Re: [2.16.1-alpha] Cannot make debugging build

On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 01:28:24AM -0700, Ilya Zakharevich wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2024 at 10:17:23AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> > > but it would not make debugging build.  AFAICS, the reason is that
> > >   config/objdir
> > > (sp???) remains the same, so the build happens with the non-debugging
> > > Makefile. 
> > > 
> > > What did I do wrong?
> > 
> > You should do as ./Configure -g says (last line)
> > "Ok. Type "cd Olinux-x86_64.dbg; make install" when you are ready"
> 
> This does not look as making any sense.  Why would I want to install a
> debugging build?!

You can set a prefix inside the pari directory as explained in the installation
tutorial: <https://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/Events/PARI2024/talks/sources.pdf>
page 8.

Cheers,
Bill.