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From: "Michael W. Lucas" <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
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Subject: compile a port with debugging symbols?
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Hi,

Is there an approved/offical way to compile a port with debugging
symbols?

Habitually I've just run "make configure" and then edited Makefiles.
But I'm sure that's not what you folks recommend users do...

Thanks,
==ml

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