No gdb?

Linuxguy123 linuxguy123 at gmail.com
Fri Dec 12 18:15:43 UTC 2008


On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 18:03 +0000, dexter wrote:
> 2008/12/12 Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123 at gmail.com>:
> >>
> >> gdb without *debuginfo* is also useless to a bug report and they get
> >> big pretty quick so I say no gdb for normal folk.
> >
> > How big is big ?  Hard drives are cheap these days, right ?
> 
> true, but bandwith & media sizes are also a factor.

Yes and no... 

Bandwidth: most of us with broadband connections will pay the same gdb
or no.  For Fedora, I understand that server bandwidth might be an
issue, but I think most of Fedora is served via mirrors.

Media sizes: DVDs don't cost a lot more than CDs.   I am VERY excited
about installing on USB sticks.  4GB sticks are pretty affordable. 





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