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Re: Anyone tried SystemTap with the latest RHEL5 Beta refresh


Hi -

> fche wrote:
> [...]
> >Unfortunately, other customers prefer that systemtap's loose
> >dependencies (particularly, the kernel-debuginfo) not be installed by
> >default, even if they choose an "install everything" option at the
> >anaconda screens.  [..]

varap wrote:

> O.k, before i think of a way to satisfy both the needs i need to 
> understand the objection of the other group.

> The objection of other customers to not to install debuginfo package is 
> it because of wasted disk space due to large size of debuginfo package 
> or time to install or something else.

All those, plus the manual way in which RHEL debuginfo packages are at
present published.

> I am assuming kernel debuginfo is considered a dependency for
> SystemTap, am I right?

It is a loose dependency, in that the RPM does not list it as such
(any more), and that it is theoretically possible to run some scripts
without kprobes, and thus without dwarf data.

> What is the point of installing a package that doesn't work due to
> lack of dependencies?

Among other reasons, it simplifies the task of the person overseeing
an initial installation.  They may not want systemtap as such, merely
use the "everything that is on this CD" option as a time-saver.

- FChE

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