LINTIAN

# `debug-file-with-no-debug-symbols`

The binary is installed as a detached "debug symbols" ELF file, but it does not appear to have debug information associated with it.

A common cause is not passing `-g` to GCC when compiling.

Implementation detail: Lintian checks for the ".debug_line" and the ".debug_str" sections. If either of these are present, the binary is assumed to contain debug information.

Severity: | `warning`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- Bug#668437

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