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diff --git a/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst b/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst index d8d53ec..c0d9c3d 100644 --- a/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst +++ b/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst @@ -652,9 +652,18 @@ Dbgsym packaging has its own set of variables: .. note:: + Setting this also strips the ELF files in the generated non-dbgsym package, + which results in debuginfo only being available in the dbgsym package. + +.. note:: + Binaries must contain debug symbols before packaging so use either ``Debug`` or ``RelWithDebInfo`` for :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` variable value. + Additionally, if :variable:`CPACK_STRIP_FILES` is set, the files will be stripped before + they get to the DEB generator, so will not contain debug symbols and + a dbgsym package will not get built. Do not use with :variable:`CPACK_STRIP_FILES`. + Building Debian packages on Windows ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |