of Christopher Faylor

<SNIP>
> ... You can't get a reliable crash dump
> from a stripped DLL, which cygwin1.dll is, of course.  I can't believe
> that this has to be a FAQ entry but apparently it does.
>
> If you want to help with a back trace, you have to build your own version
> of the DLL with debugging symbols.

Idea, to help debug things like the above:

 Alt 1) Make an _unstripped_ cygwin1.dll available in a package named
        "cygwin-DEBUG-dll" or some such. Also make it be "TEST/Exp" forever.
 Alt 2) Have an unstripped cygwin1-DEBUG.dll added to the basic package,
        add a simple "cygswapdll" utility.

Is this a Good or Bad idea?

/Hannu E K Nevalainen, B.Sc. EE - 59?16.37'N, 17?12.60'E
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