games-roguelike/cataclysm-dda-9999-r9: no debugging symbols

[l29ah]

As seen by gdb /usr/bin/cataclysm:

Reading symbols from /usr/bin/cataclysm...
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug//usr/bin/cataclysm.debug...
(No debugging symbols found in /usr/lib/debug//usr/bin/cataclysm.debug)

DEBUG_SYMBOLS=1 should be turned on unconditionally, like in every other Gentoo ebuild, since symbol stripping is done at the later stage and in emerge is governed by FEATURES. To make things worse, RELEASE=0 in cataclysm-dda makes the game really slow.

[leycec]

Excellent catches! I confess that I only test the debug USE flag for installability and superficial usability; I've never actually attempted a full run-through with debugging enabled.

In hindsight, that might have been a good idea.

DEBUG_SYMBOLS=1 should be turned on unconditionally...

You're quite right, of course. It shall be so.

RELEASE=0 in cataclysm-dda makes the game really slow.

That's working exactly as intended, then. Disabling release optimizations enables a debug build. Either you want that (and everything that entails – including computationally expensive checks, tests, and other developer-specific validation logic) or you don't.

It sounds like you don't. </shrug>

[leycec]

Thanks again for the voluminous assistance, @l29ah! Commit 30bf6e1 resolves the DEBUG_SYMBOLS=1 portion of this issue – exactly as suggested. As for the remainder, well... RELEASE=0 slowdown is arguably more of an upstream issue.

If you've got any other specific quandaries, please re-open this issue or submit a new issue. I'd be delighted to perfect these e-builds with your generous help. Until then, tasty vegan hamburgers for all! 🍔