[Fedora-haskell-list] [Bug 746325] New: No way to get backtraces without installing the whole development files

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Summary: No way to get backtraces without installing the whole development files

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=746325

           Summary: No way to get backtraces without installing the whole
                    development files
           Product: Fedora
           Version: 15
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: unspecified
         Component: ghc
        AssignedTo: petersen at redhat.com
        ReportedBy: kevin at tigcc.ticalc.org
         QAContact: extras-qa at fedoraproject.org
                CC: petersen at redhat.com, bos at serpentine.com,
                    fedora-haskell-list at redhat.com
    Classification: Fedora
      Story Points: ---
              Type: ---


Description of problem:
Since GHC does not generate DWARF debugging information, the only way to get
backtraces for Haskell programs is to use the profiling cost centers (through
the
-xc option), which were in the -prof subpackages. Now, those -prof subpackages
were merged into the -devel subpackages, which means we now have to install the
whole -devel files to get backtraces.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ghc-7.0.2-16.5.fc15

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
Try to get a backtrace for a Haskell program using the -xc option:
http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/FAQ#How_can_I_get_a_stack_backtrace_when_my_program_throws_an_exception.3F
http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/users_guide/runtime-control.html#rts-options-debugging

Actual results:
You have to install the -devel package.

Expected results:
You have to install only a -prof package.

Additional info:
This is just as broken as if *-debuginfo were part of *-devel for C/C++
programs.

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